Hot Spring Leisure 3: 5-Day Tour of Zhangjiajie, Hot Spring, Tianmen Mountain, Tianzi Mountain, Baofeng Lake/Yellow Dragon Cave, and Fenghuang Ancient Town
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Overview
★ Zhangjiajie National Forest Park: World Natural Heritage, World Geopark, the first national forest park, and one of the first national 5A-level tourist areas. Within it, peaks are strange and rocks are perilous, valleys are deep and ravines secluded, waters are beautiful and forests emerald, and clouds and mist swirl around. It combines majesty, wonder, seclusion, wildness, and beauty, and gathers peaks, valleys, ravines, forests, and waters into one. ★ Tianmen Mountain: named for the natural wonder Tianmen Cave. The scenic area preserves complete original secondary forest, with scenery like naturally formed bonsai everywhere, praised as the most beautiful sky garden and heavenly fairyland. ★ Fenghuang Ancient Town: surrounded by green mountains and encircled by river waters, it preserves the architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
🧭 Itinerary
D1
Day 1: Meet the group, one-day tour of Huangshizhai and Golden Whip Stream in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Morning: The guide and driver will meet the group at Zhangjiajie Airport or Railway Station with a sign, then drive to China's first national forest park -- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, and visit the Great Oxygen Bar Square (8-100,000 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter of air), then climb to the 1,200-meter-high, Zhangjiajie's largest cliff-top viewing platform -- Huangshizhai Scenic Area (you may choose the cableway at ￥48/person/one way, ￥92/person/round trip, or walk), where thousands of peaks and ravines come into full view. Walking along the loop trail around the summit, you can enjoy the stunning natural scenery of Huangshizhai. Along the way are attractions such as Liuqi Pavilion, Star-Picking Platform, Two Gates Welcoming Guests, Five-Finger Peak, Golden Turtle in the Sea of Mist, Natural Fresco, Huangshi Pine, Echo Wall, and Ninefold Wall.
Afternoon: Stroll along Golden Whip Stream, "China's most beautiful grand canyon." Golden Whip Stream is 7.5 kilometers long, and the walk takes about 2.5 hours. It is a naturally formed beautiful stream named after Golden Whip Rock. The valley is lush with vegetation, and the stream is clear in all four seasons, known as a "landscape gallery" and "earthly fairyland." Along the way, visit famous attractions such as Golden Whip Rock, Divine Eagle Guarding the Whip, Cleaving the Mountain to Save the Mother, Drunken Arhat, Wenxing Rock, Purple Grass Pool, Meeting After a Thousand Miles, Water Winding Around Four Gates, Guanyin Delivering a Child, Master and Disciples Seeking Scriptures, Longevity Spring, Candle Peak, Two Turtles Exploring the Stream, and Scholar's Book Collection.
Accommodation: Wulingyuan
D2
One-day tour of Tianzi Mountain and Ten-Mile Gallery, then go to Jiangya Hot Spring/Wanfu Hot Spring in the afternoon to enjoy the hot springs
Morning: Drive to the world's peak forest wonder -- Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area (you may choose the cableway at ￥52/person/one way or walk up Tianzi Mountain). As the saying goes, "Whoever truly knows Tianzi's face will no longer care for other mountains after returning." This shows Tianzi Mountain's charming scenery, beautiful views, and numerous attractions. Visit Tianzi Pavilion, West Sea Stone Forest, Imperial Brush Peak, Fairy Presenting Flowers, He Long Park, Stone Boat Setting Out to Sea, Herb-Gathering Old Man, He Long Bronze Statue, and other attractions; (you may optionally pay to take the Bailong Elevator to visit Yuanjiazhai and Yuanjiajie).
Afternoon: Walk down Tianzi Mountain via Wolong Ridge to reach Ten-Mile Gallery, and visit the exquisitely crafted Ten-Mile Gallery (you may choose the sightseeing mini-train at ￥23/person/one way or walk). Along the way, enjoy attractions such as Heaven's Platform, Three Sisters Peak, King Xiang Reading, Longevity Star Welcoming Guests, Herb-Gathering Old Man, Golden Rat Watching the Sky, and Fierce Tiger Roaring at the Sky; then take the shuttle bus to Wulingyuan entrance gate.
Evening: Drive to Jiangya Hot Spring or Wanfu Hot Spring, soak in the open-air hot springs, and enjoy leisure time.
Jiangya Hot Spring: It is Zhangjiajie's first hot spring resort and currently the only antique-style semi-open-air Jiangya Hot Spring in Xiangxi. It has more than 20 high-standard outdoor and indoor Jiangya Hot Spring pools with distinctive features and different benefits. With a natural garden-style layout, cobblestone and bluestone paths, rockeries and waterfalls, small bridges and flowing water, the Jiangya Hot Spring pools are like pearls inlaid within, presenting a tranquil and peaceful mountain fairyland with a strong rustic style. It is especially suitable for leisure, vacation, entertainment, convalescence, conferences, training, and business activities.
Wanfu Hot Spring: It is an ancient natural artesian hot spring, belonging to deep underground structural fissure water. It can be drunk and bathed in; it looks clear and transparent, and bathing in it refreshes both body and mind. It maintains a constant temperature of 58°C year-round and is rich in fluoride, lithium, metaboric acid, metasilicic acid, radon, and many other natural minerals beneficial to human health. It has more than 40 indoor SPA pools and outdoor hot spring pools of different functions and sizes, arranged in an orderly way. There are also VIP lounges, aromatherapy rooms, mountaintop hot spring surfing, aerial hot spring drifting, and other static and dynamic hot spring wellness and entertainment projects, integrating blessing culture into natural hot spring bathing, allowing visitors to enjoy nature's unique gift surrounded by blessing culture.
Accommodation: Jiangya Hot Spring Resort or Wanfu Hot Spring Hotel
D3
One-day tour of Baofeng Lake or Yellow Dragon Cave, then go to Fenghuang Ancient Town in the afternoon
Morning: Visit Baofeng Lake or Yellow Dragon Cave
Baofeng Lake, the earthly jade pool -- Baofeng Lake Scenic Area combines mountains and water in one and blends folk customs together. It is especially famous for the wonderful high-gorge flat-lake scenery, the Baofeng Waterfall that "flies down three thousand feet," and the mysterious ancient temple deep in the mountains. We will go to see lifelike attractions such as Baofeng Waterfall, Fairy Looking in the Mirror, Stone Gate Welcoming Guests, Peacock Spreading Its Tail, Golden Toad Holding the Moon, and Divine Turtle Emerging from the Water. Boating on the lake, you can listen to the young men and women on the water singing mountain songs to express love, and watch cormorants fishing in the emerald water; Baofeng Lake is a boutique attraction in the Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area.
Yellow Dragon Cave, a world karst cave wonder -- It is a famous karst cave attraction in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area and was selected in 2005 as "China's Most Beautiful Tourist Karst Cave." We will go to see famous attractions such as Dragon Dance Hall, Xiangshui River, Heavenly Fairy Water, Tianzhu Street, Dragon Palace, and Maze, then exit the scenic area via Baizhang Gorge, the gateway to Wulingyuan.
Afternoon: Free time. At around 17:00, drive to Fenghuang Ancient Town (about 4 hours by car), arriving in the evening.
Night tour of Fenghuang: The night view of Fenghuang Ancient Town is enchanting. Stroll through the ancient town and feel its tranquility and peace under the night sky; release river lanterns by the Tuo River to pray for family and friends; visit the bars of Fenghuang Ancient Town and experience the lively yet romantic atmosphere; and of course, what is most unforgettable is walking with friends along the small flagstone streets in Ming and Qing style, feeling the simplicity of Shen Congwen's Border Town, looking at the rich variety of handicrafts, and tasting the mouthwatering local snacks, which will make you linger...
Accommodation: Fenghuang Ancient Town
D4
One-day tour of Fenghuang Ancient Town, return to Zhangjiajie in the afternoon
Morning: Then we will visit the former residence of the great writer Shen Congwen, the former residence of Xiong Xiling, the first cabinet premier of the Republic of China, the Yang Family Ancestral Hall, one of the twenty-four ancestral halls, the ancient East Gate Tower, the North Gate Jumping Rock where thousands of troops once passed, take a leisurely wooden boat to enjoy the intoxicating scenery of the Tuo River, the stilted house clusters with red lanterns hung high, and the Ducui Tower -- Huang Yongyu's studio -- hidden among green mountains and clear waters. Standing by the river is the Ten Thousand Names Pagoda. Walking along the ancient, long bluestone street, you will see all kinds of silverware, mouthwatering snacks, local specialties whose names you may not know, and the amazing paper-cutting of Miao elderly women... (The attractions included in the ￥148 Fenghuang Ancient Town ticket are: Shen Congwen Former Residence, Yang Family Ancestral Hall, East Gate Tower, Xiong Xiling Former Residence, Tuo River Boating, Hongqiao Art Building, Wanshou Palace, Chongde Hall, and Ancient Town Museum.)
Afternoon: Drive 4 hours back to Zhangjiajie city area.
Accommodation: Zhangjiajie city area
D5
One-day tour of Tianmen Mountain, see off the group in the afternoon
Morning: Drive to the lower station of the Tianmen Mountain cableway and visit Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park. Tianmen Mountain has profound cultural heritage, is known as the "soul of Wuling," and has the reputation of being the first sacred mountain of Xiangxi. It combines peaks, rocks, springs, streams, clouds, and forests in one, and gathers majesty, wonder, beauty, steepness, and seclusion together, and is praised as an aerial primeval garden. We will take the Tianmen Mountain cableway to visit Tianmen Mountain: see Tianmen Cave, the 99-bend road wonder (Tongtian Avenue), Li Na Villa, Ghost Valley Plank Road, Ghost Valley Military Formation, Yunmeng Fairy Summit, Tianmen Mountain Temple, Lingquan Courtyard, Wood and Stone Love, and other famous attractions.
Tianmen Cableway: The cableway line has an inclined length of 7,455 meters, with a horizontal height difference of 1,279 meters between the upper and lower stations. It is the world's longest single-line circulating detachable grip cabin-type cableway, like a rainbow flying between the "human world" and "heaven," and also like a giant dragon soaring in the cloudy sky, clinging to the mountain and rising straight up, stirring the heart and magnificent, becoming one of the "Four Wonders" of Tianmen Mountain Tourist Scenic Area.
Tongtian Avenue: The winding mountain road known as Tongtian Avenue has a total of 99 bends, like a jade belt winding around, with each bend closely connected, rising layer upon layer, clinging to the mountain and cliffs, and rushing straight into the clouds. The "World's No. 1 Road Wonder" emerges in the world. Viewed from the cableway, the road is as dense as a spider web, with a vertical height difference of about one thousand meters.
Tianmen Cave Opening: It is 131.5 meters high and more than 50 meters wide, opening north-south on a vast white cliff. It is majestic and towering, a rare high-altitude mountain-piercing karst cave, and even more a peerless wonder fully displaying the magic of creation. The 2006 Russian Air Force Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain aerobatic performance raised the mystery of Tianmen Cave and once again made it a global focus.
Ghost Valley Plank Road: Beneath your feet is boundless green wilderness, groups of small birds play in the canyon, and occasionally an eagle sweeps past your eyes. Close your eyes, with numb legs and a racing heartbeat, open your arms, and you can get a most perfect, most exciting, and most nature-close SPA. After all, you should know that enjoying scenery on a cliff is generally not something ordinary humans can experience.
Afternoon: Then take the cableway down the mountain, return to Zhangjiajie city area, and see off the group.
See-off: End of the pleasant journey.
✅ Inclusions
I. Price includes:
1. Tickets: includes tickets to the attractions listed in the itinerary;
2. Accommodation: includes hotel accommodation each night for two people sharing one standard twin room. If a single room supplement occurs, the room fee must be paid additionally;
Due to the need to visit famous attractions such as Yangjiajie, our itinerary includes 1 night staying in a guesthouse on the mountain (clean, safe, and hygienic).
3. Guide: includes the considerate service fee of an excellent nationally certified guide;
4. Insurance: includes travel agency liability insurance and scenic area accident insurance. For a private group, personal accident insurance can be gifted;
5. Transportation: includes 7-55 seat tourist vehicles (vehicle type depends on the number of people in the group that day). Vehicle use period: from pick-up to drop-off; vehicle use scope: within the tourist itinerary.
II. Price does not include:
1. Meals during the tour: unless specially marked "meals included," all others do not include meals. Solutions:
A. Dine separately. Tourists may decide independently according to personal preference and freely choose local specialties and order dishes;
B. Choose group meals provided by our agency: standard is 40 yuan per person per day, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner;
2. Scenic area cableways: fees for cable cars, cableways, sightseeing mini-trains, elevators, and other transportation tools within scenic areas;
3. Major transportation: does not include air tickets, train tickets, and other major transportation costs to and from Zhangjiajie from the tourist's location;
4. Other expenses: personal consumption and additional expenses caused by force majeure factors, etc.
III. Travel warm reminders:
1. Ticket booking: our agency can book round-trip air tickets and train tickets to various places for tourists;
2. Additional attractions: this route can add other attractions according to tourist needs, with costs calculated separately;
3. Discount policy: tourists who meet the following discount policies, such as seniors over 60 years old, active-duty military personnel, children under 1.2 meters, enrolled students, journalists, etc. Please inform our customer service in advance.
Note: Scenic area hotels use combined consumption; if meals are not used, no refund will be given. If attraction tickets cannot be visited due to force majeure factors, or if discount tickets are generated with discount certificates, only the difference after the discounted settlement price will be refunded.
IV. Explanation of related terms:
Hotel class description [i.e., accommodation description]:
1. Economy: stay in ordinary hotels, no star rating, clean, hygienic, safe, with private bathroom, air conditioning, color TV, and hot water facilities complete;
2. Standard: hotels are higher than "economy," recently renovated or hotels preparing to apply for three-star rating;
3. Deluxe: stay in officially listed three-star hotels evaluated by relevant national departments;
4. Super Deluxe: stay in four-star hotels or hotels that are larger in scale, more fully equipped, and preparing to apply for four-star rating compared with those in "Deluxe";
5. Ultra Deluxe: standard stay in five-star hotels or the best local hotels, such as Wulingyuan International Resort Hotel in Wulingyuan District (listed 5-star).
Group type description [individual travelers, groups, and conferences accepted daily]:
1. Join-in group for individual travelers: a conventional and economical way to travel. After tourists from various places register with our agency, we uniformly arrange accommodation, vehicles, guides, and other services to form a tour group for travel. Advantages: optimizes tourism resources and saves travel costs; disadvantages: compared with tourists forming a private group, flexibility is slightly lower.
2. Private group: means tourists charter a vehicle separately and hire a dedicated guide, forming an independent group. Advantages: more dedicated service, and product quality and service quality are far higher than conventional travel methods; disadvantages: private groups require advance booking and arrangement, and the travel price is relatively higher.
Discussion and execution of travel services:
Please submit your supplementary requirements to the customer service manager, and finally execute according to the contract agreement negotiated and signed by both parties.
Warm reminder:
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park ticket discount and free ticket policy:
1. Tourists holding the new version of press cards, active-duty officer certificates, military disability certificates, civilian cadre certificates, student certificates, police officer certificates (armed police), soldier certificates, retired officer certificates, and children under 1.2 meters can pass directly through special channels with valid certificates;
2. Seniors over 70 years old can purchase a 68 yuan shuttle bus ticket with ID card;
3. Seniors aged 60-69 can purchase a 163 yuan discount ticket with ID card (must be full age);
4. Students over 1.2 meters and under 24 years old can purchase a 163 yuan discount ticket with student ID and ID card;
5. Children over 1.2 meters and under 1.5 meters can directly purchase a 163 yuan discount ticket.
6. Holders of first- and second-level disability certificates issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation can purchase a 68 yuan shuttle bus ticket; please verify certificates and number of people before purchasing tickets, and present certificates when purchasing tickets.
However, the final implementation shall be subject to the specific execution of the ticket station.
📌 Booking Notes
[Detailed prices (per person · by number of people/hotel class)]
Number of people Standard Deluxe Deluxe A Ultra Deluxe
Join-in group tour (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥
2-3 people private group (meals not included) 2105￥ 2238￥ 2686￥ 3249￥
4-5 people private group (meals not included) 1825￥ 1987￥ 2415￥ 2966￥
6-7 people private group (meals not included) 1579￥ 1718￥ 2149￥ 2688￥
8-9 people private group (meals not included) 1368￥ 1529￥ 1985￥ 2533￥
10 people private group (meals not included) 1508￥ 1685￥ 2096￥ 2665￥
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