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5 Days Extended Huangshan Hiking Tour

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Duration: 5 days

Destinations:
Huangshan City
-- Mt. Huangshan
-- Tunxi Ancient Street
-- Xin'an River Hiking

Departure date: As you prefer

Availability: Whole year

Tour Code: CTG-HS12

Beautiful landscape along Xin'an River
Clippy peaks of Huangshan Mountain
Pine growing on slits of steep cliffs on Huangshan Mountain
Sea of clouds in Morning Twilight
Huangshan in winter is just like a Land of Fairies
Hiking in the winter is an interesting experience
Spectacular sunset view from Huangshan Mountain
Much happy to reach the peak of Huangshan Mountain!

Tour Description

Huangshan city is named after Huangshan Mountain, the loveliest mountain of China. Physical fitness and efforts would be required to enjoy its beauty, but will be well paid off. The scenery of Mountain Huangshan is breathtaking with bizarre rocks, pine trees, sea of clouds, gorges sunrise view, let alone the ancient village of Hongcun and Xidi. For both photographers and hikers, Huangshan is a paradise.

This tour offers you the opportunity to hike on Huangshan Mountain. Whether to walk up or down the mountain or traverse the West Sea Canyon, breathtaking view is out there all the way. You can reach the Huangshan's steepest peak and enjoy the sunrise and sunset from different scenic spot. In this tour, you can also trek along the Xin'an River, get the picturesque view along with your footsteps, and experience the rural custom and local culture.

Hiking along Xin'an River with picturesque landscapes all around.

Trekking on the Huangshan Mountain - the trip of a lifetime!

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Day 1 Arrival in Huangshan City

Today's Activities

On your arrival in Huangshan City, our local guide will pick you up at the airport or train station and escort you to the hotel for checking in. The rest of the day is yours to relax and get over your jetlag.

Highlights


Tunxi Ancient Street	Bamboo Carvings	Red Beans Ornaments

Day 2 Xin'an River (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Today's Activities

On this morning, you will be driven to Nanyuankou Pier, where you will hike along the Xin'an River which is often referred to as a "Ten-Kilometer Gallery" of art because of its natural beauty. It will take 4-5 hours to complete the 10km hike. Visit a primary school and a local family in the countryside en route.

Travel Tips

The rape flowers on the bank get in full bloom in late March and early April.

Highlights


Hike along the Xin'an River	Rape flowers blooming on river bank	Rural life at Chengkan Village

Day 3 Mt. Huangshan - Tunxi District (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Today's Activities

Today's trek is about 9 km and takes approximately 5 hours. After breakfast, drive about 1.5 hour to the Huangshan scenic area and start the hike from the Yungu Temple. In the morning you will hike Watch out for "Immortal overturning the table", "Immortal Guiding the road", and Begin-to-Believe Peak, and on the way. Hike to White Goose Range. Lunch is at the Beihai Hotel. In the afternoon you will visit the Lion Peak, hike to the Dispelling Cloud Pavilion and then down to the Grand Canyon on West Sea.

Travel Tips

Sunrise and sunset depend on the weather condition. In rainy, cloudy or foggy days you could not witness the sunrise or sunset scenery.

Highlights


Begin-to-Believe Peak	Lion Peak	Cliff Path at West Sea Grand Canyon

Day 4 Mt. Huangshan (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Today's Activities

Today's trek is about 3.5 km and takes approximately 2 hours. On this day, try to get up early in the morning to catch the Huangshan Mountain's spectacular sunrise at the Cool Pavilion. After breakfast , hike to the Dispelling Cloud Pavilion, Flying-over Stone and Bright Top Peak. At last you will reach the Tianhai Scenic Area through Baiyun Scenic Area.

Highlights


Photograph nice photos	Flying-over Stone	Sunset at Bright Top Peak

Day 5 Mt. Huangshan (Breakfast, Lunch)

Today's Activities

On the morning watch the magnificent sunrise at the hotel. Then today's 4-km hiking starts. You will arrive at the Jade Screen Pavilion by hiking through the Turtle Peak and the 100-step "Scaling Ladder", and then appreciate the famous Guest-Greeting Pine. After visiting the Yupinglou Scenic Area, climb upon the precipitous Celestial Capital Peak, and then hike down the mountain through the Mid-hill Temple and Horse Standing Bridge. After lunch, your driver will take you back to the city of Huangshan to visit the 500-year-old Tunxi Ancient Street where you can shop for some special souvenirs like Huangshan fritters, love-bean (red-bean) ornaments and Hui ink sticks. Later you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to your next destination.

Highlights


Enjoy the magnificent sunrise	Guest-Greeting Pine	Tunxi Ancient Street

Package Details

Tour Package Includes:
Dining: 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 3 dinners	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.

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 when we are in China.

Customer: Mr. Teoh

Destinations: Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)

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