7 Days Charming Mt. Huangshan & Wuyuan Photography Tour

Summary

Day 1 Huangshan Arrival
Day 2 Huangshan: Hongcun Ancient Village, Xidi Ancient Village
Day 3 Mt.Huangshan Scenic Area: Mt. Huangshan Scenic Area
Day 4 Mt. Huangshan Scenic Area: Mt. Huangshan Scenic Area
Day 5 Huangshan-Wuyuan: Likeng Village, Jiangwan Town
Day 6 Wuyuan-Huangshan: Huangling Village, Tunxi Ancient Street
Day 7 Huangshan Departure

Day 1 Huangshan Arrival

Pick up service can be arranged at Huangshan North Train Station or Huangshan Tunxi Airport, our Huangshan local guide will meet you at exit with a welcome sign "China Private Tour". Transfer to your hotel in Huangshan city, the rest day is free on your to go around Huangshan city to experience the local life or take rest in your hotel.

Day 2 Huangshan

After breakfast, our guide will take you to visit the UNESCO Heritage Sites: Xidi & Hongcun Ancient Villages where you can enjoy and take pictures for the best of ancient Huizhou-style architecture. Hongcun and Xidi are much more exquisite and grandiose, because they were built by successful officials or merchants returning home from official appointments and business.

Firstly, you will visit Hongcun Ancient Village, it is known as the most beautiful ancient villages in China and attracts lots of tourists come here for sightseeing. Follow our guide to walk around the village, you can see the Moon Lake, the crescent-like pond surrounded by several grand dwellings, and Southern Lake Academy, a private ancient school served for the village. One interesting fact is that the whole village is arranged in the shape of an ox. The famous Oscar-winner film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were filmed in Hongcun. We believe you can also make your own flim about Hongcun during your Huangshan tour.

In the afternoon, continue your tour to visit Xidi Ancient Village. Its well-spaced houses with white walls, elegant decorations and black tiles are surrounded by mountains, which makes Xidi an ideal place for paint from life. Xidi is a magnificent villager of imperial officers. It contributed about 130 government officials, some of whom were dignitaries in the imperial courts, during Ming and Qing Dynasties. Currently, there are still 124 well-preserved ancient dwelling with unique style in the village. 

After the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel in Huangshan.

Day 3 Mt. Huangshan Scenic Area

After breakfast, our guide will take you to visit the Yellow Mountain Scenic Area. It takes around 1 hour from Huangshan downtown. Upon arrival, you will take the park bus from the mountain foot to Mercy Light Pavilion to take a cable car up to the Jade Screen Scenic Area. After a few minutes' walk, you will reach the Greeting-guests Pine. It is the landmark landscape of Huangshan and one of the symbols of Anhui Province. Here you can spend some time taking pictures with this most famous pine trees in China, and enjoying the beautiful view of the grandiose Celestial Capital Peak.

After an hour's walk, you will arrive at Lotus Peak, Lotus peak is the highest peak of Huangshan, with an altitude of 1864.8m. There are some bridges, plank roads and viewing platform on the lotus peak, which is undoubtedly the best place for photography. Here you will have an hour to stop and enjoy your lunch.

In the afternoon, walk for an hour and you will arrive at Xihai Grand Canyon, because of the high altitude, when you stand on the canyon, the clouds flow like a stream from the peak under your feet, so it is also called "White Cloud Canyon". The total length of Xihai Grand Canyon is 15km. Here you can take the photo according to your own preference and within the time allowed, and feel the most magnificent scenery of Mt.Huangshan. If the weather is good enough, you will have a chance to enjoy the sunset at the Cloud-dispelling Pavilion.

After the tour, take rest in your hotel on the top of Huangshan mountain.

Day 4 Mt. Huangshan Scenic Area

If the weather permit, get up early and take your camera to enjoy the magnificent sunrise on Mt.Huangshan. If the weather is good, you can see clearly the golden light of the sun piercing the mists, and rocky peaks rising above the frothy, ever-changing sea of white clouds. After the sunrise, get back to your hotel for breakfast.

After breakfast, you will visit Bright Summit, the second highest on the mountain and see a wonder of Huangshan - Flying-over Rock. Free on your own to go around Yellow Mountain Scenic Area with our guide to find the best location for taking photos of Yellow Mountain, you can get the different scenery from different angle. 

Take cable car down to the foothill at a suitable time. Our guide and driver will take you back to your hotel in Huangshan city.

Day 5 Huangshan-Wuyuan

After breakfast, transfer to Wuyuan county in Jiangxi from Huangshan city. It takes around 2 hours by driving. You can enjoy the China's rural area along the way from Huangshan to Wuyuan.

Upon on your arrival, our guide will take you to walk around the Likeng Village, the entrance of the village is surrounded by an area of rape flowers and many ancient camphor trees. The entrance to the village is a via gallery bridge named Zhongshu Bridge. The scenery of the inner village is quite different. All the houses are painted white. The cyan roofs are decorated with abundant and exquisite wooden carvings. Small paths are covered with blue stones. Limpid streams meander between these ancient buildings. This kind of beautiful natural scenery and distinctive local characteristics reflect and complement each other.

You will have authenic lunch at a local restaurant. After that, continue your Wuyuan photography tour to the Jiangwan Town, the architectural concept and layout of Jiangwan Village have its own unique characteristics. Looking from the top of Back Dragon Mountain, the streets and paths of the central part form a shape of Chinese character An, meaning peace and happiness. The old streets still have retained the elusive charm of Ming and Qing dynasties. A trip to here will give you a peek into China's family cultures, academia cultures and normal rural life

After the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel in Wuyuan.

Day 6 Wuyuan-Huangshan

After breakfast, our guide will take you to the famous scenic area-Huangling Village. It has long been a hot destination for tourists, painters and photographers with its picturesque terraces, seas of rape flowers in spring and colorful harvests in autumn. The typical Hui-style houses, featuring black roof tiles and white walls, are also well preserved in the village. During the autumn, the villagers always dry their crops, such as corn and hot pepper, which have become a highlight for the ancient village. In addition, the village has been recently honored with the title "China's Most Beautiful Symbol".

After lunch, drive you back to Huangshan city. You can take a short visit at Tunxi Ancient Street, the street starts in the west at Zhenhai Bridge, a stone arch bridge built during the Ming Dynasty, and ends in the east at the "Memorial Archway." Its total length is about 1.5 km and the sides of the street are laid with slab stones. There are hundreds of old but well-preserved rows of shops, evoking a bygone era in buildings that are simple and elegant. It is a commercial street that is only for pedestrians.

After the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel in Huangshan.

Day 7 Huangshan Departure

Free on your own to stay in Huangshan city, transfer to Huangshan train station or Huangshan airport at a suitable time for your next destination.

Price Per Person in US Dollars

Price Includes 1. All transfer and city transportation 2. Air-conditioned car or van 3. Hotels specified in the itinerary, all based     on two persons sharingone standard room; 4. Meals specified in the itinerary: Western     breakfast in hotels Chinese lunch and     dinner in local restaurants 5. Sightseeing: All arrangements mentioned     in the itinerary will be covered All first     admission/entrance fees in the itinerary 6. Tour guide: Conducted by a professional     tour guide

Price Excludes 1. International air-tickets 2. Airport departure tax. 3. International or domestic air tickets which     are not listed in the itinerary. 4. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness     or damages incurred during your trip 5. Tips to the tour guide and driver 6. Meals not specified in the itinerary. 7. Personal expenses: phone bills, laundry,     optional tours, postage, excess baggage     charge, entertainment fees out of the     itinerary. 8. Single Room Supplement.