2 Days Zhangjiajie Private Tour: Discover Avatar Mountain's Unique Quartzite-Sandstone Formations

Embark on a 2-day private tour of Zhangjiajie and explore the unique quartzite-sandstone formations that make it a miniature fairyland. Discover Avatar Mountain and be amazed by the incredible beauty of this enchanting destination.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 3 days learn more
Highlights

Tianzi Mountain-Yuanjiajie-Hallelujah Mountain-Bailong Elevator

Tianzi Mountain - In the morning, guests will be picked up from hotels within the downtown area of Zhangjiajie city. The first stop of the day is Tianzi Mountain. The views across this 21 square mile mountain landscape are unbeatable. Visitors are continuously amazed by the tower-like peaks that rise abruptly from the tree-covered ground. If fortunate, they may witness the sea of clouds after the rain clears.

Yuanjiajie - Next, head to the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. This is the most popular spot in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and served as the inspiration for Hallelujah Mountain in the famous movie Avatar. The Bailong Elevator, the highest and heaviest elevator in the world, will take visitors up to Yuanjiajie in just 1 minute and 58 seconds. Upon exiting the elevator, a vast natural “landscape painting” will unfold before them, with massive quartz-sandstone pillars towering nearby.

Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon - Glass Bridge-Tianmen Mountain-Zhangjiajie Departure

The Grand Canyon of Zhangjiajie - After breakfast, drive 40 minutes to the Grand Canyon, where dense trees, plunging waterfalls, misty streams, cliffs, and caves create a unique landscape. The Glass Bridge, the main highlight here, is suspended between two cliffs of the canyon. Walking along the bridge is a thrilling experience, but the panoramic view of the entire Grand Canyon makes it worthwhile.

Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park - Then proceed to Tianmen Mountain. The world’s longest cable car will take visitors to the top of the mountain. Upon arrival, they will visit the Tianmen Temple, dating back to the Ming Dynasty. There is also an opportunity to walk on the glass skywalk built with transparent glass against the cliffs.

Follow the guide to the Tianmen Cave (Heaven’s Door Cave), a natural stone archway that is 131.5 meters high and 57 meters wide, which takes about 0.5 hours to walk through.

Later, a shuttle bus will take visitors down the mountain along the 99-bend Road, a mountain road with wonderful scenery on either side.

Zhangjiajie - Please book flight departures after 19:00.

What's Included
  • Air-conditioned transportation with a professional driver
  • Guided tour with an English-speaking guide
  • Daily complimentary bottle of water
  • All entrance fees included
What's Not Included
  • Accommodation & flights
  • Gratuities (Highly recommended)
  • optional activites
  • Any Meals
Additional Information

Zhangjiajie reputed as “an enlarged potted painting”,”a miniature of fairyland”,”a maze of nature “ features a concentration of quartzite-sandstone formations found nowhere else in the world.”Visit Zhangjiajie in China, discover Avatar Mountain in reality! After this 2 days tour in Zhangjiajie, you will learn more about this amazing place and know the reason why numerous people come all the way here. You would hardly believe such an incredible place really exists. Join this tour to have a fantastic trip you will remember forever!

  • You will receive the confirmation email with detailed tour information within 12-48 hours after your booking.
  • You are suggested to wear comfortable shoes on tour day.
  • You are suggested to book your arrival flight before 14:00 to guarantee enough time for the first tour activity
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Offered pickup/drop-off service is available for hotels within Zhangjiajie center downtown area. If your hotel beyond the range, please expect it might occur additional transfer fee accordingly.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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Helen_h
Sep 27, 2024
Best Tour Guide - Bruce - Bruce was the best tour guide anyone could ask for. We contacted other agencies and all of them told us it was not possible to do ZhangJiaJie in two days and tried to upsell us on every little item and activity. Bruce was extremely knowledgeable, answered all of our questions, and shared all the perfect photo spots that had minimal tourists groups around for perfect photos! He even helped us make reservations for dinner and book transportation to the train station the day of our departure. If every vacation had a tour guide like Bruce it would be very efficient!
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Glasswalker71
Sep 25, 2024
Amazing Tour by Amazing People - This was an incredible, amazing experience from the very beginning. Kelly was our agent and she worked diligently to create an itinerary that met our needs, despite the complications of 12hr time zone difference and holidays. Everything she set up worked perfectly. Michael, our your guide, was perfect! Great knowledge, excellent pace, and he went above and beyond to ensure we had a great time. Loved that he always provided us options to reduce wait times, whenever there was an available alternate. I highly recommend this service.
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Gaelleo921
Jul 25, 2024
Amazing landscapes!!! - Zhangjiajie was AMAZING!!!! Landscapes from another world. And our tour guide Lily was super knowledgeable but also very kind and funny. We had an amazing time. Also I really recommend Joy Travel & China Xian Tour as they were really helpful to tailor the the trip to our wants and need and organize it from abroad! I recommend 100%
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221jk
Apr 30, 2024
Great adventures in Zhangjiajie! - Ashley was super accommodatng, funny, adventurous, and engaging. She helped us find many great activities beyond the basic package to meet our thrill seeking and entertainment needs. She has a delightful personality and made our experience really memorable. Be sure to ask about evening shows, and the bungee jumping and cliff climbing. She faced her fears and took photos of us on the side of the cliff. She's a brave superstar!
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Nicholast356
Apr 26, 2024
Best private tour - It was one of my most memorable trip. ZhangJiaJie is the fairy land! Our guide, 卢震, has been most attentive and explained thoroughly to us. Our tour is 5 days and includes visit to "Sky Kingdom", 天門山 and 2 other ancient cities. I particularly like FengHuangGuCheng, 鳳凰古城. At the end of the day, with the guidance of 卢震 made our trip exciting and memorable. Thank you to Sophia of Joy Travel also. Thank you all!
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Aussiecass
Apr 11, 2024
Amazing scenery & tour guide. - The views were amazing! A very special experience. Initially we had a cloudy day but our fantastic tour guide Ronan was positive & made adjustments to the itinerary enabling us to see the best of the sites with the weather we had. Ronan is knowledgeable, has excellent English & a wonderful tour guide.
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U4145wwlouiseg
Apr 8, 2024
Two day Zhangjiajie experience - Weather not in our favour however still a great experience. We seamlessly moved through the complexities of navigating a variety of transport methods, car, bus, cablecars to see the best features of the Zhangjiajie area, all ably led by our delightful guide Ronan Hugo. Ronan gave us a lot of information and was very attentive to our needs. Our travel arrangements had been managed by Joy Travel. So much more to explore if time allowed.
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Yamonep2024
Apr 2, 2024
Nice hotel, foods are also quite delicious and time arrangement also very nice. - This Zhang Jia Jie trip is really amazing and I’ll never forget this trip. I feel like I was walking in the wonderful dream for the whole trip.
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511lint
Apr 2, 2024
Zhangjiajie Tour from Singapore - We thoroughly enjoyed this Zhangjiajie Tour above our expectations. The travel agent made excellent arrangements, and we were all happy with the accommodation, transportation, meal and tour schedules. Additionally, the tour agent offers prompt assistance in all necessary ways, including applying for a visa. Venus and Eric, our guides, are also pleasant with us, and we are grateful for their thoughtful arrangement. We have some unexpected cancellations from the airline's flight ticket and Fox show, but we can make other alternative arrangements. In conclusion, we would like to give the tour company and guides a 5-star rating. We are joining from Singapore for the second time.
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