8 Days Dunhuang Jiayuguan Zhangye Xining & Qinghai Lake Tour

Welcome to Dunhuang, a must-visit city located in the Gansu province of China! Upon arrival in Dunhang, your guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to your hotel. You can explore on your own based on your arrival time. Feel free to seek travel ideas from your tour guide.Dunhuang, a city i

Today, you will enjoy a wonderful Dunhuang Culture Tour by visiting Mogao Grottoes (4-4.5hrs), a UNESCO World Heritage site. You can enjoy the relaxing time in Mingsha Mountain & Crescent Lake, don’t miss the delicious food at the local market.Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is the must-visit place for

Today, you will head to Dunhuang (400km, 5hrs) to explore Jiayuguan City for the Great Wall on the Cliff (Overhanging Great Wall) & the Jiayuguan Pass (Jiayuguan Fortress). Jiayuguan is a good place to grasp the essence of a famous Chinese poem that goes, \'In the boundless desert, lonely smoke r

Today, you will head to explore Zhangye City (260 km, 4hrs) through Dafo Temple (1-2 hours) & Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park (3-4 hours; for sunset).Zhangye is situated in the narrowest section of Hexi Corridor (ancient trading route), spanning just 50 km, yet it boasts fertile soil and

On this day, you will have free time in Zhangye and then be transferred to the railway station in Zhangye for a high speed train to Xining (about 2 hours).Xining (西宁), the capital of Qinghai Province, is nestled in eastern Qinghai Province. It is also located in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Platea

This morning, you\'ll be escorted from downtown Xining to Qinghai Lake (about 145 km, 2.5-3 hours).Qinghai Lake (青海湖), sitting at an elevation of 3,194 meters above sea level, is China’s largest inland saltwater lake, covering over 4,400 square kilometers. The lake is surrounded by majestic mountain

In this morning, you will be transferred from Chaka Town to Chaka Salt Lake (茶卡盐湖, 4km, 10 minutes’drive).“Chaka" is a Tibetan word meaning "salt lake". As a salt lake, it is one of the birthplaces of China\'s salt culture. Embedded amidst snow-kissed peaks and verdant meadows, Chaka i

After breakfast, you will have great time exploring Xining city’s top attractions. The first stop is to Kumbum Monastery, also known as Ta’er Monastery (塔尔寺), located about 30km from the downtown are (about 40 minutes’ drive). As one of the six grand monasteries of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism