Zhangjiajie itineraries

Tianmen in a Day

The cable car is ten minutes from the airport, so you can land, walk the glass skywalk, and close the day with the mountain show.

Wulingyuan Overnight

Day one goes up the elevator to see the Avatar peaks from above; day two looks up at them from the valley floor.

Cave, West Peaks, Glass Bridge

See the park from the quieter Yangjiajie and Huangshizhai sides, and add Huanglong Cave and the Grand Canyon glass bridge. No Bailong elevator queue.

Festivals & seasons

• 2 — Tujia New Year (Ganjiu)
• 3 — Tianmen Mountain Lantern Festival temple fair
• 4 — Spring, the good season
• 7 — Rainy season and summer heat
• 7 — Tujia Clothes-Drying Festival (Liuyueliu)
• 9 — Early-to-mid September window
• 10 — Mid-Autumn and National Day Golden Week
• 12 — Rime ice and snow on Tianmen

Souvenirs

• Meicha berry tea from Yongding
• Mountain teas (Maojian, Yunwu)
• Fenghuang ginger candy
• Miao silver jewellery
• Cucumber Lay's and local-flavour Oreos
• Mala jerky and dried squid
• Landmark magnets and 3D postcards