Day 3 Xi’an

Attractions: Cable Car - North Peak - Canglongling - East Peak - Plank Walk - South Peak - West Peak - Cable Car

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

After breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel. Then you will be escorted to Mount Hua (Huashan) by car, which will take you two hours on the way.

After arrival, take a park bus from the tourist center to the foot of the North Peak of Mount Hua (about 20mins). There is a platform at the top of the peak, Yiyun Pavilion was originally built here. Now there are ruins. It is a good place to look south at the three peaks of Huashan. You will take cable car up to the North Peak directly (about 10mins). And only the fourth side of North Peak is the entrance path to other peaks which is named “Ear Rubbing Cliff”, because This side of the North Peak is so steep that tourists have to climb further up only by pressing the ear close the cliff. Then you will hike about 2 hours to get to the East Peak. On route, you will visit the Heavenly Ladders, Riyue Cliff, Canglong Ling, Golden Lock Pass. Spend some time to view the breathtaking landscape on the East Peak. Continue hiking about 1hour to the South Peak.You will first reach the Nantian Gate and then the famous Sky Trail, which is considered to be the most dangerous road in the world. You can choose for yourself if you want to take this dangerous path. It is a boardwalk over 100 metres long and 0.3 metres wide, built along the surface of a vertical cliff, which usually takes 30 to 45 minutes and more than normal courage to walk. From the Sky Trail, you can walk for about 20 minutes to reach the South Peak, the highest peak of Mount Hua. From the South Peak, you can see the other four lower peaks. Then comes the last part of the hike, which will take you about 40 minutes to reach the West Peak. Due to its unique shape, West Peak is also known as Lotus Peak. This peak is formed by a huge rock. Therefore, it is very steep.

Finally, walk about 20 minutes from the West Peak to the West Peak Cableway Station and take the cable car down the mountain. Suspended over 900 metres above the valley, the West Peak cable car offers a magnificent view of the peaks and valleys of Huashan, a highlight you can't afford to miss.