One-day tour of the world's wonder of peak forests — Tianzi Mountain and Ten-Mile Gallery; in the afternoon, go to Jiangya Hot Spring and enjoy the hot spring
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/person/trip or walk up Tianzi Mountain). As the saying goes, "Whoever has seen the face of Tianzi will not look at other mountains in the world." This shows how charming and beautiful Tianzi Mountain is, with many scenic spots. Visit Tianzi Pavilion, West Sea Stone Forest, Imperial Brush Peak, Fairy Presenting Flowers, He Long Park, Stone Boat Sailing Out to Sea, Herb-Gathering Old Man, and the bronze statue of He Long; (you may optionally pay extra to take the Bailong Elevator to visit Yuanjiazhai and Yuanjiajie).
Afternoon: Walk down Tianzi Mountain via Wolong Ridge to reach Ten-Mile Gallery, and tour the exquisitely crafted Ten-Mile Gallery (you may choose to take the sightseeing mini-train one way at ¥23/person/trip or walk). Along the way, enjoy spots 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 eco-bus to the Wulingyuan ticket station.
Evening: Drive to Jiangya Hot Spring or Wanfu Hot Spring, soak in the open-air hot spring, and enjoy leisure time.
Jiangya Hot Spring: It is Zhangjiajie's first hot spring resort and currently the only antique-style semi-open-air hot spring in western Hunan. It has more than 20 high-standard outdoor and indoor Jiangya Hot Spring pools with distinctive features and various health 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, creating a tranquil 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 various natural minerals beneficial to human health, such as fluorine, lithium, metaboric acid, metasilicic acid, and radon. More than 40 indoor SPA pools and outdoor hot spring pools of different functions and sizes are arranged in an orderly yet scattered manner. There are also VIP lounges, aromatherapy rooms, mountaintop hot spring surfing, and aerial hot spring drifting, among other static and dynamic hot spring wellness and entertainment projects, integrating blessing culture into the 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