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Overview
This 6 nights classic private tour takes you to explore Chinese section of ancient Silk Road northern route from Urumqi to Dunhuang, then Zhangye. You will travel the path of thousands of merchants and camel caravans to witness its changes in modern days. Attractions you will visit during this tour includes Jiayuguan Fort, Mogao Grottos, Turpan Oasis, Heavenly Lake located on the northern side of Tianshan Mountains, and Zhangye Rainbow Danxia Mountain.
What's included
Local guide
Entrance fees
Lunch
Accommodation as per itinerary
Breakfast
Bullet train from Turpan to Liuyuan (Dunhuang)
Transport by private vehicle
Alcoholic drinks (available for purchase)
Gratuities
What to expect
Day 1: Arriving Urumqi
Silkroadtrips
Pass by
tour operator
1h
Upon arrival at Urumqi Airport or Urumqi Rail Station, your guide will send you to the hotel for check-in.
Day 2: Urumqi - Heavenly Lake - Urumqi
Xinjiang Regional Museum (Qu Bowuguan)
2h · Admission ticket included
Visit Xinjiang Museum where well-preserved Chinese mummies are exhibited. Among which, you will find the spectacular one standing out from the rest named "Beauty of Loulan".(close on Mondays)
Tianshan Tianchi Lake
3h · Admission ticket included
After lunch, take a one hour ride to Heavenly Lake, which is located on the north side of the Tianshan Mountains to enjoy fantastic mountain views and serene lake scenery.
2h · Admission ticket included
Later, return to Urumqi and stroll through the Erdaoqiao Bazaar.
Day 3: Urumqi - Turpan
Karez System
4h · Admission ticket included
Take a 3-hour car ride to Turpan, the centre of a fertile oasis and an important trade center along the Silk Road. You will visit Karez Irrigation System that is old canal system to water the farm in Turpan.
Ancient City of Gaochang (Kharakhoja)
1h · Admission ticket included
Then you will head to explore the Ancient City of Gaochang, which used to be a huge city in the history.
1h · Admission ticket included
Then you will visit Bezklik Grottos, a pretty place with amazing frescos.
Ancient City of Jiaohe (Yarkhoto)
1h 30m · Admission ticket included
Later you will move to ruin of ancient Jiaohe City that was once the capital of Anterior Jushi kingdom during 108 B.C. to 450 A.D. but abandoned in the 15th century.
Day 4: Turpan - Liuyuan (via bullet train) - Dunhuang
2h
Today you will catch 3-hour bullet train to Liuyuan and be transferred to Dunhuang in about two hours. Enjoy a fun hike on the sand dunes to visit the Crescent Spring Lake this afternoon. Be sure to explore the night market nearby the hotel in the evening!
Day 5: Dunhuang - Jiayuguan by vehicle
Mogao Caves
4h · Admission ticket included
Visit the highlight of Silk Road today, Mogao Grottoes (Caves of the Thousand Buddhas). These caves are examples of rock-cut architecture of soft gravel conglomerate not suitable for either sculpture or elaborate architectural details.
After lunch, you will take 5-hour car ride to Jiayuguan.
Day 6: Jiayuguan - Zhangye by vehicle
Jiayuguan Fortress
2h · Admission ticket included
Visit Jiayuguan Fort that is called The First Pass Under Heaven, the western end of the Great Wall for Ming Dynasty.
Zhangye Danxia Geopark
2h · Admission ticket included
Then you will catch 2-hour car ride to Zhangye Rainbow Danxia, which is very colorful clay mountain.
Day 7: Departing from Zhangye, tour ends.
Zhangye
2h
If time allows, visit Dafo Temple before heading to Zhangye Airport or station where the tour concludes.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
We also pick you up at your centrally located Urumqi hotel
Additional information
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
