World Natural Heritage World Geopark The First National Forest Park of China
Tour Duration: 4nights and 5days.
Tour Description: This trip will make you enjoy the beauty of the nature, relax from your work, as well as taking you to explore the culture of the ethnic group. Professional guiding service bring you a pleasant trip in china.
Day 1: Arrive in Zhangjiajie,
Guide and driver will meet you at the zhangjaijie airport and transport to your hotel.
Accommomation: Zhangjiajie city
Day 2: Yuanjiajie-Golden whip stream
Start your tour in the early morning around 8:30,World Natural Heritage Site:Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. Hike through a grand valley (Baizhangxia) and get lost in the mysterious Pandora's wonderland. And the virgin Yuanjiajie Scenic Area overlook the wonder view by the super elevator. On the summit platform, you will see the Southern Sky Pillar - the unpredictable prototype of the Hallelujah Mountains" in Avatar. In January 2010, it had been renamed "Avatar Hallelujah Mountain" by the local government in honor of the film,With a length of 7.5 kilometers, Golden Whip Stream is famous for its pristine water, its verdant mountains, its steep cliffs and its serene valley. As a veritable paradise for plants, its pathways are adorned by an abundance of flowers, trees, and grasses. Then too, this place is a kingdom fit for various fauna-birds, fish and land animals. Such comparable scenic poetry is only to be found in fairy tales. Indeed, someone has aptly remarked: It is a stream of bright watercolor painting, and a creator of ancient legends. To many other observers, Golden Whip Stream is a stream at once unique and mysterious, producing astonishment in the hearts of those fortunate enough to tour its wonders.
Accommomation: Mountain top(Family Hostel)
Day 3: Tianzi mount-Ten miles gallery
Start your tour in the early morning around 9:00,Zhangjiajie Tianzi Mount means King's mountain in English, because its Tujia minority chief-Xiang Dakun's uprising in Ming dynasty 500 years ago recorded in the history. Xiang Dakun is honored as a king. In Tianzi Mount the huge forests of pillars stand foursquare against the distant blue hills, announcing themselves to be the very treasures that Unesco declares them to be.Tianzi Mount present itself in distinctive shape, geological speaking, and the rock formation is older than that in Yuanjiajie, you will have fantastic experience of stunning views.in the afternoon hiking down along lying dragon ridge and shilihualang (10-mile pictureque gallery for 3 hours)
Accommomation: Wulingyuan area
Day 4: Yellow dragon cave-Baofeng lake
In the morning attractions in the biggest underground cave in china -Yellow Dragon Cave,It has four layers and covers an area of about 20 square kilometers. With a vertical height up to 100 meters, the cave is composed of one storage, two streams, three waterfalls, four pools, 13 platforms and 46 corridors, as well as countless stalagmites. Among all stalactites in the Yellow Dragon Cave, the most miraculous are Ding Hai Shen Zhen (sea-calming needle) and Long Wang Bao Zuo (Dragon King's Throne). Ding Hai Shen Zhen stands 19.2 meters high at a diameter of 10 cm. In 1998, Ding Hai Shen Zhen is insured for the value of one hundred million yuan.In the afternoon attrations Baofeng lake,it is a veritable place of graceful mountains and charming waterway and for all the kind,good gracious and wise people. Baofeng Lake is such a paradise that you would like to visit again and again, whether you have been here or not. Located in the high gorges, a body of crystalline and calm water is surrounded by the emerald mountains. The lake is situated part way up the mountain range, 85 meters above the ground, and attains an altitude of 585 meters. Because of its association with the Baofeng Mountain Range, the lake bears the name of Baofeng. With an average depth of 72 meters, Baofeng Lake covers an area of 15 hectares, and can hold 6 million cubic meters of water at full capacity.permanent waterfall at the entrance is a wonder, movie Avatar waterfall.
Accommomation: Wulingyuan area
Day 5: Tianmen mount- Sandstone painting institute
In the morning, Heading to Sandstone painting institute and visit Tianmen mountain,this Mountain is uniquely skyscraping and domineering. Tianmen cave the natural mountain-penetrating karst cave with the highest elevation in the world, hangs on the towering cliff. The cave become the unique sight under heaven and breeds the profound and grand heaven culture of Fairy Mountain in the local area. Tianmenshan Mountain is the second national forest park in Zhangjiajie. On the mountaintop are intact sub-primitive forests with overflowing wild atmosphere in all the seasons. In addition, the densely populated karst hillocks and karrens plus the mating of strange rocks and graceful trees.create a grand garden of bonsai as if blessed by the God. Tianmenshan Mountain Temple, with an area of over 10000 square meters, has been honored as a pilgrimage site ever since the Ming Dynasty. It is the .Buddhist center of Western Hunan. The six unresolved mysteries in the past hundreds of years such as Opening of Tianmen cave, shadow of Guigu(famous ancient Toaist), and Auspicious Unicorn have added the mysterious and elusive atmosphere for Tianmenshan Mountain. Some grand events held in Tianmenshan Mountain, in 1999 international stunt plane flying through the Tianmenshan cave openning draw worldwide attention, 1n 2010, Freddy Rock, a tightrope walker from Switzerland, and Saimaiti Aishan, the seventh-generation Dawazi (high-wire) stuntman from Chinas Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region competed in speed, distance and difficulty of high wire walking. The two staged a spectacular performance on the last portion of the steel wire which runs at a 42-degree gradient and is more than 500 meters away from the bottom of the valley at the highest point.A lot of hiking in the mountain, Heading to the zhangjiajie airport.finish your zhangjiajie pleasant trip.
Quotation: US$***/P.P (Booking Online E-mail：shuire@gmail.com)
Recommended options: Charming Xiangxi: 240rmb/pax Fairy fox lady :300rmb/pax
Price inclusion:
Accomodation as specified above (Based on twin sharing)
Entrance Fee to all the scenic spots specified above,
All cable cars and lift fares are included.
Pick up car service from airport to hotel, hotel to train station
Tour coach service to the scenic spot specified in the above itinerary
English speaking guide for the whole trip
Breakfast are included.
Bottled water everyday
Service charge & Government Taxes;
Local Insurance;
Price exclusion:
Laundry service;Phone calls, medical
Expenses;other personal expenses
Porterage and luggage service
Optional activities which are not included
All lanch and dinners
Tips for the guide and driver's excellent service
International and domestic flights and train fares.
Modification & Cancellation
Modification of the tour schedule should be informed 15 days Prior to the arrival of the group.
No cancellation fee will be charged when it is informed 20 days in advance of the scheduled arrival of the group. Room cost of the whole group of a day will be charged if the cancelation is received within 20 days before the arrival of the group.
It is agreed that either party should bear 50% of a day’s room charge as financial losses of delay due to transportation delay.
Payment
To make a reservation for each group shall first remit 10% RMB of the total amount as deposit(please chose the following payment way to make the down payment)
The balance should be paid upon the group arrival.
Other tips
Comfortable sport shoes are advisable
Take your personal disposable things, like the shampoo, shower lotion, brush paste ,teeth brush, etc. (Many of the hotels in Hunan province do not provide disposable things for the environmental protection.
