The stairway up to Heaven’s Gate on Tianmen Mountain
Weekend · Zhangjiajie 张家界

Zhangjiajie in a weekendTianmen and the Avatar mountains

One day among the pillars of Wulingyuan and one on Tianmen Mountain, for when you only have a weekend.

Length
3 days · 2 nights
Group
From 4 travelers
Hotels
Pullman 5★ with breakfast
Next departure
Fri Nov 27 – Sun Nov 29, 2026

Why this trip

Arrive on Friday, spend Saturday in Wulingyuan, the sandstone pillars that inspired Avatar, and go up Tianmen Mountain on Sunday. Two nights at the Pullman 5★ with breakfast.

The route

  1. ZhangjiajieStart
  2. Wulingyuan
  3. Tianzi
  4. TianmenEnd

What you'll see

  1. 01Wulingyuan’s sandstone pillars, the Avatar mountains
  2. 02The Bailong Elevator up the cliff
  3. 03Tianzi Mountain and the Ten-Mile Gallery
  4. 04Tianmen Cave and the glass skywalk
  5. 05One of the world’s longest cable cars, 7.5 km into the clouds
  6. 062 nights at the Pullman 5★ with breakfast

Day by day

  1. FRI

    Arrival

    Arrival in Zhangjiajie and check-in at the Pullman.

    Zhangjiajie in a weekend: Arrival
  2. SAT

    Wulingyuan · Tianzi

    The Bailong Elevator up the cliff to the pillars that inspired Avatar. In the afternoon, Tianzi Mountain and a walk along the Ten-Mile Gallery.

    Zhangjiajie in a weekend: Wulingyuan · Tianzi
  3. SUN

    Tianmen · end

    Up Tianmen Mountain by cable car, Tianmen Cave and the glass skywalk on the cliff. Then home.

    Zhangjiajie in a weekend: Tianmen · end

What's included

  • 2 nights at the Pullman 5★ with breakfast
  • English-speaking guide
  • Private transport for your group
  • Entrance tickets for the parks in the itinerary
  • Travel insurance

What's not included

  • Your train or flight to Zhangjiajie and back
  • Lunches and dinners
  • Personal expenses

Good to know

  • Lots of stairs. Bring comfortable shoes.
  • The mountains are often misty in late autumn.

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