Hunan Essence 9 Days Tour by High Speed Train
Tour Code: CTA-PVT-SCSFZ-9D
Duration: 9 Days
Visit: Shenzhen,Changsha,Xiangtan,Changde,Fenghuang,Zhangjiajie,Changsha
Note: Explore Hunan by high speed train and appreciate the thousand yea academic ititution in Changsha and go to Chairman Mao's hometown Shaoshan. You will also visit Zhangjiajie to admire the beautiful mountai and peaks. Lastly you will go to Phoenix Town ...
Chinese Treasures Trip Overview
Explore Hunan by high speed train and appreciate the thousand years academic institution in Changsha and go to Chairman Mao's hometown Shaoshan. You will also visit Zhangjiajie to admire the beautiful mountains and peaks. Lastly you will go to Phoenix Town to experience the minority culture.
- Entrance tickets fees to scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
- Train Tickets from Shenzhen to Changha.
- Meals: 7 Chinese lunches.
- Private transfers between airport, hotel and scenic spots
- Guide service: English speaking tour guide.
- Hotel accommodation based on twin share.
- Itinerary
- Price Details
- Inclusions & exclusion
- Customers' Feedback
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Day
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Arrive in Shenzhen
Attraction & Activities:
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport T3 Terminal
Meals:
No meal
Accommodation:
Deluxe ★★★★CAA Holy Sun Hotel Shenzhen
Arrive in Shenzhen, meet your guide at Airport/Train station/ Shenzhen border, then escort to hotel. Flight do not included.
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Day
02
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Shenzhen
Attraction & Activities:
Window of the World,Splendid China & Chinese Folk Cultural Village
Meals:
Hotel Buffet Breakfast & Chinese Lunch
Accommodation:
Deluxe ★★★★CAA Holy Sun Hotel Shenzhen
After breakfast , full day in Window of the World, Splendid China and Folk Culture Village (including night performance).
Window of the World: Window of the World is a theme park where you can find vivid replicas of the world’s wonders, historical sites, and scenic sites.
Splendid China & Chinese Folk Cultural Village: Splendid China & Chinese Cultural Village is comprised of two sections. The first is a miniature park of China and the other section consists of 56 houses, each representing one of the 56 nationalities in China.
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Day
03
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Shenzhen to Changsha (By High Speed Train)
Attraction & Activities:
Huangxing Walking Street
Meals:
Hotel Buffet Breakfast & Chinese Lunch
Accommodation:
Deluxe ★★★★Dolton Grand Source Hotel
Your guide and driver will welcome you at Changsha Railway Station, you will then visit Huangxing Walking Street, then drive you to the hotel for check-in.
Train: (G78 14:00/16:52 Second class seat)
Huangxing Walking Street: As with most any Chinese city, Changsha has a walking street. The front of Huangxing Walking Street sprouts from Jiefang Road and stretches south to Chengnan Road. In many ways the center of the city revolves around the walking street.
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Day
04
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Changsha to Shaoshan to Changde (By Coach)
Attraction & Activities:
Yuelu Academy, Yuelu Mountain
Meals:
Hotel Buffet Breakfast & Chinese Lunch
Accommodation:
Deluxe ★★★★Changde International Hotel
After breakfast, you will visit Yuelu Moutain and Yuelu Academy, your guide and driver will escort you from Changsha to Shaoshan. You will visit the Former Residence of Mao Zedong, Mao Zedong Bronze Statue Square and Liuye Lake. Afterwards, you will return to your hotel to rest.
Yuelu Academy: Yuelu Academy, one of the four greatest academies in ancient China, is situated at the foot of Yuelu Mountain and on the west bank of the Xiang River. It was one of the four ancient Chinese academies and well known for some of China’s great scholars, poets, philosophers and political leaders.
Yuelu Mountain: Yuelu Mountain gathers together the essence of Xiang and Chu culture. Numerous scenic spots and historical sites are in this mountain, it is also a good place for local people to hike and rest.
Former Residence of Mao Zedong: The Former Residence of Mao Zedong is one of the national AAAA scenic spots.
Mao Zedong Bronze Statue Square: The statue was built in 1993 to mark the 100th birthday of Mao Zedong.
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Day
05
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Changde to Fenghuang (By Coach)
Attraction & Activities:
Phoenix Town, Tuojiang River
Meals:
Hotel Buffet Breakfast & Chinese Lunch
Accommodation:
Deluxe ★★★★Jin Xiu Feng Huang Hotel/Feng Ting Hotel
After breakfast, your guide and driver will escort you to Fenghuang, also named Phoenix Town. Upon arrival, you will visit Phoenix Town (Incl. ticket of 9 scenic spots), Tuojiang River Cruise, Rainbow Bridge an many other sites.
Phoenix Town: Fenghuang County is located in Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. It has an exceptionally well-preserved ancient town that harbors unique ethnic languages, customs, arts and a lot of distinctive architectural remains of Ming and Qing styles.
Tuojiang River: Tuojiang River, the largest river in the Fenghuang county, is one of the branches of Wushui River. Originating from Nanshan Gorge of Dusha, Kuhe, Tuojiang River flows from west to east in Fenghuang county.
Stilts Houses: A boat trip ride on Tujiang river is included. The highlight of the cruise is the stilts houses. They are interconnected structures on water that form a tightly-knit town for villagers to live in. Some of the stilts houses have turned into shophouses designed for both residential and commercial uses, The ground floor portions are mostly by small businesses like pawnshops and food vendors. The upper floors are residential use.
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Day
06
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Fenghuang to Zhangjiajie (By Coach)
Attraction & Activities:
Tianmen Mountain
Meals:
Hotel Buffet Breakfast & Chinese Lunch
Accommodation:
Deluxe ★★★★Zhangjiajie Henli Hotel or Gangyuan Hotel
After breakfast, you will be driven to Zhangjiajie to visit Tianmen Mountain, the highest mountain in Zhangjiajie. Your guide will take you to explore the best scenic spots such as Tianmen Cave and Sky-walk Path.
Tianmen Mountain: Round trip cable car transfer to the summit of the mountain. Tianmen Mountain Cableway is claimed in tourist publications as the "longest passenger cableway of high mountains in the world", with 98 cars and a total length of 7,455 metres (24,459 ft) and ascent of 1,279 metres (4,196 ft) The highest gradient is an unusual 37 degrees.
Tianmen Arch: An 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) road with 99 bends also reaches the top of the mountain and takes visitors to Tianmen cave, a natural hole in the mountain of a height of 131.5 metres (431 ft).
Skywalk Path: Skywalk is built on the side of a cliff on Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie. Skywalk is about 4,700 feet above sea level and 200 and 60 metres long. You can walk on kilometres of paths built onto the cliff face at the top of the mountain, including sections with glass floors.
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Day
07
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Zhangjiajie Tour
Attraction & Activities:
Yuanjiajie Scenic Area,Bailong Lift, Tianzi Mountain, Ten-mile Gallery
Meals:
Hotel Buffet Breakfast & Chinese Lunch
Accommodation:
Deluxe ★★★★Zhangjiajie Henli Hotel or Gangyuan Hotel
Zhangjiajie National Park is divided into 3 portions: Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie and Tianzishan. Till now the cable to Tianzishan is till under construction. So we will visit Yuanjiajie Mountain and Yangjiajie Mountain. Take Bailong lift up to Yuanjiajie. Walk around the mountain top for 1 hour to see the No. 1 Bridge. Then take 30 minute coach to Yangjiajie. Hike another 1 hour to Wulong Village and Tianbofu. Take cable car down the mountain and finish today's tour.
Zhangjiajie (Bailong Elevator): A glass elevator built onto the side of a huge cliff. It is 1,070 feet (330 m) high. It is claimed to carry 3 world records: the world fastest passenger elevator, the world highest outdoor sightseeing elevator and the world maximum load elevator.
First Bridge: a 5 meter stone slab naturally wedged between two peaks. The back garden here is known as the "Natural Bonsai" and resembles the royal garden with varieties of pinnacles.
Yuanjiajie Scenic Area: Yuanjiajie is famous as the Southern Sky Pillar inspired the floating mountains in the Hollywood blockbuster Avatar.
- IMPORTANT NOTICE-
Due to the renovation of cableway in Tianzi Mountain, the following areas can not be reached till Oct 2015.
Tianzi Mountain: Tianzi Mountain is named after Xiang Dakun who led the local farmers' revolt and called himself Tianzi---the Son of Heaven. Bounded by Suoxi Valley on the east, Zhangjiajie on the south, Sangzhi County on the north, Tianzi Mountain is one of the four scenic zones in Wulingyuan. It locates on the highest point of "Golden Triangle", its highest point being 1262.5m and lowest point being 534m .
Ten-mile Gallery: Located in the Donggou Gorge, Ten-mile Gallery is a 5km scenic road with Wanxing village and Longtan village on each end. With all kinds of sceneries and attractions on it, the road offers an amazing experience of beauty. We will take mini train ride through this picturesque area.
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Day
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Zhangjiajie to Changsha (By coach)
Attraction & Activities:
Grand Canyon,Junsheng Sandstone Painting Gallery,Tusi Palace
Meals:
Hotel Buffet Breakfast & Chinese Lunch
Accommodation:
Deluxe ★★★★Dolton Grand Source Hotel
After breakfast, you will take a tour of the Great Canyon, Junshen Gallery and Tusi Palace. You will then be escorted to Changsha.
Grand Canyon: There are so many waterfalls at Grand Canyon, it just everywhere. Green Trees and fresh air makes your visit here cool and comfortable, and the stream was filled with a layer of mist, just like a paradise, makes your trouble go away.
Junsheng Sandstone Painting Gallery: Reputed to be a form of ”green painting” and ”environmental protection painting” in art circles, Junsheng Sandstone Painting is regarded as ”the special pride of Hunan”. It is highly rated and prized by art collectors.
Tusi Palace: Tusi Palace is also know as Zhangjiajie Tujia Customs Park. It is a large integrated tourism service enterprises that consist of tourism, cultural performances, rare exhibitions, accommodation, entertainment, and shopping.
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Day
09
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Depart from Changsha
Attraction & Activities:
Tianxin Pavilion Park,Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Meals:
Hotel Buffet Breakfast
After breakfast, you will visit Tianxin Pavilion Park. You will then be transferred to the Airport for your next destination.
Tianxin Pavilion Park: Tianxin Pavilion Park is one of the most well-preserved ancient city remains in Changsha, including landmarks scenic spots such as Tianxin ancient pavilion and ancient wall. Now the park is ranked as one of Changsha’s Four Great Ancient Historic Sites.
- Price Per Person in US Dollars
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| Sept. 26, 2017 - Dec. 31, 2018 |
| Price Type |
Tour Class |
Tour Price |
| Adult |
Group Tour |
$ 840 |
| Child (3-11yrs) |
Group Tour |
$ 756 |
| Adult2 |
Group Tour |
$ 840 |
| Adult3 |
Group Tour |
$ 840 |
| Adult4 |
Group Tour |
$ 840 |
| Adult5 |
Group Tour |
$ 840 |
| Adult6 |
Group Tour |
$ 840 |
| Adult7 |
Group Tour |
$ 840 |
| Adult8 |
Group Tour |
$ 840 |
| Adult9 |
Group Tour |
$ 840 |
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PRICE INCLUSIONS
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Entrance tickets fees to scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
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Train Tickets from Shenzhen to Changha.
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Meals: 7 Chinese lunches.
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Private transfers between airport, hotel and scenic spots while sightseeing by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide.
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Guide service: English speaking tour guide.
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Hotel accommodation based on twin share.
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PRICE EXCLUSION
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International airfare or train tickets to enter or leave China.
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China entry visa fees.
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Personal expenses: such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
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Single room supplement
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Tips to guide and driver.
