6-day Essence of Shanghai to Zhangjiajie Tour with Glass Bridge
Overview
On one hand, Shanghai is a magical city where skyscrapers soar over traditional longtang alleys, the urbanscape blends with its long history, reflected in its classical palaces, colonial architectures, water towns, and temples. On the other hand, few destination on earth provides a more spectacular look of surreal mountainous landscape than Zhangajijie. Therefore the senses are delighted in both Shanghai and Zhangjijie at every turn. On an ETC’s private guided 6-day Zhangjiajie tour from Shanghai, your expert local guide will uncover the best of these two destinations. Experience the fantastic diversity of Shanghai and the sheer natural beauty of Zhangjiajie, with immersive activities and exclusive accesses.
Best for: Expats, Families, Seniors, Couples
Duration: 6 days & 5 nights
Destinations: Shanghai - Zhangjiajie
Travel Type: Private tour - Flexible & Free to customize
Highlights:- Visit can’t-miss highlights: the Bund, Yu Garden, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.
- Uncover the history of Shanghai, and the formation of Zhangjiajie.
- Find yourself in the Avatar mountain.
- Experience the thrill of Bailong Elevator and Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge.
- Challenge the Tianmen Mountain Sky Walk and walk 999 stairs to “Heaven’s Door”.
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You may be interested in knowing:
- Shanghai Maglev Train experience is available if you arrive in Pudong International Airport. By far, the world’s fastest train, it runs 430km/hr, and takes 8 minutes to Longyang Road station.
- Recommended night activities: acrobatic Show, bars at Xintiandi
After breakfast, meet your guide at the hotel lobby and start your Shanghai city tour with Shanghai Museum (closed on Mondays), famed as one of the top four museums in China, and is a treasure trove of ancient Chinese art. Admire numerous masterpieces of Bronze wares, ceramics, calligraphy and paintings.
Thereafter, follow your guide to Yu Garden, built in 1559, once one of the 5 great classic gardens in Jiangnan Area. Covering an area of approximately 20,000 square meters, it is renowned for its exquisite layout, rockeries, pavilions and winding paths leading to secluded spots. Within a waking distance is Yuyuan Market, also known as Shanghai City Town God Temple, where there are century-old shops and various local food stands.
Enjoy a gourmet lunch with signature Shanghai dishes. Then continue your guided trip to Shanghai Tower, ascend 546 meters to its 118th-floor observation deck, and view Huangpu Rivver, Shanghai skyline and the prosperous Lujiazui Financial area made of several iconic landmarks.
When the day gets dark, take a leisure stroll through Nanjing Road, the most popular pedestrian street and shopping street in Shanghai, featuring many Shanghai local speciality. Then you will come to the Bund, 1.5m long, another landmark of Shanghai. In 1844, it became a British concession, and the "Exhibition of Architecture from All Nations" was formed here, documenting the modernization process of Shanghai.
Optional night activity:
Huangpu River night cruise: Enjoy one of the world’s top 10 city night views. The lights of the historical buildings on the Bund and the skyscrapers in Lujiazui complement each other.
Free time in the morning until time to transfer to airport for your flight to Zhangjiajie. The air journey takes about 2.5 hours. Upon arrival, you will find your Zhangjiajie local guide has been waiting for you.
Take an exhilarating Zhangjiajie city tour to Tianmen Mountain, featuring Zhangjiajie’s highest peak, at 1518.6m. Stunning mountain peaks, thrilling glass skywalk, mysterious Tianmen Temple and Tianmen Cave are calling you. Ride the world's longest alpine passenger cableway, 7,455 meters, overlooking the 99-bend “Avenue of Heaven” in a flight of about 28 minutes before reaching the summit. Along the West Route (the most classic route), go to the glass-bottom walkway hanging from the 1400 meters cliff (optional). Then hike along the Ghost Valley Trail, which is a 1,600-meter suspended walkway, and explore the legend of the Three Kingdoms legend Ghost Valley Zi's hermitage. Arrive at Tianmen Mountain Temple and listen to your guide tell you about his history.
After that, take the sightseeing cable car to reach the best viewing platform of Tianmen Mountain, Yunmeng Xiange (optional). Then walk to the Tianmen Mountain elevator. You will take the cross-mountain escalator from the top of the mountain down to Tianmen Cave to witness Zhangjiajie's “Gate to Heaven”. This naturally occurring cave, formed by a combination of karst erosion and mountain collapse, is 131.5 meters high, 57 meters wide and 60 meters deep, and is one of Zhangjiajie's iconic geological wonders. Connecting Tianmen Cave are the extremely steep 999 steps, with an average of 45° and the steepest point nearly 70°. Walk down the steps and take the Tianmen Mountain Cable Car down to the mountain gate parking lot.
This morning, your guide will lead you to the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, a World Natural Heritage Site, and a World Geopark. It boasts a rare quartz sandstone peak forest landform on earth, with over 3,000 stone peaks. Take the cable car to Huangshi Village, which is 1,080 meters high. At places like the Star-Picking Platform and the Five-Finger Peak, explore the strange mountain and peculiar rocks of Zhangjiajie.
Drive about 40 minutes to Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, famous for its treacherous canyons, turquoise lakes, cascade waterfalls and the world's highest and longest glass bridge. Challenge yourself to walk on the fully transparent Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, 430 meters in length and 300 meters from the valley floor (equivalent to a 100-story building). Walk to the center overlooking the zhangjaijie Grand Canyon. After completing this challenge, you will continue hiking in the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, which is about 12 kilometers long, with a vertical drop of 400 meters, and takes about 2 hours. Streams, waterfalls, caves and virgin forests are intertwined, including a Line of Sky (the narrowest point is only 1.5 meters), Rainbow Lake and Shenquan Lake.
Please note: For those who don't want to walk much, there are elevators, slide ways, zip lines that take you descend into the valley.
Today we will continue our tour to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, but in a different part, focusing on Yuanjiajie, Avatar Mountain and Tianzi Mountain. Enter the park from Wulingyuan ticket office, take a 10-minute shuttle bus to the Ten Mile Gallery, and enjoy the “Old Man Picking Medicine” and “Three Sisters Peak” peaks. Then, go to Yuanjiajie Scenic Spot to ride the Bailong Elevator, the world's highest outdoor elevator with a vertical height of about 326 meters. It takes 1 minute and 30 seconds to the top.
Get out of the Bailong Elevator, towards the floating Hallelujah Mountain (Qiankun Pillar) from the Avatar movie. It is a 350-meter-high freestanding rock peak, which looks like suspending in the air when hidden in the clouds and mist. From the Avatar Mountain, walk along the trail for about 20 minutes to the World's No.1 Bridge. The natural stone bridge spans the two peaks and is 2 meters wide.
After visiting the other highlights, take the shuttle bus to Tianzi Mountains. Be marveled by iconic peaks such as the Royal Brush Peak and the Fairy Scattering Flowers. Descend by cable car for a panoramic view of the West Sea peaks and forests.
After a sound sleep and breakfast, your guide will escort you to the airport/railway Station. Make your way to next destination or fly back home. End of your 6 days Shanghai and Zhangjiajie tour package. Hope you will travel with Easy Tour China again!
Please note: If Fenghuang Ancient Town or Furong Ancient Town interests you, don’t hesitate to tell your travel advisor to add one of them or both to your tip.
