Silk Road Angel Tours · Dunhuang
Silk Road Angel Tours gives you a local guide for about 8 hours and builds the day around the sites you pick, from the singing dunes to Yumen Pass or the Yulin Caves. Pick it if you arrive with a list of your own and want a guide who knows the region, not a fixed loop.
This listing is a framework more than an itinerary. You pick from sites such as Mingsha Shan and the Crescent Lake, the Han Great Wall and Yumen Pass, the Yulin Caves or the Mogao Caves, and a local guide from Silk Road Angel Tours collects you at your hotel at 8:30 am and runs the day for about 8 hours. The options are Tour A with transportation, Tour B with transportation, and a tour consultation. The listing doesn't spell out how A and B differ, so ask before you choose.
Read the money part twice. All entrance fees are excluded and paid in cash on the day. With Mogao at CNY 238 per adult in peak season, Mingsha Shan at CNY 110 and Yumen Pass at CNY 40 plus about CNY 50 for its shuttle, a full day of sites adds a fair sum per person to the $179 from-price. For Mogao the operator asks you to book at least 30 days ahead, because that ticket is issued in your name on the official Mogao booking site.
It is the most reviewed listing on this site, and every review gives five stars. The one quote we can show is about the owner, Steven, who built a route around the Jade Gate, a solar power plant and Mogao. The listing marks the transport and surfaces as wheelchair accessible, and service animals are allowed.
Tell the operator what you want to see. If Mogao is on the list, book at least 30 days ahead.
Your guide collects you at your hotel.
Pay the entry in cash at the gate and go in with your guide. At Mogao a site guide leads inside the caves.
Mogao pairs well with the dunes, Yumen Pass with the Han wall. Yulin, about 170 km away, takes the day on its own.
Drop-off at your door.
★★★★★As the owner of Silk Road Angel Tours, Steven is very professional, knowledgeable and speaks perfect English [...] he customized my tour to see the Jade Gate, the Dunhuang Solar Power Plant [...] and the Mogao Caves. [...] Highly recommended!
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No. All entrance fees are excluded and paid in cash on the day. Mogao is CNY 238 in peak season (1 April to 30 November) and CNY 140 in winter; Mingsha Shan and the Crescent Lake are CNY 110 from April to October.
The listing names Mingsha Shan and the Crescent Lake, the Han Great Wall and Yumen Pass, the Yulin Caves and the Mogao Caves. Yulin is about 170 km away, roughly 2.5 hours by road (China Discovery), so it fills most of a day.
The listing does not explain it. Both include transportation, and the third option is a consultation only. Message the operator through Viator before you book.
The listing says yes for the transport and surfaces, and service animals are allowed. Ask about access at the sites you choose.
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A local private guide and car for the Dunhuang sites you choose. Entry fees are paid in cash on the day.
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