Photography and Sketching Tour: 5-Day Tour of Zhangjiajie, Tianmen Mountain, Yuanjiajie, and Fenghuang Ancient Town
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Overview
★ Bring a camera, pack your bags, and set off on your journey! ★ Essential attractions, a classic journey, exquisite service—your Zhangjiajie photography trip will be worthwhile! ★ No shopping stops throughout the trip, free pure sightseeing tour. Our ethnic minority guide will lead you throughout to experience Zhangjiajie's magical scenery!
🧭 Itinerary
D1
Day 1: Pick-up, one-day tour of Golden Whip Stream and Yuanjiajie
Morning: The guide and driver will meet the group at the airport, railway station, or hotel with a sign, then take a 40-minute air-conditioned tourist bus to the Forest Park entrance and enter the scenic area for sightseeing (￥248 ticket included); hike through the "most beautiful canyon in the world"—Golden Whip Stream Scenic Area. Approaching Golden Whip Stream, everything is green, with murmuring water and birdsong. As you walk, you suddenly feel a coolness and notice a gentle breeze blowing; in the clear, spotless green water, fish swim happily, and red, green, and white pebbles shine in the water. Sunlight filters through the forest gaps, casting dappled shadows on the water, giving a sense of nature's tranquility and beauty. We will visit famous attractions such as Guanyin Presenting a Child, Pig Bajie Carrying His Wife, Divine Eagle Protecting the Whip, Cleaving the Mountain to Save the Mother, the filming location of Journey to the West, Longevity Spring, and Meeting After a Thousand Miles.
Afternoon: Optionally take the world's highest sightseeing elevator—Bailong Elevator (optional at own expense ￥56/person one way) or climb the Luanchuan Slope (2 hours) up to Yuanjiajie, and tour the core of the World Natural Heritage: Yuanjiajie's scenery is known for being majestic, peculiar, precipitous, and steep. In the scenic area, stone peaks are in thousands of postures, and streams flow around the peaks; on the mountain, ancient trees reach the sky and clouds and mist fill the air—truly a fairyland on earth. Along the more than ten-li mountain-ring touring path, the scenery is too numerous to count. Dozens of Tujia families live on the mountain; they have lived for generations among these green mountains and clear waters. They are hardworking and kind, and compete with no one. We will go to see the most famous attractions such as the No.1 Bridge under Heaven, Jiutian Xuanti, Qiankun Pillar, Lianxin Bridge, Divine Turtle Asking Heaven, and Mihun Terrace.
Accommodation: Inside Wulingyuan Scenic Area
D2
Magical world—one-day tour of Yangjiajie and Wulong Village
Early morning: You can watch the sunrise, one of Zhangjiajie's four great wonders (requires good weather). Looking out, ahead the sea of clouds rises and falls like mountain ranges, flowing among the peaks. The eastern sky is lightly edged with a beautiful red border. The scenery is very tranquil and peaceful yet full of movement.
Morning: Visit Yangjiajie Scenic Area, the most beautiful place in Zhangjiajie Scenic Area. Yangjiajie is not like Zhangjiajie, yet its landscape surpasses Zhangjiajie: elegant, magnificent, precipitous, and majestic... it captivates people and makes them gasp in amazement! We will visit famous attractions such as Tianbo Mansion, One Step to Heaven, Sky Corridor, Three Ghost Gates, Yang Family Female Warriors, Echo Wall, Lovers Peak, Five Finger Mountain, Tianbo Mansion, and Wulang Worshipping Buddha, then head to Wulong Village Scenic Area, the most famous bandit lair in greater Xiangxi.
Afternoon: Visit Daguantai Scenic Area. This is a place that no one has ever visited on regular routes: Tianzi Seat, Immortal Bridge, Divine Chicken Pecking Food, One Step Difficult to Walk... People have never even heard of these attractions. After visiting, you will sigh even more: how magical is the creation of all things. In the afternoon, watch the sunset in Zhangjiajie, then return to the guesthouse inside the scenic area for accommodation. The air, food, and water on the mountain are free from environmental pollution—a true "green world".
Accommodation: Inside the scenic area (mountain local houses)
D3
One-day tour of Tianzi Mountain and Ten-Mile Gallery
Morning: Drive to the world peak forest wonder—Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area (you may choose to take the cableway one way ￥52/person per ride down Tianzi Mountain). At Tianzi Mountain, you can overlook the vast world, and you will feel infinite pride: "Among mountains, with no mountain above me, I alone am supreme." Tianzi Mountain has four great wonders: peak forests, sea of clouds, sunrise, and winter snow. Each majestic, spectacular, peculiar, and enchanting scene, I believe, will feast everyone's eyes and make them linger. We will visit famous attractions such as Tianzi Pavilion, Xihai Stone Forest, Yubi Peak, Fairy Presenting Flowers, Helong Park, Stone Boat Setting Out to Sea, Herb-Collecting Old Man, and the bronze statue of He Long.
Afternoon: "Ten miles of gallery, ten miles of scenery; ten miles of charm await your journey." After descending the mountain, visit the exquisitely crafted Ten-Mile Gallery (choose walking or taking the sightseeing mini-train one way ￥23/person per ride, round trip ￥33/person per ride). Ten-Mile Gallery has clear mountains and waters, blooming flowers, and hundreds of birds singing. The scenery within has peculiar shapes: quartz sandstone peak forests resembling people, gods, immortals, forests, birds, and beasts appear and disappear in the clouds and mist, ever-changing! We will go to admire attractions such as Tiantai, Three Sisters Peak, Xiangwang Reading Books, Longevity Star Welcoming Guests, Herb-Collecting Old Man, Golden Rat Watching the Sky, and Fierce Tiger Roaring at the Sky; take the eco-bus to Wulingyuan entrance, exit the scenic area, and check into the hotel.
Accommodation: Zhangjiajie
D4
One-day tour of Tianmen Mountain, then go to Fenghuang Ancient Town in the afternoon and see Fenghuang night views
Morning: Drive to the lower station of 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 the first sacred mountain of Xiangxi. It combines peaks, rocks, springs, streams, clouds, and forests in one, and gathers majesty, peculiarity, beauty, precipitousness, and tranquility in one body, and is praised as an aerial primitive 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, Guigu Plank Road, Guigu 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 plain clouds and sky, clinging to the mountain and cliffs, rising straight to the sky, soul-stirring and magnificent, becoming one of the "four great 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 encircling, bend after bend closely connected, layer upon layer stacked, clinging to the mountain and cliffs, rushing straight into the clouds. The "No.1 road wonder under heaven" was born, and viewing the road from the cableway, it is as dense as a spider web, with a vertical height difference of about one thousand meters.
Tianmen Cave Opening: 131.5 meters high and more than 50 meters wide, opening north-south on the towering white cliff, majestic and towering, it is 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 flight performance escalated the mystery of Tianmen Cave and once again made it a global focus.
Guigu Plank Road: Beneath your feet is boundless green wilderness, flocks of small birds play in the canyon, and occasionally an eagle sweeps past your eyes. Close your eyes, with numb legs and rapid heartbeat, stretch out your arms, and you can get a most perfect, most exciting, and most nature-close SPA. Because, you should know, enjoying scenery on a cliff is generally something not possible for ordinary humans.
Afternoon: Take the cableway down the mountain, then return to Zhangjiajie city area, and drive about 4 hours to Fenghuang Ancient Town.
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; release river lanterns by the Tuo River to pray for family and friends; visit the bars of Fenghuang Ancient Town and experience the noisy yet romantic atmosphere; of course, what is most unforgettable is walking with friends on the small flagstone streets in Ming and Qing style, feeling the simplicity of Shen Congwen's Border Town, looking at the rich and varied handicrafts, and tasting the mouth-watering local snacks, making you linger even more...
Accommodation: Fenghuang Ancient Town
D5
One-day tour of Fenghuang Ancient Town
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, Yang Family Ancestral Hall, one of the twenty-four ancestral halls, the ancient East Gate Tower, the North Gate Jumping Rocks where thousands of troops 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 waters. Standing by the river is the Wanming Pagoda. Walking on the ancient, long bluestone streets, you will see all kinds of silverware, mouth-watering snacks, unnamed local specialties, and the astonishing 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 Boat Ride, Hongqiao Art Building, Wanshou Palace, Chongde Hall, Ancient Town Museum.
Afternoon: Drive 4 hours back to Zhangjiajie city area.
Send-off: Send off the group, ending the pleasant journey!
✅ Inclusions
I. Explanation of fees included in the quotation:
1. Tickets: Includes admission 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 of accommodation in a mountain guesthouse (clean, safe, 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 private groups, personal accident insurance can be gifted;
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 tourist itinerary.
II. Explanation of fees not included in the quotation:
1. Tourist meals: Unless specially marked "meals included", all others [do not include meals]. Solutions:
A. Arrange meals 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 ￥40/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 the scenic area;
3. Major transportation: Does not include air tickets, train tickets, and other major transportation costs from tourists' locations to and from Zhangjiajie;
4. Other fees: 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 tourists' needs, with costs calculated separately;
3. Preferential policies: Tourists who meet the following preferential policies, such as: elderly over 60 years old, active-duty military personnel, children under 1.2 meters, students, journalists, etc. Please inform our customer service in advance.
Note: Scenic area hotels use combined consumption; if meals are not used, fees are not refunded. If attractions cannot be visited due to force majeure factors, or if preferential tickets are generated with preferential certificates, only the difference after the preferential settlement price will be refunded.
Discussion and execution of travel services:
Please submit your supplementary requirements to the customer service manager, and finally execute according to the contract agreement signed after mutual consultation.
Warm reminder:
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park scenic area ticket preferential and free ticket policies:
1. Tourists holding new-version 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. Elderly over 70 years old can purchase a ￥68 eco-bus ticket with ID card;
3. Elderly aged 60-69 can purchase a ￥163 preferential ticket with ID card (must be full age);
4. Students over 1.2 meters and under 24 years old can purchase a ￥163 preferential ticket with student ID and ID card;
5. Children over 1.2 meters and under 1.5 meters can directly purchase a ￥163 preferential ticket.
6. Holders of first- and second-level disability certificates issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation can purchase a ￥68 eco-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
Shared group tour (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥
2-3 people private group (meals not included) 2139￥ 2219￥ 2339￥ 2446￥
4-5 people private group (meals not included) 1499￥ 1579￥ 1699￥ 1819￥
6-7 people private group (meals not included) 1279￥ 1369￥ 1479￥ 1589￥
8-9 people private group (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥
10 people private group (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥
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