Silk Road Trips

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Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic Area

At 6.30am, you will be picked up from lobby of centrally located Guangzhou hotel, and transferred to station to catch 6-hour bullet train to Zhangjiajie. Upon arrival, you will check in hotel in Wulingyuan Scenic Area, often referred to as Zhangjiajie.  If time permits, you will visit some sections of Zhangjiajie.

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

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.

Tianzi Mountain

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.)

Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park

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 world's longest cableway, with a length of 7455 meters and elevation of 1518 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.)

Phoenix Ancient Town

Afterwards you will take 3-hour 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.  

Phoenix Ancient Town

Free explore the old town of Fenghuang to view the old houses, Tuo River, temple, and shops etc. in the morning. After lunch, you will take 5-hourbullet train back to Guangzhou. Upon arrival, you will be transferred back to your Guangzhou hotel where the trip concludes.