Zhangjiajie sandstone pillars rising from mist
Route 02

ABOVE THE CLOUDS

Chengdu · Chongqing · Zhangjiajie · Fenghuang · Changsha — 13 nights

What Awaits You

Five cities, five completely different logics. The landscape gets stranger as you move through it. Chengdu is the soft entry — a city that moves slowly on purpose. Then Chongqing ruptures everything: 32 million people on a mountain. Zhangjiajie follows with sandstone pillars rising 300 metres from mist. Fenghuang brings it back down to the Tuo River at dawn. Changsha closes loud. The most dramatic geography on any ROAM route.

Who It’s For

Travellers who want variety and drama — cities, mountains, ancient towns, and modern energy all in one trip. The route for people who want to feel the landscape change.

What’s Inside

  • 6 vetted hotels with direct Trip.com booking links across all five cities
  • High-speed rail logistics and private transfer notes for all legs
  • Bilingual address cards in Chinese characters for every stop
  • The full Chinese Digital Kit — Alipay, WeChat Pay, VPNs, eSIMs, 12306, DiDi, and troubleshooting — included free
  • Culinary guide covering dan dan noodles, Chongqing hotpot, and Changsha street food
  • Golden Hour Clock — exact times and places for the best light at every stop

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What the Trip Itself Costs

The route pack is the guide. Here’s what 13 nights across five cities typically costs to actually travel — hotels, trains, food, and entry fees, based on real spend at the properties in this pack.

Hotels + rail (per person) €300
Daily budget — food, transit, entry fees (per person) €280
In-country total, per person €580
In-country total, per couple €1,160