4-Day"Adventure"Tour Of Outdoor Western Hunan
This 4 day tour in western Hunan will introduce you a most attractive part of Hunan Province,China.We will visit the all the highlights of Zhangjiajie & 1 of the most beautiful ancient town in China-Fenghuang,and the most beautiful Miao Minority village-Dehang.It will be a high valued tour combining great nature & amazing local culture of western Hunan.
Notice:
For fitting the schedule,tour participants are supposed to arrive 1 day before the tour starts or at morning of the traveling day. No worry,the arrival pickup&departure dropoff are both included.
ItineraryDay 1: ZJJ Avatar National Park(Yuanjiajie/Sky Garden Terrace/Mt.Tianzi).Overnight in Wulingyuan CenterStop At: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie 427000 China
This is No.1 highlight of Zhangjiajie-The UNESCO's World Natural Heritage formed by a spectacular landform named sandstone peak forest of over 3000 pillars of different shapes and sizes, Highly praised as the " Enlarged Bonsai, Miniature Fairland".
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: BaiLong Elevator, National Forest Park, Wulingyuan, Zhangjiajie China
The world highest outdoor elevator (326m) which helps travel reach the mountain top within 1m28sec
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Yuanjiajie, 9G3P+9HJ, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China, 427499
Yuanjiajie is the main background of the very Movie: Avatar, located with hundreds of original pieces of "Floating Avatar Mountains".(The major one is called:"Hallelujah Mountain." the view there is really impressive like outer-space. No wonder, it's rated as the most famous highlighted area in the park. The pillars here are bigger-sized than other areas.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tianzi Mountain, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie 427400 China
Tianzi means “Heavenly Prince”. actually, he is the real person who leads the local minority to fight with the government army in Ming Dynasty 500 years ago...Mt. Tianzi Area is the very old battle field. Most of the scenic spots there are combined with historical stories and legends of this honorable man. Besides these, Visually, on the Tianzi mountain top, we can experience the most spectacular view of sandstone peak forest in the park featured by its sharp and slim shape. it’s one of the highlights in Zhangjiajie Scenic Area.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: 空中田园, China, 湖南省张家界市武陵源区天子山镇 邮政编码: 427401
This spot is the 1 of the top picks for photographer without disturbance from tourist crowds. there are 2 pieces of Sky Garden Terrace (Big Terrace &Small Terrace), surrounded by small villages. The small one is right facing the World Highest Sighseeing Elevator(Bailong). the view is an fantabulous privilege.The best in the park personally.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Golden Whip Stream-Fenghuang Ancient Town.Overnight in FenghuangStop At: Golden Whip Brook, In Wulingyuan District, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie 427400 China
Golden Whip Stream is regarded as the 1 of the most beautiful Streams in China. It’s 6 km long with a well-paved flat walkway at the bottom of valley, which takes us about 2 hours for walking between the 2 ends. it is also where we can see the bottom view of the Avatar Mountain Scenery,very different from the top.On both sides of the walkway, there are hundreds of different-shaped sandstone peaks erecting by a lovely stream,attached with plenty of interesting legends and stories given from locals.the other interesting part is,if lucky, we can see wild monkeys which would bring more fun and make you feel closer to the mother nature.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Phoenix Ancient Town, Tuojiang Town, Fenghuang County 416200 China
“Fenghuang is 1 of 2 most beautiful ancient town of China” praised by the writer Rewi Alley of New Zealand 70 years ago, now it has been added in the top 10 China’s ancient town list. Fenghuang assembles the multiple features of the typical water town with gorgeous nature, the mysterious minority culture of Miao and the long history of their dramatic stories, and relics of past war time of Western Hunan,More incredibly, Fenghuang is also a mutual birthplace of a great number of masters and celebrities in many working fields.For eye to appreciate, Fenghuang is highlighted by a row of beautiful riverside stilt wooden houses paralleling with old wall.The magnificent night scene is also the reason to keep us longer there for one or more overnight stays. Impressive Place.
Duration: 6 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Fenghuang--Sitting Dragon Gorge or Dehang Miao Village(select one).Overnight in Zhangjiajie DowntownStop At: Dehang Canyon, West of Jishou, Jishou China
“Dehang”, in the language of Miao Minority, means:”Beautiful Valley”. Sure it is.The view there is sort of like Zhangjiajie. No wonder, it has been taken as the most beautiful Miao Village in Western Hunan. Besides seeing the Miao Village,, there are 2 lovely hikes, we can do either of them as common practice.1st one is to a waterfall called “Flying Sand” (2 hours flat walk forward&back), the other is to a stunning view platform called ” Questioning Sky”(3 hours with a half part hiking up).
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Sitting Dragon Gorge, Hexi Town,guzhang County, 416000 China
Surprisingly, to most of my past client, Sitting Dragon Gorge,this unknown an unpopular spot, turns out to be their favorite spot in western part of Hunan province, China, because this place offers them adventure by hiking in a fun way and an genuine culture experience by interacting with locals in their village.( The 1st part of the tour is a 1.5 hours’ hike-up with iron chains in a beautiful narrow gorge through waterfalls and green-covered stones,when the hike up ends on the top, we will see 2 pretty villages,where we can begin the 2nd part: we either can have an authentic countryside-style meal in the village or homestay for overnight to feel the hospitality of Tujia Minority people to see even experience their daily life, They will cook or they teach us to cook food picked from their backyard, it cannot be more healthy. At night, it’s so quiet that you can hear a needle dropping on the ground, and you can hear the wind and rain.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Tianmen Mountain-Happy Ending.Stop At: Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park, Tianmen Mountain Ticket Station, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie 427000 China
Tianmen Mountain, appears as the ”New Legend Of Zhangjiajie “. It’s the highest spot (1500m) in Zhangjiajie,where you can walk on super-exciting cliff-path and glass walkway and see the whole city and beautiful countryside with bird's view. and the landscape there is totally different from, meanwhile, at the same level as the ZJJ national Park. Both are world-class scenery, so it's a must-visit highlight of this city you should not miss. What is more Unbelievable- this single mountain holds 4 World Guinness Records in its small body. and any of them will be overwhelmingly impressive to any type of human being. Just an amazing experience you have never had before.
Duration: 6 hours
Pass By: Zhangjiajie, Zhangjiajie, Hunan
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No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Informacion Adicional
"No heart problems or other serious medical conditions"
"Not recommended for pregnant travelers"
"Service animals allowed"
"Stroller accessible"
"Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level"
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"A current valid passport is required on the day of travel"
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Start Time:
08:30 AM
Duration: 4 Days
Start location: Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China
Traveler pickup is offered
Pickup at spot that's most convenient for travelers such as hotel/airport/train/bus station,etc.Find the people holding your name to start the tour.
Airports- Dayong Airport, Zhangjiajie China
Cancellations and refunds:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.