Hunan - Zhangjiajie

4 Days Changsha - Zhangjiajie - Fenghuang

   

 
Zhangjiajie city is about 400km away from Changsha. You can take the bus of Changsha/ Zhangjiajie at Changsha Western Bus Terminal (take the No. 312 bus at Changsha Railway station to get to Changsha Western Bus Terminal) to get there. The bus can be available every 1 hour and the fare is about 100RMB per person. It takes 4 hours' bus ride reaching there. Upon arrival, take a bus to get to Zhangjiajie scenic area (admission fee: 248RMB) which is listed under UNESCO as the World's Heritage at Zhangjiajie bus station. Stay at a hotel near the scenic area and relax for the rest of the day.
 

On the second day, you will hike to Zhangjiajie Forest Reserve, Natural Reserves of Suoxiyu Gully, Golden Whip Stream, Natural Gallery of Ten Miles and Huangshi Village. 
 

Continue to visit Tianzi Mountain and Yellow Dragon Cave (fee: 65RMB) on the third day. Take a boat cruise on the Baofeng Lake (cruise fee: 62RMB). You need not to pay the admission fee of 248RMB a second time for today's visiting there since the tickets are valid for two days.
 

On the fourth day, take a bus at Zhangjiajie Bus Terminal to get to Fenghuan(bus fee: 42RMB). The two places is 208km away from each other and it needs 4 hours' bus ride. There are only two direct buses between these two places. One departs at 8:30 in the morning and the other 14:30. If you miss both of the buses, there still have alternative. You can take a bus at Zhangjiajie Bus Terminal to Jishou at first. And then taking a minibus to Fenghuang there. Wandering in the ancient town to experience its antique beauty after arriving there. 
 

 

Hunan - Changsha

4 Days Changsha - Wugong Mountain - Zhuzhou

 
 
Take a soft seat train from Changsha to Pingxiang. The train tickets can be gotten at Changsha Railway Station. It takes less than 2 hours to get there and the train fare is about 35RMB. We suggest you take D106/D107 train which departs at 14:28 and arrival in Pingxiang at 15:35 though they are a little expensive (fare: 50RMB for the first class compartment and 40RMB for the second class compartment). Because they are fast, clean and with better service facilities. After getting off at Pingxiang Railway Station, take the No. 1 bus to get to Pingxiang Southern Bus Terminal. And then take a bus reaching Mt. Wugong there. It takes about 2 hours to get to Mt. Wugong (admission fee: 40RMB) from Pingxiang Southern Bus Terminal and the bus fare is 12RMB. Arrive at Bell and Drum tower located at the foot of the mountain which is also the mountain gate. Hike about 20 minutes to Jinxin Bridge. Stay overnight in the camp beside the bridge. 
 

On the second day, continue climbing up the mountain. After having a rest on the meadow, climb up to the Golden Top. Enjoy the Cloud Sea and the sunset on the top. Stay overnight in the camp. 
 

Get up early to watch the sunrise on the third day. Afterwards, descending the mountain. Hike northward along the meadow for 2 hours to Baiyun Hostel. Have a break there and then having another 2 hours' hike along the Tianti to visit Jinhusajiu Waterfall and Qinglv Waterfall. Enjoy your lunch in the local family at the foot of the mountain. Take a bus to Pingxiang. Stay overnight at a local hotel in Pingxiang and take a soft seat train to Zhuzhou the next day. Zhuzhou is a city with convenient railway traffic. You can get to the other places that you want to visit there by train.
 
   
 

1 Day Changsha - Yueyang

 
Take a bus at Changsha Eastern Bus Terminal (Add: 35 Bayi Road, Changsha; the No. 103, No. 110, No. 114 and No. 126 buses can reach there) to get to Yueyang. It takes about 2 hours to get to Yueyang and the bus fare is 55RMB for limousine buses. The buses can be available every half an hour from 7:00 to 18:00. 
 

Heading for Dongting Lake and the Yueyang Tower which located by the east side of Dongting Lake upon arrival. You can take the No. 2 or No. 9 buses at the railway station to reach there. It takes about 10 minutes. The Yueyang Tower (admission fee: 46) is a very good place to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Dongting Lake. You can take a boat cruise on Dongting Lake and sightseeing in Junshan Mountain. Return by bus and stay overnight at Home Inn Yueyang located at the railway station.  
 
 

Hunan - Hengyang

4 Days Changsha - Mt. Hengshan - Hengyang

 
We will spend the first day to visit Hunan Provincial Museum, Mt. Yuelu, Aiwan Pavilion and Yuelu Academy in Changsha. In the morning, Take the No. 303, No. 113 and No. 146 buses to get to Hunan Provincial Museum (admission fee: 50RMB) in the morning. You can see the Han mausoleum unearthed from Mawangdui there. Take Lishan special line at Changsha railway station in the afternoon. It will stop at the foot of Mt. Yuelu. The admission fee of Mt. Yuelu is 15RMB. If you want to visit the Yunlu Palace, Lushan Temple and the Birds park on it, the extra charge are 5RMB, 5RMB and 20RMB separately. Then walk to Aiwan Pavilion(admission fee: 12RMB) to have a stay there. After that, continue to walk to Yuelu Academy (admission fee: 30RMB). These three places are quite near to each other. 
 

Head for Nanyue Hengshan (admission fee: 80RMB, Insurance fee: 1RMB) which is 150km away from Changsha on the second day. Take the bus of Changsha/ Hengshan at Changsha Sothern Bus Terminal (Add: 811 First Zhongyi Road, Changsha). There are 3 buses depart at 12:00, 13:30 and 16:20 between these two cities every day. It takes about 2 hours to get there and the bus fare is 38RMB. Upon arrival, visit the Half-way Pavilion and then hike to Nantian Gate. Stay overnight at the hotel on the mountain. 
 

On the third day, hike to visit Zhurong Peak. Afterwards, begin to descend the mountain from Nantian Gate. En route, visit Cangjing Pavilion and other scenic spots. Hike to Nanyue Torii. After arriving at the foot of the mountain, continue hike to visit the Water Shade Cave. Stay overnight at a local hotel in Nanyue Town which is located at the foot of Mt. Hengshan. 
 

You can take a bus to get to Hengyang city on the fourth day. It takes about 1 hour and the distance is about 45km. The fare will be about 10RMB.