โ 2 hotels + inbound flight booked. 2 nights in Wulingyuan (Forest Park) + 2 nights in Tianmen Mtn area. HSR Zhangjiajie West โ Furong Town (Day 5 morning) still needs booking โ opens 5 Jun.
๐ HSR booking action: On 5 Jun (opens 45 days before 20 Jul), book Zhangjiajie West โ Furong Town G-train (~30-40 min) via Trip.com or 12306.cn. Need all 4 passport numbers. ~ยฅ200 family.
๐ Trip Info
Arrival
Thu 16 Jul 2026, 09:25 โ Juneyao HO2199 from Shanghai (PVG) ยท A320 ยท into Zhangjiajie Hehua T2 (DYG)
Departure
Mon 20 Jul morning โ taxi to Zhangjiajie West HSR Stn โ Furong Town
Route
Wulingyuan/Forest Park (2n) โ Tianmen Mtn / Flowers Valley (2n)
Theme: Land mid-morning, hotel pickup, easy afternoon at the famous Avatar floating mountains.
02:30 Wake up + final pack (Shanghai)
03:20 Atour check out
03:40 Pre-arranged taxi to PVG
04:30 PVG Terminal 2 arrival
06:55 HO2199 takeoff
09:25 Land Zhangjiajie Hehua (DYG)
10:00 Baggage + meet Yunmanshan free pickup
11:30 Arrive Yunmanshan, check in / drop bags
12:30 Lunch at hotel or in Wulingyuan
14:00 Enter Wulingyuan Park (4-day pass starts)
14:30 Bus to Bailong Elevator base
15:00 Bailong Elevator up โ world's tallest outdoor elevator
15:30 Yuanjiajie / Avatar Floating Mountains viewpoints
17:30 Bus + cable car back down
18:30 Dinner Wulingyuan town
~21:00 Bed (long day)
๐บ๏ธ Day 1 Route โ DYG โ Yunmanshan โ Wulingyuan Park
Quartz-sandstone pillars that inspired the Hallelujah Mountains in Avatar. Boardwalk between viewpoints โ Tianxiadiyi Bridge + main pillar. ~2-3 h walk.
Theme: Full Wulingyuan day. Tianzi cable car at sunrise, panoramic peaks all morning, valley walk afternoon.
06:30 Breakfast at hotel
07:30 Park entrance + bus to Tianzi Mountain
08:30 Tianzi Mountain cable car up
09:00 Panoramic viewpoints + Tianbo Pavilion (~2h)
11:00 He Long Park (statue + viewpoint)
12:30 Lunch on the mountain
14:00 Cable car back down
15:00 Bus to Ten-Mile Gallery
15:15 Ten-Mile Gallery โ open-cart trolley ride (~1h)
16:30 Bus to Golden Whip Stream entrance
17:00 Golden Whip Stream valley walk (~1h, monkeys!)
18:30 Bus back to Wulingyuan town
19:30 Dinner in town
~21:30 Bed
๐บ๏ธ Day 2 Route
๐จ Yunmanshan
๐ Park bus to Tianzi Mtn base
๐ก Tianzi Mountain Cable Car
๐ถ Viewpoints + He Long Park
๐๏ธ Tianzi Mtn panoramic peaks + Tianbo Pavilion
๐ก Cable car back ยท park bus
๐ Ten-Mile Gallery (open-cart trolley)
๐ Park bus
๐ Golden Whip Stream
๐ถ Valley walk ยท bus back
๐จ Yunmanshan
๐๏ธ
Tianzi Mountain
โ AM panoramic
Tianzi Mountain
ๅคฉๅญๅฑฑ
"Son of Heaven" peak with the most panoramic peak views in the park. Cable car up, walk between viewpoints. Less crowded than Yuanjiajie.
5 km open-cart trolley ride through a deep valley "gallery" of pillars. Easy on legs, kid-friendly. Included in Wulingyuan 4-day pass; trolley extra ยฅ38/pax one-way.
Move day from Yunmanshan to FLOWERS VALLEY. Pick which afternoon adventure suits you โ both end with optional Tianmen Fox Fairy Show in the evening.
๐ Choose ONE: Plan A (Glass Bridge) or Plan B (Maoyan River). Both start the same way (move from Yunmanshan to Flowers Valley) and end with the optional evening Fox Fairy Show. Pick based on energy + interest, then tell me which to lock in.
๐ Plan A โ Grand Canyon Glass Bridge (iconic + bucket-list)
08:00 Breakfast at Yunmanshan
09:00 Check out
09:30 Taxi Yunmanshan โ Flowers Valley (~30-40 min, ยฅ100)
10:15 Drop bags at FLOWERS VALLEY
10:45 Taxi to Grand Canyon Glass Bridge (~45 min, ยฅ80)
11:45 Buy tickets, queue for bridge
12:30 Cross the Glass Bridge (~30-40 min on bridge)
13:15 Lunch at the canyon
14:30 Grand Canyon park walk (Lover's Stream boat optional)
17:00 Taxi back to Flowers Valley (~45 min, ยฅ80)
17:45 Hotel rest + freshen up
18:30 Dinner at hotel
19:30 Taxi to Tianmen Fox Fairy Show (~20 min, ยฅ60) โ OPTIONAL
20:00 Tianmen Fox Fairy outdoor show (~90 min)
21:30 Taxi back
~22:30 Bed
๐บ๏ธ Plan A Route
๐จ Yunmanshan (Wulingyuan)
๐ ~40 min ยท ยฅ100
๐จ FLOWERS VALLEY โ drop bags
๐ ~45 min ยท ยฅ80
๐ Grand Canyon Glass Bridge
๐ ~45 min back ยท ยฅ80
๐จ FLOWERS VALLEY โ dinner
๐ ~20 min (optional show) ยท ยฅ60 each way
๐ฆ Tianmen Fox Fairy Show (optional)
Costs: Bridge ยฅ259 adult / ยฅ160 child (~ยฅ838 family) + taxis ~ยฅ260. With Fox Fairy: +ยฅ238-688/seat
๐ Plan B โ Maoyan River boat + Wulong Cave (calm + off-track)
Vibe: Relaxed boat ride through limestone gorge, less touristed, easier on the kids. Different from anything else on the trip.
08:00 Breakfast at Yunmanshan
09:00 Check out
09:30 Taxi Yunmanshan โ Flowers Valley (~30-40 min, ยฅ100)
10:15 Drop bags at FLOWERS VALLEY
10:45 Taxi to Maoyan River boat dock (~1h, ยฅ120)
12:00 Lunch at riverside village
13:00 Maoyan River boat tour (~90 min, ยฅ168/pax)
14:30 Wulong Cave visit (limestone cave, ~1h)
15:45 Taxi back to Flowers Valley (~1h, ยฅ120)
16:45 Hotel rest + freshen up
18:30 Dinner at hotel
19:30 Taxi to Tianmen Fox Fairy Show (~20 min, ยฅ60) โ OPTIONAL
20:00 Tianmen Fox Fairy outdoor show (~90 min)
21:30 Taxi back
~22:30 Bed
๐บ๏ธ Plan B Route
๐จ Yunmanshan (Wulingyuan)
๐ ~40 min ยท ยฅ100
๐จ FLOWERS VALLEY โ drop bags
๐ ~1h ยท ยฅ120
๐ Maoyan River boat dock
โต Boat tour ~90 min + ๐ถ Wulong Cave ~1h
๐ชจ Wulong Cave
๐ ~1h back ยท ยฅ120
๐จ FLOWERS VALLEY โ dinner
๐ ~20 min (optional show) ยท ยฅ60 each way
๐ฆ Tianmen Fox Fairy Show (optional)
Costs: Boat ยฅ168/adult, ยฅ84/child (~ยฅ504 family) + cave ~ยฅ80/adult (~ยฅ240) + taxis ~ยฅ340. With Fox Fairy: +ยฅ238-688/seat
๐ฆ Optional evening (both plans) โ Tianmen Fox Fairy Show
๐ฆ
Fox Fairy Show
Evening ยท optional
Tianmen Fox Fairy Show
ๅคฉ้จ็ไป
Outdoor light + dance spectacle with Tianmen Mountain as the backdrop. ยฅ238โ688. Skip if exhausted after the afternoon activity โ Day 4 Tianmen is demanding.
Theme: Most spectacular day. Longest cable car in the world, Heaven's Gate cave, glass skywalk on a cliff.
06:30 Breakfast (included)
07:30 Taxi to Tianmen cable car base (~15-20 min)
08:00 Tianmen cable car up (~30 min โ longest in world, 7,455m)
08:45 Coiling Dragon Cliff walk + glass skywalk
10:30 Mountain summit boardwalk loop
12:00 Lunch on mountain
13:30 Mini-cable to Tianmen Cave area
14:00 Tianmen Cave โ 999 steps OR escalator (ยฅ32 extra)
15:30 Mountain bus down the 99 Bend Road
16:30 Back at base โ taxi to hotel
17:30 Rest at hotel
19:00 Dinner
~21:00 Bed
๐บ๏ธ Day 4 Route โ Flowers Valley โ Tianmen Mtn โ back