Dunhuang Tour

Introduction

• Dunhuang tour is the best way of discovering the mysterious city at the middle of the grand Silk Road.
  Being a city at the west end of Gansu Province, Dunhuang is a famous tourism city, well known by local Chinese and global travelers because of the Mogao Grottoes as well as the grand desert nearby.
  
  Being called '敦煌旅游', Dunhuang tour offers both package tour as well as single travel service, such as one day tour, half day tour as well Dunhuang transfer service.
  
  Except the attractions near downtown, there are great things to be discovered in suburb. For example the Yardan landform, which is available around 170 km northwest of downtown Dunhuang.
  
  You can't believe it, it is possible to discover Great Wall in Dunhuang trip. It is a section of Han Dynasty Great Wall around 100 km northwest of Dunhuang city.
  Some travelers ask us, is there any evening activity available in the Dunhuang Journey? Yes, Guazhou night market offers you a chance to taste local snack and touch the daily leisure life of local people. And there is evening performance in the local theater.
  Jiayuguan is not far from Dunhunag. It is a good idea to include Jiayuguan Great Wall in your Dunhuang trip.
  

• Top Attractions

  There are many famous attractions in this small city. The top attractions covers:
  
  Downtown : Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang Museum, Echoing Sand Dune & Crescent Moon, Mural of Xijin Tomb
  Suburb : Yumenguan Great Wall Pass, Great Wall of Han Dynasty, Yangguan Great Wall Pass, Yadan National Geologic Park(Devil Town, 魔鬼城), Western Thansands Buddha Caves, etc.
  

  Unique Attractions

  If you had visited Dunhuang in the past, or you are planning a deep tour, we suggest the following unique attractions:
  Yulin Grottoes, Suoyang City Ruins, Dunde Glacier, Kazak Ethnic Culture Park, Wugemiao Grottoes, Qiaowan City, Hecang City.
  The deep tour of Dunhuang is not available unless you contact our tour advisor.
  
  

  Tour Type

  Package Dunhuang trip, one day tour, half day tour and Dunhuang transfer are all available in Dunhuang. Dunhuang accommodation is possible to be included.
  Most Dunhuang tours are operated base on private vehicle and private guide.
  

• Classic Itinerary

  Most travelers use the following package tour or day trip.
  Dunhuang package tour
  Day 1. Arrive in Dunhunag by flight or train, be met and transferred to hotel in downtown.
  Day 2. Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang Museum, Echoing Sand Dune & Crescent Moon.
  Day 3. Yumenguan Pass, Great Wall of Han Dynasty, Yadan National Geologic Park ( Devil Town ) .
  Day 4. Be met and transferred to Dunhuang Airport or railway station for departure.
  
  Dunhuang one day classic tour
  Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang Museum, Echoing Sand Dune & Crescent Moon Lake one day tour.
  

  Start

  Most foreigners start Dunhuang tour from Dunhuang Airport or train station. Local guide and driver pick you up and start the pleasant Dunhuang Journey at appointed time.
  
  There is a train station named Liuyuan Station(柳园火车站), which is around 130 km north of Dunhuang city. Many Trains along Silk Road stop at Liuyuan Station. It is possible to start a Dunhuang sightseeing trip from this station, although it leads to extra cost because of long distance transfer.
  Dunhuang is not far from Jiuquan, JiayuGuan and Hami. It is also possible to start a Dunhuang tour from these cities.
  The flight is convenient from main cities of China, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It is possible to take a Duhuang trip include double way flights.
  

  End

  It is possible to end your Dunhuang tour at Dunhuang Airport, Dunhuang Railway Station, Liuyuan Train Station, Jiayuguan, Jiuquan or a hotel in downtown Dunhuang.
  

• Best Travel Season

  Dunhuang tour is not affected so much by season. April to October is the best season of Dunhuang tour, because it is not cold.
  If you can choose traveling time, we suggest you to visit Dunhuang at April, May, June, Septermber or October.
  

  Time to Avoid

  Please avoid the first week of May, the first week of October, July as well as August. This is the holiday season of local Chinese travelers.
  It is cold in January and February. Please try to avoid these two month, unless there is snow in past days.
  

  Mogao Grottoes

  Being the number one attraction in Dunhuang tour, Mogao Grottoes is the largest-scale and richest-content site of Buddha art in the world. It houses 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals and 2,415 painted sculptures.
  Bags and cameras are not permitted to enter grottoes.
  

  Silk Road Tour Include Dunhuang

  Being an important city along Silk Road, Dunhuang is often covered in Silk Road trip. Most travelers use the following tour routes.
  Start from Xian, then fly to Lanzhou, drive to visit Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Jiayuguan and Dunhuang. Then you can take flight to other tourism cities.
  Many travelers prefer to move on to visit Xinjiang, which is also part of Silk Road. The cities in Xinjiang covers Hami, Turpan, Urumchi and Kashgar.
  
  If you had visited this route, it is also possible to drive to XiNing and then drive through the south route to enjoy the grand natural beauty, such as Qinghai Lake, Delingha and Yadan landforms.
  

  Tour Length

  Normal travelers spend 4 days in Dunhuang to see only the top attractions. If you are planning a deep Dunhuang, then 5 to 10 days can be arranged. And the unique attractions will impress you with pleasant amazing.