Health tours for senior citizens

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-- “Lung-nourishing spring outing” four-day health tour for senior citizens

Highlights: Mount Huangshan Scenic Area, the Garden of the Bao Family, Tangyue Memorial Archway Cluster and the Tunxi Ancient Street

D1: Arrive in Huangshan City and check in at your hotel.

D2: No need to set your alarm; just sleep in until you naturally wake up. Then head to the Mount Huangshan Scenic Area. Take the Yuping Cableway to ascend the mountain and tour the Jade Screen Scenic Area, the Lotus Peak, the Sky Sea Scenic Area and the Bright Top. Afterwards check in at a mountaintop hotel.

D3: Watch the sunrise early in the morning and then return to the hotel to relax for a while. Afterwards, tour the Shixin Peak and the North Sea Scenic Area in the morning. Take the Yungu Cableway to descend from the mountain. Head to Shexian County in the afternoon and spend the night at the Garden of the Bao Family Hotel.

D4: No need to set your alarm; just sleep in until you naturally wake up and do some light morning exercises in the scenic area. Tour the Garden of the Bao Family and the Tangyue Memorial Archway Cluster after breakfast. Return to downtown Huangshan in the afternoon and take a stroll along the Tunxi Ancient Street. End of journey.

-- “Hot spring health-preservation” four-day health tour for senior citizens

Highlights: Mount Huangshan Scenic Area, Mount Huangshan hot spring, Hongcun Ancient Village and the Tunxi Ancient Street

D1: Arrive in Huangshan City and check in at your hotel.

D2: No need to set your alarm; just sleep in until you naturally wake up.. Then head to the Mount Huangshan Scenic Area. Take the Yuping Cableway to ascend the mountain and tour the Jade Screen Scenic Area, the Lotus Peak, the Sky Sea Scenic Area and the Bright Top. Then check in at a mountaintop hotel.

D3: Watch the sunrise early in the morning and then return to the hotel for some R&R. Afterwards, tour the Shixin Peak and the North Sea Scenic Area in the morning. Take the Yungu Cableway to descend the mountain. Afterwards, you can enjoy a hot spring bath halfway up the mountain to relieve you of the fatigue and give your body some much needed pampering. Spend the night at the Hot Spring Resort.

D4: No need to set your alarm; just sleep in until you naturally wake up and do some light morning exercises in the scenic area. Tour the World Cultural Heritage Site Hongcun Ancient Village after breakfast. Return to downtown Huangshan in the afternoon and take a troll along the Tunxi Ancient Street. End of trip.

-- “A Slow-paced authentic travel” four-day health tour for senior citizens

Highlights: Mount Qiyun, Riverside Scenic Area along the Xinan River, “Charm of Hui Culture”show, Daizhen Park, Qiankou Folk Residence and Tunxi Ancient Street

D1: Arrive in Huangshan City and check in at your hotel.

D2: Head to Mount Qiyun, one of China’s four most famous Taoist mountains, after breakfast. With its beautiful scenery, the mountain is worth exploring at a leisurely pace. Return to downtown Huangshan in the afternoon and stroll around the Riverside Scenic Area along the Xinan River. Then go watch the late night show “Charm of Hui Culture.”

D3: Head to the Mountain and River Gallery of Xinan River after breakfast and take a boat on the Xinan River, the mother river of Huangshan. Afterwards, head to Huizhou Ancient City, the former seat of the Huizhou prefectural government in Shexian County. The ancient city features a mountainous and river landscape. Return to downtown Huangshan.

D4: No need to set your alarm; just sleep in until you naturally wake up. Head to Daizhen Park in downtown Huangshan, an “oxygen bar” where many locals get in their morning exercise. Here you can escape from bustling city life and enjoy a slow-paced urban lifestyle. In the afternoon, head to the Qiankou Folk Residence, a natural museum of Hui-style architecture of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Return to downtown Huangshan in the afternoon and stroll along the Tunxi Ancient Street. End of trip.

Tour supplier: Huangshan Zhonghai International Travel Service Management Comapany

Other themed tours:

--Mountain climbing and photography tours

--Experience scenes of 'Big Mount Huangshan' documentary

--Wedding photo shoot and honeymooning

--Self-drive tours

--Cultural experience tours

--Photography tours

--'Best of Mount Huangshan' one-day tours

--Leisurely vacations

--Parent-child tours

--Teacher-student science tours

--Ecological and health-preservation tours 



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