Dunhuang Highlight Day Tour

Pick up from your hotel in Dunhuang, first visit Mogao Grottoes. Mogao Grottoes are a group of 492 temples 25 km southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road. The caves house some of the finest examples of Buddhist art with a span of 1,000 years.

Then visit Dunhuang Museum. It is a local museum for housing the cultural relics that were excavated in the Dunhuang area. Now there are over 4000 historical items contained in the museum. The museum is divided into four exhibition halls.

After lunch, Echoing-Sand Dune – Located 6 kilometers south of Dunhuang city. Singing Sand Hill which is also known as the sand dunes of Mingsha, offers fantastic desert scenery. The dune, surrounded by rolling ridges and precipitous cliffs, reaches a relative height of 250 meters.

Then move on to Crescent Lake, or called Yueyaquan in Chinese. It is a crescent-shaped lake in the oasis, 5 km southwest of the city Dunhuang. The lake and the surrounding deserts are very popular with tourists.

At the end of your day tour,you are transferred back to your hotel in Dunhuang.

Meals: Local Chinese Lunch
Hotel: No