7 Days Photo Tour to Mt. Huangshan, Wuyuan & Mt. Sanqingshan

Meals: No meal
Accommodation: Huangshan International Hotel ★★★★

Arrive in Huangshan— Mt. Huangshan is known as the No. 1 Mountain under Heaven. Your local guide will meet you at the airport and then transfer to the hotel.

At night, enjoy your free time at Tunxi Old Street which is an ancient Western-European architect once visited the old street and said that he had found ‘The Eastern Ancient Rome. You can find delicious food there as well.

Tunxi Old Street

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Xihai Hotel ★★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start today's exploration of Mt. Huangshan. You can store your luggage in the hotel and travel light.

[09:30-12:30] Enjoy your full-day excursion to visit Mt. Huangshan which is one of China's ten best-known scenic spots and also the No. 1 Mountain under heaven. It is characterized by the four wonders, namely, odd-shaped pines, grotesque rock formation, seas of clouds and crystal-clear hot springs. Yellow Mountain is celebrated for having all the features of mountain scenery. Take a cable car up and head for the Xihai hotel on the mountain. It is about half an hour hike to the hotel. En route, you will appreciate the Lion Peak and Shixin Peak.

[12:30-13:30] Check-in and have lunch at the hotel's restaurant. There is less choice for food on the mountain and the best option would be in the hotel.

[13:30-18:30] Spend your afternoon hiking on Grand Canyon of Xihai (West Sea). Grand Canyon of Xihai is the highlight of scenic areas of  Yellow Mountain. Covering the most prime scenery of the Xihai Scenic Area, it starts at Paiyun Pavilion, linking White Cloud Area at Fairy-walking Bridge and creating a breath-taking sightseeing route. It is a circular footpath for hiking and you will reach the hotel you stay at the end of the tour.

Note: Though the cable car takes you uphill, you still need to walk quite a distance to reach hotels, restaurants and viewing spots on the mountain

Mt. Huangshan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Huangshan International Hotel ★★★★

[06:00-12:00] Get up earlier in the morning and go to Danxia Peak or nearby peak to watch the sunrise and sea of clouds. It is under the influence of weather. Try your luck! You might have a chance to see the colorful sea of clouds which is the top view of Mt. Huangshan. Back to your hotel for a short break and take a cable car down to the foot of Mt. Huangshan.

[12:00-13:30] Lunch will be arranged at a local restaurant in the old town and get your luggage which is stored in the hotel you stayed in the city of Huangshan. After that, be transferred to Huangshan city.

[13:30-16:30] Enjoy afternoon tour to Hongcun Village,  a perfect and typical combination of beautiful natural scenery and Huizhou culture art. The ancient architectures contain elegant pavilions, bridges, houses, ancestral temples, wells, etc. Taste the local snack in the village. You can try the flocky bean curd which is very famous.

[16:30-17:30] Drive back to Huangshan city and check in your hotel. Enjoy your free evening.

Hongcun Village

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Bao Wu Resort Hotel ★★★★

After breakfast, please check out of the hotel. Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and drive for 1.5 hours to Wuyuan, the most beautiful countryside in China. You could see the fabulous scenery of rape flowers in spring from March to April, and you could also see the extraordinary view of red leaves in autumn from November to December. Therefore, it is the paradise for the photographers, and it is also suitable for the visitors who love the countryside combining with the natural view.

Arrive at Wuyuan and visit Huangling, an ancient Hui-style village with over 600 years' history. As the must-see place in Wuyuan, the scenery in Huangling has no limit on seasons.

Lunch would be local food served at the local restaurant. Stay overnight in Wuyuan.

Wuyuan Landscape

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Jinchen Hotel ★★★★

Today, you will explore several rustic villages in Wuyuan. Firstly, pay a 50-min driving to Jiangling which is the most worthwhile place to visit in Wuyuan. Then, drive along the country road to Xiaoqi which is considered to be the most beautiful village in Wuyuan. The crossed alleys, ancient style buildings and lush old trees bring you the image of a secluded hideaway. Then, you will continue the visit to Wangkou which is famous for its history and relics because of the convenient transportation and the important role of business from the Song Dynasty.

Lunch would be local food served at the local restaurant.

In the afternoon, you will visit Likeng, a village renowned for the Hui style architecture. While stepping into the village, you could see the hilly houses, different villages along the flowing streams and crossed stone paths, which seems to be a typical Chinese landscape painting.

After the tour, you will be transferred to Mt. Sanqingshan with 1.5hrs journey. You will stay overnight at the hotel on the foothill of Mt. Sanqingshan.

Wuyuan Landscape

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Jinchen Hotel ★★★★

[08:00-08:30] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start today's exploration on Mt. Sanqingshan which is not only the holy mountain for Taoism, but also rated to be the UNESCO Global Geopark for its unique geological landforms.

[08:30-12:00] Take the Jinshan cable car up to the mountain. En route, you will appreciate the scenery in Nanqingyuan Scenic Area and Sunshine Coast Scenic Area, including the famous Goddess Peak and Python Peak.

[12:00-13:30] Have lunch at the restaurant and have a short rest.

[13:30-17:30] Afternoon visit to Sanqing Paradise Heaven Area and West Coast Area where you could see several cultural sites about Taoism, including the symbolic site – The Three Palace. After going through the A Gleam of Sky and Goddess Plank, you will get back to the cable car station and take the cable car down to the mountain.

Your guide will accompany you back to the hotel. Stay overnight in Mt. Sanqingshan.

Mt. Sanqingshan

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, please check out. Your tour guide and driver will meet you at the hotel lobby and drive for 1.5 hours to Shangrao Station for the hi-speed rail to the next destination. Your guide will escort you to the entrance gate and help your check-in.

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