3 Days Zhangjiajie Classic Tour: Avatar Mountains, Tianmen & Glass Bridge

Enter Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Ride the Bailong Elevator — the world's tallest outdoor lift shooting up 326m through a quartzite cliff. Emerge into Yuanjiajie's floating peaks — the inspiration for Avatar's Hallelujah Mountains. Walk the Mountain-Claiming Platform and photograph the iconic Southern Sky Column. Afternoon: Tianzi Mountain with its sea of sandstone pillars.

Full day at Tianmen Mountain. Ride the world's longest cable car (7.5km) from the city center to the summit. Walk the 60m glass skywalk clinging to a vertical cliff at 1,430m — not for the faint-hearted. Climb the 999 steps of Heaven's Gate, the natural arch that planes have flown through. Lunch: local Tujia ethnic cuisine.

ZhangjiajieGrand Canyon: walk across the world's highest glass-bottomed bridge (300m above the canyon floor). Optional: the world's highest bungee jump (260m). Afternoon: Baofeng Lake boat ride between sandstone cliffs. Evening free in Wulingyuan town.