Basic tour routes for 4 days:

Day 1: Visit Tianmen Mountain (glass plank road) in Zhangjiajie, and go to Wulingyuan to stay in the afternoon

Day 2: Visit Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Yuanjiajie + Yangjiajie + Tianzi Mountain)

Day 3: Visit Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Shili Gallery + Jinbianxi) in the morning and go to Fenghuang Ancient City in the afternoon.

On the fourth day, visit the ancient city of Fenghuang (walking along the Tuojiang River, Shen Congwen's former residence, Xiangxi East Gate Tower, etc.). In the afternoon, you can return to Zhangjiajie from Fenghuang, or return to Huaihua to take the high-speed train home. Or return to Changsha to take a plane and high-speed train.

Detailed route and price:

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Customized travel itinerary

Day 1: Tianmen Mountain (glass plank road)

Tianmen Mountain Cableway

The cableway has a total length of 7454 meters and a height difference of 1277 meters. It is the world's longest alpine sightseeing passenger cableway, with a one-way running time of about 28 minutes.·Among them, the local slope between station and station is as high as 37 degrees, which is rare in the world. It is the cableway with the largest local slope in China and also the cableway with the most supports.·There are a total of 98 cabins and 57 cableway brackets (including 3 rescue brackets), all of which use imported equipment from Europe.·Starting from the urban garden in the center of Zhangjiajie City and directly reaching the top of Tianmen Mountain, the original sky garden is one of the "Four Wonders" of Tianmen Mountain Tourist Scenic Area.

After having breakfast at a hotel in the city in the morning, you can take a taxi directly to Tianmenshan Cableway Company (usually around 10 to 15 yuan). The ticket price for Tianmenshan is 232/275 yuan/person in the peak season and 228 yuan/person in the off-season. Book your tickets online in advance and use your ID card to pick up the ticket at the automatic ticket machine at the gate, or buy them on-site at the window.

Tianmenshan Cableway Company

Then they lined up and took the cableway to get ready to go up the mountain. The tense and exciting cableway takes about 30 minutes to reach the top of the mountain.

Tongtian Cable Car

Scene 1: Glass plank road

Glass plank road: The Tianmen Mountain glass plank road in Zhangjiajie hangs on the west line of the top of the mountain. It is 60 meters long and its highest point is 1430 meters above sea level. It is the Ghost Valley plank road hanging above the cliff in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie, a glass observatory protruding out of thin air, and a glass platform. You can see below. (You need to pay your own fee of 5 yuan/person for shoe covers)

Tianmen Mountain Glass Plank Road

·Tianmen Mountain Glass Plank Road hangs on the west line of Tianmen Mountain Top. It is a glass observatory hanging above the cliff.·The plank road is all built of transparent glass, and you can see the deep valley at your feet. While you are scared and scared, you can feel the joy of walking in the sky.·The excitement and shock brought to people by the Tianmen Mountain Glass Boardwalk is comparable to the "Sky Road" of the Grand Canyon Glass Corridor in the United States.

Glass plank road: The Tianmen Mountain glass plank road in Zhangjiajie hangs on the west line of the top of the mountain. It is 60 meters long and its highest point is 1430 meters above sea level. It is the Ghost Valley plank road hanging above the cliff in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie, a glass observatory protruding out of thin air, and a glass platform. You can see below. (You need to pay your own fee of 5 yuan/person for shoe covers)

glass boardwalk

Scene 2: Ghost Valley Plank Road

Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park-Ghost Valley Plank Road

Tianmen Mountain Ghost Valley Boardwalk is located in the Xianxian Wonderland Scenic Area. It is named because it hangs along the cliffs on the upper side of Ghost Valley Cave. The Guigu Plank Road has a total length of 800 meters and an average altitude of 1400 meters. It starts from Yihongguan and ends at Xiaotianmen. Different from other plank roads, the entire Ghost Valley plank road is neither on the top of the cliff nor on the side of the cliff. Instead, the entire line stands in the middle of the cliff, giving people the feeling of rising and falling with the cliff. Just walking on the plank road is not the most exciting thing. At the highest point of the plank road, there is also a glass platform about 5 meters long protruding from the sky and a canyon suspension bridge hanging above the abyss, commonly known as the "Sky Road". Comprehensively challenge everyone's "dare" sense! Looking down through the glass platform, you can see the abyss at your feet, and the mountain breeze blows past you, giving you a stimulating feeling of flying.

Ghost Valley Plank Road: The plank road has a total length of 1600 meters and an average altitude of 1400 meters. It starts from Yihongguan and ends at Xiaotianmen. Different from other plank roads, the entire Ghost Valley plank road is neither on the top of the cliff nor on the side of the cliff. Instead, the entire line stands in the middle of the cliff, giving people the feeling of rising and falling with the cliff.

Ghost Valley Plank Road

Scene 3: Tianmen Mountain Temple

Tianmen Mountain Temple

·The temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and is the Buddhist center in Xiangxi. The temple is located on the mountain and has the spirit of being the only mountain.·The current Tianmenshan Temple was rebuilt on the original site and adopts the Qing Dynasty official style. It has three entrances and two halls, and there is a Guanyin Hall behind the hall, which is magnificent.·The most famous Guanyin Pavilion has a particularly ingenious shape. The floors are equipped with two bright and three dark floors. Its structure is complex and comparable to the famous classical buildings in China.·In addition, there is stored in the temple a Sakyamuni Buddha relic donated by the Chinese Temple in Lumbini, Nepal. It is one of the only five in China.

Tianmen Mountain Temple: Tianmen Mountain Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty and is the Buddhist center in western Hunan. Since the temple was built, there have been many believers and the incense is flourishing. The old temple faces north and south. The high inscription "Tianmen Immortal Mountain" is written on the temple gate. The couplet on both sides reads "There is a sky outside the sky and the sky is not night, and there is no mountain on the mountain." The whole temple has three entrances and two halls, and there is a Guanyin Hall behind the hall, which is magnificent. Outside the temple, ancient trees reach the sky, and there is a seven-level pagoda not far away, which is quaint and quiet. Since the Republic of China, the old temple on Tianmen Mountain has declined day by day, and there are still ruins to be found.

Tianmen Mountain Temple

Scene 4: Tongtian Avenue

Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park-Tongtian Avenue

·Tongtian Avenue is a winding mountain road located in Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie. It winds and winds up. It is named because it leads to Tianmen Cave, known as the Tongtian Gate.·The road has a total length of 10.77 kilometers, an altitude drop of nearly 1100 meters, and a total of 99 turns. The 180-degree sharp turn disappears and becomes longer. It is also known as the "Tianlu".·Famous movie star Sun Honglei and famous Hong Kong stunt master Luo Lixian once drove to challenge Tongtian Avenue, and were later listed as the ultimate devil racing section by the country's first 3D racing game "Crazy Racing".

Tongtian Avenue: Tianmen Cave has become the gateway to heaven in people's hearts because of its grounding and connecting to Tianmen Cave. Therefore, the winding mountain road leading to Tianmen Cave is called the "Tongtian Avenue". Even more amazing is that when the highway was completed, people were surprised to find that this Tongtian Avenue built along the mountain had exactly 99 turns, which implicitly corresponded to the meaning of "there are nine heavens and clouds are nine heavens."

tongtian Avenue

Scene 5: Tianmen Cave

Tianmen cave

·Tianmen Cave is located in Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park. The entrance is 131.5 meters high and 50 meters wide. It is the highest natural mountain penetrating cave in the world and the most representative attraction in Tianmen Mountain.·"Tianmen Spitting Mist" and "Tianmen Sunglow" are praised as rare scenery and wonders in the world. The 999-level ladder is not only a way to reach the Tianmen, but also a spiritual place for making wishes and blessings.·Every winter, Tianmen Cave and Tongtian Avenue (99-bend winding mountain road) leading to Tianmen Cave are closed due to snow and ice on roads.

Tianmen Cave: Tianmen Cave, the world's highest altitude natural mountain penetrating cave, is a legendary representative. Tianmen Cave hangs above a cliff with an altitude of more than 1300 meters. Gaotian Cave Entrance is 131.5 meters, 57 meters wide and 60 meters deep. It breathes clouds and receives fog all year round, shocking the world. Throughout the ages, both emperors and generals and ordinary people have regarded Tianmen Cave as a spiritual place for praying and making wishes.

Tianmen cave

Scene 6: Escalator through mountains

Self-service escalator

Mountain-crossing escalator: Tianmen Mountain Mountain-crossing elevator runs in the mountain tunnel all the way, from the bottom of Tianmen Cave to the top of the mountain. There are 12 sections in total. The total length of the escalator steps is 897 meters, the lifting height is 340 meters, and the total span is 692 meters.

escalator through mountains

After going down the mountain, you can't go to Zhangjiajie Bus Station and take the scenic spot direct bus at 12 yuan/person. Go to Wulingyuan and choose a hotel to stay and rest to save your strength for the next day's journey.

Recommendations for the surrounding evenings: You can stroll around the bustling streets, taste various specialty snacks, barbecue, or go to Xibu Street (the small ancient city of Fenghuang), or you can watch the "Charming Xiangxi" party performance, which is called a must-see performance when visiting Zhangjiajie. The large-scale stage play led by director Feng Xiaogang is divided into two inside and outside scenes. Tickets are usually 228 yuan/person and super VIP is 298 yuan/person.

charming Xiangxi

Day 2: Visit Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Ticket price is 228 yuan/person and is valid for 4 days! (Yuanjiajie + Yangjiajie + Tianzishan)

After breakfast, if you stayed near the hotels I mentioned the night before, you can walk to the Wulingyuan Sign Gate to pick up your ticket.

sign gate

The first attraction to visit: [Yuanjiajie Scenic Area]

the yuanjiajie

·It is a mountainous high platform with lush trees and fog. It is called the mysterious "Pandora World".·The most famous attraction is the Qiankun Pillar, the location of the suspended mountain "Hallelujah Mountain" in the movie "Avatar".·The majestic Charming Platform is the best viewing platform in the scenic area. Standing in Taichung, there are hundreds of stone peaks standing around it, which is extraordinary.·The world's largest bridge in the scenic area spans between two mountains. It is the natural self-produced stone bridge with the largest vertical height difference found in the world so far.

After queuing for ticket checking, take a scenic area eco-friendly vehicle and ask which eco-friendly vehicle is going to Yuanjiajie. It takes about 20 minutes to arrive at the Yuanjiajie Bailong Elevator and get off the station. You need to purchase a small transportation Bailong Elevator at your own expense to get to the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. Bailong Elevator is 72 yuan/person one way and bought on site.

Bailong Elevator

Yuanjiajie is located in the north of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and is a mountain terrace. Behind the mountains and mountains, facing the secluded valleys and peaks, extending from east to west. The main attractions include the Back Garden, Chizhuo Terrace, the First Bridge in the World, etc.

After the tour, take an eco-friendly car to [Yangjiajie Scenic Area]

yangjiajie

It is located in the northwest of Wulingyuan and adjacent to Tianzi Mountain in the north. There are three tourist areas: Xiangzhi River, Longquan Gorge and Baihou Valley. Xiangzhi River is located in the east of Yangjiazhai Scenic Area. The stream winds in the middle, and the peaks and forests on both sides are towering; Longquan Gorge is full of stone peaks, the stream is clear, and the pool flies and waterfalls, creating a beautiful scenery. Hundred Monkey Valley is the home of macaques and egrets, and teams of macaques haunt between cliffs and valleys, and swarms of egrets inhabit among green leaves. Visiting Yangjiazhai is a unique way and progressive step by step. Because of the well-known attractions such as Wulong Village and Tianbo Prefecture, the history of banditry and the legend of banditry suppression are naturally integrated. Let you have a deeper understanding of the customs and customs of Xiangxi in the charming scenery of wandering back and forth. In addition, there are more than 200 scenic spots such as climbing to the sky, air corridors, and meeting each other late.

Yangjiajie Scenic Area connects Zhangjiajie to the east and Tianzi Mountain to the north, covering an area of 34 square kilometers. There are three tourist areas in Yangjiajie: Xiangzhi River, Longquan Gorge and Baihou Valley. Among them, there are more than 200 well-known landscapes such as One-Step to Sky, Sky Corridor, Longquan Flying Waterfall, Cliff Vine King, and White Crane Gathering.

Then continue to take the eco-friendly car to the next attraction [Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area]

tianzishan

·Located in the north of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and adjacent to Suoxiyu Scenic Area to the east, it was named after Xiang Dakun, a Tujia leader in the early Ming Dynasty, called himself "Xiangwang Tianzi".·The highest point is 1,262.5 meters above sea level, and the lowest point is 534 meters above sea level. Here you can have the opportunity to watch the four wonders of clouds, moonlight, sunset and winter snow.·Hundreds of millions of years ago, Tianzi Mountain was a vast ocean. Later, after complex and long geological processes, strange geological landscapes such as Yubi Peak were formed.

[Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area]: The scenery of Tianzi Mountain can be summarized in one word, which is "the original scenery and natural beauty." Her landscapes and attractions are all made in heaven and there is no trace of artificial carving. There are not only strange mountains and beautiful rivers here, but also simple people's customs. Strange folk customs and unique ethnic food are waiting for all tourists to visit. No wonder some people commented: "Whoever knows the face of the emperor will return without looking at the mountains in the world","If you don't visit the emperor mountain, you will go to Wulingyuan in vain."

Then take the Tianzishan cableway down the mountain for 72 yuan/person one way and walk out of the forest park.

I'm full and drunk. You can go back to the hotel to rest. Hotels in Wulingyuan can be booked for two consecutive nights!

Day 3: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Shili Gallery + Jinbianxi)

Go to Phoenix for check-in the afternoon. Your luggage is stored at the front desk first and you can go to the hotel to pick it up after you leave the mountain.

In the morning, take an eco-friendly car and get off at the [Shili Gallery] stop

Zhangjiajie Shili Gallery

·Shili Gallery is located in Suoxiyu Scenic Area. It is one of the quintessence of Suoxiyu Scenic Area. It has rich natural landscapes and feels like walking in a painting.·The 5-kilometer-long valley shows strange peaks and rocks when viewed from the distance. Tourists walking through this period is like walking into a natural landscape painting.·The rocks around the gallery have formed many strange humanoid shapes, among which the most famous are "Shouxing Welcoming Guests" and "Old Man Picking Medicine".

You can choose to take a small train (38 yuan/person one way, 76 yuan round trip), or you can walk up and down to buy a small train, which takes about 1 hour on foot.

Then continue to wait for the bus at the parking lot of Shili Gallery. Go inside and don't sit in the wrong direction. Don't cross the road, wait for the bus on the road near the entrance of Shili Gallery.

It takes about 15 minutes to reach the essence section of [Jinbian Creek] by car: the water surrounds the four gates.

golden whip Creek

·Jinbianxi Scenic Area is located in the east of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. It is named after flowing through Jinbianxi Rock. It meets Pipa Creek in the west and Suoxi Creek in the east.·There are so many attractions on both sides of the Taiwan Strait that you can see, including Golden Whip Rock, Shenying Whip, Wenxing Rock, Zizuki Pond, Thousands of Miles Meet, and Jumping Fish Pond.·It is named after passing through one of the "Top Ten Wonders in Zhangjiajie"-the Golden Whip Rock where the Shenying Eagle protects the whip. It is a winding and deep canyon.·The Jinbian River is the most beautiful scenery in Wulingyuan. Walking through the peaks and valleys, the stream is clear and full of ups and downs, with small fish swimming in it.·The flowers and plants along the stream are delicious, birds sing and orioles sing, and people walking along the clear stream is better than swimming in a painting. It is known as "one of the most beautiful canyons in the world."

When you feel your strength is running out, go back

On the platform across the road, there are many environmentally friendly vehicles waiting. Take the bus and go out directly.

After you get out of the mountain, go to the hotel to pick up your luggage, go to Wulingyuan Bus Station and take a bus to Fenghuang Ancient City. The fare is 92 yuan/person, and the duration is about 4 hours.

After arriving in Fenghuang, you can find a specialty inn by the river. Listen to me, although the price is a little more expensive, at night you will know how beautiful the night view outside from the balcony is.

Phoenix cuisine recommendations: duck with blood cake, fish in sour soup, ginger sugar, tung leaf cake, Miao's fried bacon, rice tofu and meat minced.

Day 4: Visit Fenghuang Ancient City in the morning

Fenghuang Ancient City Scenic Area in Xiangxi Prefecture-Former Residence of Shen Congwen

·The former residence is the place where Mr. Shen Congwen was born. It is a courtyard house with strong Xiangxi characteristics.·This is a small courtyard with the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, where Mr. Shen Congwen spent his childhood and youth.·Mr.'s former residence was once regarded as a "Confucian Temple in the South" and attracted countless literary enthusiasts to worship it every year. It is one of the most attractive cultural landscapes in Phoenix.

You can take a small boat to tour the Tuojiang River. It is recommended to buy a set ticket for 148 yuan/person including Phoenix Nine Scenes, which are (Yangjia Ancestral Hall, Hongqiao Fengyu Tower, Xiong Xiling's Former Residence, Shen Congwen's Former Residence, Wanshou Palace, Chongde Hall, Xiangxi East Gate Tower, Tuojiang, Fenghuang Ancient City Museum).

It will be over in the afternoon.

Depending on the return method you need, the first way is to go back to Zhangjiajie by plane or train, the second way is to take a bus to Changsha by plane, and the third way is to take a bus to Huaihua by high-speed rail.