Help with Huangshan Logistics Please

Hi All,

We%26#39;re travelling to China this June with our two adopted daughters to visit their homeland. In addition to some of the main sites in Beijing and Xi%26#39;an we%26#39;re planning visits to their orphanages in Nanchang and Lu%26#39;an. After Lu%26#39;an we%26#39;re planning on visiting various places in Anhui province, including Huangshan.

Just before Huangshan, we%26#39;ll be staying in the small Ming era village of Zhaji, which is located several hours west. We can arrange transportation from Zhaji to any of the cable cars going up the mountain. My question has to do with getting to the Beihai Hotel and what to do with luggage we do not want to bring up the mountain.

From what I%26#39;ve read here, it is not a long or difficult walk from the Cloud Valley Cable Car to the Beihai. The north Taiping cable car is actually easier and less expensive for us to get to. How long and difficult a walk is it from there to the Beihai? More importantly, what facilites are located at either cable car for leaving luggage that we don%26#39;t want to lug up Huangshan? We%26#39;re planning on only bringing the things we need for our one night up on the mountain, which means we%26#39;ll have several suitcases we want to leave down below, and collect before heading out to the airport the next day.

And on the topic of flights to Shanghai, we%26#39;ll be flying out of Tunxi on a Thursday. The only flight I can find is very late at night (11:20 if memory serves). Am I missing any alternative flights, or is their only 1 on Thursday/Friday?

Help with Huangshan Logistics Please

Taiping cable car is my favourite out of all 3 on Huangshan, as it has the best views.

Would it be possible for you to stop by Tunxi and leave the excess luggage there?

Rather limited flights for Huangshan. You might also want to consider the overnight sleeper trains.

Help with Huangshan Logistics Please

Thanks Ellyse,

You are a one woman Huangshan travel agency! I%26#39;m not yet clear on the route from Zhaji to Tunxi and or Huangshan Mountain, but I suspect it may add the full time required to go from Huangshan to Tunxi and back, as I think we come in from the north.

Would it be faster/easier to go to the airport rather than Tunxi town itself, or are they really close. Given we%26#39;re currently thinking of flying out, we%26#39;ll end up at the airport after the mountain anyway.

However, I%26#39;ve heard it is 1 to 1.5 hours from the airport to Huangshan Mt. cable cars, so it is possible that heading down there to drop our bags will add 2-3 hours to our day.

Thanks for the compliments, I do my best. Not just for Huangshan either!

Would it be possible to pay the driver extra to drop you off at Taiping cable car, but continue on to somewhere in Tunxi (or even Tangkou) to drop off your extra luggage? That would be the best solution I can think of.

Hi Ellyse,

I%26#39;m sure we can pay extra for a trip into Tunxi or Tangkou. My only concern has been the additional time - but maybe I do that and let the family head up earlier. Will the round trip from Taiping, to Tunxi or Tangkou, add 2-3 hours? More? Less?

On a different note, we%26#39;ve been advised that it is about a 30 minute walk from the top of the Taiping cable car to the Beihai Hotel to drop of what luggage we will bring up with us. Is that about right in your experience?

Thanks again,

Bill

No, I meant that all of you get off at Taiping cable car, and only the driver and vehicle continue onto Tunxi/Tangkou with the luggage.

I think I%26#39;d figure on about 2-3 hours for the round-trip to Tangkou and perhaps 3-4 hours for the round-trip to Tunxi.

Hmmm it depends on what kind of luggage you have, how many, and how heavy! I would probably reckon on about 45 mins.

You%26#39;re right. That makes a lot more sense. Thanks for the perspective on walk time from the cable car to the hotel.

And thatnks for the many other comments you%26#39;ve posted throughout this discussion group. It is a real help to so many of us!

Thanks for the compliments, I do my best. :)

BTW, if you%26#39;re ascending from Taiping cable car, Paiyunlou Hotel would be the nearest.