Some months ago, me and my  travel buddies packed our luggages for a quick 4-days getaway to Zhangjiajie City, in Hunan Province of Central China. This trip was like out of the blue. ‘Nagkayayaan lang sa groupchat’, so to speak. Jhov found an affordable pre-arranged tour to Zhangjiajie for only 599 USD, inclusive of airfare,tours*, hotel and full board meals. We only had around 45 days prior to departure. Pero ok lang kase packaged travel na ito. Pack and go na. The agency also facilitated our Chinese Visa. Will be sharing the agency details at the end. But before that, here are some info’s and  highlights of the trip.

Zhangjiajie has the longest Glass Bridge with the highest altitude in the world. The sky glass bridge is constructed between two peaks, spanning the entire Grand Canyon. It was composed by steel structure and glass. This well designed Glass Bridge is 430 meters in length with the main part of the bridge to be 375 meters.

On our day 2, we went to the Avatar Mountain Nature Reserve, which was the highlight of this  packaged tour.  The park’s unique landscape inspired the floating “Hallelujah Mountains” in James Cameron’s movie Avatar.

Day 3, Tianmen Mountain. Famous for the keyhole (as part of a cave on top of the mountain), which can clearly be seen from afar. Kahit from the airport pa lang upon landing.
Also known as Heaven’s Gate, this rock formation  is a natural wonder and a symbol of a passage to the heavens.
The place  has cultural significance in Chinese history and folklore.

Tianmen Mountain for me is the highlight of the trip. Bata pa lang ako, nakikita ko na ito sa Chinese movies we watched at home. Betamax pa panahon na yun ba! And yung moment na kaharap ko na yung mountain in actual, grabe, surreal.

Zhangjiajie City itself is also very charming and laid back. Maliit na city lang ito, with just over a million residents. The  industry is fueled  mainly by  tourism. Gustong gusto ko ang city na ito on both day and night.

Overall, the trip to Zhangjiajie was very pleasant. Magaganda din ang hotels that was pre-arranged for us. 4 stars rating.

Pero yun best part ng trip para sakin was the FOOD. Promise, sa food, we never felt tinipid. To think affordable ang tour na ito ha  compared sa ibang packages. Oh heto some of the meals that we enjoyed. Di ko na matandaan pangalan ng each, basta authentic Central China dishes. Walang lumpia at pansit guisado dun. At madami gulay, which I like.

This tour to Zhangjiajie was arranged for us by Uno Turismo Travel Agency, which is based in Quezon City. Go find them on Facebook.

As me if I want to join again this pre-arranged tour to Zhangjiajie? DEFINITELY. Pagkain pa lang sulit na. Tara sa Autumn 2025? 🇨🇳♥️