This 4-day tour will let you travel from Changsha to visit the stunning Zhangjiejie and old town of Fenghuang. You will climb up the picturesque Tianmen Gateway, Tianzi Mountain to view the prototype mountain of the movie AVATAR... etc.
At 7am, you will be picked up from lobby of centrally located Changsha hotel, and you will take 2.5-hour bullet train ride to Zhangjiajie(or you will take 5-hour car ride instead if no train tickets are available). You will visit the Zhangjiajie Canyon Glass Bridge this afternoon. Note: If the glass bridge is closed due to the weather, you will visit Huanglong Cave (Yellow Dragon Cave instead).
Today you will take one-hour ride to Zhangjiajie National Park where you will overlook the wonderful views by super elevator. The elevator takes 1.58 seconds to transport tourists from the bottom to the Yuanjiajie top exhibiting unbelievable and fantastic views. Enjoy the heaven and earth pillar unpredictable prototype mountain of the movie AVATAR directed by Jame Cameron on the Summit Sightseeing Platform.
Afterwards you will move to visit Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve that offers a perfect location to have a panoramic picture. Known as 'the Monarch of the Peak Forest', Tianzi Mountain has four wonders: the Sea of Clouds, the Radiance of the Moonlight, the Rays of Sunshine and the Snow in winter. Later you will head to Shilihualang (10-Mile-Gallery) to explore. (One way by electric train; other way on foot for about 30 Minutes.)
Drive to Tianmen Mountain, then walk along the road leading to Gateway of Heaven. The glass walkway makes it so distinctive. You will take Tianmen Mountain Cableway to explore Tongtian Avenue (a way to Heaven), Tianmen Cave (Heaven Gateway), Tianmen Temple, Tianmen glass walkway, Ghost-valley plank road, and Yunmeng Fairy Summit. You will take a small cable to the main cable, then take the longest cableway in the world with a length of 7455 meters and elevation of 518 meters to go down.
(The round-way of the main cable and upper way for the small cable are included. If you take round-way small cable car, you will miss some sights.)
Afterwards you will take 3-hour car ride or 1 hour fast train ride to old town of Fenghuang which was built along the Tuo River with local wood. It is nice to wander around the well-preserved wooden houses. In the evening, the lights creates a wonderful world from the houses.
Explore in the old town of Fenghuang in the morning. After lunch, you will take 2-hour train ride to Changsha, and then transferred to your Changsha hotel where the trip concludes. If no train tickets are available, you will take 5-hour car ride back to Changsha.
Accommodation: 5-star hotel & nice guesthouse in Fenghuang
Transport: Chartered car or bus
Train: Bullet train (Economy seat)
Meals: Listed
Guide: English-speaking local guide in Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang
Entrance fees: Sites listed
Gratuity
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Group Size: 1--15 travelers
Travel Season: Year around
Difficulty: Moderate
Tour duration: 4 days 3 nights