6-Day Tour of Shaoshan, Zhangjiajie, Baofeng Lake/Yellow Dragon Cave, Furong Town, Fenghuang Ancient Town, and Mengdong River
¥1,288/Adult
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Overview
★ Red journey: Visit Mao Zedong's former residence. Shaoshan is the place where Mao Zedong lived as a child and also the "base area" of Mao Zedong's early revolution. ★ Green journey: Baofeng Lake is a rare high-gorge lake, surrounded by green mountains and a stretch of clear water, with charming scenery. It is a masterpiece of landscape scenery. ★ Cyan journey: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park was originally called "Qingyan Mountain", with canyons between peaks, murmuring streams, and dense shade blocking the sun. It has the reputation of "three thousand marvelous peaks, eight hundred beautiful waters". ★ Colorful journey: Enjoy the scenery of Fenghuang Ancient Town and experience the colorful folk customs of the Miao people. ★ "Good" color journey: Tour Tianzi Mountain, raft on Mengdong River, enjoy the customs of Fenghuang Ancient Town, converse with Tianzi Mountain, play in Golden Whip Stream—a truly good itinerary!
🧭 Itinerary
D1
Pick up VIP guests, one-day tour of Shaoshan;
The guide and driver will pick up guests in downtown Changsha by air-conditioned tour bus, then drive to Huaminglou Scenic Area (including the Huaminglou shuttle bus, total visit 80 minutes). Visit the Liu Shaoqi Memorial Hall, Former Residence, and Bronze Statue Square. Afterward, drive about 40 minutes to Shaoshan and visit the Memorial Hall (about 20 minutes), Bronze Statue Square (20 minutes), and Shaoshan Peak Scenic Area (80 minutes), including the Forest of Steles of Chairman Mao's Poems, Shaoshan Peak Temple, and Chairman Mao's Former Residence (40 minutes). Then drive back to Changsha, visit Jiahua Local Products Center (30 minutes), and end the pleasant tour.
D2
Pick up the tour group in Changsha, drive by expressway to Zhangjiajie, visit Baofeng Lake or Yellow Dragon Cave;
At 8:00 AM, meet at Changsha Railway Station Square. Board a 33-, 39-, or 45-seat tour bus. At 8:30, take the Changsha-Zhangjiajie Expressway to China's first national park—Zhangjiajie. Arrive at noon, have lunch, then pass through Baizhang Gorge, the gateway to Wulingyuan, and visit the earthly jade pool—Baofeng Lake Scenic Area. 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. Boating on the lake, listen to the antiphonal mountain songs of the local young men and women, and watch egrets fishing in the tranquil green water. Alternatively, visit the underground dragon palace—Yellow Dragon Cave (about 2.5 hours), with famous sights such as Dragon Dance Hall, Xiangshui River, Heavenly Fairy Water, Tianzhu Street, Dragon Palace, and Maze. Exit the scenic area and check into the hotel;
D3
Visit the "World Wonder of Peak Forests"—Tianzi Mountain and Ten-Mile Gallery;
In the morning, drive to the world's wonder of peak forests—Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area (you may choose to take the cableway one way at 52 RMB/person/trip or walk up Tianzi Mountain). Visit Tianzi Pavilion, West Sea Stone Forest, Imperial Brush Peak, Fairy Presenting Flowers, He Long Park, Stone Boat Setting Sail, Herb-Gathering Old Man, He Long Bronze Statue, and other attractions; (You may choose to take the Bailong Elevator at your own expense of 148 RMB to visit Yuanjia Village, Yuanjiajie, etc.);
In the afternoon, walk down Tianzi Mountain via Wolong Ridge to reach Ten-Mile Gallery. After descending, visit the exquisitely crafted Ten-Mile Gallery (you may choose to walk or take the sightseeing mini-train one way at 23 RMB/person/trip, round trip at 33 RMB/person/trip). Along the way, enjoy attractions such as Heaven 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; take the eco-bus to Wulingyuan Ticket Station, exit the scenic area, and check into the hotel;
D4
Golden Whip Stream and Huangshizhai;
In the morning, visit China's most beautiful grand canyon—Golden Whip Stream. Walk for about 2.5 hours along its total length of 7.5 km. 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 Surrounding Four Gates, Guanyin Presenting a Child, Master and Disciples 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 of air), and climb to Zhangjiajie's largest cliff-top viewing platform at an altitude of 1,200 meters—Huangshizhai Scenic Area (you may choose to take the cableway one way at 48 RMB/person/trip, round trip at 92 RMB/person/trip, or walk). Take in the countless mountains and valleys, and walk along the loop trail at the top of the mountain to enjoy many breathtaking natural views. 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 Mural, Huangshi Pine, Echo Wall, and Nine-Layer Wall.
D5
One-day tour of Fenghuang Ancient Town, return trip;
In the morning, drive 4 hours to Fenghuang Ancient Town. After arriving at noon, visit the Former Residence of Shen Congwen, a literary master of his generation; 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 Stones, once a passage for thousands of troops; take a leisurely wooden boat to enjoy the intoxicating scenery of the Tuo River; see the stilted houses with red lanterns hanging high, the Rainbow Bridge, and the Cuicui Tower—Huang Yongyu's studio—nestled among green mountains and clear waters. Stand by the river at the Ten Thousand People Pagoda, walk along the ancient and long bluestone streets, and you will see all kinds of silverware, mouth-watering snacks, local specialties whose names you may not know, and the astonishing paper-cutting of Miao elderly women.
D6
Rafting on the Mengdong River, the best rafting under heaven, return trip;
After breakfast, head to Mengdong River to join the world's number one rafting experience—Mengdong River Rafting: starting from "Hani Palace," you'll drift downstream in a small boat, bobbing between the crests of waves and the bottom of valleys, passing by dozens of scenic spots such as "Triangle Rock," "Chicken Coop Gate," "Nietu Waterfall," "Yama Rapids," "Luoshuikeng Waterfall," and "Mengsi Gorge"... They come one after another, too beautiful to take in all at once. Here you can sing loudly, battle the waves through the rapids, or splash and play in the water, rediscovering the self you lost long ago. Mengdong River Rafting is one of only two four-star rafting routes in the country, as rated by China International Travel Service.
In addition, [Furong Town] is also a must-visit place. The town was originally called [Wangcun], and it became famous at home and abroad because Liu Xiaoqing and Jiang Wen filmed the movie "Furong Town" here. Furong Town is a typical image of a small border town in western Hunan, with bluestone slabs and stilted houses, fully embodying the characteristics of Tujia dwellings in western Hunan.
Then take a bus back to Zhangjiajie city to see 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.
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, 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 relatively larger in scale, more fully equipped, and preparing to apply for four-star rating than 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 [independent travelers, groups, conferences accepted daily]:
1. Shared group tour: A conventional and economical way of traveling. 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 private groups, flexibility is slightly lower.
2. Private group: Means tourists separately charter a vehicle and hire a dedicated guide, forming an independent group. Advantages: more focused 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.
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 Super Deluxe
Join-in tour for individual travelers (meals not included) 1369￥ 1566￥ 2088￥ ￥
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) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥
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