[Pure Play Private Group Route 4] Zhangjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Fenghuang Ancient Town, Nanhua Mountain, Baofeng Lake Classic Pure Play 4-Day Tour
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Overview
★No-shopping pure tour route. China Travel Service Head Office, a national top 100 international travel agency, provides high-quality travel services; ★Selected attractions. The attractions arranged in the itinerary are all the most essential attractions in Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang Ancient Town. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park: World Geopark—China's first national forest park—Zhangjiajie core scenic area. Basically a must-see scenic area for Zhangjiajie travel. Fenghuang Ancient Town: An ancient town that has waited a thousand years for you—one of China's most beautiful ancient towns. Yellow Dragon Cave: A wonder among world karst caves, the "all-around champion of world karst caves," and "China's most beautiful tourist cave," renowned worldwide; Baofeng Lake: A world classic among lakes, gathering the beauty of Zhangjiajie's mountains and waters, with pleasant mountain songs, charming and beautiful Tujia girls, handsome Tujia young men, and possibly giant salamanders. Joyful songs all the way and beautiful scenery all the way will make you linger and forget to return. ★Best accommodation. Among hotels of the same class, we choose the best hotels for stays. ★Newest vehicles. We arrange new vehicles within two years as much as possible, so you sit comfortably and enjoy the trip fully. ★Tailor-made. If you do not find a route suitable for you here, please contact our customer service. We will tailor it according to your requirements.
🧭 Itinerary
D1
Morning group pickup, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park: one-day tour of Huangshizhai Scenic Area and Golden Whip Stream Scenic Area
Morning:
The guide and driver will meet your group at Zhangjiajie Airport or Railway Station with a name board. Depart from Zhangjiajie city center and drive 40 minutes to China's first national forest park—Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (248 yuan entrance ticket included). Visit the Great Oxygen Bar Square (with 80,000-100,000 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter of air), then climb to 1,200 meters above sea level to Huangshizhai Scenic Area, known for 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 yuan per person per trip, or choose to walk): enjoy a panoramic view of countless mountains and valleys. Walking along the circular trail at the top of the mountain, you can appreciate the stunning natural scenery of Huangshizhai. Along the way, there are attractions such as Liuqi Pavilion, Star-Picking Platform, Two Gates Welcoming Guests, Five-Finger Peak, Sea of Mist Golden Turtle, Natural Fresco, Huangshizhai 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 kilometers long, and walking takes about 2.5 hours. Golden Whip Stream is a naturally formed beautiful stream, named after the Golden Whip Rock. The valley is lush with vegetation, and the stream water is clear in all four seasons. It is called a "landscape gallery" and "fairyland on earth." 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 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 eco-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 extras:
Huangshizhai cable car one way 65 yuan per person; watch the large-scale folk visual feast "Charm of Xiangxi," which was performed at the 2012 Dragon Year CCTV Spring Festival Gala, 228 yuan per person.
D2
One-day tour of Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, the prototype of the mountain in the movie Avatar, Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area, the "King of World Peak Forests," and Ten-Mile Gallery Scenic Area
Morning:
Depart from the hotel to Suoxiyu ticket station and enter the scenic area. You may take the world's No. 1 elevator—Bailong Elevator (72 yuan per person) at your own expense to reach Yuanjiajie Scenic Area: Yuanjiajie is Zhangjiajie's core landscape and premium tour route. Yuanjiajie's scenery is known for being majestic, strange, precipitous, and steep. Along the more than ten-li mountain-ring trail, the scenery is too numerous to count. Among them, you can see: the prototype of "Hallelujah Mountain" in the movie Avatar—"Qiankun Pillar," the natural stone bridge with the highest discovered drop so far—No. 1 Bridge Under Heaven, Jiutian Xuanti, Bagua Diagram, Ape Gazing at the Moon, Worshipping Immortals Platform, and other attractions.
Afternoon:
Take the eco-bus for 40 minutes to Tianzi Mountain Nature Scenic Area, known as the "King of Peak Forests": "If one truly knows Tianzi's face, after returning one need not look at other mountains under heaven." This shows Tianzi Mountain's charming and beautiful scenery with many attractions. Visit Helong Park, which combines nature and culture, Imperial Brush Peak, Fairy Presenting Flowers, West Sea Stone Forest, Stone Boat Setting Out to Sea, and more. You can climb to Tianzi Pavilion, the highest point of Tianzi Mountain, and look far out over the panoramic view of Tianzi Mountain. Walk down the mountain for 2 hours (you may take the Tianzi Mountain cable car down at your own expense, 67 yuan per person) to reach Ten-Mile Gallery Scenic Area. You can visit: one of Zhangjiajie's top ten wonders, the Herb-Collecting Old Man, Three Sisters Peak, Twilight Love, Golden Rooster Announcing Dawn, Couple Holding 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 yuan per person one way).
Accommodation:
Wulingyuan Suoxiyu (scenic area)
Recommended optional extras:
Bailong Elevator one way 72 yuan per person, Tianzi Mountain cable car one way 67 yuan per person, Ten-Mile Gallery mini-train one way 38 yuan per person.
D3
Baofeng Lake Scenic Area or Yellow Dragon Cave Scenic Area, then depart for Fenghuang Ancient Town in the afternoon
Morning:
Visit the "Holy Lake in the Sky"—Baofeng Lake Scenic Area (96 yuan entrance ticket included): Baofeng Lake combines mountains and water and blends folk customs. It is especially famous for the exquisite scenery of a high gorge and calm lake, the Baofeng Flying Waterfall that "flies down three thousand feet," and the mysterious ancient temple deep in the mountains. We will go to see lifelike attractions 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 Water. Boating on the lake, listen to the mountain songs of the young men and women on the water expressing love, and watch egrets fishing in the leisurely green water.
Or visit Yellow Dragon Cave Scenic Area, known as the "all-around champion of world karst caves" (100 yuan entrance ticket included): Yellow Dragon Cave was selected in 2005 as "China's most beautiful tourist cave." In the cave, lights are dim and stalagmites stand in forests, like ancient trees with tangled roots. There are caves within caves and rivers within caves; it is full of wonders and truly deserves the name "underground magic palace." In the cave, there are also famous attractions such as the stone stalagmite Dinghai Shenzhen with one hundred million yuan in insurance, Xiangshui River, Dragon King Gathering Hall, Heavenly Fairy Water, and Tianzhu Street.
Afternoon:
After lunch, drive through the "thousand-year ancient battlefield" Baizhang Gorge to exit the scenic area: the gorge is named because there are stone cliffs nearly one hundred zhang high piercing the clouds, too high to look up at. Pass through Zhangjiajie city; if the weather is clear, you can also view the majestic Tianmen Mountain and Tianmen Cave, the "soul of Wuling," from the vehicle. 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 and was once praised by the famous New Zealand writer Rewi Alley as China's most beautiful small town. At night, view the Tuojiang River night scene. When the thousands of lights on both banks of the Tuojiang River are lit one after another, everywhere is dazzling, placing you in a scene of splendid brilliance. Step into a bar in Fenghuang Ancient Town and experience the lively yet romantic atmosphere. You can also choose a lotus lantern, make your best wish, and put them together into the long Tuojiang River...
Accommodation:
Fenghuang
D4
One-day tour of Fenghuang Ancient Town, group send-off in the afternoon
Morning:
Visit [Fenghuang Ancient Town Nine Scenic Spots] (148 yuan entrance ticket included): Fenghuang Ancient Town has beautiful scenery, a long history, and many places of interest. Inside the town, ancient city towers and Ming and Qing dynasty courtyards still retain their charm, and the ancient and simple Tuojiang River flows quietly. Here, you can visit the former residence of Shen Congwen, 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 Fenghuang's four great ancient city gates; the Chen Baozhen Family Century-Old Residence, now the ancient city 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 Tuojiang River; the Wanshou Palace, evaluated as "a grand architectural art spectacle gathering palaces, towers, and terraces"; and you can also [boat on the Tuojiang River], listening to the distinctive mountain songs of Miao girls. On the clear and green Tuojiang River, along the way, visit the century-old Tujia stilted houses on both banks.
In addition, in your spare time, you can walk on the Tuojiang River's "jumping rocks" and the small stone-slab streets in Ming and Qing style, then follow the drifting ginger candy scent to stroll along the folk customs street. You will find Tujia silver jewelry, Xilankapu, bamboo wares, and other handicrafts in the small shops along the street. Taste local specialty snacks; they will whet your appetite and be unforgettable, letting you experience a truly leisurely trip to Fenghuang Ancient Town.
Afternoon:
Depart from Fenghuang Ancient Town and drive 1 hour to Jishou Railway Station to see off the group, ending the pleasant Xiangxi tour! (If needed, we can also send guests back to Zhangjiajie for group send-off free of charge.)
✅ Inclusions
1. Tickets: includes entrance tickets to the attractions listed in the above itinerary;
2. Accommodation: includes three nights' accommodation. Each night's hotel has two people staying in one standard twin room. If a single room supplement occurs, the room fee must be paid. Hotel class descriptions:
Economy: stay in ordinary hotels, no star rating, clean, hygienic, safe, with private bathroom, air conditioning, color TV, and hot water facilities;
Comfort: hotels are higher than "Economy," recently renovated or hotels preparing to apply for a three-star rating;
Three-star: stay in officially rated three-star hotels by relevant national departments. In the Fenghuang area, where there are no officially rated three-star hotels, newly renovated three-star equivalent hotels will be arranged;
Deluxe: stay in four-star hotels or hotels that are larger and better equipped than those in "Three-star" and preparing to apply for a four-star rating;
Prestige: standard stay in five-star hotels or the best local hotels, such as Wulingyuan International Resort Hotel (officially five-star).
3. Guide: includes the cost of excellent nationally certified guide service throughout the trip;
4. Meals: group meal service is provided for groups of 10 or more. This itinerary includes seven main meals and three breakfasts. Main meals have nine dishes and one soup. (Individual travelers in groups of fewer than 10 do not include meals);
5. Transportation: tourist vehicles with 4-55 seats are provided according to different group sizes. New air-conditioned tourist vehicles are guaranteed. Vehicle use period: from pickup to drop-off. Vehicle use scope: within the tour itinerary;
6. Insurance: includes travel agency liability insurance, scenic area accident insurance, and tourist personal accident insurance;
❌ Exclusions
1. Meals for individual travelers: Individual travelers in groups of fewer than 9 people do not include meals. Visitors may choose on their own:
A. Order meals separately. Visitors may decide independently according to personal preferences and freely choose local specialty dishes;
B. Have the travel agency or guide recommend and arrange package meals. Standards are 40 yuan, 50 yuan, or 60 yuan per 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 major transportation costs such as air tickets and train tickets to and from Zhangjiajie from the visitor's location;
4. Other expenses: personal consumption, optional items, and additional expenses caused by force majeure factors;
Note: Scenic area hotels use combined consumption; meals not taken are non-refundable. If attractions cannot be visited due to force majeure factors, or if discount tickets are generated with discount certificates, only the difference after the discounted settlement price will be refunded.
Discussion and execution of travel services:
Please provide your supplementary requirements to the customer service manager, and ultimately execute according to the contract agreement negotiated and signed by both parties.
Warm tips:
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park ticket discount and free ticket policy:
1. Visitors holding new-version press cards, active-duty officer certificates, military disability certificates, civilian cadre certificates, student certificates, police officer certificates (armed police), soldier certificates, or retired officer certificates, and children under 1.2 meters, may pass directly through special channels with valid certificates;
2. Seniors aged 70 and above may purchase a 68 yuan eco-bus ticket with their ID card;
3. Seniors aged 60-69 may purchase a 163 yuan 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 yuan 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 yuan discount ticket.
6. Holders of first- or second-level disability certificates issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation may purchase a 68 yuan eco-bus ticket; please verify certificates and number of people before purchasing tickets, and present certificates when purchasing tickets.
However, the final implementation at the ticket station shall prevail.
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