Tour Summary
Private tour
You will have your own tour guide speaking English, and a private 7-12 seat air-conditioned company coach with a driver.
Pickup time and back to hotel time
Usually at 08h30 from your hotel lobby, the time back to the hotel is 17h30 usually. If extra hour is requested, please tell us in advance. We might charge for extra working hours, accordingly to labor law.
Hightlights:
Mt. Huashan: Situated in Huayin City, 120 kilometers (about 75 miles) east from Xi'an City of Shaanxi Province, Mt. Huashan is known as 'The Number One Precipitous Mountain under Heaven'. It is one of the five sacred mountains in China. It is famous for its natural vistas of steep and narrow paths, precipitous crags, and a high mountain range.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1) what trails are included in the itinerary?
Take cable car from mountain foot to North Peak, walk around the summit of North Peak, East Peak for 2 hours. Then we take cable car down the mountain.
2) Which peaks will be covered?
Most people say that they want to hike all the way to the summit of South Peak, the highest point of Mount Huashan, but usually they will end their trip at the summit of North Peak or East Peak. That is why our tour includes 2 hours walking around North Peak after you get off the cable car.
If you want to go all the way to South Peak, our tour guide will escort you there. Kindly notice that you need to walk all the way back to North Peak by foot to take cable car. The round trips North peak to South Peak takes 4 to 5 hours walking eventually.
3) Sunrise
You can not see sunrise for this tour depart at 8:30.
Chinese people take 1 hour train one day prior to the mountain foot in the evening, start to walk from the mountain foot at about 1am. The walking route is: Mountain foot - North Peak - East Peak - South Peak - East Peak - North Peak. It takes about 8 hours for walking. Then you can take cable car down the mountain. Take 1 hour train back to Xian.
The sunrise time is from 5:30 to 6:00. It changes from season to season.
Price Includes
Entrance Fees: To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
Meals: Chinese lunch in local restaurant.
Private transfer: Between your hotel and scenic spots by private air conditioned vehicle.
Private Guide: An English-speaking guide and driver provide you with the best local knowledge available.