Private 9-Day China Silk Road Package Tour

Day 1: Arrive at Lanzhou

1. Lanzhou Xiguan Mosque
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Our tour guide will meet at the arriving hall of Lanzhou airport, transfer to the hotel, check into Lanzhou hotel and relax.

Day 2: Lanzhou – Xiahe-Binglingsi

1. 4h · Admission ticket included
   This morning you will drive to Liujiaxia Dam, change the boat to Binglingsi Grottoes, Bingling is the transliteration of a Tibetan expression ,which means “Ten Thousand Buddhas”, The formal construction of the Bingling Temple took place in 420,the first year under the reign of Jianhong of Northern Wei, Northern Zhou ,Sui and Tang, and murals and decorations were made even in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Well preserved here now are 183 caves and enshrined in them are 900 square meters of frescoes and 694 Buddha statues, of which 82 are clay sculptures. They are disposed on a large cliff of 200 by 60 meters .
   
   When you finish Binglingsi Grottoes, transfer to Xiahe, where is famous for Labrang Lamsery of the Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddism.

Day 3: Xiahe – Lanzhou - Labrang Monastery

1. Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si)
   4h · Admission ticket included
   This morning, you will visit Labrang Monastery , and you can walk around the whole temple and the Tibetan village. Labrang Lamasery was initially built under the supervision of Jiamuyang, the first generation of
   
   Living Buddha in 1709, the 48th year in the reign of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, With the following living Buddhas to carry on the job it has now become the largest center for the Tibetan religious culture in Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces. In the afternoon drive back to Lanzhou,

Day 4: Lanzhou - Zhangye - Giant Buddha Temple of Santai County

1. Giant Buddha Temple of Santai County
   4h · Admission ticket included
   Take the high speed train to Zhangy(4 hours).
   
   Visit the Giant Buddha Temple. Where you can see the biggest sleeping Buddha in Asia. Visit the Danxia Landform National Park, it is both the largest and the most typical of China’s aridarea Danxia landform.

Day 5: Zhangye - Jiayuguan - Jiayuguan Fortress

1. Jiayuguan Fortress
   4h · Admission ticket included
   The Horse Hoof Temple Grottoes , the legendary horse-hoof print is now well kept in the Horse-hoof Hall of the cave, becoming a treasure of the temple, have lunch in the local ethnic Yugur people’s tent.
   
   By bus to Jiayuguan.

Day 6: Jiayuguan – Great Wall at Jiayuguan Pass - Guazhou

1. Great Wall at Jiayuguan Pass
   4h · Admission ticket included
   Visit the famous Jiayuguan Pass & Museum of the Great Wall, the western end of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty - Overhanging Great Wall, Painting Bricks in the tomb of the Wei & Jin Dynasty, the painting bricks inlaid on the four walls have beautiful colors and various contents which cover the polities, economy, military and culture, it’s called “Underground Art Gallery ”in the afternoon transfer to Guazhou.

Day 7: Guazhou – Suoyangchengzhen - Dunhuang

1. 4h
   Visit the Yulin Caves, it can be traced to the same origin in contents, artistic style and form of painting for the Mogao Caves, it’s regarded as its sister with its name known to many people in the country. After lunch visit the ruins of Suoyangcheng, it used to be a very important stop on the Silk Road, it has listed in the UNESCO in 2015. enjoy a top dance drama in China in the evening---The SILK ROAD.

Day 8: Dunhuang - Mogao Caves

1. Mogao Caves
   4h · Admission ticket included
   You will visit Mogao Caves & Digital Film Center , one of the 4 most famous grottoes in China. It has a total of 492 grottoes, 45,000 square-meters of murals, 2,400 painted statues and over 250 residential caves remain. After lunch, you will visit the White Horse Pagoda, visit the Crescent Moon Lake & the Singing-Sand Dunes. enjoy a camel ride in the sand dunes.

Day 9: Dunhuang – Dunhuang Museum - Xian

1. Dunhuang Museum
   4h · Admission ticket included
   Visit the Jade Gate Pass & 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. Instead of piling up stones or bricks layer upon layer like other dynasties' walls, the Han Dynasty Great Wall is built by using the local sand and weed. These two constructional materials were added by putting one on top of another. On average, every layer measures 12 to 15 centimeters (4.7 to 5.9 inches). The present remains of the wall measure from 1.6 feet tall to over 6.6 feet tall.
   
   After lunch, transfer to the airport for your flight to Shanghai or Beijing, via Xian.

Pickup details

Lanzhou airport

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels