Day 11 (May 20, 2026) Tianmen

Before   

Map of Mount Tianmen
  This is the day we close the loop by returning to Beijing in the afternoon.Therefore, we have the morning to visit Tianmen Mountain.

  We will start this visit with the longest cable car in the world, which takes 40 minutes to carry its passengers from its station in Zhangjiajie town to the summit of the mountain.

  From there, we can access the famous plaza with the Stairway to Heaven, which is what they call the staircase leading to the natural hole carved into the mountain wall, via two escalators. One leads directly to the mountain's cave opening (Heaven's Gate), and the other goes down from there to the plaza.

  Depending on how tired we are, we could choose to return via the same route in reverse or by the bus that drives down the mountain along a dizzying route of 99 bends or, at least, that's what they call it.

  After lunch, we will head to Zhangjiajie airport for the flight that departs at 5:15 PM and is scheduled to arrive in Beijing at 7:40 PM.

  Once in the capital, we will rest at our hotel right next to the places we want to visit the following day.

After

  We'll see...