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| Zhangjiajie National Forest Park |
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| Avatar Mountain Selfie |
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| Most Dangerous Road on Earth (Tianmen Mountain) |
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| Tainmen Mountain Cable Car Ride |
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| Tianmen Mountain Glass Bridge |
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| Tianmen Mountain Escalator |
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| Sleeper Train |
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| Tianmen Mountain |
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| Glass Bridge |
Where to Go?
The
Three Main Attractions
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Entrance Fee: 260
RMB (entrance fee for 4
days)
Inclusions: Entrance
Fee to the park, bus rides but does not include cable car fares, and elevator
rides
Cable Car : 72
RMB One Way
Elevator: 72
RMB One Way
How to go?: Take
A Bus from Zhangjiajie to Wulingyuan which typically cost 20 RMB. This
trip usually takes 1 hour from the main train station of Zhangjiajie.
Travel
Tips: You can ride the cable car or elevator going up to the mountains then
hike going down to enjoy the view. The hike here is very safe since there are
stairs going down, signs and resting stops for tourists where you
can buy snacks and
drinks.
Tianmen Mountain
Entrance Fee: 260 RMB does not include entrance to the 4
glass bridges
Glass Bridge Entrance Fee: 5 RMB
Inclusions: Entrance Fee, Cable Car
Roundtrip, Escalator, and Bus Ride
How To go?: This
will be your first stop to Zhangjiajie. The cable car is beside the Zhangjiajie
Main train Station
*Tianmen Mountain will be the easiest hike among the three mountains. Since you
can either ride a cable car going up, bus, or even an escalator which is
already part of the entrance fee.
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge
Entrance
Fee: 260 RMB
Inclusions: Zhangjiajie
Grand Canyon and Glass Bridge Entrance fee does not include cable car ride for
35 rmb
Travel Tip: You can go here without going up to the bridge and just pay 99 RMB
How
to go?: Take a bus from Wulingyuan for only 10 RMB.
This bus ride usually takes up 30 minutes from the city.
How to go to Zhangjiajie?
By Bullet Train: Take a sleeper
train from Guangzhou Main terminal. This train ride will take up to 15 hours
which costs about 620 RMB roundtrip.
By Airplane: There are also planes going to Zhangjiajie from the
different major cities of China. This can be very expensive since there are few
budget airlines going here.
Where to Stay?
Hotel Travel Tips :
1.
Stay 1 Night at the city of Zhangjiajie Near the Zhangjiajie Train Station to
enjoy one day hiking at Tianmen Mountain. Then Stay 2-3 nights at Wulingyuan. It’s
quite hard to stay inside the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, since hotels
can be very expensive and food can be quite pricey.
2.
The hostels here are very clean and nice usually costs 80 to 120 RMB A night
for 2 persons.
3 You
can reserve on websites such as Agoda.com and Booking.com
4.
Hotels/ Hostels usually accept cash and Wechat payment and Alipay.
Dingding Inn- This place is near the Zhangjiajie Main train
station also near the cable car entrance to Tainmen Mountain and
restaurants. Room is very big and clean. I just didn’t like the bathroom
because it was Asian Style
Price : The room costs starts from 88 RMB to 120 RMB a night for 2
persons.
Wulingyuantuniu Youth Hostel- This place is in Wulingyuan City which is near the
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park entrance. This place is beside a lot of
hostels and restaurants. The rooms are big and very clean and their bathroom is
Western
Style
Price: The room costs starts from 100 RMB to 130 RMB a night a night for 2
persons.
Zhangjiajie Travel Tips
1. Travel with a friend who knows how to speak
Mandarin. It will be easier since most people from Mainland don't know how to
speak English.
2. It’s better to travel with a local so you can
pay using their Wechat App
3. Book your train tickets in advanced.
4. Book your train ticket with a bed. Train
tickets usually get fully booked all the time. If you don't book online in
advance you might even get without a seat
5. Bring your passport with you at the train
station.
6. China is a very advanced country, they
usually accept payment via Wechat App.
7. Go to the train station an hour before your
trip.
8.Bring Cash (RMB), since most establishments
don't accept Visa / MasterCard debit or credit cards. They usually accept
credit cards from China and Wechat payments only.
9. Download MeituanWaimai App to order food online
to save more money.
10. Food and Water can be very expensive in
tourist’s spots, better buy first at the grocery to save more money on snacks.
11. Best time to travel this place is from
August to
October.
12. When paying entrance fee in Tainmen
Mountain, You don’t have to buy the 3 RMB insurance, if
you already have travel insurance of your own.
13. You will save more money and time in hotel
accommodation if you take the overnight train ride from Guangzhou to
Zhangjiajie.
14. You can leave at night and arrive in the
Morning.
15. Ticket prices may adjust depending on where
you buy it.
16. You can bring snacks and even food when you’re
hiking up to the mountains.
17. Don't go there when it's rainy, since you
will not see anything.
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