5 Days Zhangjiajie Tour with Tianmen Mountain

Tour Code: CTZJJ04

Tour Duration: 5 Days

Tour overview:
The tour includes many of the Zhangjiajie highlights, such as the Tianmen Mountain, or Heaven Gate Mountain, Tianzi Mountain and the attractions in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Besides these natural scenery, it also includes some cultural attractions, like Zhangjiajie Tujia Folk Garden and Lijunsheng Sandstone Painting Museum.

Day by Day Itinerary

Tour Summary

Reviews

B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner

Day 1

Arrival Zhangjiajie

Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement

Arrive in Zhangjiajie, you will be picked up at airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at the rest of the day.

Day 2

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Sightseeing: Tianmen Mountain, Tianmen Cave, Zhangjiajie Tujia Folk Garden, Lijunsheng Sandstone Painting Museum

Have a full day tour in Zhangjiajie city. You will visit the Tianmen Mountain. Authorized as a national forest park in 1992, Tianmen Mountain is also known as Heaven Gate Mountain due to the unique natural miracle Tianmen Cave on the mountain, many Chinese believe that the Tianmen Mountain is the “Closest Earth Landmark to Heaven”.

Today you will also visit the Tianmen Cave. Looks like the junction of man's world and the heaven, Tianmen Cave is the highest altitude natural cave in the world. With some 1260 meters elevation, it is on the precipices and has a height of 131.5 meters and a width of 50 meters or so. Visitors need to walk up 999 steps to reach the cave.

Continue to visit Zhangjiajie Tujia Folk Garden, which is a masterpiece of nature and manmade. The garden mainly shows Tujia customs, special stones, root carvings, precious relics and old Tujia folk performances such as Maugusi Dance.

Go ahead to Lijunsheng Sandstone Painting Museum, which was founded by the painter Li Junsheng. Li Junsheng's sandstone paintings break through the using of traditional painting materials and use nature materials by making use of the hue of natural plants creatively, are of great art and collection values.

Day 3

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Sightseeing: Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, Tianzi Mountain

This morning you will be driven to Wulingyuan, to visit the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, which becomes more popular as the Southern Sky Pillar in the scenic area inspired the floating mountains in the Hollywood blockbuster Avatar. You will see the First Bridge under Heaven, the Hallelujah Peak and other attractions.

Then you will head for the Tianzi Mountain. Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve is a mesa in the northwest of Wulingyuan. Up on the mesa, the field of vision is widely opened up and it is a perfect location to have a panoramic view of the nature reserve.

Day 4

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Zhangjiajie (B,L)

Sightseeing: Huangshi Village, Jinbian Brook

Today you will have a full day tour in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. You will visit the Huangshi Village(also named Yellow Stone Village). It is a mesa higher on the north side elevated by stiff cliffs. Huangshi Village has the most of marvelous views of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park including Treasure Box of Heavenly Books, Magic Sea-suppressing Needle, South Pillar of Heaven, Golden Tortoise Watching the Sea, etc.

Continue to visit the Jinbian Brook (also named Golden Whip Stream). It covers a distance of 7.5 km from north to south, winding across mountains and valleys. The brook is limpid through the year and is famous for Jinbian Cave-which has a height of 382km and looks like a huge flying eagle.

Day 5

Departure Zhangjiajie (B)

Departure Zhangjiajie (B)

Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Sightseeing: Yellow Dragon Cavern, Baofeng Lake

After breakfast check out your hotel and visit the Yellow Dragon Cavern, which is a typical limestone cave. The whole cave has four layers, showing us that ''caves in caves, caves in mountains and rivers in caves''. Geologists from home and abroad unanimously agree that the Yellow Dragon Cavern involves all the knowledge mentioned in speleology with its large scale, diversified landscape and unrivalled beauty.

Then you will visit Baofeng Lake Scenic Area. It is known as a classic lake in the world, and it is also the only water-based tourist attraction in the core scenic spot of Zhangjiajie. The water of the lake is absolutely clean without pollution as it is an alpine lake. Looking down from the hills, the lake is like a jade surrounded by mountains.

After the tour today you will be driven to airport to catch your flight to your next destination.

B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner

Tour Dates Destinations Services Provided Meals Included
Day 1
Zhangjiajie

Arrive in Zhangjiajie, be picked up at airport and transferred to hotel.

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Sunshine Hotel & Resort Zhangjiajie Best Western Grand Hotel Zhangjiajie Tongda International Hotel
B L D
Day 2
Zhangjiajie

Have a full day tour in Zhangjiajie city. Visit Tianmen Mountains , Tianmen Cave, Zhangjiajie Tujia Folk Garden , Lijunsheng Sandstone Painting Museum .

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Sunshine Hotel & Resort Zhangjiajie Best Western Grand Hotel Zhangjiajie Tongda International Hotel
B L D
Day 3
Zhangjiajie

Be driven to Wulingyuan, to visit the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area , The Tianzi Mountain .

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Pullman Zhangjiajie Hotel Zhuanjiacun Hotel Kaitian International Hotel
B L D
Day 4
Zhangjiajie

Full day tour in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Visit the Huangshizhai / Huangshi Village , Jinbian Brook Scenic Area .

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Pullman Zhangjiajie Hotel Zhuanjiacun Hotel Kaitian International Hotel
B L D
Day 5
Zhangjiajie

Check out hotel and visit Yellow Dragon Cavern , Baofeng Lake Scenic Area . After the tour be driven to airport to catch the flight to next destination.

B L D

-NOTE:

1. Normally hotels allow a maximum of 3 adults per room with an extra bed, at extra charge. Some hotels will allow three adults and a small child.

2. Tour price is indicative only, please enquire for a detailed quotation.

3. More people more discounts. Please enquire for more details.

Price Includes

A. Entrance fees:To scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary. 
B. Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary. 
C. Private Transfers: Among airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in the above cities by the private air conditioned vehicle. 
D. Guide and Driver: As outlined in the itinerary, a well selected English-speaking guide and driver will accompany you throughout the entire tour in that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another. 
E. Hotels: Hotel based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified. 
F. Luggage Transfers: Between airports and hotels.
G. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
H. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
I. Arrangements: The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

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