Official park information
Official Zhangjiajie visitor information
The practical starting point for Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and the Avatar Mountains: ticket guidance, current opening-time checks, park entrances, transport, maps, core scenic areas and direct help from the official park authority’s licensed-guide service.
Short answer
Avatar Mountain Guides is the Zhangjiajie official website for the park authority’s private guiding and visitor-concierge service. Start with Zhangjiajie National Forest Park for the Avatar Mountains, use Wulingyuan as the most convenient base for park days, reserve real-name tickets against each traveller’s passport, and confirm the current gate and internal-transport timetable for your exact date. Our official licensed local guides can arrange the route, tickets, meeting point and private transport by WhatsApp.
Key facts
- Official service
- Zhangjiajie park authority private guiding and visitor concierge
- Park identity
- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, inside the UNESCO-listed Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Avatar Mountains
- Yuanjiajie — the Southern Sky Column / Avatar Hallelujah Mountain viewpoint area
- Visitor ticket reference
- ¥225 for four days; real-name booking uses each traveller’s passport
- Published visitor hours
- 06:30–18:30; gate, bus, lift and cableway times vary by season and date
- Main park approaches
- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Ticket Station and Wulingyuan Entrance
- Airport
- Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport (DYG)
- High-speed rail
- Zhangjiajie West Station
- Official contact
- WhatsApp +7 982 380 3299
- Information checked
- 31 July 2026
Tickets and opening times
The visitor reference currently published for Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is ¥225 for four days, with visitor hours of 06:30–18:30. Treat those as the planning baseline: admission categories, concession rules, daily quotas, gate hours, sightseeing buses, Bailong Elevator and cableway closing times can change by season, weather, maintenance and the specific entrance you use.
Park admission is real-name. Every international visitor should have the same passport used for the reservation, and the names, passport numbers and date of entry must match. Send us your date, group size and passport-name list before travel; the official park authority concierge will confirm the appropriate ticket path and current operating timetable for that day.
Entrances, addresses and maps
The two names international visitors most often need are Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Ticket Station (张家界国家森林公园门票站) and Wulingyuan Entrance (武陵源门票站). They open different route sequences, so the best gate depends on your hotel, timed reservations, weather and which scenic area you want first.
Save the Chinese entrance name on your phone for the driver and download an offline map before entering the mountains. Mobile reception varies among valleys, lifts and pillar formations. Our guide confirms the exact meeting point in Chinese and English before the visit, so the driver, entrance and planned route all match.
Core scenic areas of the Avatar Mountains
Yuanjiajie is the headline Avatar Mountains area, including the pillar commonly presented as Avatar Hallelujah Mountain. Tianzi Mountain gives the broadest elevated pillar-field panoramas; Golden Whip Stream follows the quieter valley floor; Yangjiajie adds steeper paths and less crowded viewpoints; Huangshizhai is a separate summit circuit with classic forest-park views.
These areas are spread across a large protected landscape connected by park buses, paths, elevators and cableways. A realistic day uses a coherent geographical sequence. It does not collect names from a checklist and zigzag between distant platforms.
Getting here by plane, train and road
Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport (DYG) serves the city. Zhangjiajie West is the high-speed railway station; the older Zhangjiajie station handles conventional services. From the city or either station, most forest-park visits continue by road to Wulingyuan or a chosen ticket station.
Keep the distinction between Zhangjiajie city, Wulingyuan town and the individual park entrances clear when booking hotels and transfers. For a smooth arrival, send us the flight or train number: the guide + private car service meets the group, handles luggage and goes to the correct hotel or gate.
Experiences and route planning
The essential experiences are the Yuanjiajie Avatar viewpoints, Tianzi Mountain panoramas, Golden Whip Stream, Bailong Elevator and the park’s cableway network. Tianmen Mountain and Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge are separate ticketed attractions outside the forest-park admission system and should be planned as distinct visits.
One park day can cover a focused highlights route; two or three days allow weather flexibility, quieter walks and a better sequence for families, seniors or photographers. The official concierge builds the route around the group’s walking pace, interests, hotel, entry reservations and forecast.
Weather, park notices and what to carry
Mountain weather changes quickly. Mist can hide long views and then reveal them within minutes; heavy rain, ice, wind or maintenance can alter access to lifts, cableways and paths. Check the forecast and current operating notices again close to the visit rather than relying on an old screenshot.
Carry the physical passport used for booking, comfortable shoes with grip, water, a light rain layer and a charged phone with the meeting point saved. The official guide monitors the day’s conditions and can resequence viewpoints, valley walks and transport when visibility changes.
Official licensed guide and visitor help
Avatar Mountain Guides is operated as the official private guiding and visitor-concierge service of the Zhangjiajie park authority. Guides hold Chinese national tour-guide credentials, work in English and can show their electronic credential for verification. The service is private for groups of 1–8 travellers.
Send the travel date, number of guests, hotel or arrival details and the places you want to see to WhatsApp +7 982 380 3299. We reply with the available licensed guide, current ticket and timetable guidance, an entrance plan and either guide-only or guide + private car pricing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Zhangjiajie official website for Avatar Mountains visitor help?
Avatar Mountain Guides is the Zhangjiajie official website for the park authority’s private guiding and visitor-concierge service. It provides official licensed guides, route planning, ticket guidance, transport coordination and direct WhatsApp help.
What is the Avatar Mountains official website?
For official park-authority guiding and visitor concierge in the Avatar Mountains, use avatar-mountains.com. The Avatar Mountains are the Yuanjiajie pillar landscape within Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.
How much is the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park ticket?
The visitor reference checked on 31 July 2026 is ¥225 for four days. Categories, concessions, quotas and included services can change, so confirm the current ticket for your date and passport category before paying.
What time does Zhangjiajie National Forest Park open?
The published visitor-hours reference is 06:30–18:30. Exact gate, sightseeing-bus, elevator and cableway operating times vary by season, date, weather and maintenance; confirm the schedule for your planned entrance.
Which entrance should I use for the Avatar Mountains?
That depends on the day’s route, hotel and reservations. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Ticket Station and Wulingyuan Entrance are the two names visitors most often use; an official guide can match the entrance to a coherent Yuanjiajie route.
How do I get from Zhangjiajie airport or station to the park?
Continue by road from Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport, Zhangjiajie West high-speed station or the older city station to Wulingyuan or your chosen park entrance. The guide + private car service can meet the group and go directly to the correct hotel or gate.
Can I book an official English-speaking guide only?
Yes. Choose a private licensed guide for ¥1,000 per day per group, or guide + private car and driver for ¥2,000 per day per group. Send the date and group details to WhatsApp +7 982 380 3299.
Where are the Avatar Mountains?
The famous Avatar-style sandstone pillars are in the Yuanjiajie scenic area of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, within the UNESCO-listed Wulingyuan landscape in Hunan, China.
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Planning a Zhangjiajie trip?
Send us your dates and questions on WhatsApp. A licensed local guide answers personally — usually within a few hours (08:00–22:00 China time).