An eight-day private journey pairing Guangzhou's trading heritage with the karst landscapes of Zhangjiajie.
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An eight-day private journey pairing Guangzhou's trading heritage with the karst landscapes of Zhangjiajie.
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An eight-day private journey pairing Guangzhou's trading heritage with the karst landscapes of Zhangjiajie. Guangzhou offers the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Shamian Island and Canton Tower, plus the glass walkways of Qingyuan Gulongxia. A bullet train then carries you into Hunan for Tianmen Mountain and its natural arch, Furong Ancient Town and Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, where the quartz-sandstone pillars rise like those featured in the film Avatar. Pacing favours time in the landscapes, with one major site per day. Includes the high-speed train to Zhangjiajie, a private vehicle and an English-speaking guide.
Your route, at a glance.
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Guangzhou
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Zhangjiajie
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The journey, day by day
Your day-by-day itinerary.
A starting route, with space to change the pace, add a night or follow a particular interest.
Day 1
Arrival in Guangzhou
Arrive in Guangzhou and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to rest after your journey and take a first look at the Pearl River city at your own pace.
Guangzhou · arrival day city view
Day 2
Qingyuan Gulongxia
Drive to Qingyuan Gulongxia, a gorge scenic area combining a glass bridge over the ravine with seasonal rafting on its river. Your guide points out the rock formations and the engineering of the walkway, and you have time to walk the spans and take in the forested valley below.
Gulong Gorge, Qingyuan
Day 3
Chen Clan Hall, Shamian & Canton Tower
Start at the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, a late-Qing academy richly decorated with carved brick, wood and stone. Move on to Yongqingfang and Shamian Island, a sandbank of colonial-era buildings from Guangzhou's treaty-port past, browse Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, then rise through Canton Tower for a view across the city and river.
Chen Clan Ancestral HallCanton Tower
Day 4
High-Speed Train to Zhangjiajie
Take the bullet train to Zhangjiajie. On arrival ascend Tianmen Mountain by cable car to its glass walkway clinging to the cliff face, then look through Tianmen Cave, a natural arch worn through the rock and long revered as a gateway to heaven.
China high-speed railTianmen Cave
Day 5
Furong Ancient Town
Spend the day at Furong Ancient Town, a Tujia settlement built into a hillside beside a waterfall on the You River. Your guide explains the minority heritage of the region and the town's role as a trading post, and you have time to walk its flagged lanes and watch the cascade from the viewing points.
Furong Ancient Town
Day 6
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park & Avatar Mountain
Enter Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and ride the Bailong Elevator, an outdoor lift climbing a sheer cliff face, to the ridges above. Your guide shows you Avatar Hallelujah Mountain, the quartz-sandstone pillar renamed after the film Avatar, and explains how the pinnacles were shaped by erosion over millions of years.
Zhangjiajie National Forest ParkBailong Elevator
Day 7
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon & the Glass Bridge
Travel to Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon and cross the Glass Bridge, a transparent span suspended high above the chasm and among the longest of its kind. Your guide notes the canyon's geology as you walk, and you have time to look down through the floor to the stream far below.
Zhangjiajie Grand CanyonZhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge
Day 8
Departure from Zhangjiajie
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. Your guide sees you off after a journey from Guangzhou's riverfront to Zhangjiajie's peaks.
Departure flight
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From $2,039 / person
Based on a private tour for 2 people. Price varies depending on program, travel date, number of people and chosen hotel
