Zhangjiajie

Outdoor Sports

Start your trip with pick-up from your hotel in Zhangjiajie’s city center at 8:30 AM. A local expert guide will take you to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Enjoy the beautiful scenery, while making your way to Bailong Elevator. Take a ride in this famous elevator up to Yuanjiajie Mountain and have a bird’s eye view of the breath-taking landscape. Here you will enjoy a 2.5-hour hike to the Pillar of Southern Sky. One of the tallest of the 3000 pillars in the park, this pillar was officially renamed as the Avatar Hallelujah Mountain, in honor of the film Avatar, which took inspiration from these peculiar floating peaks. Then proceed to the Platform of Forgetfulness to admire nearby peak-views before walking across the First Bridge Under Heaven. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant your own expense. The guide is always glad to give you suggestions! Later, continue to visit Tianzi Mountain, known as ‘the Monarch of the Peak Forest’. Challenge the world’s longest and highest Glass Bridge in Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. Hanging over a valley, the glad bridge provides a superb panorama of the entire Grand Canyon. You will enjoy a scenic walk boasting waterfalls and wonderful views on each side. Standing on it is like floating in the air. At the end of the tour, enjoy a comfortable transfer back to your hotel.

After pick–up from your hotel in Zhangjiajie’s city center at 9:00am, your expert guide will take you to start the highlight trip in Zhangjiajie. Enjoy a private transfer to Tianmen Mountain - a must–see attraction in Zhangjiajie. Get ready to take the world's longest cable car to the top of Tianmen Mountain. At the mountaintop, wander along the Ghost Path, appreciate the beautiful Celestial Mountain top. Walk on miles of paths built onto the cliff on top of the mountain with sections of glass floors, known as the Sky Walk. There is also an escalator built inside of the mountain that will take you to the Tianmen Gate and 999 Steps. You can choose to take the challenge of 999 Steps by hiking or take the escalator at your own extra cost to get down to the bottom of the steps. After having lunch at a local restaurant, head to the Tujia Folk Customs Park and visit the unique old houses to experience the culture of Tujia ethnic minority group. At the end of the trip, you will be transferred to your Zhangjiajie hotel.

Your local guide and driver will pick you up from your centrally located Zhangjiajie hotel lobby at 08:30. Then, you will have the opportunity to take the world's longest gondola up to Tianmen Mountain. The Tianmen Mountain Cableway is described in tourist publications as the "longest passenger cableway of high mountains in the world," with 98 cars, a total length of 7,455 meters and ascent of 1,279 meters at an unusual grade of 37 degrees. You may walk miles of paths built onto the cliff face at the top of the mountain including sections with glass floors, then visit glass walk, Tianmen Temple, Tianmen Gate and 999 steps. Later on, have a simple Chinese style lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch break, you will head to the Tujia Folk Customs Park to visit the unique old houses and experience the culture of Tujia ethnic minority group. After your tour is finished, you will be transferred to your hotel in Zhangjiajie.