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Following the footsteps of ancient Silk Road to visit the Buddhist Temples with profound history and culture, explore the UNESCO Mogao Grottoes, splendid Danxia Landform, as well as the mysterious Crescent Lake surrounded by desert. You will discover a fascinating landscape of Northwest China with our 8-days itinerary.
Note: You may need to take nucleic acid test before the trip, it is very easy and the costs around 120rmb.
Map of 8 Days West China Tour
☆ You can have an opportunity to take a small train to explore the depths of Chaka Salt Lake and leave some fabulous photos in spectacular Qinghai Lake; we will prepare the shoe covers for you to enjoy a pleasant time at Echoing Sand Mountain.
☆ Delicious Food Along the Journey
No Shopping, No Detour, No Hidden Cost
Date&Price
Price : 7900RMB/pp (2persons in a private tour)
Join in Small Group Tour(4-8pax): 6600RMB/pp
Group Tour Date:
1st-8th, April
30th, April - 7th, May
Single Supplement : 1200RMB
We may adjust the itinerary and hotels according to the local policies
if you want to take a private tour, we will tailor-made the itinerary and price for you.
No Detour, No Hidden Cost, No Shopping
D1: Xining Arrival
Today your flight will touch down in Xining around 11:00am, We will meet you at the airport exit with a welcome board. Then take you to visit the Ta'er monastery (Kumbum Monastery), the most populous monks outside of Tibet. You will stay at Thangka Sunning Terrace that is one of a good place to view the monastery and surrounding scenery. Inside the monastery, apart from magnificent Buddha stupas and wall paintings, prayer wheels are also the must-see spot. The whole monastery is surrounded by wheels, walk along the corridor, rotate the wheels and pray for chasing away the troubles.
Traffic: Car
Accommodation: In Xining
D2: Xining-Chaka
Departure from the hotel and explore Chaka Salt Lake, it is the largest saline in Qinghai Province, Chaka Salt Lake means "the sea of salt" in Mongolian. It lies in the centre of Qaidam Basin, which was nominated by the national tourist geography magazine as one of the 55 places to go.
Traffic: Car (300kms, 4hrs driving)
Accommodation: In Chaka
D3: Chaka-Qinghai Lake-Xining-Zhangye
Enjoy the magnificent scenery of Qinghai Lake in the morning, which is the largest inland salt water lake in China. It is no exaggeration to say that Qinghai Lake is a miracle that is endowed by a deity. Outside, He encircled the lake with four continuous mountains and extends broad grassland at the foot of them. Then back to Xining and catch the express train to Zhangye.
Traffic: Car&Train
Accommodation: In Zhangye
D4: Zhangye
After breakfast at the hotel, we will take you to visit the Giant Buddha Temple, which is the important place of the Silk Road. the Giant Buddha Temple is the largest architectural relic in Gansu Province of the Western Xia (1038-1227) period. China's largest reclining Buddha is well preserved in this temple. then proceed the tour to Mati Temple where were built in Jin Dynasty. A series of horse shoe prints are visible in Grotto 9, which are said to be left by a heaven horse. As a result, the temple was named for the horseshoe prints left by the legendary heaven horse, which become the treasure of the temple.
Traffic: Car (230kms/3hrs)
Accommodation: In Zhangye
D5: Zhangye-Jiayuguan
Today we will proceed to visit the Binggou Danxia, which is the most significant geological and geomorphic relic of the window lattice palace in China, mainly composed of sandstone geomorphic relic landscape. After that, continue the tour to Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, which is the most typical arid area of northern China. Ribbons of reds, oranges and yellows slice through the rock, to create a rainbow vista contained only by the contours of the jagged mountain peaks. so many people also call it "Rainbow Mountain". Afternoon, drive you to Jiayuguan. Met and be transferred the hotel for rest.
Traffic: Car (230kms/3hrs)
Accommodation: In Jiayuguan
D6: Jiayuguan-Dunhuang
In the morning, we will meet you at the hotel lobby and take you to visit the Jiayuguan pass. This Ming Dynasty fort guards the strategic Jiayuguan pass, at the western end of the Great Wall – this was the last section built by the Ming Dynasty. you will explore the Great Wall Museum, which was opened to the public in October 1989 and it is the first one to exhibit the Great Wall culture in a comprehensive and systematic way. Afterwards, we will drive all the way to the next stop Dunhuang
Traffic: Car (350kms/4-5hrs)
Accommodation: In Dunhuang
D7: Dunhuang
The journey will begin from the Mogao Grottoes, this UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the great artistic and religious wonders of the world and it is famous for its exquisite murals and various sculptures inside the caves, which was built in different dynasties, spanning 1,000 years of Buddhist art.
Following a lunch in local restaurants, then we will head to visit the Echoing Sand Mountaion&Crescent Lake. it is famous for the constant sound of the moving sand. and the Crescent Lake, The lake’s name derives from the crescent moon shape taken by the pool of spring water between two large sand dunes. In the evening, you will be visiting Shazhou Night Market. the most bustling place of Dunhuang at night, taste the localcuisine and buy some souvenirs for your family and friends.
Traffic: Car
Accommodation: In Dunhuang
D8: Dunhuang Departure
Enjoy your leisure time in the morning, we will arrange airport transfer according to your flight schedule, wish you have a pleasant journey home!
Suggestion Attraction:
if you are interested, you can do an exploration to Dunhuang Museum on your own before the airport transfer. which is a comprehensive topography one principally exhibits historic and cultural relics.
Traffic: Car
Accommodation: No Accommodation
Inclusion:
Private transportation with good AC
Excellent English speaking guide
4star Hotel with breakfast(2persons shared one room)
Entrance fee listed in the itinerary
2nd Class Train from Xining to Zhangye
Allowance for the guide and driver
2bottles of water each person on daily use
Government tax
Travel insurance
Exclusion:
Personal expenses and tips to the guide and driver
Full Board Meals
Some activities such as boating, camel riding, culture show etc.
Flight arrive in Xining and leave from Dunhuang
How to book with us?
Option one:
Wechat ID : silkroadtrip or 13565834056
Option two:
Send email to : sale@silkroadtravel.com
Suggested Flights:
Arrival flights
Shanghai-Xining
CZ3421(07:45-11:10) Southern Airlines
Beijing-Xining
CA1207(07:00-09:40) Air China
Guangzhou-Xining
CZ3249(06:35-09:45) Southern Airlines
Departure flights
Dunhuang-Shanghai
MU2750&MU2127(13:35-20:40) Eastern Airlines
Dunhuang-Beijing
CA1288(11:00-13:35) Air China
Dunhuang-Guangzhou
MU2216&MU2260(15:35-22:25) Eastern Airlines
a) To ensure everyone can enjoy your journey well, most scenic spots and hotels may require for a nucleic acid test reports with 7 days. You can do the nucleic acid test the day before you leave.
b) Please take your Green Health Code, This code is an official notice that you have not been to the epidemic area in the past 14 days.
c) For your safety, please kindly wear the face mask during your whole journey.
d) Please be sure to bring the Residence Permit for foreigner
a) It's still a little cold in the early Spring, so we suggested that wear the cardigan, outdoor jackets on the journey. And bring extra warm clothes just in case the weather gets colder.
b) Hats, scarves, sunglasses, sun block and lip balm or some protective material are essential to protect you from sun and wind burns.
c) Comfortable shoes are very important because you will be walking most of the time. Sports shoes or low-heeled shoes are your best bet.
d) Please bring your own drugs for diarrhea, fever, skin allergy drugs just for emergency.
e) Cosmetics must be small ones, which not over 100ml, No knifes even Swiss knives.
f) Hotel Wifi is not good in Xinjiang
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