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6-day Gansu Dunhuang Jiayuguan Zhangye Tour
Overview: The 6 days' Gansu tour cover highlighted tourist attractions in Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Zhangye such as Mogao Grottoes, Echoing-Sand Mountain, Crescent Moon Lake, Danxia Landform, Zhangye Giant Buddha Temple, Matisi Grottoes, Jiayuguan Overhanging Great Wall.
Day 1 Shanghai/Zhangye
You will take the flight from Shanghai Pudong International airport to Zhangye. Upon arrival in Zhangye, driver will meet you at the station and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2 Zhangye
Meals: B L D
Places to visit: Danxia Landform, Zhangye Giant Buddha Temple, Matisi Grottoes
After breakfast, you will visit Danxia Landfrom and Zhangye Giant Buddha Temple. After lunch, proceed to visit the Matisi Grottoes.
Day 3 Zhangye
Meals: B L D
Places to visit: Shandan Military Horse Farm (Grassland)
After breakfast, you will drive 2.5 hours (120 kms) to Shandan Military Horse Farm, the world's largest ancient grassland farm for military horse breeding with a history of more than 2000 years.
Day 4 Zhangye/Jiayuguan
Meals: B L D
Places to visit: Jiayuguan Pass, Overhanging Great Wall and Weijin Tombs
After hotel breakfast, you will be transferred to Jiayuguan with 3hrs' driving. On arrival, you will have lunch in local restaurant.Then proceed to visit the Overhanging Great Wall.
Day 5 Jiayuguan/Dunhuang
Meals: B D
Places to visit: Echoing-Sand Mountain, Crescent Moon Lake, Shazhou Market
You will take the afternoon flight to Dunhuang. On arrival, visit the Echoing-Sand Mountain (where you will observe a very curious natural phenomenon), and then proceed to visit the Crescent Moon Lake. You can enjoy the soft sands and nice sunshine. Visit Shazhou night market in the evening, you can enjoy local food and drinks.
Optional: Camel-riding for short exploring (about RMB100/person) That would be another feeling to test Silk Road travel.
Day 6 Dunhuang/Shanghai Departure
Meals: B L D
Places to visit: Mogao Grottoes
After hotel breakfast, you will visit Mogao Grottoes in the morning. It is the first biggest grottes in China, and one of the four Greatest grottoes in China. We will take somewhat 2 hours for visiting, from different period caves, such as 5th-9th centeries. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Shanghai.
Service Ends
Price Includes:
Transportation & Private Transfers:Transportation cost covers all the domestic airfare of economy class with airport tax, train tickets between the cities as the itinerary specified.
Transfer between airports, railway station, hotels and scenic spots for sightseeing around the cities that are specified by the itinerary with private air conditioned vehicle with driver and English-speaking guide. Separate arrivals and departures will incur extra charges.
Entrance Fees:
All entrance fees to the scenic spots listed in the itinerary. The final arrangement will be determined by private tour guides depends on the real-time local circumstances wheather are beyond the control of Access China Travel. We will adhere to the original itinerary as accurately as possible.
Normal Meals:
All normal meals as the itinerary specified: B = breakfast, L = Lunch, D = dinner in local restaurant. Breakfasts are served in hotel, breakfasts have Chinese or Western style for your option; Lunches are served in carefully selected quality local Chinese restaurants with best service, your lunches will be ordered by your guide catering to your preferences within normal standard. Dinners as the itinerary specified will be also served in local Chinese restaurants. The meal quotation is normalized. If you have any special request about meals, like vegetarian, famous rare dishes, Indian food or more, please inform us in advance. For the unspecified dinners, you will have dinner on your own. Feel free to ask your local guide for suggestions or recommendation.
Private Sightseeing Escort:
Normal sightseeing activities as the itinerary listed will be escorted with English-speaking guide. The English-speaking guide and driver in each city are with you throughout the entire itinerary around that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another.
Hotel Accommodation:
Hotel service criterion: two adults share on one standard twin/double-bed room; solo traveler who want to occupy one twin/double-bed room assigned is required for extra single supplement rate. A single room is available on prior request at an additional cost; if a recommended hotel unavailable, it will be replaced by one of the same class. All hotels as the itinerary listed serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
Tour Arrangements:
The tour cost includes the planning, handling, booking, operation and communication charges.
Price Excludes:
International airfare or train tickets for entry or exit China, unless that is noted or required otherwise.Visa Fees, passport application or renewal fee.
Excess Baggage Charges.
Personal Expenses:
Expenses of a purely personal nature such as excess luggage fees, laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities (shows) and meals, beverages...
Meals:
Any meal are not specified in the itinerary with "B", "L" or "D".
Any extra cost caused by the changes of natural disasters, fires, weather, government and local authority orders, politics, strikes, war, riots, quarantine, custom regulations; as well as tourist law violation, accident damages or injury incurred out of Access China Travel control.
Gratuities:
Tips to guides, escort, drivers bellman, etc.
