4-Day Private Silk Road Tour: Dunhuang, Jiayuguan and Zhangye

4-Day Private Silk Road Tour: Dunhuang, Jiayuguan and Zhangye

By Jeff Ning China Tour

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Features

Free cancellation available
4d
Mobile voucher
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Multiple languages

Overview

Discover the fascinating Dunhuang city and the beautiful Jiayuguan and Zhangye during this 4-day private tour. this Silk Road tour offers you the chance to see the highlights along the Silk Road. explore one of the most popular trade center betwwen ancient China and West; You will see marvelous landscapes, the extraordinary culture, and have authentic interaction with the locals. With an English-speaking guide leading the way, learn the history of China’s ancient capital and explore its celebrated food culture. 4 to 5 star hotel accommodation (optional)

Activity location

Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain
- Three miles from Dunhuang
- 831900, Dunhuang, Gansu, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain
- Three miles from Dunhuang
- 831900, Dunhuang, Gansu, China

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Tour include Accommodation

4d
English

Included English Tour Guide and Lunch,private vehicle service,Ticket fees,3 night Hotel Accommodation.
Pickup included

Travelers

Languages available

Starting time: 12:00

Price details

P 128,356.32 x 1 AdultP 128,356.32

Total

What's included, what's not

Entry/Admission - Mogao Caves
Entry/Admission - Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain/ Ride Camels
Hotel pickup and drop-off.
Entry/Admission - Yadan National Geological Park
Entry/Admission - Great Wall at Jiayuguan Pass/Jiayuguan Fortress
Entry/Admission - Zhangye Danxia Geopark/Dafo Temple of Zhangye
Private English Speaking Tour Guide/ vehicle
Gratuities
Dinner

Know before you book

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel.
Arrive at Dunhuang no later than 3pm.
Hotel accommodation standard: 2 people per room, Standard Room (2 single beds or 1 queen bed）.
Triple room for 3 people (3 single beds).
Please advise the type of room required when you booking.
You will need to pay an extra fee if you generate an extra number of rooms.
The best visiting time is from April to October.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Dunhuang

3 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: The Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel,a 5-star hotel

Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain

2h
Admission ticket included

Meet your private tour guide at the airport of Dunhuang ( DNH ), or Dunhuang Railway Station. You will be driven to the Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain. Ride on the backs of camels and climb to get to the top of the dune. Along the way, there are splendid sights: golden sand, the rolling desert, a tranquil lake and the beautiful sunset.

Crescent Moon Pool

1h
Admission ticket included

Also, you’ll never miss out on the Crescent Moon Pool, Just like its name indicates, the Crescent Pool is in a natural shape of half-moon.According to historical record, the lake has been in existence for hundreds of years without ever being buried by the sand.

Shazhou Nightly Market

This is the biggest night market in the area. You will see a lot of local small commodities and it is a great place to experience the local food culture. Your wonderful tour will ends here, your tour guide and driver will take you back to your hotel in Dunhuang.

Day 2: Dunhuang — Jiayuguan

3 stops
Meals: lunch
Accommodation: Jiu Gang Hotel,4-star hotel

Mogao Caves

2h
Admission ticket included

Meet your guide and driver in your hotel lobby and transfer you to Visitors' Center of Mogao Grottoes, an UNESCO listed World Heritage Site, start your exciting sightseeing tour from to Mogao Caves and Digital Film Center, Located in the Gobi desert, the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas feature beautiful wall fresco paintings and more than 3,000 sculptures dating from the forth to the fourteenth century.Then, a professional cave guide will lead you to explore about 7 to 9 caves closely.

Yadan National Geological Park

2h
Admission ticket included

After lunch you will visit the the geological phenomena of Yadan Park have been created over time by erosion of the soft earth by rain and wind, leaving unusual rock formations.In the park, you can get a view of uniquely-shaped rocks like Mongolian tent, Stone Bird, Peacock and others. Make full use of your imagination, you may find some rocks with some miniatures similar to famed architectures, like the Potala Palace in Tibet, Heaven Temple in Beijing or something else.

Jiayuguan

Then driven to Jiayuguan, you will be drop-off at your Jiayuguan hotel.

Day 3: Jiayuguan-Zhangye

3 stops
Meals: lunch
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express Zhangye，a 4-star hotel

Jiayuguan Fortress

2h
Admission ticket included

Meet up your friendly private guide and driver at your hotel in the early morning, you will visit Jiayuguan Fortress. Standing among vast desert and surrounded by rolling mountains, Jiayuguan Fortress looks like a dignified general guarding the grand land. It was constructed with the most integrated defensive system: an inner city, an outer city, and a moat. Besides functioning as a frontier military fortress, it was also an important traffic hub along the Silk Road, the oldest worldwide trading route.

Great Wall at Jiayuguan Pass

1h
Admission ticket included

Then drive to the Great Wall at Jiayuguan Pass, is which the most western pass of the Ming Great Wall, is known as one of the Chinese traffic fortress, the three wonders of the Great Wall (East Shanhaiguan, Zhenbeitai, Jiayuguan).

Zhangye Danxia Geopark

3h
Admission ticket included

Then drive to the Zhangye Danxia Geopark, you will visit the 'Color Palette Overturned by God’ — the Zhangye Danxia Geopark, which is home to the Rainbow Mountains. It is praised as God's palette with its interlaced lines, colorful tones and magnificent paintings. Then driven to Zhangye, you will be drop-off at your Zhangye hotel.

Day 4: Zhangye Departure

1 stop
Meals: lunch
Accommodation: Not included

Zhangye Danxia Geopark

2h
Admission ticket included

Meet your guide with pickup from your hotel, then travel to the Dafo Temple of Zhangye, which is the biggest Nivana Buddha in Asia. Admire the largest reclining Buddha in China at the Giant Buddha Temple. When your tour is finished, after lunch, transfer to the airport (or Zhangye Railway Station) for your flight to next city. We can help you book the high speed train tickets.

Location

Activity location

Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain
- Three miles from Dunhuang
- 831900, Dunhuang, Gansu, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain
- Three miles from Dunhuang
- 831900, Dunhuang, Gansu, China

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