Xining Trip Overview
The Silk Road was a commercial road for transportation, trade and cultural exchanges between ancient China and foreign countries, and the Hexi Corridor was the throat for the ‘Silk Road’ to go west. We will not only follow the ancient camel fleet through the place to re-take the ancient Silk Road but also explore the spectacular view of the northwest plateau. Looking for the most beautiful scenery outside the fortressand to feel the distance of the Silk Road and savor the depth of history.
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Duration: 8 days
Starts: Xining, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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The Silk Road was a commercial road for transportation, trade and cultural exchanges between ancient China and foreign countries, and the Hexi Corridor was the throat for the ‘Silk Road’ to go west. We will not only follow the ancient camel fleet through the place to re-take the ancient Silk Road but also explore the spectacular view of the northwest plateau. Looking for the most beautiful scenery outside the fortressand to feel the distance of the Silk Road and savor the depth of history.
Itinerary
Day 1: Xining- Kanbula- Xining
Stop At: Kanbula National Forest Park, 4R79+VRH, Jainca County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China, 811202
After breakfast we head to Kabula National Geo-part, admiring all that evolution had been created by the nature.and then drive back to Xining.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Huangyuan Hotel
Day 2: Xining- Qinghaihu lake- Wulan
Pass By: Qinghaihu, V47P+7M2, Gonghe County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China, 813007
We leave at hotel in the morning, and head to Qinghaihu, Qinghaihu lake is the biggest salty lake in China, we can see some rape flowers if we are enough lucky .the scenery is gorgeous on the way.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Wulan Hotel
Day 3: Ulan- Alien ruins- Dachaidan
Stop At: 外星人遗址, Delingha, Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China, 817000
After breakfast, we start from Ulan County, continue the journey to Dachaidan, we will go to visit a very mysterious place,-Delingha alien ruins on the way, this is also the first place which was found desert circle in China, the dozens of root iron pipe is in a mountain , according to the research , these compounds formed in the pipeline millions of years ago, the local people living in the earliest history of only 30 thousand years. After visiting the alien ruins continue to drive to dacaidan.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Dachaidan Hotel
Day 4: Dachaidan- Mingshashan- Dunhuang
Stop At: Yumen Pass, 90 Km Northwest of Dunhuang, Dunhuang 736200 China
After breakfast leaving from Dachaidan, we will say goodbye to the Tibetan plateau and head to Yumen Pass，it was built in the Han Dynasty, is the most important point in the Chinese Silk Road, is the western end of the Great Wall, is an important part of the system of military defense, although after thousands of years of wind and rain erosion, still stands in the Gobi desert, is one of the most preserved Han great wall in China.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Dunhuang Hotel
Day 5: Dunhuang- Yumenguan- Dunhuang
Stop At: Crescent Moon Pool, 5km South of Dunhuang, Dunhuang 736200 China
After breakfast, we head to Mingsha mountain. you will have the opportunity to experience the fun of camel riding in the desert and the different items such as slippery sand and so on.or climb up to the dunes of the desert to shoot the magical moon pool . In the afternoon, You will have more time to explore this town.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Dunhuang Hotel
Day 6: Dunhuang- Mogao grottos- Yumen
Stop At: Mogao Caves, West of Hexi Zoulang, Dunhuang 736200 China
After breakfast, continue our journey to Dunhuang, today we are going to visit the one of the four famous Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Mogao Grottoes is the world cultural heritage, is also the most abundant largest, the world Buddhist art place in China.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Yumen Hotel
Day 7: Yumen- Jiayuguan pass- Linze
Stop At: Great Wall at Jiayuguan Pass, Southwest of Jiayuguan, Jiayuguan 735100 China
After breakfast we drive to Jiayuguan, is which the most western pass of the Ming Great Wall, is known as one of the Chinese traffic fortress, the three wonders of the Great Wall (East Shanhaiguan, Zhenbeitai, Jiayuguan) .
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Linze City Hotel
Day 8: Linze- Qicai danxia- Binggou- Zhangye
Stop At: Shenghua Culture Hotel, China, Gan Su Sheng, 临泽 Su Nan Yu Gu Zu Zi Zhi Xian, 丹霞七彩镇 邮政编码: 734200
After breakfast visit Zhangye Qicai Danxia Geological Park. Bedding staggered lines, colorful colors, dazzling magnificent drawing, known as the palette of god. In the afternoon, we visit the Bingou Danxia Geological Park,It is totally different with Qicai Danxia park,more magic and splendid,returned to Zhangye.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Zhangye City Hotel
