[Pure Play Private Group Route 5] Zhangjiajie, Tianmen Mountain, Fenghuang Ancient Town, Tianzi Mountain, Baofeng Lake In-Depth Pure Play Five-Day Tour

Morning: The guide and driver will meet your group at Zhangjiajie Airport or Railway Station with a welcome sign. Departing from downtown Zhangjiajie, a 40-minute drive brings us to China's first national forest park -- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (admission ￥248 included). We will visit the Great Oxygen Bar Square (with 80,000-100,000 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter of air), then climb to an altitude of 1,200 meters to Huangshizhai Scenic Area, known by the saying "If you don't visit Huangshizhai, your trip to Zhangjiajie is in vain" (you may choose to take the Huangshizhai cable car up and down at your own expense, ￥65 per person per ride, or walk): a panorama of countless peaks and valleys unfolds before you. Walking along the circular trail on the summit, you can enjoy the stunning natural scenery of Huangshizhai, passing sights such as Liuqi Pavilion, Star-Picking Platform, 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 the Golden Whip Rock. The valley is lush with vegetation, and the stream is crystal clear in all seasons, earning it the titles "Gallery of Landscape" and "Fairyland on Earth." Along the way, you will see famous sights such as Golden Whip Rock, Divine Eagle Guarding 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 the end of Golden Whip Stream, exit at Water Winding Around Four Gates, take the shuttle bus for 25 minutes to Suoxiyu Ticket Station, arrive at the hotel, and end the pleasant day's tour! Accommodation: Wulingyuan Suoxiyu (Scenic Area) Recommended optional activities: Huangshizhai cable car one way ￥65 per person, folk culture evening show ￥228 per person

Morning: Depart from the hotel to Suoxiyu Ticket Station to enter the scenic area. You may take the world's No.1 elevator -- Bailong Elevator (￥72 per person) at your own expense to reach Yuanjiajie Scenic Area: Yuanjiajie is the core landscape and premium tour route of Zhangjiajie. Its scenery is known for being majestic, peculiar, precipitous, and steep. Along the more than ten-li mountain trail, there are countless beautiful views, including: the prototype of "Hallelujah Mountain" in the movie Avatar -- "Qiankun Pillar," the natural stone bridge with the highest discovered drop so far -- World's No.1 Bridge, Nine-Heaven Mystic Ladder, Bagua Diagram, Ape Gazing at the Moon, Worshipping Immortals Platform, and other attractions. Afternoon: Take the shuttle bus for 40 minutes to Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve, known as the "King of Peak Forests": "If one truly knows Tianzi's face, no other mountains are worth seeing upon return." This shows Tianzi Mountain's charming and beautiful scenery with numerous attractions. Visit Helong Park, which combines nature and culture, Imperial Brush Peak, Fairy Presenting Flowers, West Sea Stone Forest, Stone Boat Sailing Out, and more. You can climb to Tianzi Pavilion, the highest point of Tianzi Mountain, and gaze at the panoramic view. Walk down the mountain for 2 hours (or take the Tianzi Mountain cable car down at your own expense, ￥67 per person) to reach Ten-Mile Gallery Scenic Area, where you can see: one of Zhangjiajie's top ten wonders -- Herb-Gathering Old Man, Three Sisters Peak, Twilight Love, Golden Rooster Crowing at Dawn, Couple Embracing Child, Heavenly Dog Gazing at the Moon, and other attractions (you may take the sightseeing mini-train for the full route at your own expense, ￥38 per person one way). Accommodation: Wulingyuan Suoxiyu (Scenic Area) Recommended optional activities: Bailong Elevator one way ￥72 per person, Tianzi Mountain cable car one way ￥67 per person, Ten-Mile Gallery mini-train one way ￥38 per person

Morning: Visit the "Holy Lake in the Sky" -- Baofeng Lake Scenic Area (admission ￥96 included): Baofeng Lake combines mountains and water with folk customs. It is especially famous for the exquisite high-gorge flat-lake scenery, the Baofeng Waterfall that "flies down three thousand feet," and the mysterious ancient temple deep in the mountains. We will admire the vivid sights of Baofeng Waterfall, Fairy Looking in the Mirror, Stone Gate Welcoming Guests, Peacock Spreading Its Tail, Golden Toad Holding the Moon, Divine Turtle Emerging from Water, and more. Boating on the lake, you can listen to the mountain songs of the local young men and women, and watch egrets fishing in the emerald water. Or visit Yellow Dragon Cave Scenic Area (admission ￥100 included), known as the "All-Around Champion of World Karst Caves": Yellow Dragon Cave was selected as "China's Most Beautiful Tourist Cave" in 2005. Inside, lights are dim and stalagmites stand in forests, like ancient trees with twisted roots. There are caves within caves and rivers within caves -- truly a "subterranean magic palace." The cave also features the 100-million-yuan-insured stalagmite Needle Stabilizing the Sea, Xiangshui River, Dragon King Assembly Hall, Heavenly Fairy Water, Tianzhu Street, and other famous attractions. Afternoon: Drive to the lower station of Tianmen Mountain Cableway and visit Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park (admission and cableway ticket ￥258 included). Tianmen Mountain has profound cultural heritage, known as the "Soul of Wuling" and the "First Sacred Mountain of Xiangxi." It combines peaks, rocks, springs, streams, clouds, and forests, integrating majesty, peculiarity, elegance, precipitousness, and tranquility, 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 Villa, Ghost Valley Plank Road, Ghost Valley Military Formation, Yunmeng Fairy Summit, Tianmen Mountain Temple, Lingquan Courtyard, Wood and Stone Love, and other famous attractions. Tianmen Cableway: The cableway has an inclined length of 7,455 meters and a horizontal height difference of 1,279 meters between upper and lower stations. It is the world's longest single-line circulating detachable grip cabin cableway, like a rainbow flying between "the human world" and "heaven," and like a giant dragon soaring in the clouds, clinging to cliffs and rising into the sky -- magnificent and breathtaking. It is one of the "Four Wonders" of Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area. Tongtian Avenue: Known as Tongtian Avenue, this winding mountain road has 99 bends in total, like a jade belt wrapping around, bend after bend, layer upon layer, clinging to cliffs and soaring into the clouds. The "World's No.1 Road Wonder" emerges, and from the cableway, the road looks like a dense spider web, with a vertical drop of about one kilometer. Tianmen Cave: Climb 999 steps to Tianmen Cave and pray for blessings. It is 131.5 meters high and more than 50 meters wide, opening north-south on a sheer cliff. It is majestic and towering, a rare high-altitude through-mountain cave and a world-class wonder of nature's magic. The 2006 Russian Air Force aerobatic performance at Tianmen Mountain, Zhangjiajie, added suspense to Tianmen Cave and made it a global focus again. Ghost Valley Plank Road: Beneath your feet is endless green wilderness, flocks of birds playing in the canyon, and occasionally an eagle gliding past. Close your eyes, stretch your numb legs, with a racing heartbeat, open your arms, and you will get a most perfect, exciting, and nature-close SPA. After all, enjoying scenery on a cliff is generally not something ordinary humans can experience. Accommodation: Zhangjiajie Downtown

Morning: Drive to Fenghuang Ancient Town (about 4 hours): enjoy Xiangxi folk customs along the way. Fenghuang Ancient Town is a national historical and cultural city, once praised by the famous New Zealand writer Rewi Alley as China's most beautiful small town. Afternoon: Visit [Fenghuang Ancient Town Nine Scenic Spots] (admission ￥148 included): Fenghuang Ancient Town is beautiful with a long history and many historical sites. Inside the town, ancient city towers and Ming-Qing courtyards still retain their charm, and the ancient and simple Tuo River flows quietly. Here you can visit the former residence of Shen Congwen, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and father of local literature; the former residence of Xiong Xiling, Premier of the Republic of China; the East Gate Tower, one of the four great ancient city gates of Fenghuang; the century-old Chen Baozhen Family Mansion, now the Ancient Town Museum; the Yang Family Ancestral Hall, a treasure of Xiangxi architectural art; Chongde Hall, the residence of the richest family in old Fenghuang; the Hongqiao Art Building, elegant and antique, lying across the Tuo River; the Wanshou Palace, evaluated as "a grand architectural art exhibition of palaces, towers, and terraces"; and you can also [boat on the Tuo River], listening to the distinctive mountain songs of Miao girls. On the clear green Tuo River, you will see century-old Tujia stilted houses on both banks. In addition, in your spare time, you can walk on the Tuo River's "jumping rocks" and the small flagstone streets in Ming-Qing style, then follow the scent of ginger candy to stroll along the Folk Custom Street. You will find shops selling Tujia silver jewelry, Xilankapu, bamboo ware, and other handicrafts. Taste local snacks, which will whet your appetite and be unforgettable, letting you experience a truly leisurely trip to Fenghuang Ancient Town! Accommodation: Fenghuang

Morning: In Fenghuang, in your spare time, you can also walk on the Tuo River's "jumping rocks" and the small flagstone streets in Ming-Qing style, then follow the scent of ginger candy to stroll along the Folk Custom Street. You will find shops selling Tujia silver jewelry, Xilankapu, bamboo ware, and other handicrafts. Taste local snacks, which will whet your appetite and be unforgettable, letting you experience a truly leisurely trip to Fenghuang Ancient Town! Afternoon: Depart from Fenghuang Ancient Town, drive 1 hour to Jishou Railway Station to see off the group, ending the pleasant Xiangxi journey! (If needed, we can also send guests back to Zhangjiajie for free to see off the group.)