Visit highlights of Dunhuang including the Crescent lake,Mogao Grottoes,Yumenguan pass,Great Wall of the Han Dynasty,River Storage City and Yardan National Geology park with this 4 days private tour from Dunhuang.
You will be picked up and dropped off from Dunhuang hotel/airport.
P.S: You may pay some EXTRA charges of the hotel fees if you book the tour during the Chinese National Day Holiday(Octoter 1-7) or Chinese New Year Holiday(around January 22- February 16).
ait you by holding a welcome board with your name and transfer to hotel and help you check in. The rest day is free for you. Note: If need the Liuyuan train station pick up, need to pay 500CNY per car(1-6 people, 7 seater van).
You will be escorted to the well-known Yumenguan pass in around 120 minutes ride,113km.
stern region transported into central China through this pass only. It used to be the gateway to the western region on the northern Silk Road. In ancient times, it also functioned as a strategic military pass and significant passage of the ancient Silk Road.
Unlike the other sections of the wall with bricks and stones, this section is made of rammed earth, gravel and juniper. Over the time, the wall has been badly damaged by nature and humans, but you can still see how the wall looked like at first. Next, continue to River Storage City , it is an important military storage city and played an important role on the ancient silk road from Weijin to Han Dynasty .people can’t see it before you get to it as it was designed very scientifically and well preserved .
Once entering the park, you can find various natural sculptures in different postures and manners .You can use your own imagination to name all those different land formations . It was listed as world Geo-park by The Ministry of Land and Resources P.R.C
The Dunhuang Shazhou Night Market here is the biggest night market of the whole city and offering you a great opportunity for an evening walk and a souvenir shopping chance. The Night maket also is on behalf of Dunhuang Nightlife and regarded as a “nightlife landscape”. It is highly popular among the tourists all over the world with its featured local specialties as well as strong flavor of local culture.
You will be escorted to the well-known Mogao Grottoes in around 30 minutes ride.
The caves are also known as the Thousand Buddha Caves has two distinctions of being one of the most notable grottoes in China as well as the best-preserved treasure house of Buddhist art, sutras, murals and sculptures in the world.
d by the small pool of spring water between two large sand dunes. Here you could slide down on the Sounding sand dunes to see if you can hear the sound from sand dunes. The Crescent lake also Known to the world as “the first spring in the desert”, no-one can explain the formation of such a geological oddity.visit would be a great experience. crescent lake is like a crescent moon, which is nestled in the vast desert for thousands of years, its water is very clear, sweet.
ence sand surfing and camel riding( on your own expenses). Mingsha Mountain starts from Mogao Caves in the east, 40 kilometers long from east to west, and 20 kilometers from south to north.
port or Dunhuang train station for your next destination .
We can pick up from Duanhuang city hotels or Dunhuang airport/train station
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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