Tips: This tour is collected all of the famous scenery in Western Hunan, designed particular for Western tourists. In this tour, you can fully enjoy the nature beauty and experience the local minority life(Tujia and Miao) in Western Hunan at the same time. Suitable for those who want to experience the true life of the minorities and don't mind the poor condition guest house in Miao village. Not recommend to photographers.

DAY 01           ZHANGJIAJIE

Arrive in Zhangjiajie in the evening, a warm welcome from your guide and transfer 40 minutes to the hotel in Wulingyuan scenic area.

DAY 02       ZHANGJIAJIE

Highlights: Tianzi Mountain/ One step to the heaven/ The Corridor in the Sky/Yuanjiajie

Breakfast in the hotel, today you will head for one of the most famous attractions in the park and the one that attracts the most tourists – The Son of Heaven Mountain (Tianzishan). You will ascend the mountain by cable-car and at the top you will be able to enjoy views of Warrior Taming Horse Rock and the Western Sea which are two of the most stunning mountain formations in the whole park and are really a pleasure to see. After visiting Tianzi Mountain you will continue on to a spot that is far less visited and can be a little difficult to find because the well surfaced paths soon disappear and the trail leads through heavy fores. arriving at the viewing point known as One Step To Heaven. Unlike the name suggests this isn’t actually just one step to heaven, but more of a metal staircase which leads to a metal viewing platform. From here you can admire 360 degree views of the surrounding peaks, a certainly unforgettable moment but one which is not accessible to all. The viewing platform isn’t recommended for those who suffer from vertigo and we suggest that for this trip you wear sturdy shoes. The Corridor in the Sky is another fantastic view point that you will pass by on the walk back from the One Step to Heaven scenic spot. If we have time, then after these spot, we can visit Yuanjiajie(the shooting place of the movie Avatar) and then take elevator down.

DAY 03             ZHANGJIAJIE

Highlights: Baofeng Lake/ Yellow Dragon Cave/ Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon 

Breakfast in the hotel, transfer to Baofeng Lake, which is the only spots famous for beautiful water in Zhangjiajie, enjoy a peaceful boat riding on the lake. Then transfer to Yellow dragon cave. It is the longest one in Asia; it is an incomparable realm of gigantic subterranean chambers, fantastic cave formations, and extraordinary features. After the cave transfer to Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, Situated in Sanguansi, cili county Zhangjiajie city, 10 km east to Wulingyuan world natural heritage site, the canyon is a new discovered spots in Zhangjiajie, which is well-known for the fresh air and crystal waterfall, 2.5 hours to finish it.

DAY 04              ZHANGJIAJIE---DEHANG MIAO VILLAGE

Highlights: Golden whip stream (part of it) / Huangshizhai/ Dehang Miao village

 

Breakfast and check out in the morning, transfer to Zhangjiajie national forest park, enjoy a beautiful hiking along the golden whip stream. Golden Whip Stream is famous for its pristine water, its verdant mountains, its steep cliffs and its serene valley, and it was reputed as one ‘of the most beautiful valleys’ in the world. Take cable car to the top of mountain, get ready for some jaw-dropping panoramic views on your hiking advebtures Huangshizhai, there are numerous lookout points for stunning views, from which you can see nearly half of the peaks of Zhangjiajie, there is a popular saying goes like that if you don't visit Huangshizhai, you can't claim that you have come to Zhangjiajie. Transfer to Dehang Miao village and chech into a home stay Inn in Dehang.

Day 05      DEHANG---FENGHUANG

Highlights:  Dehang Miao villge---Fenghuang ancient city

Hiking along the farm road in the valley of the Miao village, experience the local life of Miao people, reach the highest waterfall---Liusha waterfall (about 3 hours). Then come back to the village and check out, transfer to 1.5 hours to Fenghuang ancient city, on the way you can enjoy the view of the world most breathtaking bridge, Aizhai tunnel to tunnel suspension bridge, that is newly completed. Walk around the beautiful ancient city, which has been standing there for over 300 years and supposed to be one of the most beautiful ancient city of China. Enjoy a boat riding on Tuo river, there’re full of stilted wood building standing on the both side of the river, then step on the second floor of Rainbow bridge to enjoy the whole scenery of the ancient city. In the evening, you can walk around the city on your own, to enjoy the most beautiful scenery of the city---night scenery, or you can choose a bar to have a drink beside the river.

Day 06     FENGHUANG--ZHANGJIAJIE

Highlights:  Fenghuang--- Tianmen Mountain

Check out in the early morning, transfer 4 hours to Tianmen Mountain, take half an hour riding on the longest cable-car in the world (about 7.5 km) directly reach the top of Tianmen mountain. Have a breathless walking along the glass plank-road against the cliff.  Tianmen cave, the natural mountain-penetrating karst cave with the highest elevation in the world, hangs on the towering cliff. There are many graceful trees, karts hillocks and medicinal herbs and plants on the mountain. (about 5 hours sightseeing activies in Tianmen Mountain). Finish the wonderful trip in western Hunan.