Day1 Arrive Lanzhou
Arrive in Lanzhou, Local guide Meet you then transfer you to your hotel. Next relax by youself
Meals: No meals
Accommodation: Lanzhou
Day2 Lanzhou
After breakfast, visit the Iron Bridge and the Statue of Mother Yellow River, as well as the Waterwheel Garden,Then visit the White Pagoda Park. Then drive to Liujiaxia Dam where you would board a small boat for a stunning river trip through dramatic scenery to the Bingling Temple Grottoes, one of the five Grottoes in China. After the tour, drive back to Lanzhou.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Day3 Lanzhou
Full Day tour to Yellow River Stone Forest,A geographical park was established in southern Jingtai county to protect the Yellow River Stone Forest, whose history spans four billion years. Yellow River Stone Forest is located in Longwan village in Jingtai district of Baiyin city. It was formed by the rising of the Earth's crust. Just as beautiful as the famous Stone Forest of Yunnan, Yellow River Stone Forest is composed of many sand stalagmites and stone pillars in various sizes and shapes. Unique patterns on cliff sides formed by water and wind erosion have made the stone forest more attractive. The fabulous scene is a prodigious creation of nature. The Yellow River flows east to west through the scenic area, which covers 34 square kilometers. Together with the surrounding deserts, oases and farms, the Yellow River Stone Forest scenic spot has become a location for many famous Chinese movies and TV shows. More and more visitors are coming to the park to sightsee, have fun and explore.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Accommodation: Lanzhou
Day4 Lanzhou
Xiahe
Today you will journey to Xiahe to explore Sangke Grassland, where Tibetan herders inhabit for generations. Sangke means land for riding horses in Tibetan, and the prairie is large in area and slight in slope. Encircled by mountains and cut through by a river in the middle, this grassland looks like a thick green carpet with a white pure Hada on. Then you will taste the mysterious and simple Tibetan flavor and learn the local folk custom by visiting a Tibetan family. When the trip ends, you will stay overnight at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Accommodation: Xiahe
Day5 Xiahe
Lanzhou
Today, you will return to Lanzhou by car. On the way, there is a visit to the Labrang Monastery. It is a vital shrine of Geluk (Yellow Hat) School of Tibetan Buddhism with 300 years history and the most important Tibetan Buddhist center out of Tibet. The monastery is also an essential place for Buddhism activities and ceremonies, which reserves the best teaching system of Tibetan Buddhism. You will also have the chance to watch the morning pray in the monastery. Upon arrival in Lanzhou, check in the hotel again for a two-night stay.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Accommodation: Lanzhou
Day6 Lanzhou
Zhangye
Morning take fast train to Zhangye city,3hours on the way. check in hotel. The city is called “Golden Zhangye” by people. It was an important hub of trading and transportation on the Silk Road. The famous Italian traveler Marco Polo lived here for one year. Follow us to explore its natural beauty and witness its glorious past. One full day tour to Danxia National Geological Park.this landform area is known as“the eye candy of Zhangye”. Many artists admire this masterpiece as it is unbelievably colorful, like a n imaginative oil painting .
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Accommodation: Zhangye
Day7 Zhangye
Jiayuguan
Dunhuang
In the morning, drive to Jiayuguan,3h on the way. visit Jiayuguan Pass, the west starting point of Great Wall in Ming Dynasty followed by visiting Overhanging Great Wall,then drive to Dunhuang,4.5h on the way, check in
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Accommodation: Dunhuang
Day8 Dunhuang
visit the Mogao Caves - the World Art Treasure House. It is the world's most important sites of ancient Buddhist culture. The grottoes, also know as Caves of the Thousand Buddha, preserve nearly a thousand years of Buddhist cave temple architecture, clay sculpture, mural paintings, and manuscripts, dating from the 5th to the 14th centuries. Shazhou Night Market is the largest night market in Dunhuang, popular with tourists from all over the world, which is a wonderful place both to eat and to socialize. Dunhuang used to be called Shazhou. The market is divided into five zones - food & snacks, art crafts, Sanbaotai teahouses, agricultural products and souvenirs, which form a bustling night picture with unique folk customs.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Accommodation: Dunhuang
Day9 Dunhuang
Visit the Echoing Sand Mountains and Crescent Moon Lake. You can experience a short camel ride along the trip from Echoing Sand Mountains to Crescent Moon Lake. Transfer to airport,see you off.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,
※ Price includes:
√8nights Hotel with daily breakfast based on twin-share in each city as indicated in the hotel list;
√Chinese lunches and Dinners as indicated in the itinerary;
√All land transfers & transportation with private air-conditioned nice Coach/Van/Car/Bus;
√All transfers and sightseeing with skilled English-speaking local guide;
√All entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary;
√Domestic bullet train ticket for Second class: Lanzhou to Zhangye
√Luggage transfers between airport and hotels;
√Travel Agency’s Responsibility Insurance coverage;
※ Price excludes:
Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
Chinese visa fees;
Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
Tips to guides and drivers;
Personal expenses;
Personal travel accident insurance;
Things that not metioned in the inclusion