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Western Escape - Dunhuang Adventure

Tour Code: BJ-20
Duration: 3 days
Departure Date: You Choose!
Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + Your own English speaking guide (otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.

China's west is huge and so are the opportunities to explore this fascinating land. Dunhuang some of the best attractions in this vast country. See for yourself.

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1

Place & Transport: Beijing to Dunhuang,
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Dunhuang), Mogao Grottoes, Echoing Sand Mountain, Riding on a Camel
Meals: Chinese Lunch

- Mogao Grottoes: Constructed over a millennium, from the 4th to the 14th centuries, the caves hold the world's richest treasure house of Buddhist sutras, murals and sculptures. It is not allowed to take photos.
- Echoing Sand Mountain: The lake and the Sounding Sand Dune which can make sounds when the wind passes are located in the place where the sand and the oasis meet.
- Riding on a Camel: Riding on a camel and traveling along the desert, you can not only enjoy the beutiful scenery of setting sun in the desert, but also have a real experience of traveling along the Silk Road.Further more, you will have a chance to see the five-color sand on the Echoing-Sand Mountain.

Day 2

Place & Transport: Dunhuang
Today's Activities: Yumenguan Pass, Great Wall of the Han Dynasty, Desert Discovery at Yadan Landform Park
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Yumenguan Pass: Once as one of the west gates out of the country of the Han Dynasty (206 B. C. -220 A. D.), it is quite ruined by the shifting sands but still shows the ever splendor.
Yumeng Town: The site of China’s first oil field
- Great Wall of the Han Dynasty: Great wall of the Han dynasty was build for defending the nomadic Xiongnu during the Han Dynasty (206 BC--220 AD).
- Desert Discovery at Yadan Landform Park: The Evil City:It locates the south to the Wubao town in Hami and 20kms far from Wubao while 100kms far from Hami city. The Evil city is famous for its night sound and vivid rocks in various shapes those look like animals or other world famous attractions in the world.

Yadan Geological Park

Yadan Park12

Day 3

Place & Transport: Dunhuang to Beijing,
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Dunhuang)
Meals: Breakfast

Enrich Your Tour

Cookery Class at Beijing Jingsong Vocational High School

$39

Northern Chinese food Cookery Class at Beijing Jingsong Vocational High School

$25

Fly Kites at the Temple of Heaven

$10

Apr. 01 - Nov. 31
High Season
Dec. 01 - Mar. 31
Low Season(2010)

Your Group Size	Tour Class	Tour Price	Single Room Supplement	Inquiry
1 Person	Superior Class	--	$0	No Selected!
	Deluxe Class	$1284	$0	Inquiry
	Tourist Class	--	$0	No Selected!
2-5 Person	Superior Class	--	--	No Selected!
	Deluxe Class	$996	$99	Inquiry
	Tourist Class	--	--	No Selected!
6-9 Person	Superior Class	--	--	No Selected!
	Deluxe Class	$924	$99	Inquiry
	Tourist Class	--	--	No Selected!

Hotels

City	Deluxe Class
Dunhuang	Dunhuang Hotel

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* Price is in US dollars, for one person. Price is for references only, may vary according to your travel time Please inquire for more details. Click here to change prices to your Currency

* Better discount is available when travel in low season from Nov to March or when travel in a large group. Please Contact Us for more details.

* If only one person is traveling then the single room supplement is not required. If, for example, three people book a hotel, with two in one room and one in another room, the single room supplement must be paid.

Price Inclusions and Exclusions

Price Inclusions:

Entrance Fees:
To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another restaurant from our list of approved restaurants. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We endeavor to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts is supplied, however there may be occasions when only a Chinese breakfast is available in some remote locations.
Private Transfers:
Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in Beijing, Dunhuang by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide (as listed above).
Your comfort is our priority! Click here to get a description of the vehicles that we use for our tours.
Guide:
As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available.
Hotels:
Hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with twin beds.
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
Transportation:
Beijing To Dunhuang Transfer via: Flight, TBA (Our arrangements)
Dunhuang To Beijing Transfer via: Flight, TBA (Our arrangements)
Airport Tax for Domestic Flights
Airport Tax and Fuel Fee for Flights if applicable
Service Charge & Government Taxes:
Insurance
The insurance is China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance.
Click here to learn more about the insurance coverage and the sum insured.
Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels.
Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

Price Exclusions:

Personal Expenses:
Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
Meals:
Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary.
Single Room Supplement.