Silk Road Angel Tours · Dunhuang to Zhangye
Silk Road Angel Tours starts in Dunhuang and works east along the Hexi Corridor: Mogao, the dunes, Yumen Pass and the Yulin Caves, then the Jiayuguan fort and the striped Danxia hills of Zhangye. Pick it for a week on the Silk Road with the hotels, meals and driving handled.
Three nights in Dunhuang at the 4-star Dunhuang Grand Sun Hotel cover the Mogao Caves (4 hours), the White Horse Pagoda and an evening at the Dunhuang Theater on day 2, then Yumen Pass and 3 hours at Mingsha Shan on day 3. Day 4 heads for Guazhou, the Yulin Caves and Suoyang city, with a night at the Guazhou Yulin Hotel. Day 5 is the Jiayuguan Pass fort and the Overhanging Great Wall, sleeping at the 5-star Nuojin International Hotel. Days 6 and 7 bring the Zhangye Danxia Geopark and the Dafo Temple, with two nights at the Jinyang International Hotel.
The price covers 7 nights, 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 7 dinners, a local guide, an air-conditioned vehicle and the airport transfers, and the itinerary marks admission included at every stop. It is private, and you can cancel free up to 24 hours before, which is rare for a trip this long. All 16 reviews give it five stars.
Points to check. The $2,499 is per person for the largest group, so a couple pays more each. The overview mentions the Horse Hoof Temple grottoes, which the day-by-day itinerary does not list. And the show at the Dunhuang Theater is not named; China Discovery's show page lists Silk Road and Flower Rain as suspended, so ask what you'll see.
Meet and transfer to the Dunhuang Grand Sun Hotel, then dinner.
Mogao, the White Horse Pagoda and the Dunhuang Theater; then Yumen Pass and 3 hours at Mingsha Shan.
The Yulin Caves and Suoyang city, then a night in Guazhou.
The Jiayuguan Pass fort and the Overhanging Great Wall.
The Danxia Geopark and the Dafo Temple, then farewell in Zhangye after lunch on day 8.
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The itinerary names the Dunhuang Grand Sun Hotel (4-star, 3 nights), the Guazhou Yulin Hotel (4-star), the Nuojin International Hotel in Jiayuguan (5-star) and the Jinyang International Hotel in Zhangye (4-star, 2 nights).
Yes: 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 7 dinners. Vegetarian and other diets on request at booking.
It starts with a meet-and-transfer on arrival in Dunhuang and ends in Zhangye after lunch on day 8.
Yes, free up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund. Book within 3 days of travel and confirmation can take up to 48 hours.
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Eight private days from Dunhuang to Zhangye, with hotels and all meals included.
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