Overview
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Hi everyone! Welcome to advance ticket booking for Zhangjiajie Yellow Dragon Cave! Booking your tickets ahead of time ensures a smoother trip and helps you avoid the disappointment of sold-out entries.
Yellow Dragon Cave is a magnificent example of karst topography, featuring vast chambers, deep underground rivers, suspended waterfalls, and densely clustered stalactites—all coming together to form a breathtaking subterranean landscape. Inside the cave flows the Xiangshui River, an underground waterway stretching 2,820 meters in total. A segment of the tour includes an approximately 8-minute boat ride along this river, offering an immersive experience through the stunning karst formations.
Come and unveil the wonders of the karst world!
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
1. Real-Name Reservation: All visitors must book tickets using real names. Please provide accurate passport information and bring the original passport with you on the day of your visit.
2. Purchase Limits: A unified purchase restriction is applied across all booking platforms. Please do not use the same ID document to make multiple bookings for the same time slot, as this may cause your order to fail.
3. Note for Minors: For safety reasons, all minors must be accompanied by an adult throughout the entire tour.
4.Amendments: Changes to route, date, time slot, or traveler details are not permitted after confirmation. To make changes, a new booking must be created, and any ticket loss will be borne by the visitor.
5.Additional Services: Mandarin guided tour is available. The guide will accompany guests on the boat ride and provide commentary. Headset availability is subject to the scenic area’s daily arrangements.
6.Tips: The tour inside the cave takes about 2.5 hours and involves many steps. Please assess your physical condition accordingly.
What To Expect
Yellow Dragon Cave
Yellow Dragon Cave's Key Attractions: Dragon Palace The Dragon Palace is the largest and oldest hall in Yellow Dragon Cave, containing over 1,705 stalagmites and stone columns. Sea-Calming Needle The "Sea-Calming Needle" is the tallest stalagmite in Yellow Dragon Cave, standing 19.2 meters high. In 1998, it was insured for 100 million RMB, pioneering the insurance of natural resource assets worldwide. Xiangshui River The river stretches 2,800 meters in total, with an 800-meter section open for boat tours lasting about 8 minutes. It abounds with giant salamanders (a nationally protected species) and transparent "glass fish". Tianxianshui Waterfall Located in the Tianxiangong area, this waterfall has the largest flow and highest drop among all developed karst caves in China. Thousand-Ridge Paddy Fields Formed by calcium carbonate deposits from flowing water, countless such fields crisscross the cave, creating a spectacular landscape resembling terraced farmland.
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Zhangjiajie Yellow Dragon Cave Tickets
What‘s Included
Boat Ride: One boat ticket for the Yellow Dragon Cave tour
Admission: Yellow Dragon Cave Ticket
Operating Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Location:Yellow Dragon Cave Scenic Area, at the entrance ticket check
Meeting points
Yellow Dragon Cave
Zhangqing Main Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie China
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Best cave to visit in China
GuanacoElSalvador,Apr 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A once in a lifetime opportunity to witness a marvel of nature which has been taken to the next level by the Chinese people. The cave is a wonderful place to visit on everyone’s itinerary when visiting Zhangjiaj
Must see it
David S,Apr 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00No need for a tour guide, just buy tickets and enjoy the unbelievable scenery underground. Spent a couple of hours and really had a good time exploring all of the different caverns.
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