12 Days Silk Road Tour with Zhangye Danxia Landform

Day 1Arrival Beijing
Be transferred to the hotel?
Meals: No Meals
Recommended Hotel: In Beijing

Arrive in Beijing, the capital city of China. Be met at the ansferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 2Beijing
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Beijing

Depart from hotel in the morning to visit Tian’anmen Square, the largest urban square and Forbidden City, the largest and most complete ancient imperial palace in the world. Then visit Temple of Heaven in the afternoon. If you are interested, you can enjoy the gorgeous Peking Opera Or Kungfu Show tonight as an optional activity.

Day 3Beijing
Mutianyu Great Wall, overview of Bird Nest and Water Cube
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Beijing

The star attraction of China is its Great Wall, a massive defensive structure built to keep intruders from entering the mainland. Today you will have the opportunity to traverse the ancient steps of Mutianyu Great Wall. In the afternoon, you will be driven back to Beijing downtown. You will have a picture stop at Olympic Green, to have a short exterior view of Bird Nest and Water Cube. After the tour, You will have a leisure night on your own. You could choose to taste the famous Peking Roasted Duck for your optional dinner.

Day 4Beijing – Lanzhou
Hutong exploration on foot, Flight to Lanzhou
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Lanzhou

After breakfast, you could have a leisure walk with our local guide to explore the Hutong area in Beijing on foot, discovery the local people’s life. After lunch, you will be transferred to take the afternoon flight to Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province, where you local guide will pick you up and transfer to check your local hotel for overnight.

Day 5Lanzhou
White Pagoda Hill Park, Liujiaxia, Bingling Thousand-Buddha Caves
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Langzhou

From today, you will start your silk road tour to explore the rich Chinese historical and cultural treasure. Pick up from hotel, In the morning, have a visit to those must-see sites covering White Pagoda Hill Park, and then drive to Liujiaxia, take yacht to visit Bingling Thousand-Buddha Caves and back to Lanzhou for overnight at night.

Day 6Lanzhou – Wuwei
Gansu Provincial Museum,?Private vehicle?to Wuwei,?Tiantishan Grottoes
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Wuwei

Today after breakfast, visit Gansu Provincial Museum (close every Monday). After that drive to Wuwei and visit Tiantishan Grottoes. Overnight in Wuwei.

Day 7Wuwei – Zhangye
Leitai Tomb, Wuwei Wen Miao, Private vehicle?to Zhangye,?, Zhangye Danxia Landform Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Zhangye

Today, after breakfast, enjoy your visit to Leitai Tomb and Wuwei Wen Miao (Confucian Temple). After the tour drive to Zhangye and visit Zhangye Danxia Landform Park to appreciate the beautiful sunset. You will stay in Zhangye tonight.

Day 8Zhangye – Jiayuguan
Wooden Tower, Grand Buddha Temple,?Private vehicle?to Jiayuguan City
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Jiayuguan City

In the morning, visit Wooden Tower of Sui Dynasty and Grand Buddha Temple which is home to China largest indoor reclining Buddha. Continue to drive to Jiayuguan City.

Day 9Jiayuguan – Dunhuang
Jiayuguan Pass, Overhanging Great Wall,?Private vehicle?to Dunhuang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Dunhuang

In the morning, you will firstly take a truly special excursion to Jiayuguan Pass and Overhanging Great Wall. And then drive to Dunhuang and have a rest of this day. Enroute, enjoy the fascinating view of Gobi desert.

Day 10Dunhuang
Yumenguan Pass, Dunhuang Yadan National Geologic Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: In Dunhuang

Today after breakfast, you will firstly have a 3-hour driving to the Yumenguan Pass (30 min) – strategic pass on the ancient Silk Road. And then, continue to experience the amazing Dunhuang Yadan National Geologic Park (1 hour) – the largest one of Yadan Landform found so far. When finish the tour, you will have another 3-hour driving back to the Dunhuang downtown. After that, have a rest of this day in hotel.

Day 11Dunhuang
Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Sand Dunes and
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Dunhuang

Day 12Dunhuang-Beijing, Departure
Be transferred to airport for flight to Beijing, Departure
Meals: Breakfast

After a leisure hotel breakfast, transfer to take a morning flight to Beijing capital airport, where you will need to transit to your departure flight on your own.

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