5 Days Zhangjiajie & Around Exciting Tour (5-star Hotel)

5 Days Zhangjiajie & Around Exciting Tour (5-star Hotel)

Zhangjiajie is a natural wonder of China, because its unique mountain formations and different style of nature and culture are waiting you to explore, beside the regular sightseeing tour,we selected more funny and exiting places to go in&around Zhangjiajie,you will have special experience to see the different beauty in this area and have a better understanding of local Tujia Minority Culture
Need to know: From October to April, the Mengdong River Rafting will be closed due to the weather and climate,will change the itinerary to Furong Town(King's Village) in stead.

Itinerary

Day 1: Zhangjiajie Arrival

Pass By: Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area of Zhangjiajie, Within the District, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie 427400 China
Welcome to Zhangjiajie! Upon arrival, be greeted by our tour guide in the airport or train station who is holding a sign on which says your name. A comfortable vehicle (non-smoking) with experienced driver will transfer you directly to your hotel in Wulingyuan Sceinc area. Your guide will help you check in. The rest of today is on your own to explore this beautiful city.

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pullman hotel or same level,a 5 star hotel.

Day 2: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park: Yuanjiajie Area Avatar Mountain & Tiazi(Emperor) Mountain Peak Forest (B,L)

Stop At: Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area of Zhangjiajie, Within the District, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie 427400 China
After breakfast, start your full-day Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Adventure. Located 32 kilometers from Zhangjiajie city, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is the first state-level forest park in China. It is known for its exquisite forests, odd-shaped peaks and rocks, the beautiful canyons, the limestone caves, and the breath-taking panoramic views. The words, such as majestic, eccentric, tranquil, delicate and wild, are not enough to describe it's beauty.

Firstly, go to take the 326-meter-high Bailong Elevator (the tallest and the fastest in the world) up to Yuanjiajie, which is situated in the north of Zhangjiajie National Park. This scenic area is world famous as the mountains here inspired the floating mountains in the Hollywood movie Avatar. The peaks in Yuanjiajie are nearly at the same height, which makes it a mountain platform great for enjoying sweeping vistas.

Next, take a sightseeing bus to Tianzi Mountain, where you can have a stunning view of the peaks rising one after another. Atop of the mountain offers a full extent of the whole scenic area, which is magnificent and spectacular. There are four wonders in Tianzi Mountain: the Sea of Clouds, the Radiance of the Moonlight, Rays of Sunshine and the Snow in winter.

After the exciting tour, your guide and driver will escort you to hotel.

Optional activities in the evening: Zhangjiajie Charming Western Hunan Grand Show (1.5 Hours)
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pullman hotel or same level,a 5 star hotel.

Day 3: Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon(Glass Bridge) - Yellow Dragon Cave (B,L)

Stop At: Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area of Zhangjiajie, Within the District, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie 427400 China
After breakfast, be ready for today's exciting adventures. You'll first drive about 30km from Wulingyuan area to visit Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. You will start from the Tourist Center to Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge to walk on the highest and longest glass bridge in the world. After that, appreciate the charming sightseeing of running waters, flying waterfalls, lush vegetation, etc. at the Rainbow Square, Yilian Youmeng, Momo Cave, the Holy Spring Lake and other beautiful attractions in Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. (Please note: In Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, you can choose to only experience the thrilling glass bridge or fully explore glass bridge as well as hiking and boating in the Grand Canyon. Feel free to tell your likes to your guide.)

Next, you’ll drive about 20km to see the natural wonder in the Yellow Dragon Cave, also known as Huanglong Cave. It is a underground-lost palace which is praised as the most beautiful cave in the world by UNESCO Experts, with an area of 100,000 square meters, a length of 7.6 kilometers, a height of 140 meters. There are two underground rivers, four waterfalls, 13 caverns and 10,000 stalagmites and stalactites is this huge limestone cave. The Magic Needle and Chair of Dragon King are two most famous sights in the cave.

After the sightseeing, drive to Wulingyuan to check in your hotel.

Evening Activity: Take a stroll at Xibu Street, located at Wulingyuan Center, it combines the bars, tea houses, souvenir shops, local snacks and so on. You can relax and enjoy by walking on the streets.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pullman hotel or same level,a 5 star hotel.

Day 4: Tianmen Mountain National Park(B,L)

Stop At: Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area of Zhangjiajie, Within the District, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie 427400 China
After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel. On this day, you’ll first take a trip to Tianmen Mountain. Referred to as the “Soul of culture and spirit of Zhangjiajie”, Tianmen Mountain, standing 1,500 meters above sea level, boasts miraculous and unique geographic landform, unparalleled natural landscape, profound cultural connotations.

Experience the longest cableway in Asia with a length of 7200 meters, take photos of Avenue toward Heaven with 99 turns from cable car. On the top of Tianmen Mountain, enjoy the Cliff-Hanging Walkway and avoid the crowds to take some photos; hold your breath and experience the thrilling Glass Sky Walk. Then, visit the natural mountain-penetrating Karst cave - Tianmen Cave. The foot of the cave is wonderful photo opportunity with the hole in the mountain as the background. It is worth waiting for the sunlight to shine through the hole with mist or smoke illuminating the way.

Optional activities in the evening:Fairy Fox Outdoor Music & Dancing Show (1.5 Hours)

After the tour,the guide and driver will escort you to your hotel in Zhangjiajie City downtown and have a good rest.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Sunshine hotel,a 5 star hotel.

Day 5: Mengdong River Rafting & Red Stone Forest Park. Zhangjaijie Departure in the evening (B,L)

Stop At: Mengdong River Scenic Resort, In Yongshun County near Zhangjiajie, Yongshun County 423400 China
After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel, drive about 2.5hours head to Yongshun county , you will arrive Mengdong Rafting Pier, after get prepared you will start your exciting rafting. The whole floating distance of Mengdong River is about 17 kilometers with the most exciting upper stream floating. While enjoy the exciting rafting, you will go downwards along the river with a small boat, going through waves passing through a valley. At both sides of Mengdong River, there are cliffs standing superbly, falls suspending high in the air, ancient relics full of the place. While rating, one may feel as if they were jumping to the air from the ground, or dropping to a deep valley from the sky, or galloping on horse backs, or riding clouds and mist. With great admiration, one feels shocked first and then delighted. It is really worth trying. The driver and guide will pick you up at the terminal point of the rafting.

After lunch, you will have another tour to Red Stone Forest National Geological Park.The stone forest covers an area of 20 square kilometers in a totally original ecological status. In the stone forest, there are valleys, stream and springs. There are thick grassland and wistaria flowers growing in the forest, making it like a garden of nature. The tall rocks in various shapes can be seen throughout scenic spot. The stone color is changeable in accordance with the weather, time and season. The stone is red in Sunny days, black in the rain, brown and red on cloudy days. It even presents different colors in the morning and evening in a day.

After the tour, drive back to Zhangjiajie airport in the afternoon, to catch your flight to your next destination.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.