Changsha, Shaoshan, Zhangjiajie, Baofeng Lake/Yellow Dragon Cave, Furong Town, Mengdong River Rafting Six-Day Tour
¥1,198/Adult
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Overview
"Stopping the carriage to enjoy the maple woods at dusk, frost-covered leaves are redder than February flowers"—Aiwan Pavilion Changsha ancient city tower—Tianxin Pavilion One of the famous springs in Jiangnan—Baisha Well Liu Shaoqi's hometown—Huaminglou The hometown of the great leader Chairman Mao—Shaoshan Where the red sun rises—Mao Zedong's Former Residence A thousand-year-old ancient battlefield—Baizhang Gorge China's first national forest park—Zhangjiajie National Forest Park The world's largest cliff-top viewing platform—Huangshizhai The world's most beautiful canyon—Golden Whip Stream A peerless wonder under heaven—Water Surrounding Four Gates The majestic king of peak forests—Tianzi Mountain An elevator with three world records—Bailong Elevator Hard to tell heaven from earth—Mihun Platform A gallery of Chinese painting—Ten-Mile Gallery A thousand peaks standing in clouds and mist—Xihai Stone Forest The world's champion karst cave—Yellow Dragon Cave Insured for 100 million RMB—Dinghai Shenzhen A thousand-year-old ancient town—Furong Town The world's number one rafting—Mengdong River Rafting
🧭 Itinerary
D1
Meet the group and take a one-day tour of Changsha.
The guide and driver will meet guests at Changsha Railway Station, then visit Hunan Provincial Museum (60-70 minutes), Changsha Museum (20-30 minutes), Aiwan Pavilion (30-50 minutes), Tianxin Pavilion (40-50 minutes), and drive past Baisha Ancient Well, the Riverside Scenic Belt, and Orange Isle, plus Yinyuan Jade (40 minutes).
D2
Meet guests and take a one-day tour of Shaoshan.
The guide and driver will pick up guests in downtown Changsha by air-conditioned tour bus. Meet at 7:30 AM, depart around 8:00 AM, and 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. Then drive about 40 minutes to Shaoshan and visit the Remembrance Hall (about 20 minutes), Bronze Statue Square (20 minutes), and Shaofeng Scenic Area (80 minutes), including the Mao Zedong Poetry Stele Forest and 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
Meet the group in Changsha, drive to Zhangjiajie via expressway, and visit Baofeng Lake or Yellow Dragon Cave.
At 8:00 AM, gather at Changsha Railway Station Square and board a 33-, 39-, or 45-seat tour bus. At 8:30 AM, 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 fairyland—Baofeng Lake Scenic Area. Admire lifelike sights such as Baofeng Flying Waterfall, Fairy Looking in the Mirror, Stone Gate Welcoming Guests, Peacock Displaying Its Tail, Golden Toad Holding the Moon, and Divine Turtle Emerging from the Water. Take a boat on the lake and listen to local young men and women singing mountain songs, while egrets fish in the tranquil green waters. 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.
D4
Visit the "World's 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/person per ride or walk up Tianzi Mountain). Visit sights such as Tianzi Pavilion, Xihai Stone Forest, Imperial Brush Peak, Fairy Presenting Flowers, He Long Park, Stone Boat Sailing Out to Sea, Herb-Gathering Old Man, and He Long Bronze Statue. (You may choose to pay ￥148 for the Bailong Elevator to visit Yuanjia Village, Yuanjiajie, and other sights.)
In the afternoon, walk down Tianzi Mountain via Wolong Ridge to 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/person per ride, round trip at ￥33/person per ride). Along the way, enjoy sights 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.
D5
Visit Golden Whip Stream and Huangshizhai, then return.
In the morning, visit "China's most beautiful grand canyon" — Golden Whip Stream. Walk for about 2.5 hours along its 7.5 km length, touring famous sights along the way 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 Delivering a Child, Master and Disciples Seeking Scriptures, Longevity Spring, Candle Peak, Two Turtles Exploring the Stream, and Scholar's Book Collection.
At noon, visit the Great Oxygen Bar Square (with 80,000–100,000 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter of air), then ascend to Zhangjiajie's largest cliff-top viewing platform at an altitude of 1,200 meters — Huangshizhai Scenic Area (you may choose the cableway at ￥48 per person per one-way trip, ￥92 per person for a round trip, or walk). A panorama of countless mountains and ravines unfolds before you. Walking along the loop trail around the summit, you can enjoy much stunning natural scenery, passing sights such as Liuqi Pavilion, Star-Plucking Terrace, Two Gates Welcoming Guests, Five-Finger Peak, Golden Turtle in the Sea of Mist, Natural Fresco, Huangshi Pine, Echo Wall, and Nine-Layer Wall.
D6
World's number one rafting — Mengdong River Rafting, return trip;
After watching the dawn in Fenghuang, head to Mengdong River to join the world's number one rafting — Mengdong River Rafting. Departing from "Hani Palace," you drift downstream in a small boat, rising and falling between the crests of the waves and the bottom of the valley, passing dozens of scenic spots one after another, such as Triangle Rock, Chicken Coop Gate, Nitu Waterfall, Yama Beach, Luoshuikeng Waterfall, and Mengsi Gorge — a feast for the eyes. Here you can sing loudly, brave the waves and rapids, or splash and play in the water, rediscovering the self you had long lost. 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 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.
Return to Zhangjiajie city and see off the group, ending the happy journey to western Hunan.
✅ Inclusions
I. Included in the quotation:
1. Tickets: Admission to the attractions listed in the itinerary.
2. Accommodation: Includes one standard twin room for two people per night at the hotel. If a single room supplement is required, the room fee must be paid.
Due to the need to visit famous attractions such as Yangjiajie, our itinerary includes 1 night's accommodation at a mountain guesthouse (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 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. Not included in the quotation:
1. Meals: Except where "meals included" is specifically noted, all others do not include meals. Solutions:
A. Dine independently. Tourists may decide freely according to personal preference and choose local specialties à la carte.
B. Choose group meals provided by our agency: standard at ￥40/person per day, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
2. Scenic area cableways: Fees for cable cars, cableways, sightseeing mini-trains, elevators, and other transport tools within scenic areas.
3. Major transportation: Does not include airfare, train tickets, or 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, 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 those 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; meals not taken are non-refundable. If attractions cannot be visited due to force majeure, or if discount tickets are generated with discount certificates, only the difference after the discounted settlement price will be refunded.
IV. Explanation of relevant terms:
Hotel class descriptions [i.e., accommodation descriptions]:
1. Economy: Stay in ordinary hotels, no star rating, clean, hygienic, safe, with private bathroom, air conditioning, color TV, and hot water facilities.
2. Standard: Hotels are higher than "Economy," recently renovated or hotels preparing to apply for a three-star rating.
3. Deluxe: Stay in officially rated three-star hotels by relevant national departments.
4. Super Deluxe: Stay in four-star hotels or hotels that are larger in scale, better equipped, and preparing to apply for a four-star rating compared with "Deluxe."
5. Ultra Deluxe: Standard stay in five-star hotels or the best local hotels, such as Wulingyuan International Resort Hotel in Wulingyuan District (five-star).
Group type descriptions [individual tourists, groups, and conferences receive daily pick-ups]:
1. Join-in group tour: A conventional and economical way to travel. Tourists from various places register with our agency, and accommodation, vehicles, guides, and other services are arranged uniformly to form a tour group. Advantages: optimizes tourism resources and saves travel costs; Disadvantages: slightly less flexibility compared with tourists forming a private group.
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.
Negotiation and execution of travel services:
Please submit your supplementary requirements to the customer service manager, and finally execute according to the contract agreement signed by both parties.
Warm tips:
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park ticket discount and free ticket policies:
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 may pass directly through special channels with valid certificates.
2. Seniors over 70 years old may purchase a ￥68 eco-bus ticket with their ID card.
3. Seniors aged 60-69 may purchase a ￥163 discount ticket with their ID card (must be full age).
4. Students over 1.2 meters and under 24 years old may purchase a ￥163 discount ticket with their student ID and ID card.
5. Children over 1.2 meters and under 1.5 meters may directly purchase a ￥163 discount ticket.
6. Holders of first- or second-class disability certificates issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation may purchase a ￥68 eco-bus ticket. Please verify certificates and number of people before purchasing tickets, and present certificates when purchasing.
However, the final implementation shall be subject to the specific rules 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) ￥1299 ￥1439 ￥2058 ￥
2-3 people private group (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥
4-5 people private group (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥
6-7 people private group (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥
8-9 people private group (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥
10 people private group (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥
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