The Most Detailed Guide to Tianmen Mountain, Zhangjiajie

Here is a more detailed guide to Tianmen Mountain A Line, Zhangjiajie: Preparation - Ticket booking: Book A Line tickets in advance on the official website of Tianmen Mountain or major travel platforms to avoid queuing for tickets on site. - Items to bring: Wear comfortable sneakers or flat shoes, prepare a light backpack, bring some snacks and water, and prepare sunglasses, sunscreen, rain gear, etc. Tour route - Take the cable car up the mountain: Arrive at the lower station of Tianmen Mountain Cableway in Zhangjiajie City, enter the park with your ID card, and take the world's longest alpine passenger cableway up the mountain, which is about 7.5 km long and takes about 30 minutes. You can overlook the panoramic view of Zhangjiajie City and the beautiful scenery of the valleys from the cable car. - Visit the west line: After reaching the top of the mountain, start from the upper station of the cable car and visit in the order of Li Na's Villa - Lingxiao Platform - Glass Walkway - Guigu Walkway - Cableway Bridge - Tianmen Mountain Temple. You need to buy shoe covers for the Glass Walkway, which cost about CNY 5. Guigu Walkway is built along the cliff and has a spectacular view. You can take a break at Tianmen Mountain Temple. - Go to the east line or other attractions: If you have good physical strength, you can start from Tianmen Mountain Temple and visit the east line attractions along the "East Line" sign, such as Forest Sightseeing Cable Car, Yunmeng Fairy Peak, High-altitude Cloud Corridor, etc.; if you have average physical strength, you can choose to skip the east line and go directly to the escalator. - Take the escalator down to Tianmen Cave: Take the 7-level automatic escalator down to Tianmen Cave, which takes about 15 minutes. The escalator is going down, which is relatively easy, and you can avoid walking 999 steps. - Go to the express cable car to go down the mountain: Walk from Tianmen Cave or take the escalator to the upper station of the express cable car, and take the express cable car down the mountain. The express cable car takes about 10 minutes and can take visitors directly to the mountain gate. - Take the shuttle bus back to the lower station of the cable car: After leaving the mountain gate, take the shuttle bus back to Tianmen Mountain Cableway Company and end the trip. Notes - Take photos: You can take beautiful photos at the Glass Walkway, Guigu Walkway, Cableway Bridge, Tianmen Cave, and other attractions on the west line, but pay attention to safety and keep your personal belongings. - Cloud sea photography: If you want to take photos of the cloud sea, it is best to go up the mountain on a sunny day after it rains the day before, when the probability of the cloud sea appearing is high. - Control time: The whole tour is expected to take 5-6 hours, so arrange your time reasonably to avoid missing the operating time of the cable car and shuttle bus.