Zhangjiajie: Avatar Mountain & Glass Bridge 2-Day Private Tour

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Duration2d

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · CM

PickupAt your hotel

Two days chasing the Pandora peaks: Zhangjiajie's glass bridge and 326-meter elevator

You ride the world's fastest elevator up a 326-meter cliff, walk across the highest glass bridge on earth, and stand on the peaks that inspired Avatar's Hallelujah Mountain. A private guide and driver handle all transport, timing and logistics across two full days, so you move between Zhangjiajie's four main mountains without arranging taxis, tickets or deciding where to go next. Hotel pickup is included, and you finish at the airport or your accommodation.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Bailong Elevator and Avatar Mountain Tour

Ride Bailong Elevator to mountain top
Visit Yuanjiajie and see Hallelujah Mountain
Explore Tianzi Mountain natural platforms
Walk on Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge

Day 2 — Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park

Meet guide and driver at hotel
Take cable car to Tianmen Mountain
Visit Heaven Gate and Glass Skywalk
See 99 Bend Road
Drop off at airport, railway, or hotel

The Experience

The Bailong Elevator is already moving when you step in — 326 meters of transparent shaft climbing straight up the sandstone cliffs in 88 seconds flat. That's the highest and fastest sightseeing elevator in the world, and it's the first thing you do on day one of this 2-day private tour in Zhangjiajie. Your guide meets you at your hotel in the morning, and from there it's a drive to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, where the elevator shoots you up to Yuanjiajie, the mountain that inspired Hallelujah Mountain in Avatar. The peaks around you are exactly what you saw on screen — those impossible stone towers rising through mist, except you're standing on them.

Day one keeps moving. After Yuanjiajie, you walk to the Glass Bridge in Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon — 430 meters long, 300 meters above ground, transparent underfoot. It's the highest and longest glass bridge on earth, and the first time you look down through your own feet takes your breath. Your private guide walks with you, points out the natural bridge formation below, explains which platforms give the best photos. Then there's Tianzi Mountain, where the tour slows down. This is where you see the four natural spectacles — the mist clouds that circle the peaks, the sunrise views, moonlit nights, the winter snow. There are more than 80 natural platforms scattered across the mountain, so you're not rushing; you're choosing where to stand and how long to stay.

Day two is Tianmen Mountain, the soul of Zhangjiajie according to locals. Your guide and driver pick you up again, and the cable car — the longest in the world, about 30 minutes from the city center — carries you to the top. Heaven Gate is the main draw, a natural arch carved into the rock face. The Glass Skywalk is there too, another transparent walkway if you want it. The 99 Bend Road curves down the mountainside like a scar, and the views of karst hillocks and ancient trees stretch out below. By afternoon, you're dropped at the airport, railway station, or back to your hotel, depending on your flight or next move.

What makes this work as a private tour is the timing and the driver. You're not waiting for a group to gather, not stopping for people who move slower or faster than you do. The guide speaks English, carries bottled water, and knows which platforms fill up first so you can plan your stops. Travel insurance is included, which matters when you're walking on glass 300 meters up. The two days are full but not frantic — you're moving between mountains, not rushing through them.

What’s included

Your 2-day private tour includes a private English-speaking guide and driver, all transportation between attractions in Zhangjiajie, bottled water throughout the day, travel insurance, and hotel pickup and drop-off.
Entry fees to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Bailong Elevator, Tianmen Mountain, and the Glass Bridge are included.
Meals are not included, though your guide can recommend restaurants near the mountains.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditions

Operated by Tour-Zhangjiajie

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to see Zhangjiajie's four main mountains — Avatar Mountain, the Glass Bridge, Tianmen Mountain, and Tianzi Mountain — in two full days without arranging your own transport, tickets, or timing between sites. A private guide and driver mean you move at your own pace and skip the group-tour waits.