Kequyou · Dunhuang
A driver takes a group of 8 at most to Yangguan, Yumen Pass and the Yadan geopark in one 12-hour day, with the tickets for all three in the price. Pick it for the lowest price into the far desert, if you can do without a guide.
This is the budget way into the Gobi, from $118 per person. A driver collects you from your hotel in central Dunhuang at 9:00 am and covers three sites in about 12 hours: Yangguan, the other Han pass, about 70 km from town (China Highlights), Yumen Pass, and the Yadan National Geopark, 160 to 180 km out. Admission to all three is included, and so are the shuttle buses inside Yangguan and Yadan.
Two things keep it cheap. You get a driver, not a guide: the listing promises a professional local driver with a simultaneous translation device, so the history comes from signs and your own reading. And the shuttle inside Yumen Pass is not included; budget about CNY 50 for it. Lunch is extra too, and the driver can suggest places to eat.
The supplier, shown on Viator as kequyou, is new there with no reviews. The listing offers a shared group of 8 at most or a private group of 6 at most, and one line also says the tour has a maximum of 6 travellers, so check what you booked. It is not recommended for travellers with back or heart problems, or for pregnant travellers.
Your driver contacts you a day ahead to confirm pickup.
Round-trip hotel pickup within the city centre.
The pass ruins and the museum area, with the shuttle bus included.
The Jade Gate fort. The scenic area's shuttle is extra here.
The yardangs by park shuttle, included, then the long drive back, about 12 hours after pickup.
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No. The listing gives a professional local driver with a simultaneous translation device. For a guide, look at the private Gobi day.
Admission to Yangguan, Yumen Pass and the Yadan geopark, plus the shuttle buses inside Yangguan and Yadan. The Yumen Pass shuttle is not included.
The shared option takes 8 at most, the private option 6 at most. One line of the listing says 6 maximum, so check your option.
Pickup is at 9:00 am and the day runs about 12 hours. The driver confirms pickup a day ahead.
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Three Gobi sites with tickets included, in a group of 8 at most, the cheapest way to Yadan on this site.
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