I want to travel to Lanzhou, Dunhuang, and Inner Mongolia at the end of July. Please help me design a reasonable route.

Hello, I am Master Zhang from Dunhuang. I specialize in chartered tours around Dunhuang. I don’t know where you plan to visit in Inner Mongolia, so I will give you a free copy of a top Silk Road tour route that I often run. Please refer to it, I hope it will be helpful to you. If you need anything, you can contact me at any time if you don’t understand anything. My contact information is in Baidu information.

Dunhuang-Jiayuguan-Ejina-Zhangye-Qinghai Lake 7-day tour

Itinerary:

D1 Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Moon Spring, Mogao Grottoes Meal: Lunch and dinner: Dunhuang

After picking up the train, visit the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, known as the treasure house of Buddhist art in the world (160 yuan)----Dunhuang city is 30 kilometers away from the Mogao Grottoes and takes 40 minutes. It is a cultural and artistic treasure house integrating architecture, painted sculptures and murals. It has precious historical, artistic and scientific values. It is a historical treasure of the Chinese nation and an excellent cultural heritage of mankind. It was included in the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO in 1987. --- It takes 2 hours and 30 minutes to visit the Mogao Grottoes. (The road condition is very good, 25 kilometers). In the afternoon, we will visit the magical desert wonders Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring (120 yuan). It has become the only surviving sand spring in the millennium because "the sand will never fill the springs, and the springs will never dry up." spectacle. Visitors here can climb mountains barefoot, sandboard, and ride camels up the sand dunes. The Crescent Spring is 5 kilometers away from Dunhuang City and takes 10 minutes. It takes 2 hours to visit the Crescent Spring and 40 minutes to the Historical Expo Park (40 yuan). Visit Shazhou Night Market in the evening, and then check into the hotel to rest. At 7pm, watch the Dunhuang Goddess (180 yuan) and check into the hotel to rest.

D2 Dunhuang - Yumen Pass - Yadan Landform 400KM Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Evening Overnight: Dunhuang

After breakfast, drive to the ancient city of Dunhuang to watch the sunrise, and then go to Yumen Pass. The visit is known as " Yumen Pass ("Thousand-Year Ancient Pass") was an important military pass and Silk Road transportation artery during the Han Dynasty. It was an important pass on the defense line of the Hexi Great Wall. Yumen Pass (40 yuan) and the Han Great Wall were listed as national cultural relics protection units in 1998. ----Dunhuang is 110 kilometers away from Yumen Pass, it takes 2.30----3 hours, and the visit is 40 minutes (the road conditions are average). An ancient poet once said, "Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not reach Yumen Pass." After that, we visited the preserved The most complete ancient Han Dynasty Great Wall, visit the Yadan Landform, which the locals call the Devil City, the first national geological park in the country. The Yadan Landform, known as the Natural Sculpture Museum (ticket 50 yuan, shuttle bus 20 yuan) ----- Yumen Pass It takes an hour and a half to drive from Yadan Landform, which is 90 kilometers away. It takes one hour to visit. You can find the epitome of many famous buildings in the world here, such as the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, the Potala Palace in Tibet, the Pyramid of Egypt, and the Lion Tower. Statues with human faces, yurts on the grassland, desert lions, peacocks in full bloom, Silk Road camel caravans...!

Warm reminder: You will stay outdoors for a long time on this day, so please prepare a sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and drinking water. At noon, we will have lunch at Yangguan Farmhouse, visit Yangguan, and then transfer to the hotel to rest, ending the day of a pleasant trip.

Warm reminder: Because Dunhuang is located in the desert and Gobi and has a dry climate, most tourists who come to Dunhuang for the first time will feel their mouth and tongue are dry. Drinking more water and eating more fruits is the best way to adapt.

D3 Dunhuang-Jiayuguan-Ejina Meals: breakfast, lunch and night: Ejina

After breakfast, drive to Jiayuguan and visit the most majestic pass in the world - Jiayuguan Great Wall (120 yuan) , ---Dunhuang is 398 kilometers away from Jiayuguan and takes 5 hours' drive. It takes 2 hours to visit the Jiayuguan Gate Tower. It is located in the middle of the Hexi Corridor. It is the key pass at the western end of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty. As the saying goes, the Great Wall starts from Shanhaiguan in the east and ends at Jiayuguan in the west. Climbing up the gate tower, you can overlook the desolate landscape. The Gobi Desert and the majestic Qilian Mountains. After visiting, go to Ejina (480 kilometers).

D4 Juyanhai-Sacred Tree-Ceke Port-Heishui City-Strange Forest-Datong City-Hongcheng Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Evening Overnight: Zhangye

Take a bus early to visit Juyanhai, the final destination of weak water flow sand (about 50 kilometers from Dalaikubu Town to Juyanhai, about 40 minutes by car, about 1 hour of tour). Here, you can feel the preciousness of water and the importance of life. Miracle. Afterwards, drive to the sacred tree known as the "King of Populus euphratica" (Dalai Kubu Town - the sacred tree is about 30 kilometers away, the drive is about 20 minutes, the tour is about 1 hour). Here, the herdsmen chant and pray, praying for good weather and good livestock. Thriving Holy Land. Then go to Ceke Port (about 80 kilometers from Dalaikubu Town to Ceke Port, about 1 hour's drive, and about 0.5 hours of sightseeing). Here you can appreciate the exotic customs of China and Mongolia separated by a strip of water.

Then take a bus to explore Heishui City, the most complete ancient ruins of the Xixia city on the ancient Silk Road (about 35 kilometers from Dalaikubu Town to Heishui City, about 0.5 hours by car, about 1 hour of sightseeing). You can pick up various things from time to time when you walk into the city. The tiles and whitish cow bones from the Xixia period, in the Black City surrounded by vast quicksand, may disappear in the long river of history in another 20 years. Then go to Datong City - Heishui City, about 5 kilometers away, about 10 minutes' drive, about 20 minutes' tour) to view the ruins of the ancient city, recall anecdotes about heroes, and think about the spectacular "sunset over the long river" in the desert. After that, drive to visit the Sui and Tang Dynasty cultural relics Red City - Heishui City, which is about 10 kilometers away, the drive is about 20 minutes, the tour is about 20 minutes) and continue to visit the strange forest that is said to be "live for a thousand years, live for a thousand years, die for a thousand years, and fall for a thousand years." - The strange forest is about 26 kilometers, the drive is about 0.5 hours, the tour is about 1.5 hours) Entering the scenic area, the various shapes of Populus euphratica are vividly displayed here, some piercing the blue sky, some bending and circling, some falling down, and the shapes are different. , thousands of scenery. Then return to Zhangye (550 kilometers) to check into the hotel or watch the sunset at the Danxia Landform. (Zhangye City is located in the middle section of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province. In ancient times, it was Zhangye County, one of the four counties in Hexi. It is named after the name "Broken Huns' Right Arm, Zhang China's Tie" (axillary arm). )" means Zhangye Danxia Landform in the mountainous and hilly area of ????100 square meters. There are unique and colorful Danxia landforms. Danxia refers to the isolated peaks formed by long-term weathering and stripping of red sandy conglomerate and water erosion. and steep strange rocks. The Danxia landform here developed from the Jurassic to the Tertiary Period about 2 million years ago (ticket is 40 yuan per person). Overnight in Zhangye (because the distance between Ejina and Zhangye is relatively long. , In addition, Ejina scenic spots can be optionally visited, so watching the sunset at Zhangye Danxia will be arranged according to the specific time).

D5 Great Buddha Temple-Qinghai Lake Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner: Qinghai Lake

Take a bus to Zhangye (700km drive takes about 9 hours) and visit Zhangye (Big Buddha Temple) in the morning (40 yuan, visit for about 1 hour). The temple was built in the first year of Yong'an in the Western Xia Dynasty (1098). According to historical records, the Western Xia State Master Wei Ma was here. A reclining Buddha covered with green tiles was excavated and the Great Buddha Temple was first built. There are three existing buildings: the Great Buddha Hall, the Sutra Pavilion, and the Earthen Pagoda. The Great Buddha Hall is 33 meters high and 9 rooms wide. A brick carving of six square meters, with "Dengjile" and "Western Holy Land" on the left, and "Basamachi" and "Diyuan Performance" on the right. Then we went to Qinghai Lake to watch the sunset (460 kilometers).

D6 Qinghai Lake-Xining Meal: Breakfast. Accommodation: Xining

In the morning, drive to Qinghai Lake (approximately 500km by car) and visit the country’s largest inland saltwater lake "Qinghai Lake" (cruise boat costs 50 yuan). /80, battery car is 10 yuan at your own expense) (3200 meters above sea level), Qinghai Lake was rated as one of the most beautiful lakes in China in 2005. Visit the Tibetan tribe and folk museum in the scenic area. At the same time, visitors to Qinghai Lake can experience the 3,200-meter It feels like taking a boat at an altitude of 100 meters, watching the Chinese torpedo launching test center on Qinghai Lake up close, and enjoying the beautiful scenery of Qinghai Lake's clear water. The best place for tourists to camp is by the Qinghai Lake. The temperature at that time was only about 18, and the climate was cool and pleasant. , stay in Qinghai Lake

D7 Qinghai Lake-Xining Meal: Breakfast. Accommodation: Xining

In the morning, drive to Xining Kumbum Temple (130km drive), and you can visit Daotiao along the way. He. (Riyue Mountain) is located 40 kilometers southwest of Huangyuan County, Qinghai Province, on the east side of Qinghai Lake. The highest point above sea level is 4877 meters. The origin of the name of Riyue Mountain is related to the legend that Princess Wencheng left for the west. During the war, she was extremely sad. The king of Tang gave her a precious mirror to comfort her, and asked her to go to the border between Han and Tibet and take it out to see her hometown, father, daughter and relatives. After going through hardships and traveling to Chiling, the princess longed for her relatives. She looked in the mirror and saw only her thin face and the Chiling Mountains under the setting sun. At this time, she understood that her parents had deceived her for the sake of the country and the country, and she was sad. He threw the precious mirror out and broke it into two halves, which happened to fall on the hill. The east half faced west, reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun. The west half faced east, illuminating the rising moonlight, and the sun and moon mountains were reflected. Hence the name, it’s a great way to end your happy trip in Xining.