7-Day Essence Tour of Hunan: Changsha, Shaoshan, Yueyang, Mount Heng, Zhangjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Yellow Dragon Cave
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Overview
★ Travel around Hunan, start with this route! ★ Baisha Ancient Well, Tianxin Pavilion, Mao Zedong's Former Residence, Liu Shaoqi's Former Residence, Mount Heng (Nanyue), Yueyang Tower, Zhangjiajie, Tianzi Mountain... so many classics! ★ In this itinerary, you can see "Thousand Mountains": Cultural famous mountain -- Yuelu Mountain, scenic famous mountain -- Tianzi Mountain, Buddhist famous mountain -- Mount Heng... "Ten Thousand Waters": Well water -- Baisha Ancient Well, stream water -- Golden Whip Stream, river water -- Xiang River, lake water -- Dongting Lake... ★ In this itinerary, you can appreciate "Ancient": One of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century -- Mawangdui Han Tombs, Changsha ancient city tower -- Tianxin Pavilion, one of Hunan's earliest ancestral temple buildings -- Xiangfei Temple, China's largest ancient architectural complex in Jiangnan -- Nanyue Grand Temple, thousand-year ancient battlefield -- Baizhang Gorge in Zhangjiajie... "Modern": The place where the red sun rises -- Mao Zedong's Former Residence, Liu Shaoqi's hometown -- Huaming Tower, China's first national forest park -- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park... ★ More classics "One" China's first national forest park -- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park "Two" Bailong Elevator breaks two world records; "Three" Yueyang Tower is one of the three famous towers in Jiangnan; "Four" Water Winding Around Four Gates -- a wonder of the world, a beautiful place in Zhangjiajie Forest Park; "Five" Dongting Lake -- one of China's five largest freshwater lakes; "Six" Junshan Silver Needle -- one of the six famous teas in Jiangnan; . . "Ten" Ten-Mile Gallery, truly "Ten miles of gallery, ten miles of scenery, ten miles of scenery await your journey" "Thousand" Tianzi Mountain -- stands with three thousand stone peaks; "Ten Thousand" The ancient corpse in Mawangdui Han Tombs, over thousands of years old; "Hundred Million" The Dinghai Shenzhen in Yellow Dragon Cave is worth one hundred million RMB...
🧭 Itinerary
D1
Meet the group; Mawangdui, Baisha Well, etc.;
The guide and driver will meet you at Changsha Railway Station. Visit Hunan Provincial Museum (60-70 minutes), Changsha Museum (20-30 minutes), Aiwan Pavilion (30-50 minutes), Tianxin Pavilion (40-50 minutes). Drive past Baisha Ancient Well, the Riverside Scenic Belt, and Orange Isle, then visit Yinyu Yuyuan (40 minutes).
D2
Shaoshan, Huaminglou;
Drive to Huaminglou Scenic Area (including the shuttle bus at Huaminglou; total visit 80 minutes). Visit the Liu Shaoqi Memorial Hall, his Former Residence, and the Bronze Statue Square. Then drive about 40 minutes to Shaoshan. Visit the Remembrance Hall (about 20 minutes), the Bronze Statue Square (20 minutes), and Shaofeng Scenic Area (80 minutes), including the Mao Zedong Poetry Stele Forest, Shaofeng Temple, and Mao Zedong's Former Residence (40 minutes). Drive back to Changsha, visit Jiahua Local Products Center (30 minutes), and end the pleasant tour.
D3
Yueyang one-day tour;
Drive to Yueyang Tower Scenic Area (70 minutes). Visit Yueyang Tower, the Tomb of Xiao Qiao, and enjoy the scenery of Dongting Lake. Then drive about 30 minutes to Junshan Island Scenic Area (1.5-2 hours). The shuttle bus in the scenic area is ￥10 per person (pay on your own). Visit the Temple of the Xiang Concubines, Liuyi Well, Feilai Bell, Xiangfei Bamboo, Spotted Bamboo Forest, the Tomb of the Two Concubines, and Chuanshu Pavilion, and enjoy a tea ceremony performance (20 minutes). Drive back to Changsha and visit Chuhua Tourist Shopping Center (30 minutes).
D4
Mount Heng one-day tour;
Drive to Mount Heng (Nanyue) Scenic Area. Visit Bali Ping Nanyue Daxiang Hang (40 minutes), then visit Nanyue Grand Temple (60 minutes). Take the Jinbei shuttle directly to Nantianmen, visit Zhurong Peak (including Zhurong Temple, 90-100 minutes), the Martyrs' Shrine (20 minutes), and the Longevity Tripod (40-50 minutes).
D5
Meet the group in Changsha, take the expressway to Zhangjiajie, visit Baofeng Lake/Yellow Dragon Cave;
At 8:00 AM, gather at Changsha Railway Station Square. Board a 33-, 39-, or 45-seat tourist bus. At 8:30, take the Changsha-Zhangjiajie Expressway to Zhangjiajie, China's first national park. Arrive at noon, have lunch, then pass through Baizhang Gorge, the gateway to Wulingyuan, and visit the Baofeng Lake Scenic Area, known as a 'fairyland on earth.' Admire lifelike sights such as Baofeng Waterfall, Fairy Mirror, Stone Gate Welcoming Guests, Peacock Displaying Its Tail, Golden Toad Holding the Moon, and Divine Turtle Emerging from Water. Boat on the lake and listen to local boys and girls singing mountain songs, while egrets fish in the tranquil green water. Alternatively, visit the underground dragon palace—Yellow Dragon Cave (about 2.5 hours), with famous sights including Dragon Dance Hall, Xiangshui River, Heavenly Fairy Water, Tianzhu Street, Dragon Palace, and the Maze. Leave the scenic area and check into the hotel.
D6
Visit the 'World Wonder of Peak Forest'—Tianzi Mountain and Ten-Mile Gallery;
In the morning, take a bus to the world's wonder of peak forests—Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area (you can choose to take the cable car one way at ￥52 per person per ride or walk up Tianzi Mountain). Visit attractions such as Tianzi Pavilion, West Sea Stone Forest, Imperial Brush Peak, Fairy Presenting Flowers, He Long Park, Stone Boat Sailing Out, Herb-Collecting Old Man, and He Long Bronze Statue; (you can choose to take the Bailong Elevator at your own expense of ￥148 to visit Yuanjiazhai Village, Yuanjiajie, etc.);
In the afternoon, walk down Tianzi Mountain via Wolong Ridge to reach Ten-Mile Gallery. After descending, tour the exquisitely crafted Ten-Mile Gallery (you can choose to walk or take the sightseeing mini-train one way at ￥23 per person per ride, round trip at ￥33 per person per ride). Along the way, enjoy attractions such as Heaven Platform, Three Sisters Peak, Xiang Wang Reading, Longevity Star Welcoming Guests, Herb-Collecting Old Man, Golden Rat Watching the Sky, and Fierce Tiger Roaring at the Sky; take the eco-friendly bus to Wulingyuan Ticket Station, exit the scenic area, and check into the hotel;
D7
Golden Whip Stream, Huangshizhai, return trip;
In the morning, visit the 'most beautiful grand canyon in China'—Golden Whip Stream. Walk for about 2.5 hours, with a total length of 7.5 kilometers. Along the way, visit famous attractions such as Golden Whip Rock, Divine Eagle Protecting 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 Presenting a Child, Master and Disciple Seeking Scriptures, Longevity Spring, Candle Peak, Two Turtles Exploring the Stream, and Scholar Storing Books;
At noon, visit the Great Oxygen Bar Square (with 80,000-100,000 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter), climb to the largest sky observation deck in Zhangjiajie at an altitude of 1200 meters—Huangshizhai Scenic Area (you can choose to take the cable car one way at ￥48 per person per ride, round trip at ￥92 per person per ride, or walk). Take in the panoramic view of countless mountains and valleys. Walking along the mountain-top loop trail, you can enjoy many breathtaking natural sceneries, including Liuqi Pavilion, Star-Picking Platform, Double Gates Welcoming Guests, Five Finger Peak, Golden Turtle in the Sea of Mist, Natural Fresco, Huangshizhai Pine, Echo Wall, and Nine-Layer Wall.
Then take a bus back to Changsha Railway Station (arriving at about 18:30), ending the pleasant Zhangjiajie tour.
💰 What's included / not included
| Item | Included? |
|---|---|
| I. Price Includes: | ✓ Included |
| 1. Entrance fees: Includes entrance fees for attractions listed in the itinerary; | ✓ Included |
| 2. Accommodation: Includes hotel accommodation for two people sharing a standard double room per night. If a single room supplement is required, an additional room fee must be paid; | ✓ Included |
| Due to the need to visit famous attractions such as Yangjiajie, our itinerary includes 1 night stay in a mountain inn (clean, safe, hygienic); | ✓ Included |
| 3. Guide: Includes national-certified guide service fees; | ✓ Included |
| 4. Insurance: Includes travel agency liability insurance and scenic area accident insurance. For private groups, personal accident insurance can be provided as a gift; | ✓ Included |
| 5. Transportation: Includes 7-55 seat tourist vehicles (vehicle type depends on the number of group members on the day). Vehicle use period: from pick-up to drop-off; vehicle use scope: within the tour itinerary. | ✓ Included |
| II. Price Excludes: | ✓ Included |
| 1. Meals: Except where "meals included" is specifically noted, all others do not include meals. Solutions: | ✓ Included |
| A. Arrange meals independently. Tourists can decide freely according to personal preferences and choose local specialties à la carte; | ✓ Included |
| B. Choose group meals provided by our agency: standard 40 yuan per person per day, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner; | ✓ Included |
| 2. Scenic area cable cars: Costs for cable cars,索道, sightseeing trains, elevators, and other transportation tools within scenic areas; | ✓ Included |
| 3. Major transportation: Does not include airfare, train tickets, and other major transportation costs to and from Zhangjiajie; | ✓ Included |
| 4. Other expenses: Personal consumption and additional expenses caused by force majeure, etc. | ✓ Included |
| III. Travel Tips: | ✓ Included |
| 1. Ticket booking: Our agency can book round-trip air tickets and train tickets for tourists; | ✓ Included |
| 2. Additional attractions: This route can add other attractions according to tourist needs, with costs calculated separately; | ✓ Included |
| 3. Discount policies: Tourists who meet the following discount policies, such as: seniors over 60, active-duty military personnel, children under 1.2 meters, students, journalists, etc. Please inform our customer service in advance. | ✓ Included |
| Note: Scenic area hotels have combined consumption; meals not taken are non-refundable. If attractions cannot be visited due to force majeure, or if discount tickets are generated with valid certificates, only the difference after the discounted settlement price will be refunded. | ✓ Included |
| IV. Explanation of Relevant Terms: | ✓ Included |
| Hotel Class Description [Accommodation Description]: | ✓ Included |
| 1. Economy: Stay in ordinary hotels, no star rating, clean, hygienic, safe, with private bathroom, air conditioning, color TV, hot water facilities; | ✓ Included |
| 2. Standard: Hotels are higher than "Economy," recently renovated or preparing to apply for three-star rating; | ✓ Included |
| 3. Deluxe: Stay in officially rated three-star hotels; | ✓ Included |
| 4. Super Deluxe: Stay in four-star hotels or hotels with larger scale, more complete facilities, and preparing to apply for four-star rating compared to "Deluxe"; | ✓ Included |
| 5. Ultra Deluxe: Standard stay in five-star hotels or the best local hotels, such as Wulingyuan International Resort Hotel (five-star) in Wulingyuan District. | ✓ Included |
| Group Type Description [Individual tourists, groups, conferences accepted daily]: | ✓ Included |
| 1. Join-in group: A conventional, economical travel method. Tourists from various places register with our agency, and we uniformly arrange accommodation, vehicles, guides, etc., forming a tour group. Advantages: Optimizes tourism resources, saves travel costs; Disadvantages: Slightly less flexibility compared to private groups. | ✓ Included |
| 2. Private group: Tourists individually charter a vehicle and hire a dedicated guide, forming an independent group. Advantages: More dedicated service, product quality and service quality far higher than conventional travel methods; Disadvantages: Private groups require advance booking and arrangement, and the travel price is relatively higher. | ✓ Included |
| Negotiation and Execution of Travel Services: | ✓ Included |
| Please provide your supplementary requirements to the customer service manager, and ultimately execute according to the contract agreement signed by both parties. | ✓ Included |
| Warm Tips: | ✓ Included |
| Zhangjiajie National Forest Park ticket discount and free ticket policies: | ✓ Included |
| 1. Tourists with new version press cards, active-duty officer cards, military disability cards, civilian cadre cards, student cards, police officer cards (armed police), soldier cards, retired officer cards, and children under 1.2 meters can pass directly through special channels with valid certificates; | ✓ Included |
| 2. Seniors over 70 years old can purchase 68 yuan eco-bus tickets with ID cards; | ✓ Included |
| 3. Seniors aged 60-69 can purchase 163 yuan discount tickets with ID cards (must be full age); | ✓ Included |
| 4. Students over 1.2 meters and under 24 years old can purchase 163 yuan discount tickets with student ID and ID card; | ✓ Included |
| 5. Children over 1.2 meters and under 1.5 meters can directly purchase 163 yuan discount tickets. | ✓ Included |
| 6. Persons with first- or second-class disability certificates issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation can purchase 68 yuan eco-bus tickets; please verify certificates and number of people before purchasing tickets, and present certificates when purchasing. However, the final implementation is subject to the ticket station. | ✓ Included |
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✅ Inclusions
I. Price Includes: 1. Entrance fees: Includes entrance fees for attractions listed in the itinerary; 2. Accommodation: Includes hotel accommodation for two people sharing a standard double room per night. If a single room supplement is required, an additional room fee must be paid; Due to the need to visit famous attractions such as Yangjiajie, our itinerary includes 1 night stay in a mountain inn (clean, safe, hygienic); 3. Guide: Includes national-certified guide service fees; 4. Insurance: Includes travel agency liability insurance and scenic area accident insurance. For private groups, personal accident insurance can be provided as a gift; 5. Transportation: Includes 7-55 seat tourist vehicles (vehicle type depends on the number of group members on the day). Vehicle use period: from pick-up to drop-off; vehicle use scope: within the tour itinerary. II. Price Excludes: 1. Meals: Except where "meals included" is specifically noted, all others do not include meals. Solutions: A. Arrange meals independently. Tourists can decide freely according to personal preferences and choose local specialties à la carte; B. Choose group meals provided by our agency: standard 40 yuan per person per day, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner; 2. Scenic area cable cars: Costs for cable cars,索道, sightseeing trains, elevators, and other transportation tools within scenic areas; 3. Major transportation: Does not include airfare, train tickets, and other major transportation costs to and from Zhangjiajie; 4. Other expenses: Personal consumption and additional expenses caused by force majeure, etc. III. Travel Tips: 1. Ticket booking: Our agency can book round-trip air tickets and train tickets for tourists; 2. Additional attractions: This route can add other attractions according to tourist needs, with costs calculated separately; 3. Discount policies: Tourists who meet the following discount policies, such as: seniors over 60, active-duty military personnel, children under 1.2 meters, students, journalists, etc. Please inform our customer service in advance. Note: Scenic area hotels have combined consumption; meals not taken are non-refundable. If attractions cannot be visited due to force majeure, or if discount tickets are generated with valid certificates, only the difference after the discounted settlement price will be refunded. IV. Explanation of Relevant Terms: Hotel Class Description [Accommodation Description]: 1. Economy: Stay in ordinary hotels, no star rating, clean, hygienic, safe, with private bathroom, air conditioning, color TV, hot water facilities; 2. Standard: Hotels are higher than "Economy," recently renovated or preparing to apply for three-star rating; 3. Deluxe: Stay in officially rated three-star hotels; 4. Super Deluxe: Stay in four-star hotels or hotels with larger scale, more complete facilities, and preparing to apply for four-star rating compared to "Deluxe"; 5. Ultra Deluxe: Standard stay in five-star hotels or the best local hotels, such as Wulingyuan International Resort Hotel (five-star) in Wulingyuan District. Group Type Description [Individual tourists, groups, conferences accepted daily]: 1. Join-in group: A conventional, economical travel method. Tourists from various places register with our agency, and we uniformly arrange accommodation, vehicles, guides, etc., forming a tour group. Advantages: Optimizes tourism resources, saves travel costs; Disadvantages: Slightly less flexibility compared to private groups. 2. Private group: Tourists individually charter a vehicle and hire a dedicated guide, forming an independent group. Advantages: More dedicated service, product quality and service quality far higher than conventional travel methods; Disadvantages: Private groups require advance booking and arrangement, and the travel price is relatively higher. Negotiation and Execution of Travel Services: Please provide your supplementary requirements to the customer service manager, and ultimately execute according to the contract agreement signed by both parties. Warm Tips: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park ticket discount and free ticket policies: 1. Tourists with new version press cards, active-duty officer cards, military disability cards, civilian cadre cards, student cards, police officer cards (armed police), soldier cards, retired officer cards, and children under 1.2 meters can pass directly through special channels with valid certificates; 2. Seniors over 70 years old can purchase 68 yuan eco-bus tickets with ID cards; 3. Seniors aged 60-69 can purchase 163 yuan discount tickets with ID cards (must be full age); 4. Students over 1.2 meters and under 24 years old can purchase 163 yuan discount tickets with student ID and ID card; 5. Children over 1.2 meters and under 1.5 meters can directly purchase 163 yuan discount tickets. 6. Persons with first- or second-class disability certificates issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation can purchase 68 yuan eco-bus tickets; please verify certificates and number of people before purchasing tickets, and present certificates when purchasing. However, the final implementation is subject to the ticket station.📌 Booking Notes
【Detailed Prices (per person · by number of people/hotel class)】 Number of People Standard Deluxe Deluxe A Super Deluxe Join-in tour (meals not included) ￥1765 ￥1980 ￥2264 ￥ 2-3 people private tour (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥ 4-5 people private tour (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥ 6-7 people private tour (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥ 8-9 people private tour (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥ 10 people private tour (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥📋 Refund / Change
| Cancellation / change timing | Terms |
|---|---|
| 30 days or more before departure | Free cancellation or date change; any charges follow your order confirmation and the receiving party's written terms. |
| 15–29 days before departure | Cancellation or date change allowed; any actual costs already incurred (visa, ticketing, etc.) are deducted and the balance refunded. |
| 7–14 days before departure | Cancellation or date change allowed; the exact deduction follows your order confirmation and the receiving party's written terms. |
| 3–6 days before departure | Cancellation or date change allowed; because resources are already committed close to departure, the deduction follows your order confirmation and the receiving party's written terms. |
| Within 48 hours of departure and after | Free change/refund is generally not available; in special cases please contact us promptly and we will coordinate, subject to your order confirmation and the receiving party's written terms. |
| Force majeure / visa refusal / flight cancellation | If a trip cannot proceed due to force majeure, visa refusal or flight cancellation, both parties will settle changes/refunds in good faith per the order terms and minimise losses. |
The above is general guidance; the actual change/refund follows your order confirmation and the receiving party's written terms.
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