Dunhuang Trip Overview
Take a visit the to the old capital city Dunhuang with a full-day sightseeing tour with your personal local guide. Itinerary can be customized based on your interests. See famous spots, such as Yadan National Geological Park, Yumen Pass, Dunhuang Museum, Great Wall of Han Dynasty or other city attractions.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Dunhuang, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Dunhuang, Gansu, China
Take a visit the to the old capital city Dunhuang with a full-day sightseeing tour with your personal local guide. Itinerary can be customized based on your interests. See famous spots, such as Yadan National Geological Park, Yumen Pass, Dunhuang Museum, Great Wall of Han Dynasty or other city attractions.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Yadan National Geological Park, 180 Km Northwest of Dunhuang, Dunhuang 736200 China
In the morning, meet your guide at hotel lobby in Dunhuang city. As this tour is flexible, please feel free let your guide know you like, he will customize an itinerary for you. Typically, Start the tour by visiting the geological phenomena of Yadan Park have been created over time by erosion of the soft earth by rain and wind, leaving unusual rock formations.In the park, you can get a view of uniquely-shaped rocks like Mongolian tent, Stone Bird, Peacock and others. Make full use of your imagination, you may find some rocks with some miniatures similar to famed architectures, like the Potala Palace in Tibet, Heaven Temple in Beijing or something else.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Yumen Pass, 90 Km Northwest of Dunhuang, Dunhuang 736200 China
Then head to Yumen Pass and Great Wall of Han Dynasty, In history, the Han Dynasty built many walls to consolidate the safety of the frontier region as well as exploring ways to do business with western region. During the Han dynasty, this was a pass-through which the Silk Road passed and was the one road connecting Central Asia and China.You will feel the history of the Yumen Pass as a trading post.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Dunhuang Museum, No.1390 North MingShaShan Road, Dunhuang China
Then head to Dunhuang Museum(close on Monday).
Duration: 2 hours
