Zhangjiajie
3 nights · Wulingyuan East Gate area
Stay near the forest-park entrance for both park days; this is a different base from central Zhangjiajie and Tianmen Mountain.
Zhangjiajie · 3 nightsZhangjiajie: above the pillars, beside the stream
Four days based in Wulingyuan, with one day above the stone pillars and another in the shaded valley.
Why this itinerary works
Keep three nights in Wulingyuan so the forest park is the trip, with less time on repeated approaches.
One continuous mountain route gives you the pillar views; the next day brings stream shade at a slower pace.
Tianmen Mountain replaces the valley day or needs an extra night; it does not fit as an extra between arrival and departure.
The itinerary
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The moments you’ll remember
The morning cableway lifts you above a forest of stone pillars.
Enter Wulingyuan at East Gate for Tianzi and Yuanjiajie ›At Tianzi, morning air fills the gaps between stone towers.
Enter Wulingyuan at East Gate for Tianzi and Yuanjiajie ›A cool breeze at Tianzi, stone pillars stretching beyond the rail.
Enter Wulingyuan at East Gate for Tianzi and Yuanjiajie ›
Morning stream sounds rise beneath Golden Whip’s shaded cliffs.
Golden Whip Stream ›Cool valley shade, the stream murmuring beside your morning pause.
Golden Whip Stream ›5 moments · swipe →
Before you go
- Jinbianxi — Zhangjiajie National Forest Park admission for Golden Whip Stream: reserve your gate and time slot before every park entry, including return visits.
- Enter Wulingyuan at East Gate for Tianzi and Yuanjiajie — Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, including 张家界旅游小助手 and gate counters: reserve the named gate and time slot before every entry, including return visits.
Day by day
MorningAfternoonEvening
Zhangjiajie · 3 nights
Day 1
An easy first evening in Wulingyuan
Arrival and the transfer to Wulingyuan are the day’s work. Eat close to the hotel; no mountain visit today.
An easy first evening in Wulingyuan
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Day 2
Tianzi and Yuanjiajie above the stone pillars
Use the East Gate, Tianzi cableway up, Tianzi and Yuanjiajie, then Bailong down. This fills morning and afternoon; keep the evening free.
Free
Free
Day 3
Valley shade and a lake
Walk a manageable out-and-back stretch of Golden Whip Stream. Baofeng Lake is the one removable afternoon choice. For three days, remove this day and one night; retain light arrival and departure.
Free
Day 4
Breakfast in Wulingyuan, then the journey onwards
Keep the day for Wulingyuan to your booked station or airport; no last-minute mountain stop.
Breakfast in Wulingyuan
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Free
Comes with the plan
Before you go
- Jinbianxi — Zhangjiajie National Forest Park admission for Golden Whip Stream: reserve your gate and time slot before every park entry, including return visits.
- Enter Wulingyuan at East Gate for Tianzi and Yuanjiajie — Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, including 张家界旅游小助手 and gate counters: reserve the named gate and time slot before every entry, including return visits.
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