China 12 Days Private All Inclusive Tour of Beijing, Lanzhou, Wuwei, Zhangye, Dunhuang and Jiayuguan

Attractions: Not Included

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Beijing Airport Parking Lot

Upon your arrival in Beijing, your guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. Relax in the hotel during the remainder of the day, or you can have a self-exploration with suggestions from your guide.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore the historical city of Beijing.

Explore Beijing from the world’s largest public square, Tiananmen Square. It is one of the largest city squares in the world, located in the centre of Beijing, and is one of the symbols of China. The square is vast and often hosts a variety of grand events and celebrations, such as the annual flag-raising ceremony for National Day.Walk to the Forbidden City from Tiananmen Square. It was the imperial palace of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties and is located on the central axis in the centre of Beijing，learning the legendary story of the emperors and how the royal family lived there.

In the afternoon, we will Temple of Heaven,another famous scenic spot in Beijing, which was used to hold a memorial ceremony for the God in Winter Solstice Festival and to pray for harvest in the first month of the lunar year by the emperors in Ming and Qing dynasties,where the emperors worshiped the heavens in hopes of good harvests.

Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall,the exterior of Bird Nest and Water Cube

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

It will be an exciting day todayDrive out of Beijing to Mutianyu Great Wall of China .Compared with other sections of the Great Wall, the Mutianyu Great Wall is well-preserved and relatively less visited by tourists, so it is considered one of the ideal places to visit the Great Wall.Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience and will leave you a life-long memory. Lunch is on your own and your guide will gladly assist.

Lunch time at Xiaolongpu Restaurant, famous for the vegetable food, such as fried vegetables, dry-fried beans, sweet corn cakeDrive back to Beijing city, while you can take a nap in the car. Visit the exterior Bird Nest and Water Cube, the amazing architectures that built for Beijing Olympic Games. After that you will experience Chinese tea at tea house.Back to the hotel, en route you can plan for the night activities, such as foot massage, houhai night bars and Sanlitun bar street.

Attractions: Beijing Hutong, Summer Palace, Take high speed train to Shanghai

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Lanzhou

You will have enough time to pack up and check out. Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and have half day leisure tour in Beijing.Drive to Drum Tower area for taking a relaxing Hutong Tour by rickshaw, which is the way to know the Beijing local lifestyle.Woving to a less commercial Hutong nearby. A short walking along the authentic Hutong will give you a deep impression of the local residents’ live.It is a kind of auspicious patterns used widely as decoration in Chinese people's daily life.You can taste some unique local snacks under the recommendation of your guide.

Drive to Summer Palace,The Temple of Putuo Zongxian is the birthplace of the Putuo Sect of Buddhism in China. Built in the Qing Dynasty, it is mainly dedicated to Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy. There are many ancient buildings and cultural relics in the temple, where you can worship and pray for blessings and feel the religious atmosphere while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the mountains.In the afternoon, flight to Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province, where you local guide will pick you up and transfer to check your local hotel for overnight.

Attractions: White Pagoda Hill Park, Liujiaxia, Bingling Thousand-Buddha Caves

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Langzhou

From today, you will start your silk road tour to explore the rich Chinese historical and cultural treasure. Pick up from hotel, In the morning, have a visit to those must-see sites covering White Pagoda Hill Park, which is named after the White Pagoda, a tower that is the only ancient tower of the Ming Dynasty in Lanzhou city and one of the landmarks of Lanzhou. The White Pagoda Mountain Park not only overlooks the beauty of the Yellow River, but also features pavilions, gardens and flowers, and artificial lakes.And then drive to Liujiaxia, take yacht to visit Bingling Thousand-Buddha Caves and back to Lanzhou for overnight at night.

Attractions: Gansu Provincial Museum, Private vehicle to Wuwei, Tiantishan Grottoes

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Wuwei

Today after breakfast, visit Gansu Provincial Museum (close every Monday). Gansu Provincial Museum is a collection of precious cultural relics of Gansu from ancient times to modern times, with a collection of more than 80,000 pieces (groups) of precious historical relics and natural specimens, especially the crown of Gansu painted pottery in the Neolithic Age, Han Dynasty wooden slips and correspondence, Han and Tang Silk Road treasures, Buddhist art extracts, paleontological fossils and other precious cultural relics.

After that drive to Wuwei and visit Tiantishan Grottoes.Carved out of rock, it has 108 caves containing some 7,200 statues of Buddha. These statues include stone statues of different sizes, reliefs and murals, demonstrating the mastery of Buddhist art and the richness of its subject matter. Overnight in Wuwei.  

Attractions: Leitai Tomb, Wuwei Wen Miao, Private vehicle to Zhangye, Zhangye Danxia Landform Park

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Zhangye

Today, after breakfast, enjoy your visit to Leitai Tomb and Wuwei Wen Miao (Confucian Temple). After the tour drive to Zhangye and visit Zhangye Danxia Landform Park to appreciate the beautiful sunset. There are strange shape, colorful, magnificent Danxia landform. Danxia refers to the isolated peaks and steep strange rocks formed by long-term weathering and erosion of red sand conglomerate. The Danxia landform here developed from the Pre-Jurassic to the Tertiary period about 200 million years ago.You will stay in Zhangye tonight.

Attractions: Wooden Tower, Grand Buddha Temple, Private vehicle to Jiayuguan City

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Jiayuguan City

In the morning, visit Wooden Tower of Sui Dynasty and Grand Buddha Temple which is formerly known as Kasye Tathagai Temple, because the temple has China's largest indoor Nirvana reclining Buddha statue named, it is also known as "Reclining Buddha Temple", for the temple built by the royal family, is a national 4A level tourist attraction. It is located in Dafosi Lane, Minzhu West Street, Ganzhou District, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, with a total area of more than 30,000 square meters.Continue to drive to Jiayuguan City.

Attractions: Jiayuguan Pass, Overhanging Great Wall,Private vehicle to Dunhuang

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Dunhuang

In the morning, you will firstly take a truly special excursion to Jiayuguan Pass and Overhanging Great Wall. Jiayuguan Pass is the traffic artery of the ancient "Silk Road" and the western starting point of the Great Wall of Qin Dynasty. Here, the "Ancient Silk Road" opened up more than 2,000 years ago for economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West and the "ancient battlefield" beacon beacon of military battles of all generations can be seen. And then drive to Dunhuang and have a rest of this day. Enroute, enjoy the fascinating view of Gobi desert.

Attractions:Yumenguan Pass, Dunhuang Yadan National Geologic Park

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Dunhuang

Today after breakfast, you will firstly have a 3-hour driving to the Yumenguan Pass (30 min) also known as the Small Fangpan City, prospered with the prosperity of the Silk Road, and was once a place through which merchants from the Western regions and people from the Central Plains came and went. Because Hetian jade was imported from here to the Central Plains since ancient times, it is called the Jade Gate Pass.

amazing Dunhuang Yadan National Geologic Park (1 hour) - the largest one of Yadan Landform found so far.Commonly known as Dunhuang Yadan Devil City. It is an important part of Dunhuang Global Geopark in China. At the same time, it is also one of the three most beautiful Yadan landforms in China. When finish the tour, you will have another 3-hour driving back to the Dunhuang downtown. After that, have a rest of this day in hotel.

Attractions: Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Sand Dunes and Mingsha Hill

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Dunhuang

Today, you will take a visit to Mogao Grottoes (2 hours) - which is considered the great treasure house of Buddhist arts in existence.The Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as the Thousand Buddha Caves, are located on the cliff at the eastern foot of the Mingsha Mountain, 25 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, China, facing the eastern side of the Tongquan River. 

After lunch, go to have a visit of Mingsha Sand Dunes (Crescent Spring and Sighing Sand Dune) (2 hours) - Singing Sand Dune (Mingsha Hill) helps people free from all worries and Crescent Spring purifies people's minds.

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Hotel: Not Included

Today is free for you until your tour guide and driver escort you to the airport in time for the scheduled flight/railway station to other destination. Tour ends.