China Highlights - Discovery Your Way! (Since 1959)

  • Tour Code: HUN-1
  • Duration: 7 days
  • Departure Date: You Choose!
  • Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + Your own English speaking guide (otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.
Price per person from $1152View Price Detail

Hunan - the birth place of Chairman Mao may be little known by many people but it is waiting to be explored and appreciated. Off the beaten track but none the less beautiful and interesting, come see the hidden culture, charm and history.

 

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1

Place & Transport: Arrive in Changsha, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Changsha)

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Day 2

Place & Transport: Changsha to Shaoshan to Changsha
Today's Activities: Dishuidong Cave/Water-dripping Cave, The Memorial Hall, Mao Zedong's former house
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Dishuidong Cave/Water-dripping Cave: About 3 km northwest of the village, it is a very popular destination, possibly because of the fact that former leader-Mao spent 11 days here in the early days of the Cultural Revolution Years (1966-76), contemplating the unknown. Combining the spirit of nature and civilization of man, this scenic spot attracts tourists from home and abroad.
- The Memorial Hall: Built and opened to the public in 1964,it has 13 rooms, with a combined floor space of 2,000 square meters. The exhibits there include 100 pieces of Mao Zedong's manuscripts and 72 items of Mao's personal belongings.
- Mao Zedong's former house : The house is a very common farmhouse built with mud bricks and tiles, exhibiting Mao Zedong's family photo, daily household utensils, various dead stocks and photos and materials displaying Mao Zedong's engagement in the revolutionary activities, and the shoulder poles, pails and hoes used by Mao Zedong during his boyhood. The furnishings in the rooms are all collocated in accord with the original appearance as Mao Zedong lived here.

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The Memorial Hall of MaoZedong
The Memorial Hall of MaoZedong
The Memorial Hall of MaoZedong
The Memorial Hall of MaoZedong

Day 3

Place & Transport: Changsha to Zhangjiajie, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Changsha), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Zhangjiajie), Hunan Provincial Museum, Yue foothill academy, The Loving Youth Pavilion (Aiwanting)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Hunan Provincial Museum: Kaifu Area, Changsha City, the north side of Hunan Memorial Park.the biggest comprehensive museum of history and arts, a national education base of patriotism, one of the top scenic spots of Hunan Province.
- Yue foothill academy: It is one of the four Chinese ancient academies in Song Dynasty,organized in the Northern Song Dynasty Kaibao nine years (the A.D. 976 years), and has a reputation as "millennium academy" that witness the thousand years reform of education.It's a miniature of Chinese education in history.
- The Loving Youth Pavilion (Aiwanting): It was built in 1792 during the Qing Dynasty. The beauty of this spot, with its blossoming peach trees, graceful willows, and flowing streams has attracted many poets and artists.

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The Hunan Provincial Museum
The Hunan Provincial Museum
Yuelu Academy
Yuelu Academy

Day 4

Place & Transport: Zhangjiajie
Today's Activities: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Huangshizhai Cable Car, Jinbian Brook, Huangshi Fort
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner

- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park : Located in the northwest of Wulingyuan. It covers an area of 11880 acres with 97% forest coverage.Concentrating beauty, primitivity, quiet as a whole, with peculiar stones and brooks, this park is the labyrinth of nature and origin edition of Chinese painting. The forest park has 98 wood plant families which include 517 species. Half of the gymnosperm species can be found in the forest park.
- Huangshizhai Cable Car: It lies to the west of Zhangjiajie Forest Park with an altitude of 1200m and covers an area of 250mu.You can take a cable car to Huangshizhai where you will appreciate the daunting rock columns.From the top, enjoy spectacular views of the forest with rough landscape.
- Jinbian Brook: Located in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, it covers a distance of 7.5 km from north to south, winding across mountains and valleys. The brook is limpid through the year, with many scenic spots along the way. It is famous for Jinbian Cave-which has a height of 382km and looks like a huge flying eagle.
- Huangshi Fort: 1080m above the sea level and covering an area of 16.5 hectares, Huangshi Fort was named after a hermit called Mr. Huangshi. It is a mesa higher on the north side elevated by stiff cliffs. Huangshi Fort has the most of marvelous view of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park including Treasure Box of Heavenly Books, Magic Sea-suppressing Needle, South Pillar of Heaven, Golden Tortoise Watching the Sea etc. It is the best platform to view the beautiful scenes of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. As the saying says that he who dose not reach Huangshi Fort would be regarded as having never been to Zhangjiajie.

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The National Forest Park of Zhangjiajie
The National Forest Park of Zhangjiajie
The National Forest Park of Zhangjiajie
The National Forest Park of Zhangjiajie

Day 5

Place & Transport: Zhangjiajie
Today's Activities: Mt.Tianzishan,
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Mt.Tianzishan: It is known for 4 natural spectacles - the clouds of mist that circle the peaks of the mountain,the amazing views of the rising sun,the moonlit nights and snowcapped winter peaks.They include more than 80 natural platforms to take in the magnificent scenery.Take the cable to enjoy the views upway and relax.
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Day 6

Place & Transport: Zhangjiajie to Fenghuang
Today's Activities: Fenghuang Ancient City
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Fenghuang Ancient City: The ancient city is at the western border of Hunan and by the riverside of beautiful Tuo River. Fenghuang, a place that shares the name with the holy bird in ancient times. It is ancient, quiet, and secluded. It is an ancient city drenched in incalculable legends.

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Day 7

Place & Transport: Fenghuang to Zhangjiajie to Departure City, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport Transfer (Zhangjiajie)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

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  • Apr. 01 - Nov. 31
    High Season
  • Dec. 01 - Mar. 31
    Low Season(2010)
Your Group Size Tour Class Tour Price Per Person Single Room Supplement Inquiry
1 Person Superior Class $2532 $0 Inquiry
Deluxe Class $2092 $0 Inquiry
Tourist Class $2068 $0 Inquiry
2-5 Person Superior Class $1380 $425 Inquiry
Deluxe Class $1164 $199 Inquiry
Tourist Class $1152 $179 Inquiry
6-9 Person Superior Class $929 $425 Inquiry
Deluxe Class $710 $199 Inquiry
Tourist Class $676 $179 Inquiry

 

 

Hotels

City Superior Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
Changsha Sheraton Changsha Hotel Gold Source Hotel Xiangjiang Hotel
Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan International Resort Zhuanjiacun Hotel Zhangjiajie Pipaxi Hotel
Fenghuang Fengtian Hotel Fengtian Hotel Phoenix Grand Hotel

* Price is in US dollars, for one person. Price is for references only, may vary according to your travel time Please inquire for more details. Click here to change prices to your Currency

* Better discount is available when travel in low season from Nov to March or when travel in a large group. Please Contact Us for more details.

* If only one person is traveling then the single room supplement is not required. If, for example, three people book a hotel, with two in one room and one in another room, the single room supplement must be paid.

Price Inclusions and Exclusions

Price Inclusions:

  • Entrance Fees:
    To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
  • Meals:
    All meals as specified in the itinerary.
    If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another restaurant from our list of approved restaurants. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We endeavor to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts is supplied, however there may be occasions when only a Chinese breakfast is available in some remote locations.
  • Private Transfers:
    Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in Changsha, Shaoshan, Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide (as listed above).
    Your comfort is our priority! Click here to get a description of the vehicles that we use for our tours.
  • Guide:
    As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available.
  • Hotels:
    Hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with twin beds.
    All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
  • Transportation:
    To Transfer via: Flight, TBA (Our arrangements)

  • Airport Tax for Domestic Flights
    Airport Tax and Fuel Fee for Flights if applicable
  • Service Charge & Government Taxes:
  • Insurance
    The insurance is China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance.
    Click here to learn more about the insurance coverage and the sum insured.
  • Luggage Transfers:
    Between airports and hotels.
  • Arrangements:
    The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

Price Exclusions:

  • Personal Expenses:
    Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
  • Meals:
    Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary.
  • Single Room Supplement.

 

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