Tour code: SWHSS-01
3 Days Classical Huangshan Tour
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Trip highlights
Only 3 days! We try to include all 'must go' sites. Highly recommend you to book the earlies flight in and the latest flight out! The highlights are: Mount Huangshan, Hongcun village and the Hukaiwen Ink Factory.
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Tour price
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Destinations
Shanghai, Huangshan
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Tour type
Private tour available everyday, private tour guide & driver
Day by Day Itinierary
| Day 1 Shanghai, Huangshan ( ) |
| Many flights from major Chinese cities to Huangshan available daily. The overnight K8418 train Shanghai-Huangshan departs Shanghai at 17H45, arrives Huangshan at 06h55. Airport or train station pickup by our English speaking tour guide, drive to the hotel. If you like traditional Chinese culture, the visit to the Hukaiwen Ink Factory will be arranged today. |
Huangshan City | Huangshan city is a prefecture-level city centered around the Huangshan Mountains in southern Anhui province, China. Its urban area was originally the old town of Tunx, many old houses decorated in traditional style are well protected in downtown Huangshan and nearby surburb. |
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| [ Optional ] Hukaiwen Ink Factory: Ink Stone Factory is the most important part of "Four Treasures of the Study". Because of its solid texture, ink stone can be handed down from ancient times. The Ink Stone Factory in Hangshan is one of the most famous ink stone factories in China, where you can see the whole working process. |
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| Day 2 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
| In the morning we will drive to Mt. Huangshan, take the Yungu cable car to the mountain summit. Hike 1 hours to your hotel on the mountain top, visit Brush Pen Peak on the way. After lunch break in the hotel, hike 2 hours to Cloud Dispelling Pavillion. It is one of the best place for sunset photo. Some people might prefer more hikings. You need extra 4 hours to visit: Flying Rock, Brightness Apex, Xihai Grand Canyon (another best point for sunset). |
Yellow Mountain | Sunrise on Huangshan Mountain is amazing, there are more spectacular mornings and in particular when there is fog, the view is magnificent, many granite peaks and rocks emerging out of clouds. It is undoubtedly China's most celebrated mountain for all its grandeur and beauty. |
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| [ Optional ] Huangshan Cable Car: To fully enjoy the beauty of Mt. Huangshan, you have to reach the peak areas. With the assistance of cable car, this is made much easier. Huangshan Scenic Area has developed cable car since 1986.How to choose the appropriate cable car among the three? It depends on the location of your hotel and your sightseeing plan. |
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| Day 3 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
| Get up 5:00 to 5:30 (sunrise time differs from month to month), walk 1 hour to Begin-to-Belive Peak, the best place for sunrise photo. Take Yungu cable car down from the southern side of the mountain. visit the nearby famous Hongcun village. Transfer to Huangshan airport or train station. (airfare or train ticket is not included in this quotation, it can be booked by us if request). If you need to take train to Shanghai, train K8420 departs Huangshan at 19h10, arrives Shanghai at 08h53 next day. |
Hongcun Village | Hongcun Village: An ancient town over 800 years old leaning against Mt. Huangshan, it is folded in the fog of the Mt. which makes it look like a river and mountain picts. It enjoys the reputation of "The Chinese town in the pictures". Especially, the whole town distributes like a "cow", which made i…… |
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| [ Optional ] Xihai Grand Canyon: To visit Xihai Grand Canyon, recommend you to take the route from the north via Taiping, a cable car terminal that take passengers to Pine Forest Peak in the northwestern corner of the summit of Mount Huangshan. |
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