Day 1: TBA - Xining
Program：your guide will
meet you at Xining Airport/Railway Station and transfer you from downtown Xining to the hotel. Discover the city for yourself for the rest of the day.
Accommodation: Xining Nature Inn**** or similar
Meals: N/A
Day 2: Xining - Chaka
Program: after breakfast, we will visit
Kumbum Monastery, and then, drive from Xining
Chaka Salt Lake (about 316 km, 4.5 hours driving). After touring, we will accommodate in Chaka Town.
Accommodation: Chaka Jinling Haoxuan Hotel**** or similar
Meals: breakfast
Day 3: Chaka – Qinghai Lake - Zhangye
Program: after breakfast, we will drive (150 km, about 2.5 hours driving) from Chaka Town to
Qinghai Lake. After the touring there, we will drive to Zhangye (about 400 km, 7 hours driving).
Accommodation: Zhangye Xiyu International Hotel **** or similar
Meals: breakfast
Day 4: Zhangye
Program: Today we will have all day program in Zhangye to
Giant Buddha Temple and
Danxia National Geological Park for the “Rainbow Mountains:
Accommodation: Zhangye Xiyu International Hotel **** or similar
Meals: breakfast
Day 5: Zhangye - Jiayuguan
Program: after breakfast, we will drive from Zhangye to Jiayuguan (about 250 km, 3 hours driving). After we arrive in Jiayuguan, we will visit
Jiayuguan Pass and
Overhanging Great Wall.
--The Jiayu Pass:
It is not only the western end of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), but also the vital passage of the famous Silk Road, which was first built in the 5th year (1372) of the Hongwu reign in the Ming Dynasty. It is so called because is built at the foot of Jiayu Mountain.The circumvallation of the Jiayu Pass looks trapeziform and there is a thick wall built outside the western circumvallation, which makes the defense of the circumvallation stronger. The circumvallation is 11.7 meters high and 733.3 meters long in total. There is an area of more than 33,500 square meters of the circumvallation. Outside the northern and southern circumvallation are parallel low cob walls, which are called the additional wall built for defense.After three large-scale repairs and decorations in 1950, 1957 and 1973, the Jiayu Pass took on a new look as an impregnable pass. Many visitors come to the Jiayu Pass to cherish the memory of the past.
-- Overhanging Great Wall:
Located on the north slope of Heishan Mountain at the north side of the Shiquan Gorge entrance, 8 km to the north of Jiayuguan Pass, this section of the Great Wall was built in 1539 of the Ming Dynasty. The wall falls steeply downfrom the mountain ridge, as if it overhangs and blocks the Shiguan Gorge entrance, hence the name of "Overhanging Great Wall". Now only a section of wall is left, which is 4 meters wide on the bottom, 2 meters wide on the top and 0.5-6 meters tall. on the top os the wall there are battlements and parapets. On both ends there i a beacon tower. Steps are paved on the first tower and along the slope. Climbing up the steps, visitors are walking as if on flat ground on level places but climbing cliffs on precipitous places.
Accommodation: Jiayuguan Zhucheng Hotel **** or similar
Meals: breakfast
Day 6: Jiayuguan - Dunhuang
Program: after breakfast, we will drive from Jiayuguan to Dunhuang (380 km, 4.5 hours driving). After arrive Dunhuang, we will visit
Dunes of the Singing Sands and
Crescent Moon Lake.
Accommodation: Dunhuang Legend Hotel **** or similar
Meals: breakfast
Day 7: Dunhuang
Program: In the morning, we will visit the amazing
Mogao Grottoes, after that, we will visit
Yangguan pass.
Accommodation: Dunhuang Legend Hotel **** or similar
Meals: breakfast
Day 8: Dunhuang – TBA (Shanghai or Guilin)
Program: transfer you to the airport as your flight schedule.
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Accommodation: N/A
Meals: breakfast
Price includes:
1. Private 5-seat vehicle for 8 days as program above.
2. English speaking local guide for 8 days as program above.
3. All first entrance tickets to the scenic spots include: Kumbum Monastery, Chaka Salt lake, Qinghai Lake, Giant Buddha Temple, Danxia National Geological Park, Jiayuguan Pass, Overhanging Great Wall, Dunes of the Singing Sands and Crescent Moon Lake, Mogao Grottoes, Yangguan Pass.
4. Six nights’ standard room accommodation as the program above with one next morning breakfast. We will arrange similar hotels according to the room status.
1) Xining Nature Inn (standard room) for 1 night
2) Guilin Jasper International Hotel (standard room) for 1 night
3) Xiyu International Hotel (standard room) for 2 nights
4) Jiayuguan Zhucheng Hotel (standard room) for 1 night
5) Dunhuang Legend Hotel (standard room) for 2 nights
5. single way flight ticket (economy class)
6. Operation fee.
Price excludes:
7. Flights/trains arrive Xining and depart Dunhuang. China Visa.
8. lunches and suppers.
9. Extra luggage. (5-seat car means each visitor could only take a 24# suitcase with you)
10. Personal expense.
11. Any consumption does not list in the “price include” and the program.
12. Gratuity to your guide and driver.
