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Ten days from Hunan’s Fenghuang and Zhangjiajie to Shanghai, the water town of Wuzhen and West Lake in Hangzhou.
This ten-day journey begins in Changsha and drives into western Hunan: the riverside stilt houses of Fenghuang, Aizhai Bridge and Dehang Miao Village, then three nights in Zhangjiajie for Yuanjiajie’s sandstone pillars, the Tianzi Mountain cableway, Golden Whip Stream, the Grand Canyon Glass Bridge and Baofeng Lake. Local meals include a Miao feast and a Tujia three-pot lunch.
A flight takes you to Shanghai for Wukang Road, Tianzifang, the Bund and the Xu Yan Tang-dynasty dinner show. You finish via the Wuzhen water town in Hangzhou, with a West Lake cruise, a Longjing tea plantation and Hefang Street. Hotels include Hampton by Hilton, Holiday Inn & Suites and Wyndham properties, or similar.
Group tour. You travel with other guests on a fixed departure — departures every Monday in 2027. Prefer your own dates and a guide just for your party? The private version of this tour runs every day.
How the price works: CAD $2,438 per person sharing a twin or double room (land only — flights to Changsha and home from Hangzhou are not included). Gratuities for your guide and driver, CAD $200 per person (CAD $20 a day), are added at checkout; the estimate on this page already includes them. The single supplement is CAD $625.
Arrive in Changsha, capital of Hunan. You are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
150-room hotel in a 22-storey tower opened in 2024 in Changsha's Yuelu district on the west bank of the Xiang River, with a Metro Line 2 station right below it, the Changsha university district and city government offices nearby and Yuelu Mountain about 2 km away; Changsha South railway station is about 30 km and Huanghua Airport about 35–40 km. Neo-Chinese design, all-day restaurant with Chinese and Western buffet breakfast, lobby bar, gym, heated indoor pool and sauna, free parking with EV charging, free Wi-Fi.
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A neo-Chinese-style hotel in Changsha's Yuelu District, opened in 2017 and renovated in 2023, right beside Lugu Park station on metro Line 6, with an indoor pool and spa.
See the hotel › 9 photosDrive to Fenghuang Ancient Town and wander its old streets, with stilt houses lining the Tuojiang River and the folk culture of the Xiangxi Miao people. Lunch is a Miao ethnic feast.
A modern 12-floor hotel opened in 2024 in Fenghuang's new town, about 4 km from the Ancient Town (an 8-minute drive), with large smart-controlled rooms.
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A new Wingate by Wyndham opened in 2025 in Tuojiang Town, about 490 m from Fenghuang Ancient Town, with a seasonal outdoor pool, sauna and spa.
See the hotel › 9 photosVisit Aizhai Bridge, a suspension bridge spanning a deep mountain gorge, then explore Dehang Miao Village, with its Miao customs, valley scenery and Liusha River Waterfall. Lunch is the Impression Salamander Banquet.
Continue to Zhangjiajie, where you see the colourful Tujia-style night scene at the 72 Strange Buildings complex before checking in.
Spend the day in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, whose sandstone pillars inspired the floating mountains in Avatar. Ride the Bailong Elevator to the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, then take the Tianzi Mountain cableway to the Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area.
Ride the sightseeing mini-train up and back through Ten-Mile Gallery (Shili Gallery), then hike along Golden Whip Stream among the quartz-sandstone peaks.
Visit Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon and walk across its glass-bottomed bridge high above the gorge. Then tour Baofeng Lake, a calm mountain lake surrounded by steep karst peaks.
Lunch is a Tujia three-pot meal, and dinner is the Mountain-Water toast feast.
Fly to Shanghai. On arrival you are met by your guide and transferred to your hotel.
After breakfast, stroll Wukang Road, lined with old villas under plane trees in the former French Concession. Then explore Tianzifang, a maze of Shikumen lanes filled with creative and craft shops. Next is a visit to learn about silk craftsmanship, followed by a walk along Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street and the Bund.
Dinner is the Xu Yan immersive dinner show (standard seat; costume and styling not included), a Tang-dynasty banquet with dance, acrobatics and interactive performances presented with each course on a 360-degree stage.
After breakfast, drive to Wuzhen and visit its East Scenic Zone, a Jiangnan water town of canals, stone bridges and everyday local life.
Continue to Hangzhou and visit the G20 City Balcony above the Qiantang River, with views over the modern skyline of Qianjiang New Town.
After breakfast, take a boat cruise on West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to enjoy its lake-and-hills scenery. In the afternoon, visit a tea plantation among the tea fields to learn about West Lake Longjing tea.
In the evening, stroll Hefang Street, an old-style commercial street with long-established shops.
Your trip ends in Hangzhou after breakfast. Transfer for your onward journey.
7 hand-picked hotels over 11 nights of this itinerary. Open any property for photos, video, a full introduction and what's on site.
150-room hotel in a 22-storey tower opened in 2024 in Changsha's Yuelu district on the west bank of the Xiang River, with a Metro Line 2 station right below it, the Changsha university district and city government offices nearby and Yuelu Mountain about 2 km away; Changsha South railway station is about 30 km and Huanghua Airport about 35–40 km. Neo-Chinese design, all-day restaurant with Chinese and Western buffet breakfast, lobby bar, gym, heated indoor pool and sauna, free parking with EV charging, free Wi-Fi.
See the hotel › 9 photosA neo-Chinese-style hotel in Changsha's Yuelu District, opened in 2017 and renovated in 2023, right beside Lugu Park station on metro Line 6, with an indoor pool and spa.
See the hotel › 9 photosA modern 12-floor hotel opened in 2024 in Fenghuang's new town, about 4 km from the Ancient Town (an 8-minute drive), with large smart-controlled rooms.
See the hotel › 9 photosA new Wingate by Wyndham opened in 2025 in Tuojiang Town, about 490 m from Fenghuang Ancient Town, with a seasonal outdoor pool, sauna and spa.
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Hilton's Hampton brand in Wulingyuan town, opened in 2024 below a wooded hillside 500 m from the Wujiayu east-gate ticket office of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, with 152 rooms of 28–32 m², free hot breakfast in the Hampton restaurant, a gym, a 60-seat meeting room and free parking.
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New Holiday Inn & Suites opened in 2025 in Putuo District, west Shanghai, with 173 rooms and suites, an all-day restaurant, a 24-hour gym and free parking; Daduhe Road metro is about a 14-minute walk.
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European-style hotel on Pinghai Road at the \"gateway to West Lake\", relaunched in 2026 as Marco Polo Haoting after a full refurbishment, about 300 m from Longxiangqiao metro station and a few minutes' walk from the lakeshore.
See the hotel › 8 photosWhere a day says “or similar”, a comparable property of the same standard may be used on some departures. Room photos are representative; the room category is set by your booked package.
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How the price is built. Per person in Canadian dollars, two travellers sharing a twin or double room. Children pay the adult price and have their own bed. Gratuities of CAD $200 per person are added at checkout. The single supplement is CAD $625; a room cannot be shared with a stranger, so a solo traveller pays it.
Group tour. Departs every Monday. You join other travellers; group size varies with the date. Group departures are not guaranteed with two travellers: a date runs once enough travellers have booked it. If your date does not run, we tell you in advance and you choose another date or get a full refund.
Open-jaw trip. The tour starts in Changsha and ends in Hangzhou, so book your flights into Changsha and out of Hangzhou (or Shanghai). Day 6 includes a domestic flight from Zhangjiajie to Shanghai.
Shopping stops. Day 7 includes a silk craftsmanship visit in Shanghai and Day 9 a tea plantation visit in Hangzhou; stops like these usually include a silk shop and tea sales, and there is no obligation to buy. Tianzifang, Nanjing Road and Hefang Street are shopping streets.
Long drives and walking. Changsha – Fenghuang and Fenghuang – Zhangjiajie are long road days, and the Zhangjiajie park days involve many steps.
Dates and validity. Prices apply to departures in 2027. Dates over China’s public holidays (Spring Festival, May Day and National Day week) and major conferences are not sold at these prices — ask us for a quote. The hotels named are the usual ones; another hotel of the same standard may be used, and the order of visits can change for weather, train times or local conditions.
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Land package · plus Gratuities $200 (mandatory, per person)
Per person · double occupancy · departures 4 Jan–27 Dec 2027
Price notes
Prices shown are the land package. Gratuities $200 per person is mandatory and is added at checkout.
International flights not included — quoted from your city.
Peak dates (public holidays, summer): est. +CAD $625 per person, confirmed before you pay.
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Wyndham Garden Changsha Yuelu is a 22-storey hotel on Fenglin 2nd Road in the Dahexi area of Yuelu district, the west-bank half of Changsha that holds the university town, the Meixi Lake arts centre (about 2.4 km) and Yuelu Mountain (about 2.3 km to the cableway). A Metro Line 2 station sits directly below the hotel and links to Wuyi Square, Orange Isle and Changsha South railway station (about 30 km); Huanghua International Airport is about 35–40 km and paid airport pick-up can be booked.
The hotel opened in 2024 with 150 non-smoking rooms of about 40 m² in a new-Chinese style, each with flat-screen TV, mini-fridge, desk, safe, bathrobes and free Wi-Fi. The all-day restaurant serves a Chinese and Western buffet breakfast and there is a lobby bar, room service and a convenience store. Guests can use the 24-hour gym, heated indoor pool, sauna, massage rooms and 24-hour laundry room; parking is free and has EV charging. Check-in is from 2 pm and check-out by noon.
Changsha Yuelu Yannian Yijing Hotel opened in 2017 and was renovated in 2023. It sits in Yuelu District and is decorated in a calm neo-Chinese style. It is rated 5 diamonds on Trip.com.
Rooms include deluxe twin and king rooms (some with a bathtub or panoramic windows), executive rooms, family rooms and a duplex suite. Accessible rooms are available.
The restaurant serves Hunan dishes and other Chinese food. A Chinese and Western breakfast is served daily from 07:00 to 10:30.
The gym and the heated indoor pool are on the 4th floor; the pool opens seasonally in the afternoon and evening. Foot massage and spa treatments (extra charge) are on the 3rd floor.
Lugu Park metro station is under 100 m from the door. Mount Yuelu is 5.6 km and the Meixi Lake arts centre 3.3 km. Local snack restaurants are close by.
Kasen International Hotel opened in 2024 in the newer part of Fenghuang County, near the county government offices. It is a modern 12-floor glass building rated 5 diamonds on Trip.com. It offers a quieter night away from the crowds of the Ancient Town.
Rooms average 42 square metres and have floor-to-ceiling windows, smart room controls, deep-sleep mattresses and goose-down duvets. Room types include king, twin and triple rooms, themed family rooms and an executive suite. Accessible rooms are available.
The hotel has Chinese and Western restaurants with private dining rooms, plus a café. Room service is limited (16:00–19:30).
The hotel is outside the Ancient Town: Nanhua Gate is 4.2 km and the Tuojiang River and North Gate pier about 4.7 km away, roughly an 8-minute drive. It is a car or taxi ride, not a walk, to the evening riverside.
There is a free gym (06:30–22:30), a terrace garden and a self-service laundry. The outdoor pool opens only in July and August. Staff speak Mandarin.
Wingate by Wyndham Fenghuang opened in 2025 in Dutian Village, Tuojiang Town, close to the old riverside town of Fenghuang. It is rated 5 diamonds on Trip.com.
Room types include twin and double rooms with smart controls and memory-foam pillows, rooms with a bathtub or a terrace, and family rooms.
The main restaurant serves Asian dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner and is for hotel guests. There is also a café, a bar, a lobby bar and room service from 12:00 to 20:00. Halal meals can be provided.
The hotel has a free gym (10:00–21:30), a free sauna, a spa (extra charge, 15:00–23:30) and a tennis court. The outdoor pool, with a children's pool and water slide, is open July to October only.
Fenghuang Ancient Town is about 490 m away by Trip.com's measure, with the Huilongge stilted houses 1.6 km and Hongqiao (Rainbow Bridge) 1.8 km.
Hampton by Hilton Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is a seven-storey hotel on Jundi Road in Wulingyuan, the town at the eastern entrance to the national park. Opened in 2024, it has 152 rooms — king and twin superior rooms of 28–32 m², superior deluxe rooms and a handful of suites — most with mountain views; every room has the Hampton bed, a walk-in shower, a fridge and free Wi-Fi.
The Hampton restaurant serves the free hot breakfast buffet with Chinese and Western dishes, and there is a coffee and drinks bar off the lobby.
Fitness room, self-service laundry, a multi-function room for 60, and free surface and underground parking.
500 m from the Wujiayu (east gate) ticket office of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and the Charming Xiangxi theatre, and about 900 m from the park entrance itself; Zhangjiajie railway station is about 26 km and Hehua Airport about 35 km.
Holiday Inn & Suites Shanghai Changfeng opened in 2025 on Tongpu Road in Putuo District, in west Shanghai. It has 173 rooms and suites and is rated 5 diamonds on Trip.com. Everything is new, and it is a practical base for a city stay.
Rooms come in king or two-double layouts, some with city views, plus one- and two-bedroom suites and a kids-themed suite. Every room has both firm and soft pillows and high-speed internet.
There is an all-day restaurant, a lobby bar and a small convenience shop, and room service is available.
Daduhe Road metro station is 840 m away, about 14 minutes on foot. The Changfeng Joy City mall is 1.3 km away, and Hongqiao Airport is about 12 km.
The gym is free and open 24 hours. Parking and the guest laundry room are free, Wi-Fi is free in public areas, and staff speak English and Mandarin.
The Merchant Marco Hotel stands on Pinghai Road in Hangzhou's Shangcheng District, the block known as the gateway to West Lake. The property was fully refurbished and relaunched at the start of 2026 under the name Marco Polo Haoting, pairing an Italian-inspired interior with Jiangnan touches.
Rooms include family suites and executive suites with separate work areas; the hotel has a gym, a children's activity corner and a rooftop terrace with views towards the lake. Longxiangqiao metro station (Line 1) is about 300 m away, and the West Lake promenade, Hefang Street and the Hubin shopping district are all within walking distance.