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4 Days Huangshan Picture and Culture Tour

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Duration: 4 days

Destinations:
Huangshan City
-- Mount Huangshan
-- Hongcun Ancient Village
-- Rape Flowers along Xin'an River

Departure date: As you prefer

Best Time:
Mar.10 - Apr.5 every year

Tour Code: CTG-HS13

Enjoy a leisure bike tour through a vast stretch of Rape Flowers
The Sea of Clouds hides the mountains from view, Huangshan
Path on Precipitous Cliffs in West Sea Grand Canyon
Fantastic Sunset View on Mt.Huangshan
Walking Fairy Bridge on Mt. Huangshan
Hiking People on Mt. Huangshan
Local House in Hongcun Ancient Village
Tunxi Ancient Street, Huangshan

Tour Description

The marvelous sceneries make pictures in Huangshan, while the elaborate constructions in ancient villages manifest the dynastic arts and cultures of deep significance. Hiking over the adventurous Mt. Huangshan, cycling across the breathtaking rape flowers field and exploring the culture relics in Hongcun and Nanping ancient villages will give you a memorable Huangshan tour.

Picture your own Mt. Huangshan, track the clues of dynastic history.

Enjoy a bike tour to appreciate a vast stretch of beautiful rape flowers.

One-stop service, incl. tour guide, hotels, meals, transportation, attraction admissions and insurance, etc.

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Accommodation
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Day 1 Arrival at Huangshan City

Today's Activities

Upon arrival, our tour guide will pick you up at airport and escort you to downtown about 15 minutes for hotel check-in. Enjoy your free time after dinner. You can take a rest to get over your jetlag or wander around the street nearby.

Highlights


Tunxi Ancient Street at Dusk	Folding Fans	Famous She Inkstone

Day 2 Mt. Huangshan (Breakfast, Lunch)

Today's Activities

After breakfast in hotel at 8:00am, drive to Mt. Huangshan scenic area, one of top ten attractions in China, housing the most astounding Mt. Huangshan.

At 10:00am reach Yungu Temple where to take the cable car from Yungu Station up to the top of mountain. You will be stunned by the Brush Pen Peak with an odd figure that a pine “blossoms” in the rock. Then head to Beginning-to-Believe Peak to catch a glimpse of the magnificent scenery, followed by Tuan Jie Pine with 5 branches in a circle as five people embrace each other.

Check in the hotel at noon and have lunch. After relax, set out for the miraculous Flying-over Rock at 3:00pm and enter the adventurous West Sea Grand Canyon from northern gateway to experience a 2-hour hiking tour. Then back to Cloud Dispelling Pavilion to admire the beautiful sunset view if weather is allowed. At the end of this day back to hotel for dinner

Highlights


The Sea of Clouds	Flying-over Rock	Pine in Sunset

Day 3 Mt. Huangshan - Hongcun Ancient Village - Stay in Pig's Heaven Inn (Breakfast, Lunch)

Today's Activities

Bright Peak is one of the best spots to view sunrise in Mt. Huangshan. If weather is OK, you can reach that to appreciate the sunrise early morning and then back to hotel for breakfast.

Enjoy a 1.5-hour sightseeing the Turtle Peak and Walking Fairy Bridge, then check out the hotel about 9:30am and take cable car downhill from Yuping Station. On the way traverse the Hundreds of Steps Ladder and watch the Greeting Pine.

At 11:00am, head to Yixian County to visit Hongcun Ancient Village (UNESCO) with a reputation of "Chinese Village in Picture", to get a sense of an ancient village full of distinctive architectural culture. In the evening you will enjoy a distincitve night in the Pig's Heaven Inn at Bishan Ancient Village, famous for its primitive ancient village life of China.

Highlights


Bright Peak at Dawn	Rocks with Pines	Bridge in Hongcun

Day 4 Hongcun Ancient Village - Cycle over Rape Flowers Field - Nanping Ancient Street - Departure (Breakfast, Lunch)

Today's Activities

This day is highlighted by a leisure Cycle Tour through a broad stretch of Rape Flowers filed with beautiful water and verdant mountains in the background. Take a bike to visit the sea of rape flowers; the melodious songs of birds feast your ears instead of the noise of cities; little cows working in the field and birds flying across the sky keep company with you. You will be addicted into such a tranquil and peaceful land without crowds and bustle.

Continue on to Nanping Ancient Village to appreciate the unique ancient architectures dating back to Ming & Qing dynasties. Then back to Huangshan city to wander around Tunxi Ancient Street. Later you will be escorted to the airport for your next destination.

Travel Tips

The rape flowers get in full bloom in late March and early April. The best time for appreciation is from March 10 to April 5 each year.

Highlights


Rape Flowers with Old House	Wood Carving in Nanping Ancient Village	Tunxi Ancient Street

Package Details

Tour Package Includes:
Dining: 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches	Admissions: Entrance fee to all scenic spots listed in itinerary
Tour Guide: a local experienced English-speaking guide	Hotels: Accommodation in Huangshan city and on the mountain
Vehicle: a private air-conditioned car, offering Round-trip transfers	Car Driver: an experienced licensed driver
Water & Tissues: free purified water and tissues offered per day;	Luggage Transfers: a hand for your heavy luggage;
Insurance: Travel Agencies Liability Insurance;	Government taxes & Service charges
Tour Package Excludes:
- Other optional tours / meals / flights not mentioned in itinerary;	- Tips for tour guides and drivers.

Hotels in Huangshan City

Huangshan International Hotel: Located in Huangshan City's central district – Tunxi, Huangshan International Hotel is a 4-star hotel with an ideal location for getting around the city. Facing beautiful Xin'an River, standing in front of Xiao Hua Mountain, the hotel is of ancient Hui-style in accordance with the ancient looking of the streets.
The hotel consists of over 400 rooms of different standards, 7 well-equipped conference halls, Chinese and Western Restaurants, a bar, and other entertainment facilities.

Huangshan Xinan Country Villa Hotel: Surrounded by ancient Hui-style gardens, the 4-star Xin'an Country Villa Hotel stands at the intersection of three rivers and affords scenic mountain views for guests. It's very convenient to get to the airport and Tunxi Ancient Street from the hotel.
The hotel boasts 64 rooms with first-class amenities. The Zhuxiangju Restaurant serves local Anhui cuisine. Modern conference centers offer various business services.

Hotels on Mt. Huangshan

Beihai Hotel Huangshan: Beihai Hotel is a 4-star hotel in North Sea (Beihai) Scenic Area of Mt. Huangshan. It's one of the best locations for catching the sunrise or sunset of Mt. Huangshan under or over the almost constant sea of clouds.
The hotel provides 245 well-equipped rooms, Chinese and Western Restaurant and other facilities.

Paiyunlou Hotel Huangshan: Huangshan Paiyunlou Hotel is a 3-star hotel located at the foot of Danxia Mountain in the West Sea (Xihai) Scenic Area of Mt. Huangshan. The hotel is close to Cloud Dispelling Pavilion (Paiyunlou), which is one of the best places for enjoying Mt. Huangshan's sunrise and sunset.
The hotel has well-designed guestrooms and suites for guests' comfortable stay, and also a business center for not leaving off business. Restaurant provides delicious Chinese cuisine.

Hotels on Bishan Ancient Village

Pig's Heaven Inn Bishan: A tranquil and homey specialty inn located in Bishan Ancient Village surrounded by extensive farmland, rivers and mountains, 15-minute drive from Hongcun scenic area in Huangshan. Built in the typical Hui architectural style with primitive elegance of Qing dynasty, the 24,500-sq-ft, three-storey guesthouse similar to the other houses features nine rooms decorated in an odor of antiquity, featured Anhui cuisines, and distinctive pure village atmosphere.

Meals as mentioned in the itinerary include daily breakfast provided by the hotel and 3 lunches.
You are free to make dinner arrangements by yourself.
The following is introduction to local culinary Anhui Cuisine and highly-praised local restaurants.

Anhui Cuisine - Local Food of Huangshan City

As one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of China, Anhui Cuisine features elaborate choices and handling of cooking materials, ingredients, and strict control of cooking process. Wild herbs, both from land and sea, are widely used in Anhui cuisine cooking. Braising and stewing are common techniques in this culinary art.
-- Learn more about Huangshan Dining or Anhui Cuisine.

Recommended Local Restaurants:

To savor the most original Anhui food, tourists are recommended to take one of the local restaurants. Below are some excellent restaurants offering Hui-style dishes and cuisine, each with its distinctive features and specialities.


Laojie Diyi Lou (Tunxi Ancient Street) -- Built in traditional Hui-style -- Offer both buffet and sit-down meals -- Feature: Traditional Anhui Cuisine		Meishi Renjia (Tunxi Ancient Street) -- Two-storey Hui-style building -- Open kitchen -- Feature: Local specialized foods & snacks

Leigang Restaurant (Hongcun Village) -- Hui-style architecture dating back to the year of 1131 -- Surrounded by trees and bamboos -- Feature: Local food, homely dishes		Jushantang Hostel (Hongcun Village) -- Well-preserved old house of traditional style -- "Jushantang" means a mansion inhabited by kind-hearted people -- Feature: Anhui Cuisine

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Dear Sara

Our tour group greatly enjoyed our trip to Huangshan and Jingdezhen. The weather in Huangshan was perfect and the views spectacular. We also enjoyed the hotel (great location and good food) and the crowds were OK in the early morning and the evening, so staying the night was the right decision.

We enjoyed our visits to Xidi and Hongcun, one well developed and commercial, the other in a more "natural" state, so a good contrast. We could have done with more time, as our visits were a bit hurried.

Jingdezhen was interesting, particularly the old kiln and museum and we had a great time shopping. The hotel, KaiMenZi (which I chose) was not good. Poor food, poor service and no possibility of buying either a drink or a coffee after 6pm. The location also meant we could not wander around the town in the evening which we would have liked to do. I'm not sure what the alternatives were. The visit and lunch at SanBao Ceramic Centre was the highlight.

The driver was excellent and the coach comfortable. Our guide's English was good and we had no trouble communicating. He was also very open to our suggestions and flexible enough to change plans. His food ordering was excellent, as we had specific requirements for lots of vegetables!

Kind regards,

Customer: Mr. Scarf

Destinations: Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) - Jingdezhen

Dear Sara & Cherry,

we enjoyed Huangshan very much and our guide, Peter, was excellent, so thank you for his service. The accommodation was fine and the food was also very good. We felt the tour was valuable for money and would travel with you next time we are in China.

All my best wishes and again my sincere thanks,

Customer: Mr. Teoh

Destinations: Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)

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