Dates:
October 23-30
November 20-27
December 18-25
December 25-January 1
January 31-February 6
February 26-March 5
April 3-10
Visit the most charming region in China in this 7 days trip! See the biggest desert in China, snow-capped mountains, ancient cities, Unesco world heritage Mogao caves, the famous Rainbow mountains and unique lake in the desert! You’ll also have a chance to ride a camel!
Xining – Zhangye – Jiayuguan – Dunhuang
With our itinerary you will visit the most important places of the ancient silk road.
Dunhuang tour:
The Crescent Lake – unique lake in the desert!
The Echoing-Sand Mountain, for many Chinese well known as Mingsha Mountain, is celebrated for the sound of the moving sand. In 1994 it was acclaimed as the national key scenic spot. You may wonder why the sand makes these different sounds.
Mogao Grottoes: The traveler finds the Mogao Caves, a shrine of Buddhist arttreasures, on the eastern slope of Mingsha Shan (Mount Echoing Sand). A networkof plank reinforced roads plying north to south 1600 meters (5, 249 feet) longlead to the cave openings, which are stacked five stories high some reaching up to 50 meters (164 feet). By the way, Mogao means high up in the desert. The history of the Great Wall issaid to start when seven powerful states appeared at the same time. In order to defend themselves, they all built walls and stationed troops on the borders. At that time, the total length of the wall had already reached 3,107 miles,belonging to different states.
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PLEASE NOTE: if you sign up for the trip alone, we can try but cannot guarantee to find another participant to share room with, please be ready to add extra 1000 rmb for a single room. Thank you for understanding.
Suggested flights (please book your flight in advance at ctrip.com or qunar.com):
D1 09:05-12:30 MU6411 Shanghai-Xining
D7 17:20-22:30 9C8796 Dunhuang- Shanghai (with a stopover in Lanzhou)
Book ASAP, limited spots!
How to book:
1) Fill up the booking form on our website: www.wannatravelshanghai.com/book-now/
2) Secure YOUR SEAT by transferring 2000 RMB deposit [100% of payment is due 10 days before the trip]
3) Send us the picture of the transaction and receive the confirmation
Cancelation policy: in case of cancellation, the deposit is not refundable and cannot be used for another trip unless the replacement has been provided.
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Additional information
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Day 1
You will catch your flight to Xining, we will meet you at 12:00 at the airport exit and bring you to visit Ta’er monastery (Kumbum Monastery), the most populous monks outside of Tibet. 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.
Day 2
We will drive to Qinghai Lake where you can fully relax and have the best chance to enjoy the lake view! Qinghai Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China. It is no exaggeration to say that Qinghai Lake is a miracle that is endowed by a deity. The lake is surrounded by mountains and grasslands. Then go to Chaka for an overnight stay.
Day 3
After breakfast, we will head to explore Chaka Salt Lake, it is the largest salt lake in Qinghai Province, Chaka Salt Lake means “the sea of salt” in Mongolian. You will find perfect reflection in the lake, it’s one of the top places for taking pictures!
Stay in Xining.
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Day 4
After breakfast take train ride to Zhangye, which belongs to Gansu province.
Today’s journey will begin by visiting the unique Mati Temple (the ‘Hanging temple”) built-in Jin Dynasty. Visit Rainbow mountauins in the afternoon.
Stay in Zhangye
Day 5
This morning we will 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. After that, 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. After the museum we will drive to Xuanbi great wall, the defense system built 600 years ago.
Then transfer to the next stop Dunhuang. Upon arrival, enjoy a walking tour at the Shazhou Night Market, the most bustling place of Dunhuang at night, taste the local cuisine and buy some souvenirs for your family and friends.
Day 6
TThis morning we will visit Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes, UNESCO World Heritage site. .The professional guide from the Mogao will bring you to 8 grottoes with their special torch for you to have clear view of the mural sand paintings. （Note: No photos and Video in the caves). The visiting time is around 4 hrs including a movie. In the afternoon we will head up to Echoing Sand Mountain&Crescent Lake. When there is wild wind, the sands will be blown up and make a loud sound, while the sound sounds like being produced by some ancient musical instrument when blown by breeze. The Crescent Lake has been in existence for hundreds of years without ever being buried by the sand. Riding the camel as the Silk Road Caravan in the vast desert is highly recommended (approximately 40mins). Please bring your sunglasses and mask to keep out the dust. Optional: ATV car riding; camel riding.
Day 7
