8-Day Private Gansu Exquisite Trip from Zhangye

Day 1 Arrive in Zhangye

Your professional tour guide will meet you at the airport or train station of Zhangye, transfer by car / van / bus to the hotel, relax in your comfortable hotel.

Accommodation: Overnight at Zhangye Hotel (5-star hotel)

Meals: Not Included

Day 2 Zhangye --- Danxia Parks

We will start a wonderful tour in the Hexi Corridor from today, we will show you visit the famous Binggou Danxia Landform in the morning , hiking in the park.

In the afternoon viist Zhangye Danxia,which is China's only Danxia landform in high recombination with color hilly landscape.

Accommodation: Overnight at Zhangye Hotel (5-star hotel)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3 Zhangye - Jiayuguan

Visit the Giant Buddha Temple, which is the biggest Nivana Buddha in Asia.

The Horse Hoof Temple Grottoes, it's well-known because of the deity horse footprints. Transfer to Jiayuguan (3 hours on the highway.)

Accommodation: Jiayuguan Nuojin International Hotel or similar(5-star hotel)

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 Jiagyuguan - Guazhou

Visit the famous Jiayuguan Pass & Museum of the Great Wall, the western end of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty.

Climb the Great Wall in Jiayuguan

Painting Bricks in the tomb of the Wei & Jin Dynasty, the painting bricks inlaid on the four walls have beautiful colors and various contents which cover the polities, economy, military and culture, it’s called “Underground Art Gallery ”. Transfer to Guazhou, 3 hours on the express way.

Accommodation: Overnight at Yulin Hotel (4-star hotel)

Meals:   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner  

Day 5 Guazhou - Dunhuang

Visit the Yulin Grottoes, it can be traced to the same origin in contents, artistic style and form of painting for the Mogao Caves, it’s regarded as its sister with its name known to many people in the country.

After lunch visit the ruins of Suoyangcheng, it used to be a very important stop on the Silk Road, it has listed in the UNESCO in

2015.

Accommodation: Overnight at Dunhuang Glory International hotel or similar(5-star hotel)

Meals:  Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Day 6 Dunhuang

Visit the Gade Gate Pass & Great Wall of Han Dynasty, In history, the Han Dynasty built many walls to consolidate the safety of the frontier region as well as exploring ways to do business with western region. Instead of piling up stones or bricks layer upon layer

like other dynasties' walls, the Han Dynasty Great Wall is built by using the local sand and weed. These two constructional materials were added by putting one on top of

another.

In the afternoon visit the Crescent Moon Lake & the Singing-Sand Dunes. enjoy your free time in the desert.

You will see a lovely sping in the desert.

Accommodation: Overnight at Dunhuang Glory International hotel or similar(5-star hotel)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Day 7 Dunhuang

Your will visit Mogao Caves & Digital Film Center , one of the 4 most famous grottoes in China. It has a total of 492 grottoes,

45,000 square-meters of murals, 2,400 painted statues and over 250 residential caves remain. 2 special caves will arranged in this morning which is not the regular visiting cave.

In the afternoon, visit the city museum, it closes on Monday. The White Horse Pogoda will instead.

Accommodation: Overnight at Dunhuang Glory International hotel or similar(5-star hotel)

Meals:  Breakfast Lunch Dinner 

Day 8 Farewell

After breakfast, transfer to the airport (or Dunhuang Railway Station) for your flight to next city. Wish you will have a nice trip in western China.

Accommodation: Not Included

Meals: Not Included