Huangshan city is one of the most famous tourist cities in China and attracts domestic and western tourists come here. There are many beautiful sightseeing places in this area, the most popular attractions are Mount Huangshan- the name card of Huangshan city; Tunxi old street, it is a old shopping street in the city center; Hongchun and Xidi, both of them are the typical ancient villages in Southern Anhui Province and listed into the UNESCO World Heritage Site; Ancient City of Huizhou, Yangchan Village, Xin'an River Landscape Gallery are the best places to visit in Shexian county.

Generally speaking, spring and autumn are the best seasons for travel to visit Mount Huangshan. These two seasons also happen to offer magnificent natural views of Mount Huangshan, along with a temperate climate. Traveling to Mount Huangshan, however, is not limited to only these two seasons as it enjoys varied beauty throughout the year. In summer, Mount Huangshan is a great escape from summer heat and in the wintertime, the mountain is a popular photography destination, rewarding keen hikers with gorgeous snow-covered views. In winter, you can apperciate the charming white snow world, it is also a good time for the photography lovers. If you are planning to Mount Huangshan for hiking, Spring, summer and autumn are definitely the best times to visit.

There are 2 ways to get to Yellow Mountain from your hotel nearby the Tunxi Ancient Street, shuttle bus and car rental or taxi; It is conevenient to visit Yellow mountain from downtown area. If you want to make your Huangshan trip easier, you can book a private transfer with alocal Huangshan tour company, it takes around 40 mins from Huangshan downtown hotel. It is the most expensive way to visit Huangshan mountain from the city; You can also take the city taxi which is cheaper than priavte transfer.

If you want to experience the local public transportation, you can take tourist shuttle bus, there are many tourist buses depart from Huangshan bus station to Mount Huangshan Scenic Area which convenient for the tourists. You’ll find them heading to the Mount Huangshan scenic area every 20 minutes. The Huangshan Distance Buses Station in the city is where you’ll both buy your tickets and depart. The bus ride itself is around 70 minutes.

Tunxi is located in the center of Huangshan city, you can see the hundreds of old but well-preserved rows of shops, evoking a bygone era in buildings that are simple and elegant; Appreciate Hui style architecture at Tunxi Ancient Street, it is one of the area that keeps lots of old building in original hui style; Visit Huangshan local museum at Tunxi Old Street, such as Tunxi Museum, Museum of ancient architectural style-Wancuilou and others.

The street also is featured with lots of delicious food and snacks, there are many good restaurants located here, such as Laojie Di Yi Lou means (the No.1 Building of the Old Street), C2C Anhui Cuisine Restaurant, Old Street Baiwei Restaurant and more.

The distance between Tunxi Ancient Street and Huangshan North Train Station is about 15KM, you can take public bus No.21, fast line 1 and line 3 from train station to Huangshan old street; Or you can take a taxi, it takes 20-30 minutes and costs about 30 yuan. If you are confused about the public transportation, private transfer service with local tour company is the best option for you, a private driver will meet you at the eixt of the train station, then take you to the Tunxi Ancient Street.

There are many peaks at Huangshan Mountain, the highest point in Yellow Mountain is Lotus Peak. It is located in the middle of the Yellow Mountain, southwest of the Jade Screen Peak. It is 1,864 meters above sea level, the highest peak of Mt. Huangshan, and the third highest peak in east China.

If you are a first time traveler in Huangshan, we highly recommend you stay at least 2 days in Huangshan city, one day for famous Yellow Mountain sightseeing and another day for the ancient village in Huangshan, such as Hongcun Ancient Village which is the film spot for the "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon". High speed train and flight both available to get into Huangshan city, it saves lots of travel time.

December is the winter in Huangshan city, the average temperature at Mount Huangshan is from -6°C to 10°C. It will be much colder on the top of mountain, even heavy snow at the mountain range. When you travel to Huangshan during winter, you should down jackets, warm coats, sweaters, and thermals, gloves, warm hat, scarf, non-slip trekking shoes.

Summer is also a good time to visit Huangshan city and Mount Huangshan, but it will be much hotter than spring and autumn. Mount Huangshan is regarded as one of the summer resort in Anhui Province, the temperature much cooler on the top of mountain. It is a good period to enjoy the sunrise and sunset scenery. Compared to other seasons, summer time and Chinese holidays will be much more crowded in Huangshan city, there are lots of domestic tourists travel to there.

Mount Huangshan is one of the famous mountains in China, there is an old saying goes: " No mountain is worth appreciating after seeing the Five Great Mountains, and none of the Five Great Mountains is worth appreciating after seeing Mount Huangshan". In 1990, Huangshan was named an UNESCO World Heritage Site, joining other cultural and natural heritages all around the world. It is said that after you have seen mount Huangshan, there is no need for you to see any other mountain ranges in China.

The food in Huangshan city is featured with the authentic Huizhou Cuisine, it is one of famous China's Eight Cuisines. Huizhou cuisine is known for its roasting, stewing, braising, and quick-frying. This style is particular about seasoning and duration and degree of cooking and advocates stock. When you travel to Huangshan city, you should try the Smelly Mandarin Fish, Yellow Crab Shell Cake, Egg Dumplings, Huizhou Stinky Tofu, Assorted Dishes in One Pot and so on.

If you are planning to get to Hongcun village from Huangshan train station once you arrive, you can take the hourly tourist bus from Huangshan North Railway Station which available from 9:25am to 17:25pm to Hongcun Ancient Village. Or you can take taxi from train station to Hongcun Ancient Town once you arrive. Book a private transfer is one of the most popular way to get to Hongcun village, you can hire a driver or book a Huangshan tour pacakge with local tour company.

One day will be too tight for visit Huangshan Mountain, Hongchun Village and Xidi Village, you should spend at least one day for the Yellow Mountain, and half day for one ancient villages in Huangshan. We suggest you should stay 2 days if you want to visit all of them.

If you want to take our 3 days Mt.Huangshan Hiking with Huzhou Anceint Town tour, we require 20% of the total payment as the deposit for us to ensure the tour booking. Then, we need the copy of your passport for us to make all the reservation once we received your deposit. Please inform us your arrival and departure information once you book your train/flight tickets.

Our Huangshan private tour means no other tourist join in your group, only for you and your family, friends. If you book our private tour, you will have your own personal tour guide, private vehilce transfer, enjoy the flexible tour arrangement. Compared to the Huangshan group tour, it will be more expensive but you will get a personal service. Our group tour is based on big bus, share the tour service with other tourists along the way, some of our group tour will enjoy the transfer with domestic tourists, and english speaking guide during the sightseeing. It will be cheaper and suitable for who travel to Huangshan with a limited budget.

Normally, it takes around 8 hours to do the One Day Huangshan Mountain Highlights Exploration Tour. It takes around 1 hour from downtown hotel or Huangshan train station/airport. Once you arrive, you will take cable car up to the mountain, then spend about 5 hours to hike around the mountain area to explore the most beautiful part of scenic area, take cable car down to the mountain after the tour and transfer back to Huangshan downtown or drop off at Huangshan train station/airport.

Yes, we can make a Huangshan customized tour for your family and our car is wheelchair friendly, you can put your wheelchir in our vehicle. You can visit Hongcun Village, Xixi Village and Tunxi Village in one day. Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Huangshan city or train station, drive you to visit Hongcun directly, you will visit there for 2-3 hours. After lunch, visit ancient village Xidi for another 2-3 hours. Finally, you will be taken back to Huangshan city sightseeing around the Tunxi Ancient Street.

When you plan to visit Yellow Mountain, we suggest you travel with a light pack and leave any heavy luggage at the foot of the hill or in the downtown area to save energy. You need to prepare the warm clothes if you stay overnight on the top of mountain and the quick dry clothes for the hiking during the day, trekking shoes, umbrella or raincoat,map, hiking stick, gloves; If you travel during the summer time, you should bring the sunscreen, sunglass, and sunhat; Food and drinks in the Yellow Mountains are limited and are quite expensive, you are advised to bring some necessary supplies in case the food on the mountain does not match your taste.

Yes, there are many trains from Hangzhou to Tunxi. It is convenient to take train from Hangzhou to Huangshan, where the Tunxi located. Since in the year of 2018, there are over 25 daily high speed train between Hangzhou and Hangzhou, it will be easy to book the train ticket except the Chinese holidays and Chinese New Period. When you plan to take train in China, we suggest you book the train ticket in adavcne just in case. You can book the train tiket online by yourself, such as China Train Ticket, Trip.com; You can also ask a local tour company to help you to book the train ticket.

The hotels on the top of the mountain are much more expensive than the foothill. The available accommodations on top of the mountain are very basic. It would be for the best not to expect nice furniture and super comfortable beds. Also, due to the moist weather on the mountains, the rooms might be a bit humid, so may the beddings. The hotels usually offers a bed, a water heater, a small element/heater and toilet paper. Therefore, you should bring your own toiletries. There are also 4-star, 5-star hotel on the top, such as Shilin Hotel, Xihai Hotel and Beihai Hotel.

It is worth to stay an additional night on the top of the Yellow Mountain, the scenic area also famous for it's sunrise and sunset, the sea of cloud and more (if the weather is good). One day also is enough to explore the most famous highlights of the mountain if you only have a limited travel time, but it definitely worth staying overnight on the top, the scenery won't let you down.

Yes, it is possible to arrange the hotel based on your special requirements. We can help you to book the hotel on the top of the mountain as well as the Tangkou Town, Huangshan city. The hotel will be much more expensive on the top of the mountain and there is limited option for accommodation.

The Yellow Mountain Day Tour is also suitable for children, we have arranged many groups to visit Yellow mountain with young kids even baby. You can take carble car up to the mountain and spend a leisure time at the mountain if you travel with your children. There are different peaks, some part of the mountain are not easy for children. Our guide will make a best visiting for your group. The tour will be 100% flexible for you, you can start your tour at your except time.

The most popular Huangshan hiking route is taking the bus to Yungu Temple. From here, take the cable car up to White Goose Ridge Station at the top of the mountain. Head to Beginning to Believe Peak, followed by Dawn Pavilion and Monkey Watching Over Sea. Then head over to Bright Top before walking down the mountain via Turtle Peak and Lotus Peak (if time permits). Lastly, take the Yuping Cable Car and the bus back to the starting point. If you have plenty of travel time, high recommend you stay one night on the top of the mountain for more charming Huangshan scenery.

The opening hours for Hongcun ancient village is from 07:30 am to 17:30pm, you can visit the famous attractions inside the village once it open for tourists. It takes around 3 hours to visit the whole Hongchun ancient village.

Yes, you'd better book our Huangshan Hongcun Village Tour at least one day head of your travel date during the normal time, but at least 3-5 days in advance during the peak season for tourism in China. We can't make sure that the tour guide available or not if you book the tour at the same day. Book the tour before the tour with us, we can keep the best of our tour guide for you and your group.