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Ancient Silk Road in Gansu: Highlights Tour & Desert Feast

By Tangola Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$6,528 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Visit Mogao Caves and try a hands-on mural copying class.
  • Enjoy authentic food and a private feast under desert stars.
  • Stay in comfortable 4-star hotels throughout the journey.
  • Private tour with a professional English-speaking guide.

Activity location

    • Lanzhou
    • Lanzhou, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Lanzhou
    • Lanzhou, China

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Ancient Silk Road in Gansu: Highlights Tour & Desert Feast

  • Activity duration is 1 day1d
    1d
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00 AM
Price details
AU$6,527.86 x 1 TravellerAU$6,527.86
Total
Price is AU$6,527.86

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private car (vehicle type arranged according to group size).
  • What's includedWhat's included
    4-star hotel accommodation.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All entrance tickets to listed attractions.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel breakfast, one private desert dinner party.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Travel agency insurance.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional English-speaking guide throughout the tour.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    2 bottles of drinking water per person per day.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local professional driver service.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Return flights or train tickets to Lanzhou and from Dunhuang.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips for guides and drivers.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses at hotels (drinks, laundry, and other services).
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    All lunch and dinner during the route (except one private desert dinner).

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with heart problems, Pregnant women

What you can expect

Embark on a 7-day journey along the Hexi Corridor, the most legendary stretch of the ancient Silk Road.

Begin in Lanzhou with the Yellow River’s culture, then travel to Wuwei to explore the Tiantishan Grottoes, known as the “ancestor of Chinese grottoes,” and discover its vivid Buddhist art.

Continue west to Zhangye, where the rainbow-colored Danxia landforms and the serene Giant Buddha Temple await.

In Jiayuguan, stand atop the western end of the Great Wall and imagine the frontier defences of ancient China.

Arriving in Dunhuang, step into the Mogao Caves to admire world-famous Buddhist murals and sculptures, then immerse yourself in a unique mural copying experience guided by local artists. Ride camels across the golden dunes of Crescent Moon Spring, and savour a private desert feast under a star-filled sky. Along the way, enjoy authentic local cuisine, stroll lively night markets, and uncover the grottoes, fortresses, and ruins that preserve the spirit of Silk Road travellers from centuries past.

Location

Activity location

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    • Lanzhou
    • Lanzhou, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Lanzhou
    • Lanzhou, China