One Day Mt. Huashan Mini Group Tour

In the early morning, your guide and driver will warmly greet you in the lobby of your self-reserved hotel at the appointed time. The day before departure, the guide will contact you to confirm the exact pick-up time and other details. Find us online to help you whenever and whatever you need.

► Kind Note:
Since we need to walk a lot on the summit, it is recommended that you wear lightweight and comfortable sneakers. Considering the temperature difference, you should also prepare a windproof jacket. In clear weather, wearing a visor and sunglasses is also very necessary.

At around 8:30, start to travel with other fellows about 1.5 hours by our private vehicle to Mt. Huashan, the most dangerous mountain in the world. On the way, get acquainted with what the Mountain is like and how we will tour around it with the guide’s elaborate explanation. Rest assured you will enjoy a pure tour without any stops to the tourist shops.

Upon arrival, the guide will help you whisk through the entrance, and then let’s hop in an eco-bus to the lower station of the West Peak to take the cable car up the mountain. During the 20-minute ride, experience the thrill of speeding over the steep cliffs, which is like traveling in an air corridor. Then walk a little further, and you will reach the top of the West Peak. Formed by a whole natural monolith, it is hailed as the most beautiful and precipitous peak of Mt. Huashan. The first thing that comes into sight will be a Taoist temple, the Emerald Cloud Palace, in front of which there is a boulder shaped like a lotus, so the peak is also called Lotus Peak. Its west and north sides are especially upright like being cut by a knife, giving visitors a strong visual shock and psychological stimulation. With your guide, also learn about a touching story of a famous character in ancient Chinese mythology, Liu Chenxiang, who split the Mountain to save his mother.

Next, continue our sightseeing to the East Peak, which also has the reputation of Facing Sun Peak as it is the best place to enjoy the sunrise on Mt. Hushan. Shuttling through the juniper and pine forest, the sun is blocked by umbrella-like shades, and the soughing of the wind will make you feel a rare relaxation. On a cliff, you will easily find the natural rock veins looking like a giant palm print, and this is the famous Immortal’s Palm Peak, which is listed as the No.1 of the Eight Scenic Wonders of Xi'an. This is also where the noted Long Skywalk Plank Road and Hawk's Turn Road are located. To get through here, one needs to tie a safety rope on the body, face the cliff and use just tiptoes to find the footholds, which will make people feel like hanging over the abyss. While incredibly exciting, it's not recommended for those with a fear of heights or heart conditions. If you're up for the challenge, you can pay to experience it on-site.After that, your guide will accompany you on about an hour’s hike to the South Peak. As the highest peak of Mt. Huashan and even of the world-known Five Sacred Mountains in China, climbing to its summit can certainly be a great honor. Standing here looking around, the surrounding undulating mountains are totally covered with green woods and the Yellow River flows far below like a strip of silk, giving you a real taste of the grandeur of Mt. Huashan. Afterwards, get back to the West Peak via a 300-meter-long (984-foot-long) ridge, which winds like a dragon and is one of the perilous sections for you climbers to challenge yourselves. At last, let’s descend the mountain by cable car and take the eco-bus to the exit.

► Kind Note:
On the mountain, there are few restaurants where visitors can have lunch, so you are advised to eat a hearty meal at your hotel in the morning, and pack some bread, hamburgers, or chocolates to fuel yourself during the visit. Or you can buy some drinks and instant noodles at rest stops on the mountain, but note that these foods are carried manually by local laborers from the foot of the mountain, so the prices are understandably higher than usual.

So far, your Xi’an to Mt. Huanshan day tour comes to an end, and we will drive you back to downtown Xi’an. On the way, you can shut your eyes for a while to restore energy. Hope you had a good time with us!

Nighttime Activities Recommendation (at your own expense):
After a laborious day on the mountain, you might want to replenish your energy with some local snacks like Chinese Hamburgers, Biang Biang Noodles and Crumbled Flatbread in Mutton Soup, then we recommend you to check out the Muslim Quarter, the most popular food paradise in Xi’an. Then take a leisurely stroll to admire the nearby Bell and Drum Towers, Xi’an’s well-known landmarks, which are especially charming under the light at night. Maybe pose for a picture in front of the ancient towers like many visitors do.