6 Days Zhangjiajie Tour with Furong Ancient Town
Overview
Furong Ancient Town, famous for the waterfall and Tujia people's Diaojiaolou - an unique Chinese building with hanging legs in the water. After the visit to Zhangjajie Wulingyuan Scenic Area and Tianmen Mountain for the amazing sceneries and thrilling skywalk on glass planks, you will tay one night in the town to experience Tujia minority people's lifestyle and view the dizzling night view of the town.
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After breakfast, you will be picked up from hotel and start the exploration of Zhangjiajie National Park, the first of its kind in China. In the morning, you will take a cable car up to Huangshi Village (Yellow Stone Fort). Here on Zhangjaije’s biggest and best viewing platform enjoy yourself with the breathtaking mountain view.
Continue with your exploration in the park, and hike along Golden Whip Creek, known as natural air anion bar with lush vegetation and clean brooks. It is 7.5 meter long, and takes about 2 – 3 hours walking subject to your physical condition. Later, take a leisure visit to Ten Miles Gallery by a small train ride.
Meal: B, L
Today you will visit other parts of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Starting from Yuanjiajie Mountain by the Bailong Elevator - a glass elevator which was built into the side of a huge cliff, and it is the fastest elevator in the world. Experience the speed while taking in the breathtaking views. Take about 2.5 hours to discover the amazing pillar scenery of the southern sky, which was used to inspiration for the famous “Avatar Hallelujah Mountain". Afterwards, take the sightseeing bus to visit the beautiful Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve, including Helong Park, West Sea Stone Forest and some other sights. Marvel at a notable setting of quartzite peaks that seem so the otherworldly. Later, take cool Tianzi Mountain cable car down the mountain and transfer back to hotel.
Meal: B, L
Check out after breakfast today, and you will be privately transferred to Tianmen Mt., 8km south of Zhangjiajie City. It has become a famous scenery site as many ultimate players challenged X sports like wingsuit flying, parkour, skydiving, rock clmbing, etc. You will have chance to experience the "longest passenger cableway of high mountains in the world", the 897-meter-long escalators runs in the mountain tunnel, from the bottom of Tianmen Cave to the top of the mountain, and try trilling walk on the glass plank snaking on one face of the cliff, suspended at 300 meters above the floor.
After lunch in local restaurant, drive 80km south to Furong, an ancient town with over 2000 years history and home to the Tujia minority people. Furong Ancient Town is situated on cliffs above a waterfall that falls into the You River. It has got current name as the filming location of the film Hibiscus Town, which won the Golden Award in 1987 as best Chinese movie. Refresh yourself after checking in hotel in the town, you will take a stroll in the town.
Meal: B, L
This morning, you will visit the 40-meter-wide and 60-meter-high Furong Waterfall.Transfer back to Zhangjiajie City in the afternoon. At around 6pm, go for a night trip to the famous 72 Wonder Towers (also named as 72 Strange Buildings). You will have chance to view different performance and try all kinds of local snacks.
Meal: B, L
Picked from hotel and transfer privately to airport or train station to your next destination.
Trip ends.
Meal: B
