Journey to Western Hunan: 6-Day Tour of Zhangjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Baofeng Lake/Yellow Dragon Cave, Fenghuang Ancient Town, Mengdong River Rafting, and Tianmen Mountain
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Overview
★ It's been too long since you went out for a walk with your family, too long stuck in the concrete office, too long without "close contact" with nature... ★ If you want to experience the magical charm of nature, then this route is the most suitable for you: there are forest parks, ancient towns, karst caves, and rafting. It is the most leisurely and most suitable essence route for summer vacation in Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang Ancient Town! ★ Go rafting! Mengdong River is rated as the "world's number one rafting," thrilling, exciting, refreshing, and joyful, with laughter all along the way... ★ With valid preferential certificates, we will definitely give you the maximum discount!
🧭 Itinerary
D1
Pick-up, one-day tour of Huangshizhai and Golden Whip Stream in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Morning: The guide and driver will meet the group at Zhangjiajie Airport or Railway Station with a sign, then drive to China's first national forest park — Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Visit the Great Oxygen Bar Square (with 80,000–100,000 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter of air), then ascend to the 1,200-meter-high, Zhangjiajie's largest cliff-top viewing platform — 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 the stunning natural scenery of Huangshizhai, 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.
Afternoon: Stroll along "China's most beautiful grand canyon" — Golden Whip Stream. Golden Whip Stream is 7.5 km long and takes about 2.5 hours to walk. It is a naturally formed beautiful stream, named after Golden Whip Rock. The valley is lush with vegetation, and the stream is clear in all four seasons, known as a "landscape gallery" and "earthly fairyland." Along the way, visit famous sights 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, then return to the hotel to rest.
Accommodation: Wulingyuan
D2
One-day tour of Tianzi Mountain and Ten-Mile Gallery, wonders of peak forests
Morning: Drive to the world's wonder of peak forests — Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area (you may choose the cableway at ￥52 per person per one-way trip or walk up Tianzi Mountain). As the saying goes, "Whoever has seen Tianzi's face will not care for other mountains." This shows Tianzi Mountain's charming scenery, beautiful views, and numerous attractions. 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, He Long Bronze Statue, and other sights; (you may optionally take the Bailong Elevator at your own expense to visit Yuanjia Village 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 the sightseeing mini-train at ￥23 per person per one-way trip or walk). Along the way, enjoy sights such as Heaven's Platform, Three Sisters Peak, King Xiang Watching a Book, Longevity Star Welcoming Guests, Herb-Gathering Old Man, Golden Rat Watching the Sky, and Fierce Tiger Roaring at the Sky; then take the shuttle bus to Wulingyuan ticket station and check into the hotel to rest.
Accommodation: Wulingyuan
D3
Baofeng Lake/Yellow Dragon Cave, free time in the afternoon
Morning: Visit Baofeng Lake or Yellow Dragon Cave
Baofeng Lake Scenic Area, the "Jade Lake of the Human World," combines mountains and water and blends folk customs. It is especially famous for the unique and beautiful high-gorge flat-lake scenery, the Baofeng Flying Waterfall that "plunges three thousand feet," and the mysterious ancient temple deep in the mountains. We will go to see lifelike sights such as Baofeng Flying Waterfall, Fairy Looking in the Mirror, Stone Gate Welcoming Guests, Peacock Spreading Its Tail, Golden Toad Holding the Moon, and Divine Turtle Emerging from the Water. Boating on the lake, you can listen to the mountain songs of the young men and women on the water conveying love, and watch egrets fishing in the leisurely blue water; Baofeng Lake is a boutique attraction among the Wulingyuan scenic spots.
Yellow Dragon Cave, a world karst cave wonder, is a famous karst cave attraction in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic Area and was selected as "China's most beautiful tourist cave" in 2005. We will go to see famous sights such as Dragon Dance Hall, Xiangshui River, Heavenly Fairy Water, Tianzhu Street, Dragon Palace, and Maze. Then exit the scenic area via Baizhang Gorge, the gateway to Wulingyuan.
Afternoon: Free time (you may optionally visit Zhangjiajie city attractions such as Tujia Folk Custom Park, Old Courtyard, and Junsheng Sandstone Painting Academy at your own expense).
Accommodation: Zhangjiajie city
D4
One-day tour of Fenghuang Ancient Town, enjoy the night view in the evening
Morning: Drive to the most beautiful small town — Fenghuang Ancient Town (about four hours' drive), and have lunch in the ancient town.
Afternoon: We will visit the former residence of Shen Congwen, a great literary master; 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; and the North Gate Jumping Rock, where thousands of troops once passed. Take a leisurely wooden boat to enjoy the intoxicating scenery of the Tuo River, the clusters of stilted houses with red lanterns hanging high, the Duocui Tower — Huang Yongyu's studio — hidden among green mountains and clear waters, and the Ten-Thousand-Name Pagoda standing by the river. Walking along the ancient, long bluestone street, 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... (The ￥148 ticket for Fenghuang Ancient Town includes: Shen Congwen's Former Residence, Yang Family Ancestral Hall, East Gate Tower, Xiong Xiling's Former Residence, Tuo River Boat Ride, Hongqiao Art Building, Wanshou Palace, Chongde Hall, and the Ancient Town Museum.)
Night tour of Fenghuang: The night view of Fenghuang Ancient Town is mesmerizing. Stroll through the ancient town and feel its tranquility and peace under the night sky; release river lanterns by the Tuo River to pray for family and friends; visit the bars of Fenghuang Ancient Town and experience the lively yet romantic atmosphere; and of course, the most unforgettable thing is walking with friends along the small bluestone streets in Ming and Qing style, feeling the simplicity of Shen Congwen's "Border Town," looking at the rich variety of handicrafts, and tasting the mouth-watering local snacks — it will make you linger and forget to return...
Accommodation: Fenghuang Ancient Town
D5
One-day tour of Mengdong River Rafting
Morning: Depart from the ancient town by bus to Mengdong River and join the world's number one rafting — Mengdong River Rafting. We depart from "Hani Palace" and 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.
【Furong Town】, originally called 【Wangcun】, 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.
Afternoon: Drive back to Zhangjiajie city.
Accommodation: Zhangjiajie city
D6
One-day tour of Tianmen Mountain, return trip
Morning: Drive to the lower station of the 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 being the number one sacred mountain in western Hunan. It combines peaks, rocks, springs, streams, clouds, and forests, and gathers majesty, wonder, beauty, steepness, and seclusion into one, and is praised as an aerial primeval garden. We will take the Tianmen Mountain cableway to visit Tianmen Mountain: see Tianmen Cave, the 99-bend road wonder (Tongtian Avenue), Li Na's Villa, Ghost Valley Plank Road, Ghost Valley Military Formation, Yunmeng Fairy Summit, Tianmen Mountain Temple, Lingquan Courtyard, Wood and Stone in Love, and other famous sights.
Tianmen Cableway: The cableway has an inclined length of 7,455 meters and 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 walls, rising straight into the sky, soul-stirring and magnificent. It has become one of the "four 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 winding around, bend after bend closely connected, layer upon layer, clinging to the mountain and walls, rushing straight into the clouds. The "world's number one road wonder" was born, and from the cableway, the road looks like a dense 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 and south on a sheer wall of a thousand fathoms. It is majestic and towering, 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.
Ghost Valley 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, straighten your numb legs, with a racing heartbeat, open your arms, and you can get the most perfect, exciting, and nature-close SPA. After all, you should know that enjoying scenery on a cliff is generally not something ordinary humans can enjoy.
Afternoon: Then take the cableway down the mountain, return to Zhangjiajie city, and see off the group.
See-off: End the pleasant journey.
💰 What's included / not included
| Item | Included? |
|---|---|
| I. Explanation of fees included in the quotation: | ✓ Included |
| 1. Tickets: Includes tickets to the scenic spots listed in the itinerary; | ✓ Included |
| 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; | ✓ Included |
| Due to the need to visit famous attractions such as Yangjiajie, our itinerary includes 1 night's accommodation in a mountain inn (clean, safe, and hygienic). | ✓ Included |
| 3. Guide: Includes the considerate service fee of a nationally certified guide; | ✓ Included |
| 4. Insurance: Includes travel agency liability insurance and scenic area accident insurance. For a private group, personal accident insurance can be given as a gift; | ✓ Included |
| 5. Transportation: Includes 7–55-seat tourist vehicles (the model depends on the number of people in the group that day). Vehicle use period: from pick-up to see-off; vehicle use scope: within the tourist itinerary. | ✓ Included |
| II. Explanation of fees not included in the quotation: | ✓ Included |
| 1. Tourist meals: Except where "meals included" is specifically noted, all others 【do not include meals】. Solutions: | ✓ Included |
| A. Arrange meals independently. Tourists may decide according to personal preference and freely choose local specialties from the menu; | ✓ Included |
| B. Choose group meals provided by our agency: standard is ￥40 per person per day, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner; | ✓ Included |
| 2. Scenic area cableways: Fees for cable cars, cableways, sightseeing mini-trains, elevators, and other transport tools within scenic areas; | ✓ Included |
| 3. Major transportation: Does not include air tickets, train tickets, and other major transportation costs for tourists traveling to and from Zhangjiajie from their location; | ✓ Included |
| 4. Other fees: Personal consumption and additional expenses caused by force majeure factors, etc. | ✓ Included |
| III. Travel warm reminders: | ✓ Included |
| 1. Ticket booking: Our agency can book round-trip air tickets and train tickets to and from various places for tourists; | ✓ Included |
| 2. Additional attractions: This route can add other attractions according to tourists' needs, with costs calculated separately; | ✓ Included |
| 3. Preferential policies: Tourists who meet the following preferential policies, such as those over 60 years old, active-duty military personnel, children under 1.2 meters, students, journalists, etc., please inform our customer service in advance. | ✓ Included |
| Note: Scenic area hotels use combined consumption; if meals are not taken, no refund will be given. If scenic spot tickets 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. | ✓ Included |
| Discussion and execution of tourism services: | ✓ Included |
| Please submit your supplementary requirements to the customer service manager, and finally execute according to the contract agreement signed by both parties. | ✓ Included |
| Warm reminder: | ✓ Included |
| Zhangjiajie National Forest Park ticket preferential and free ticket policies: | ✓ Included |
| 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; | ✓ Included |
| 2. Elderly people over 70 years old can purchase a ￥68 shuttle bus ticket with their ID card; | ✓ Included |
| 3. Elderly people aged 60–69 can purchase a ￥163 preferential ticket with their ID card (must be full age); | ✓ Included |
| 4. Students over 1.2 meters and under 24 years old can purchase a ￥163 preferential ticket with their student ID and ID card; | ✓ Included |
| 5. Children over 1.2 meters and under 1.5 meters can directly purchase a ￥163 preferential ticket. | ✓ Included |
| 6. Those holding first- or second-class disability certificates issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation can purchase a ￥68 shuttle bus ticket; please verify certificates and number of people before purchasing tickets, and present certificates when purchasing tickets. | ✓ Included |
| However, the final implementation shall be subject to the specific execution of the ticket station. | ✓ Included |
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✅ Inclusions
I. Explanation of fees included in the quotation: 1. Tickets: Includes tickets to the scenic spots 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's accommodation in a mountain inn (clean, safe, and hygienic). 3. Guide: Includes the considerate service fee of a nationally certified guide; 4. Insurance: Includes travel agency liability insurance and scenic area accident insurance. For a private group, personal accident insurance can be given as a gift; 5. Transportation: Includes 7–55-seat tourist vehicles (the model depends on the number of people in the group that day). Vehicle use period: from pick-up to see-off; vehicle use scope: within the tourist itinerary. II. Explanation of fees not included in the quotation: 1. Tourist meals: Except where "meals included" is specifically noted, all others 【do not include meals】. Solutions: A. Arrange meals independently. Tourists may decide according to personal preference and freely choose local specialties from the menu; B. Choose group meals provided by our agency: standard is ￥40 per 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 air tickets, train tickets, and other major transportation costs for tourists traveling to and from Zhangjiajie from their location; 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 and from 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 those 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 taken, no refund will be given. If scenic spot tickets 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 tourism services: Please submit your supplementary requirements to the customer service manager, and finally execute according to the contract agreement signed by both parties. Warm reminder: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park 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 people over 70 years old can purchase a ￥68 shuttle bus ticket with their ID card; 3. Elderly people aged 60–69 can purchase a ￥163 preferential ticket with their ID card (must be full age); 4. Students over 1.2 meters and under 24 years old can purchase a ￥163 preferential ticket with their student ID and ID card; 5. Children over 1.2 meters and under 1.5 meters can directly purchase a ￥163 preferential ticket. 6. Those holding first- or second-class disability certificates issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation can purchase a ￥68 shuttle 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 grade)】 Number of people Standard Deluxe Deluxe A Super Deluxe Individual travelers joining a group (meals not included) ￥ ￥ ￥ ￥ 2–3 people private group (meals not included) ￥2158 ￥2338 ￥3148 ￥3758 4–5 people private group (meals not included) ￥1589 ￥1769 ￥2299 ￥3189 6–7 people private group (meals not included) ￥1469 ￥1649 ￥2169 ￥3089 8–9 people private group (meals not included) ￥1419 ￥1599 ￥2119 ￥3039 10 people private group (meals not included) ￥1509 ￥1689 ￥2209 ￥3109📋 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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