Days Private Shanghai/Huangshan Tour

Day 1 Arrival in Shanghai
Our guide will meet you outside the arrival hall of the airport and escort you to register in the hotel. After a short break, your Shanghai Huangshan tour package will start from the Bund, Nanjing Road and an old street – Tianzifang. Situated along the west bank of Huangpu River, the Bund is considered the symbol of the city. It is a 4 kilometer-long waterfront where 52 buildings of different architectural styles such as Baroque, Gothic, Romanesque, Chinese and Renaissance are standing. Nanjing Road is the No.1 business street in China, where both time-honored Chinese and world-famous brands are located.

Meals: No meals, advice freely available
Day 2 Shanghai – Huangshan

Our clients on the Bund area
The morning excursion will take you to Shanghai Museum and the Yu Garden. The Museum houses over 120,000 pieces of cultural relics, especially ancient artworks like bronze, ceramics, calligraphy and paintings. As a representative of classical gardens in southern China, Yuyuan Garden boasts beautiful scenery, amazing constructions and renowned cultural relics. This is also a tranquil land in the bustling city. At noon, you will feast on an a la carte welcome lunch (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) of authentic Shanghai and Cantonese cuisines at a popular local restaurant.

After lunch, you will visit Shanghai World Financial Center. With a height of 492 meters (about 1,614 feet), you are able to get great and unobstructed views of the city from this skyscraper. After that, your Yellow Mountain trip from Shanghai will proceed to Huangshan. You will take a high speed train to Huangshan in around 3 hours. Upon your arrival, our guide will meet you at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel in the city.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Day 3 Huangshan

Mt. Huangshan
In the morning, you will journey to the foot of Huangshan Mountain and take a cable car to climb its front mountain. You could admire the magnificent scenery on the cable car. Upon arrival, you will firstly enjoy the scenery of Beginning-to-Believe Peak, renowned for the grotesque rocks and pines. As its name suggests, you will really begin to believe that the scenery of the mountain is captivating. The shaped rocks hanging on the steep cliffs and the deep valleys create a charming natural painting. After that, proceed to the Peach Blossom Peak, where boasts numerous peach trees. When the peach trees blossom every March or April, the peak will be an ocean of peach flowers, making it a wonderland under heaven. Your next stop is the Lion Peak, situated to the west of the Beginning-to-Believe Peak. The rock at the peak is exposed like a powerful lion crouching on the mountain, hence the name. Then, you will continue the trip to the Flying Stone. It is actually a 39-feet-high, 8-meter-long, and about 360-ton piece of rock balanced on a tiny flat ledge. The space between the two large pieces of rock is very small and the erecting rock is just like flying over from the heaven, hence its name Flying Stone. It is a typical Huangshan Mountain’s incomparable natural beauty.

The last site you will explore today is the Bright Summit, one of the highest peaks of the mountain. Standing on it, you could appreciate the wonderful scenery of the East Sea Scenic Area, the mountain peaks in West Sea Scenic Area and the surrounding peculiar rocks. Tonight, you will stay over at the best hotel on the mountain.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch
Day 4 Departure from Huangshan
Sunrise of Mt. Huangshan
Sunrise of Mt. Huangshan
The morning sightseeing will cover the Cloud Dispersing Pavilion and Xihai Grand Canyon. The Cloud Dispersing Pavilion is a sightseeing pavilion and one of the best sites to appreciate the charming scenery of the mountain. Standing in the pavilion, you could look up to the innumerable towering peaks of the West Sea and have a bird’s view of the deep and wide Xihai Grand Canyon. Xihai Grand Canyon, the most beautiful and deep scenic area of Huangshan Mountain, is a 9-mile-long U-shaped canyon. Besides the sea of cloud, it is also noted for abundant grotesque peaks and varied stones. After lunch, you will return to the foot of the mountain by cable car. Your pleasant Huangshan trip from Shanghai will come to the end as we transfer you to the airport or railway station and see you off.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch
Friendly Tips

Huangshan airport operates direct flights to many major tourist cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, etc. Furthermore, thanks to the convenient high speed train connections, travelers are able to get to the neighboring cities in a very short time, such as 4 hours to Shanghai and 3 hours to Hangzhou. If you plan to extend your China tour from Huangshan, we are happy to offer our service to you.