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Southern China Explore: Shanghai to Zhangjiajie, Yangshuo and Guangzhou

Southern China Explore: Shanghai to Zhangjiajie, Yangshuo and Guangzhou

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Southern China Explore: Shanghai to Zhangjiajie, Yangshuo and Guangzhou

12 Days Starting in Shanghai, China and ending in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Visiting: Shanghai, Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang County, Tongren, Huaihua, Longji Rice Terrace Scenic Spot, Yangshuo County, Guangzhou

Tour operator:

Silk Road Trips

Tour code:

205663

Guide Type:

Partially Guided

Group size:

2 - 16

Physical rating:

Low, EASY

Age range:

0-90

Special diets catered:

Vegetarians

Tour operated in:

English

Interests:

Cultural, History

Activities:

Sightseeing

From:

$3499

$3342 Exclusive Tourhub Members Discount: -$157

NB: Prices correct on 06-Jun-2024 but subject to change.

Tour Overview

Zhangjiajie, Mt Fanjing are renowned mountains in the Southern China, and this 12-day tour will offer you opportunity to explore Zhangjiajie, Mt Fanjing, Fenghuang Old Town, Longji Rice Terraces, Yangshuo and Guangzhou by private vehicle with local guide. Therer are mountains, river, countryside, and city to visit in the tour.

Highlights

Enjoy the view in Zhangjiajie National Park
Walk in the rice paddies in Longji
Indulge into the fantastic Karst landscape in Yangshuo
Explore Southern China from Shanghai to Guangzhou

Itinerary

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Day 1 : Shanghai Arrival

Location: Shanghai

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: No Meals

Welcome to Shanghai, the most metropolis of China! Upon arrival, you'll be met by our representative and escorted to your hotel. The rest of today is at your leisure.

Day 2 : Shanghai City Tour

Location: Shanghai

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

City explore in Shanghai today with a local guide, you will visit the Bund that is riverfront of the Huangpu River, Yu Garden that is an old pretty garden, Xintiandi that is former French Colony, and Jade Buddha Temple etc.

Day 3 : Shanghai To Zhangjiajie By Air

Location: Zhangjiajie

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Today you will fly from Shanghai to Zhangjiajie. Uopn arrival, you will be met by your local guide. Zhangjiajie is a renowned town for its spectacular national park. Head to Tianmen Mountain, then walk along the road leading to Gateway of Heaven. The glass walkway makes it so distinctive. You will take Tianmen Mountain Cableway to explore Tongtian Avenue (a way to Heaven), Tianmen Cave (Heaven Gateway), Tianmen Temple, Tianmen glass walkway, Ghost-valley plank road, and Yunmeng Fairy Summit. You will take a small cable to the main cable, then take the longest cableway in the world with a length of 7455 meters and elevation of 518 meters to go down.
(The round-way of the main cable and upper way for the small cable are included. If you take round-way small cable car, you will miss some sights.)
Later, check in the hotel.

Day 4 : Zhangjiajie: Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, 10-Mile-Gallery

Location: Zhangjiajie

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Today you will take one-hour ride to Zhangjiajie National Park where you will overlook the wonderful views by super elevator. The elevator takes 1.58 seconds to transport tourists from the bottom to the Yuanjiajie top exhibiting unbelievable and fantastic views. Enjoy the heaven and earth pillar unpredictable prototype mountain of the movie AVATAR directed by Jame Cameron on the Summit Sightseeing platform.
Afterwards you will move to visit Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve that offers a perfect location to have a panoramic picture. Known as 'the Monarch of the Peak Forest', Tianzi Mountain has four wonders the Sea of Clouds, the Radiance of the Moonlight, the Rays of Sunshine and the Snow in winter.
Later you will head to Shilihualang (10-Mile-Gallery) to explore. (One way by electric train; other way on foot for about 30 Minutes.)

Day 5 : Zhangjiajie To Fenghuang By Fast Train

Location: Fenghuang County

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

today you will take 1-hour train to old town of Fenghuang, which was built along the Tuo River with local wood. It is nice to wander around the well-preserved wooden houses. In the evening, the lights creates a wonderful world from the houses.
Accommodate in Fenghuang

Day 6 : Fenghuang To Mount Fanjing

Location: Tongren

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Today you will take 2-hour car ride to Mt Fanjing that was inscribed on the heritage list by UNESCO in 2018, you will take a cable car up and continue walking to visit. The well-known attractions include Golden Summit with red clouds, Yuejing Mountain, Sleeping Buddha, Mushroom Stone, Jiulong Pond, Layers of Mountains, Phoenix Mountain, etc.
Afterwards you will be transferred to hotel for a rest.

Day 7 : Mt Fanjing To Huaihua To Visit Hongjiang Old Town

Location: Huaihua

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Today you will take 2.5-hour ride to visit Hongjiang old town in Huaihua. It has been a post, a commercial port and a huge town with 3000 years history and thousands of fireworks since ancient times. It is famous for collecting and distributing oil, wood, opium and wax, it is also called the "thorough-going of seven provinces", "little Chongqing", "little Nanjing", "pearl of west Hunan" and "southwest metropolis". It is the political, military, economic, religious and cultural center of west Hunan.
Afterwards you will be transferred to hotel in Huaihua.

Day 8 : Huaihua To Longji Rice Terraces

Location: Longji Rice Terrace Scenic Spot

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

After hotel breakfast, you will take 4-hour car ride for 266km from Huaihua to Longji Rice Terraces this morning. Upon arrival, you will walk up to the PingAn Village where there are two sightseeing spots offering the best view of the rice terraces. The rice terraces here are pretty in different seasons with the rice growing up: green ladders in Summer, yellow belt in Autumn, and silver paddies in Spring.
Note: You can leave your big luggage in a storeroom at the entrance of Longji, where you will take the sightseeing bus to the PingAn village where you still have to walk uphill for about 10 minutes. Then you can pick your luggage up while returning to the entrance after Longji rice terrace tour.

Day 9 : Longji To Yangshuo By Car, Li River Boat

Location: Yangshuo County

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Today you will take 3-hour ride from Longji to Yangshuo, a nice Karst mountain circled town. Enjoy the boat tour this afternoon along the pretty Li River that is well-known for its picturesuqe scenery.

Day 10 : Yangshuo Sightseeing

Location: Yangshuo County

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

It is a nice experience to ride bike to the countryside of Yangshuo, view the picturesque Yulong River. Then you will climb up the Mount Xianggong that is a nice spot to have a bird view of Li River. Afterwards, you will move to a tea plantation where you can learn how to make tea leaves.
Later, you will be tansferred back to Yangshuo and enjoy yout free time.

Day 11 : Yangshuo To Guangzhou By Bullet Train, Guangzhou City Tour

Location: Guangzhou

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Take 2-hour bullet train from Yangshuo to Guangzhou, Upon arrival, you will be met by your guide and start to visit the pretty city Guangzhou. You will visit the Academy of Clan Chen, the Shamian Island, and view the Canton Tower. Take a night cruise on the Pearl River to view the fantastic lights in the evening.

Day 12 : Departing From Guangzhou

Location: Guangzhou

Meals Included: Breakfast

Today is the departure day in Guangzhou, you can check out the hotel before noon. The wonderful tour concludes.

What's Included

1 bottle of Mineral Water per person per day
Airport Transfers at Destination
Accommodation

4-star hotel 11 nights, 2 people share one twin room
All Domestic Transportation (including internal flights)
Entrance Fees
Meals – Half Board

11 Breakfast and 9 lunch as described in itinerary
Local guide
Private vehicle for transfer per itinerary

What's Not Included

Tipping and Gratuities
Country Entry Visas

Know Before You Go

Passport Required

Requirements

Passport and China Visa

Check out our Q&As

Tipping in China

If you're happy with the services provided then a tip - though not compulsory - is appropriate. Tipping is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry across China and other Asian countries. We recommend that any tips are given to the intended recipient by a member of your group, rather than collected and passed on by the group leader. The following amounts are based on local considerations and feedback from our past travellers: Restaurants: Tipping is not common practice at restaurants in China or Tibet. Tour guides: Throughout your tour you may at times have local guides or national guide. We suggest CNY20-50 per person per day for guides. Porters: In some hotels a porter may offer to carry your bag to your room. We suggest CNY10 per bag for porters. Drivers: You may have a range of drivers on your trip. Some may be with you for a short journey while others may be with you for several days. We would suggest that you tip only those more involved with the group (for example those that help you with your bags etc). CNY10-30 per person per day is generally appropriate.
Can I travel to China without a visa?

US/UK/Australia/New Zealand/Canada citizens(actually most western country citizens) planning to visit China's mainland must apply for an entry visa through the Chinese Embassy or Consulate General. ... WithUS/UK/Australia/New Zealand/Canadapassport, citizens do not need a visa to enter Hong Kong, but travelers who plan to visit China's mainland while in the region will need a visa to travel from Hong Kong to China. However, some cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing etc. that allow 24-hour/72-hour direct transit in China, also called the 24-hour/72-hour transit without visa, regulates that visa is not required for air, train, and ship passengers transiting in mainland China for a stay of no more than 24 hours/72 hours before heading for a third country or region formost western country citizens.
Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?

All of our tours are planned and operated on a twin-share basis, meaning that the standard cost is based either on individual travellers sharing accommodation with another group member of the same sex, or people who book together sharing accommodation. Silkroadtrips are pleased to offer travellers the option of pre-booking a guaranteed single room. Kindly note our single supplement do not include sharing cabins on the overnight trains or cruises.
Trains

Aboard the overnight sleeper train, berths are usually in 1st class ‘soft sleeper’ lockable compartments for 4 which have 2 sets of bunks with clean bedding provided. WC and washbasins are provided for shared use at the end of each carriage. Hot meals and snacks are sold to your berth on all overnight journeys. In times of large demand we may have to travel in 2nd class ‘hard sleeper’ which consists of sectioned off compartments for 6,leading off an open plan carriage. Bullet trains are getting popular, it is very modern with a high velocity of 300km per hour. There are western toilets, dinning car on the bullet trains, and normally for short distance running 1—8 hours.

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