9 Days Northwest China Silk Road Adventure: Lanzhou, Zhangye, Dunhuang, Qinghai
Transportation: at the airport
Hotel: Lanzhou
Restaurant: D
Welcome to Lanzhou! We will meet you at the airport with a welcome board and transfer to your hotel. You may explore the city on your own.
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Zhangye
Restaurant: BLD
Visit Yellow River Mother Statue. Drive through Qilian Grassland and Ebao Ancient Town (an important Silk Road station). Drive 5 hours to Zhangye.
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Jiayuguan
Restaurant: BLD
Visit Zhangye Danxia National Geopark with colorful rock formations. Explore Danxiakou Cultural Town. Drive 3 hours to Jiayuguan.
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Dunhuang
Restaurant: BLD
Visit Jiayuguan Pass ("Greatest Pass in the World") at western end of Ming Great Wall. See "Son of the Earth" sculpture (15m long sleeping baby in Gobi Desert). Drive 4 hours to Dunhuang.
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Dunhuang
Restaurant: BLD
Visit Mogao Grottoes (735 caves, 45,000㎡ murals, 2,415 sculptures) - world's largest Buddhist art site. See Echoing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring (desert oasis).
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Aksai
Restaurant: BLD
Visit Yumen Pass (Silk Road gateway), Han Dynasty Great Wall ruins, Hecang Ancient City, and Yadan wind-eroded landform. Drive 1 hour to Aksai.
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Chaka Town
Restaurant: BLD
Visit Qarhan Salt Lake - China's largest salt lake with 50 billion tons of sodium chloride, producing carnallite crystals. Continue to Chaka Town.
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Lanzhou
Restaurant: BLD
Visit Chaka Salt Lake ("Mirror of the Sky") with reflective salt formations. See Qinghai Lake (China's largest inland saltwater lake, "Plateau Sapphire"). Drive 5 hours back to Lanzhou.
Transportation: at the airport
Hotel: -
Restaurant: -
Transfer to Lanzhou airport for your flight home. An unforgettable Silk Road adventure ends. Hope to see you in China again!
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