D1 Lanzhou pick-up
Your guide will meet you at Lanzhou and take you to your hotel.
D2 Zhangye / Danxia Landform
In the morning, take high-speed train from Lanzhou to Zhangye to view the danxia landform, the wonderful red land with castle, pagoda, pillar, etc shapes. In 2010, Chinese danxia landform was added in World Culture Heritage List. Accommodate in Zhangye.
D3 Jiayuguan Great Wall / Giant Buddha Temple
In the morning, go to Jiayuguan from Zhangye to visit Giant Buddha Temple and the Great Wall. Both Jiayuguan and Zhangye locate on Silk Road. On the way from Jiayuguan to Zhangye, you will visit the Giant Buddha Temple which is famous for its indoor sleeping buddha. It is said that one person can lay down on the buddha’s middle finger and eight people can sit side-by-side on its left ear.
When get to Jiayuguan, you’ll visit the Great Wall here. As you may know, the Great Wall then was built for defending the state. In the history, Jiayuguan Great Wall play a grate role in military.
In the late afternoon, you’ll be taken to your hotel in Jiayuguan.
D4 Jiayuguan / Dunhuang
Today, you may keep your visit in Jiayuguan and then go to Duhuang to accommodate there.
D5 Mogao Grottoes/ Singing Sands Mountain
In the morning, visit Mogao Grottoes, folk name thousand-buddha grotto. It has a history of over 1500 years and is now the largest and most abundant base of Buddhist art. It was added in the World Cultural Heritage List in 1987.
After visiting Mogao Grottoes, you’ll be guide to Singing Sands Mountain. As you can see in its name, it’s an area in desert where the sands make sounds. It is named because, under the human tread or wind blow, the sand produces a sound like a string instruments horn, a drum,or that of rumbling thunder. Descent Lake looks exactly like a beautiful new moon lying at the north foot of Echoing-sand Mountain. Leiyin Temple is north of Echoing-sand Mountain, built in 1991 and covering an area of 3000m2. The original temple, it is said, was buried under the Echoing' sand Mountain in a sandstorm. Now the temple is a key center in western China open to the world for Buddhist activities.
In the late afternon, you guide will take you back to your hotel.
D6 Home
In the morning, you’ll be sent to the ariport or train station to end your tour in this part.
Service package includes:
1. Five nights accommodation.
2. Lanzhou pick-up and Dunhuang drop-off.
3. Air-conditioned tour vehicle.
4. High-speed train.
5. English Speaking tour guide.
6. Entrance tickets for Danxia geological park, Giant Buddha Temple, Jiayuguan Tower, Mogao Grottoes and Singing Sands Mountain (including camel riding).
Service package excludes:
1. Meals during your visit.
2. Tips to the guide and driver.
If you require, we can book hotels in Chengdu, and make private airport and city tour necessary.
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