Tour Overview
Known as a breathtaking fairyland and the world's selenium capital, Enshi, Hubei (located at the mysterious 30° North latitude, it boasts magnificent landscapes and unique Tujia ethnic customs).
Featured Highlights
Bonus: A grand ethnic song and dance show [plus a chance to meet your matchmaker]
Savor local delicacies - a selenium-rich feast for Tujia and Miao people
Detailed Itinerary
1Heading to Enshi, the World's Selenium Capital
Upon arrival in Enshi, guests will be met by a designated person and taken to the designated hotel for check-in.
Activities:
- You are free to explore, stroll through the streets and alleys, and sample Enshi's unique local delicacies!
Accommodation: Enshi
Meals: none
2Enshi Grand Canyon Qixingzhai and Yunlong River Crevice
After breakfast, travel by car to the Enshi Grand Canyon, which experts have praised as being comparable to the Grand Canyon in the United States. After lunch, proceed to the Qixingzhai (Seven Star Village) within the Grand Canyon.
Activities:
- 【Enshi Grand Canyon】(Contains: Yunlong River Crevice Scenic Area and Qixingzhai Scenic Area) Take the ground cable car to enter the scenic area 【Yunlong River Crevice】(approximately 1.5 hours). Walk along the cliffs, where the river rushes and waterfalls cascade, creating a spectacular and superior landscape. The cliffs on both sides of the crevice are steep, with waterfalls cascading down. The Yunlong River flows gently at the bottom of the crevice, its water crystal clear. Dense shrubs on the crevice walls create dappled patterns.
- Sunlight filters through the cracks, revealing a natural landscape characterized by its ruggedness, beauty, wonder, and seclusion, including peak clusters, canyon walkways, layered rocks, and sheer cliffs.
- 【Qixingzhai Grand Canyon】(Tour time approximately 2.5-3 hours) Cable car up (105 RMB/person, optional expense), or walk to admire the breathtaking scenery of the canyon, including sheer cliffs, towering precipice, cliffside walkways, majestic peaks, primeval forests, ancient villages, and terraced fields. Classic landscapes include: Longmen Stone Forest, One Line Sky, Cliffside Walkway, One Incense Stick, and Sky Road. The canyon comprises the large, medium, and small Longmen peaks, the solitary peak on the back mountain, and the Chaodongyan cliff. Afterwards, visit "Earth's Most Beautiful Scar," a "World Geological Wonder," and take the escalator down the mountain—a natural museum of karst topography.
- After the trip, check into the hotel to rest.
Accommodation: Enshi
Meals: Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner
3Qingjiang Butterfly Rock Scenic Area - Jianshi Geocentric Valley
After breakfast, travel to the magnificent [Waterfront Enshi - Qingjiang Butterfly Rock]. After lunch, proceed to [Geocenter Valley].
Activities:
- 【Enshi on the Water - Qingjiang Butterfly Rock】: Take a cruise on the 800-meter stretch of the picturesque Qingjiang River from Jingyang Wharf. The Jingyang Gallery section features a deep canyon, the majestic Tujia people's mother river, and the world's only stunning karst landform, the magical Butterfly Rock. Enjoy the most beautiful landmark on the Qingjiang River: 【Qingjiang Pearl - Butterfly Rock Scenic Area】: Butterfly Rock is a pearl on the Qingjiang River, a mysterious and untouched land, and the only cliff cave scenic area on the Qingjiang River with sightseeing, experiential, and leisure functions.
- 【Geocenter Valley】(Approximately 1.5 hours drive, 3 hours visit) The Geocenter Valley 9D Glass Suspension Bridge (a scenic area attraction, optional and at your own expense) is 268 meters long, 3.2 meters wide, and about 200 meters above the valley floor. It is the longest and highest 9D glass suspension bridge in southwestern Hubei. The bridge uses a surreal visual experience, combined with special thrilling effects, using simulated scenes and special sensory settings to simulate various special effects, 3D visuals, and thrills. Visitors can also experience a vertical glass elevator and a "magic carpet" ride (a scenic area attraction, optional and at your own expense). Enshi Geocenter Valley, truly a wonder of the world! Here, the breathtaking geological wonders of the 250 million-year-old Zhanggu Gorge have astonished the world; here, the 2.15 million-year-old "Jianshi Homo erectus Site" challenges theories of human origins; here, the 4,000-year-old "Ba Salt Road," a symbol of Chinese civilization, is renowned both at home and abroad; its perilous mountains, unique valleys, ancient paths, and wild caves are unparalleled in the world—after visiting the Earth's core, no other valley is worth seeing! The Dixin Valley Scenic Area is divided into: one center (Gaodianzi Tourist Reception Center); two major scenic areas (Homo Erectus Cave Scenic Area and Dixin Tianqian Scenic Area); three canyons (Wenxin Valley, Xixin Valley, and Shuxin Valley); four rest stations (Homo Erectus Rest Station, Dixin Valley Bridge Rest Station, Bayan Cave Rest Station, and Caierhe Rest Station); five densely populated scenic areas (Shifosi Scenic Area, Shimanqiao Scenic Area, Xixintan Scenic Area, Hangetai Scenic Area, and Jiayinting Scenic Area); and six major cultural features (human civilization progress culture, ancient road official, merchant, and military post station culture, geological scientific research culture, climate and ecological culture, Buddhist temple religious culture, and folk legend culture).
- After the trip, check into the hotel to rest.
Accommodation: Enshi
Meals: Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner
4Suobuya Stone Forest - Tujia Daughter City
Travel by car to [Suobuya Stone Forest], then travel by car to visit [Enshi Daughter City Scenic Area].
Activities:
- 【Suobuya Stone Forest】is one of the three geological wonders featured in CCTV's "Geography of China" program. It is also a filming location for the documentary series "A Journey with Children." According to experts, the formation of the Shuobuya Stone Forest, like the Enshi Grand Canyon and Tenglong Cave, is a karst landform zone developed in the Qingjiang River basin. Through complex geological tectonic movements, it has formed the mysterious dragon scale stones, the ancient sound of stone chimes, and 400-million-year-old fossils of ferocious beasts, making it a geological wonder that CCTV's "Geography of China" and archaeological experts have focused on. The formation of the stone forest can be divided into three major stages: More than 400 million years ago, the Enshi area was still a vast ocean, inhabited by many ancient marine creatures, including trilobites, paramecia, and Sinian cephalopods. After these creatures died, they sank to the seabed along with sediment, gradually forming the Ordovician strata. It has long been praised as the "crown jewel of China's stone forests" and is a national 4A-level scenic area. Its name, "Suobu," means "three" in the Tujia language, and "ya" means a narrow passage between high mountains and ridges; together, it refers to three passes. And at these passes, countless stone forests and pillars abound. Some resemble eagles gazing into the distance, others look like fairies turning their heads, and still others resemble lotus blossoms... This is truly a scene of towering, interconnected strange rocks. Most impressively...
- Amazingly, although Suobuya is a stone forest, it is full of greenery. The grass growing in the cracks of the rocks and the trees standing on the tops of the rocks cover the strangely shaped rocks with a thick layer of camouflage, giving people the illusion that "you would not know it is a stone forest unless you walk among them".
- 【Enshi Daughter City Scenic Area】(Approximately 2 hours for sightseeing) Located in Qiliping, Enshi City, Hubei Province, Tujia Daughter City is the eighth man-made ancient town in China. Its overall architectural style is meticulously planned, combining antique elements with Tujia stilted buildings, perfectly embodying the folk customs of the Tujia people. Tujia Daughter City encompasses 300 small commodity shops, 500 charming inns, 30 specialty restaurants, 40 delicious snack stalls, an 8,000-square-meter landscaped lawn, a 10,000-square-meter comprehensive sports center, and the nation's first indoor immersive theater – the Daughter City Grand Theater. It also boasts the largest water park in Hubei Province. The most famous Tujia folk matchmaking event in Enshi – the Daughter's Festival – will also be permanently located in Tujia Daughter City!
- (Friendly reminder: The performance at Daughter City is subject to the actual arrangements of the scenic area. If the performance is canceled due to rain or other reasons, please understand that no refund will be given. During free time, please take good care of your personal belongings, respect local customs, and pay attention to your personal safety. Collecting Tujia specialty items within the scenic area is voluntary and not part of the tour group's shopping. Please consume with caution.)
- After the trip, check into the hotel to rest.
Accommodation: Enshi
Meals: Including breakfast and lunch
5Enshi - Back to My Warm Home
After breakfast, enjoy free time. When the time is right, a staff member will take you to the station for your return journey, concluding your pleasant trip to Enshi!
Accommodation: none
Meals: Early
What's Included
- Transportation: Local air-conditioned tour bus, ensuring one seat per person.
- Meals: Includes 4 breakfasts and 5 lunches/dinners, featuring local delicacies.
- Tour guide: Excellent certified tour guide
- Tickets: Includes entrance fees to the scenic areas in the itinerary.
- Accommodation: Double standard rooms throughout the trip (one bed per person per day; triple rooms are not available at hotels; single room supplements for single men or women are at the traveler's own expense); if one adult and one child register together, a room supplement will be charged. Hotels will collect a deposit upon check-in (ranging from 100-300 RMB per person, depending on the hotel).