【Silk Road】8 Days Qinghai-Gansu Silk Road Trip
8 Days Ancient Silk Road Trip
This splendid tripwill take you to ancient Silk Road Path to feel the wisdom and treasures left by Chinese ancestors in the past. We will deeply explore the ancient profound history and culture, to see the grand influence of Buddhism in ancient China. During this trip, we will deeply 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. We use most of the 8 days, not a minute was wasted.We will also visit local Tibetan Nomad family at Qinghai lake side.
Brief Itinerary
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No Shopping
No Detour
No Hidden Cost
No quarantie required before or after the trip
Notice
You need to take COVID-19 nucleic acid test before this trip.
Route | ||
Day 1 | Xining Arrival | Xining |
Day 2 | Xining-Chaka Lake | Chaka |
Day 3 | Chaka-Qinghai Lake- Xining-Zhangye | Zhangye |
Day 4 | Zhangye | Zhangye |
Day 5 | Zhangye- Jiayuguan | Jiayuguan |
Day 6 | Jiayuguan- Dunhuang | Dunhuang |
Day 7 | Dunhuang | Dunhuang |
Day 8 | Dunhuang Departure | / |
Tour starts on every Friday
Aug.-Oct.: 7200 CNY
Single Room Supplement : 1490 CNY
National Holiday: 7500 CNY
Single Room Supplement: 1790 CNY
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Day 1: Xining Arrival
Arrive at around noon and we will meet you at the airport exit with a welcome board. Afterwards we will take you to visit the famous 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.
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Day 2: Xining-Chaka
After a nice breakfast at the hotel. We will begin our wonderful day by driving toward Chaka Salt lake, on the way we shall see the the magnificent scenery of Qinghai Lake, which is the largest inland salt water lake in China. We will stop at Yueque Pasture land to view Qinghai lake, here you can walk into the lakeshore of Qinghaile lake, we will visit local Tibetan Family -Nomads family, where they will provide their traditional Tibetan food of Tsangpa and Tibetan Wine. You can also dress into Tibetan Uniform to take picture with traditional Tibetan Costume on. 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. Our main place today would be Chaka salt lake.
Day 3: Chaka lake-Xining-Zhangye
Enjoy the magnificent scenery of Chaka Lake in the morning（if weather permits, you have great sunrise view).After sometime to explore Chaka lake, we will head back to Xining and catch the express train to Zhangye.
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Day4 Zhangye
We will transfer you to Zhangye.Mati Temple has gathered the culture, the landscape, and the religious together. A series of horse shoe prints are visible there. It is said that several horses left their footprints there when drinking water. As a result, the temple was named for the horseshoe prints, which are the treasure of the temple. Then in the afternoon, we will take a visit to Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon, also a wonder of Danxia Landform, if features with unique shapes and red colore,very beautiful with lake surrounded and the sunset view is amazing there.If you like, you can trek 3km there.
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Day 5: Zhangye-Jiayuguan
Today we will visit Zhang Rainbow mountain, one of the highlight you can not miss in Zhangye. Afternoon time, we will Big Bhuddist Temple in Zhangye. It was built in Great Western Xia Dynasty , with its exquisite architecture of the existing and the country's largest indoor Wofo famous at home and abroad
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Day 6: 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.
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Day 7: 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. We will provide fun games includes sand sliding, motorcycling and bonefire with Barbecue at night
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Day 8: 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!
Price Includes
1 | Private transportation with good AC |
2 | Excellent English speaking guide |
3 | 4 star Hotel with breakfast (2 persons sharing one room), Bon fire with barbecue or lamhotpot also included |
4 | Entrance fee listed in the itinerary ( Sand sliding & Motor cycling at the desert also included), Tibetan family visit at Qinghailake side also included |
5 | 2nd Class Train from Xining to Zhangye |
6 | 2 bottles of water each person on daily use |
7 | Government tax |
8 | Travel insurance |
Cancellation Policies
30 days before tour start, no charge
15-29 days before tour date, 30% fee.
7-14 days before tour date, 50%fee
2-6 days before tour dates, 80%fee
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