Huangshan

✨【Ultimate 2-Day Huangshan Tour Guide】✨

🚆 Transportation Quick Guide

- Getting There
✈️ Tunxi Airport: 15-minute taxi to downtown (about 50 yuan), then transfer to scenic area shuttle directly to South Gate (6:30-17:30, every 30 minutes, 20 yuan)
🚄 Huangshan North Station: Seamless connection from Tourist Transit Center to scenic area buses (every 30 minutes during daytime, night buses until 22:30, 50 yuan/person, recommend booking via "Huangshan Tourism Official Platform" mini-program)

💰 Cost Summary

Table

Item | Cost | Notes
-----|------|------
Entrance Ticket | 190 yuan | Peak season price (April-November)
Yungu Cable Car | 80 yuan | Best option for ascending, 10-minute ride to the top
Yuping Cable Car | 90 yuan | Option for descending, overlooking Tiandu Peak
West Sea Monorail | 100 yuan | Popular attraction, crosses the core section of the Grand Canyon
Shuttle Bus | 19 yuan/trip | Must-ride from South Gate to cable car station

🏨 Accommodation Decision Map

🌄 Mountain Top Options for Sunrise Viewing

- Bright Summit Area: Baiyun Hotel (5-minute walk to Bright Summit, standard rooms 800-1200 yuan), Bright Summit Lodge (terrace directly facing sunrise, beds 150 yuan/person)

- North Sea Scenic Area: Shilin Grand Hotel (near Monkey Watching the Sea, 10-minute walk to Beginning-to-Believe Peak, standard rooms 900+ yuan)
✅ Tips: Some mountain hotels close in winter; book 2 weeks ahead for April-October; luggage storage available to lighten your load

🏡 Value Options at the Foot of the Mountain

- Tangkou Town South Gate: Guesthouses near New National Line Transfer Center (such as Huangshan Hot Spring Resort Hotel, 300-500 yuan/night, including breakfast + free station pickup/drop-off)
✅ Advantages: Try stinky mandarin fish and fermented tofu for dinner, first bus up the mountain at 6:30am the next day

🗺️ Immersive Route Planning

🌅 Day 1: North Sea Fairyland + West Sea Magical Journey

6:30-7:00 Take bus from South Gate → Yungu Cable Car Station (25 minutes)
7:10-7:20 Ascend via Yungu Cable Car (avoid 8:30+ tour group rush)
7:30-9:00 White Goose Ridge → Beginning-to-Believe Peak ("You haven't seen Huangshan pines until you've been to Beginning-to-Believe Peak," must photograph Harp Pine/Couple's Pine)
9:10-10:30 Black Tiger Pine → Dream Pen in Bloom → Monkey Watching the Sea (like ink-wash paintings in morning mist, polarizing filter recommended)
11:00-12:00 Lunch at Lion Peak (bring self-heating meals, dine at the peak observation deck)
13:00-16:00 Cloud Dispelling Pavilion → West Sea Grand Canyon Loop 1 → Loop 2 (steep descent, recommended reverse route: north entrance → loop 1 → loop 2 → canyon bottom, saves energy)
16:30 Take West Sea Monorail from canyon bottom (line up 10 minutes early for popular center carriages) → Tianhai Station
17:30 Check in at Bright Summit Hotel → sunset photography (observation deck on west side of Bright Summit)

🌄 Day 2: Thrilling Tiandu Peak + Classic Highlights Route

5:30-6:10 Bright Summit sunrise (check sunrise time in advance, bring down jacket + heat packs, tripod essential)
6:30-8:00 Bright Summit → Flying-Over Rock → Turtle Peak (choose Turtle Cave over One-Line Sky for an easier route)
8:30-10:00 Hundred-Step Cloud Ladder → Welcome Pine (best angle for the thousand-year-old pine: right-side observation deck, shooting upward)
10:30-13:30 Tiandu Peak (up via old path → Fish Back → down via new path, 3.5 hours total, ID required for registration, not recommended for those afraid of heights)
14:00 Descend via Yuping Cable Car → Ciguang Pavilion → South Gate (last cable car at 16:30, mind the time)

🎒 Equipment Do's and Don'ts

✅ Must-Bring List

- Clothing: Windproof and waterproof jacket (summit wind speeds can reach level 6), hiking boots (Scarpa Moraine recommended), quick-dry underwear (2 sets for changing)

- Tools: Carbon fiber trekking poles (dual poles save 30% energy), headlamp (spare batteries), sunscreen (SPF50+, strong UV at summit)

- Food: Energy gel (3 per person), compressed biscuits, thermos (hot water available at: Bright Summit/Baiyun Hotel)

❌ Avoid Bringing

- Don't bring: Glass water bottles, heavy down jackets (cotton coats available for rent at summit, 50 yuan each), selfie sticks (prohibited in some sections)

🍽️ Huangshan Cuisine

- Summit simple meals: Bright Summit Restaurant buffet 80 yuan/person, or bring freeze-dried porridge (free hot water available)

- Must-try at the foot:
🏅 Old Street First Floor Restaurant (Tunxi Old Street): Stinky mandarin fish (choose mild spicy), five-leaf aralia fried eggs
🏅 Wangxiu Mountain Local Food Restaurant (Tangkou Town): Dried bamboo shoots with pork, stone ear mushroom stewed with free-range chicken

⚠️ Important Reminders

1. Tiandu Peak/Lotus Peak rotation system (Tiandu Peak open in 2024), check official announcements in advance

2. Cable cars may temporarily close during thunderstorms, follow "China Huangshan" official account for real-time alerts

3. After descending, visit Huangshan Hot Springs (198 yuan/person) to relieve muscle soreness, bring your own swimwear

🌿 The beauty of Huangshan lies in the surprise of "a new view with every step." Follow this guide to avoid crowds while capturing amazing photos and deeply experiencing why "after seeing the Five Great Mountains, you'll find no mountains worth seeing." Save this guide and set off! ✨