7-Day Private Silk Road Trip Urumqi to Dunhuang and Zhangye

7-Day Private Silk Road Trip Urumqi to Dunhuang and Zhangye

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Free cancellation available
7d
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Selective hotel pickup

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.

Activity location

Silkroadtrips
- 830000, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

Silkroadtrips
- 830000, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China

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Tour Price

7d
English

Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 18:00

Price details

RM 13,967.84 x 1 AdultRM 13,967.84

Total

What's included, what's not

Local guide
Entrance fees
Lunch
Accommodation as per itinerary
Bullet train from Turpan to Liuyuan (Dunhuang)
Transport by private vehicle
Alcoholic drinks (available for purchase)
Gratuities

Know before you book

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

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Arriving Urumqi

2 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: 5-Star hotel, Urumqi

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tour operator

Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport

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

3 stops
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: 5-Star hotel, 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".

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.

Erdaoqiao Market

2h
Admission ticket included

Later, return to Urumqi and stroll through the Erdaoqiao Bazaar.

Day 3: Urumqi - Turpan

4 stops
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: 4-Star hotel, 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.

Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves

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

1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: 5-Star hotel, Dunhuang

Mingshashan Moon Spring Scenic Rsrt

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

1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: 5-Star hotel, Jiayuguan

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

2 stops
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: 5-Star hotel, Zhangye

Jiayuguan Fortress

1h
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 Zhangye

1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Not included

Zhangye

2h

If time allows, visit Dafo Temple before heading to Zhangye Airport or station where the tour concludes.

Location

Activity location

Silkroadtrips
- 830000, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

Silkroadtrips
- 830000, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China

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