Zhangjiajie is one of China's hidden gems. Although widely know by Chinese people, Zhangjiajie is still largely undiscovered by foreigners. Why not be the one to tell your friends?
Day 1
Place & Transport: Beijing to Zhangjiajie
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Zhangjiajie)
Day 2
Place & Transport: Zhangjiajie
Today's Activities: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Huangshizhai Cable Car, Jinbian Brook, Huangshi Fort
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner
Detailed Itinerary:
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park : Located in the northwest of Wulingyuan. It covers an area of 11880 acres with 97% forest coverage.Concentrating beauty, primitivity, quiet as a whole, with peculiar stones and brooks, this park is the labyrinth of nature and origin edition of Chinese painting. The forest park has 98 wood plant families which include 517 species. Half of the gymnosperm species can be found in the forest park.
Huangshizhai Cable Car: It lies to the west of Zhangjiajie Forest Park with an altitude of 1200m and covers an area of 250mu.You can take a cable car to Huangshizhai where you will appreciate the daunting rock columns.From the top, enjoy spectacular views of the forest with rough landscape.
Jinbian Brook: Located in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, it covers a distance of 7.5 km from north to south, winding across mountains and valleys. The brook is limpid through the year, with many scenic spots along the way. It is famous for Jinbian Cave-which has a height of 382km and looks like a huge flying eagle.
Huangshi Fort: 1080m above the sea level and covering an area of 16.5 hectares, Huangshi Fort was named after a hermit called Mr. Huangshi. It is a mesa higher on the north side elevated by stiff cliffs. Huangshi Fort has the most of marvelous view 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. It is the best platform to view the beautiful scenes of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. As the saying says that he who dose not reach Huangshi Fort would be regarded as having never been to Zhangjiajie.
Day 3
Place & Transport: Zhangjiajie
Today's Activities: Tianzi Mountain
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary:
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. Tianzi Mountain has four scenic wonders, namely Cloud Billows, Moon Brightness, Sun Glow and Winter Snow. The cloud billows are ever changing, morning and evening sun glows vast sky, moon shines in the still night, winter snow falls enchanting the scenery, like a lyric, like a landscape painting. Here in the Tianzi Mountain, scene majestic is in all its variety. There are five main scenic zones and over ten scenic spots in the Tianzi Mountain area
Day 4
Place & Transport: Zhangjiajie to Beijing
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Zhangjiajie), Mengdong River Scenic Spot
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Mengdong River Scenic Spot: Mengdong River Scenic Spot is within the confines of Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujiazu Miaozu Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan. It is reputed as "the back garden"of Zhangjiajie.
Note: If you choose to stay on in Beijing for a few extra days, or arrive a few days early in Beijing, please let us know, and we'd be happy to extend your hotel bookings, or arrange additional tours for you.
* Prices are in US dollars, for one person. Prices are for references only, may vary according to different travel seasons.
* Better discounts are valible when travel in low season from Nov to March.
