Private day tour to Dunhuang Grottoes &Mingsha sand dune and crescent moon lake
Private day tour to Dunhuang Grottoes &Mingsha sand dune and crescent moon lake
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Dunhuang is playing an important role in the silk road which links China and the west of other countries.
Today we will have a private day tour to the world famous Dunhuang grottoes it becomes a world heritage and must-see site, and you will have fun time in Mingsha sand dune and crescent moon lake which is one of the top 5 deserts in China, taking a camel ride in the desert have special feeling like you walk in the ancient silk road.
Lunch is in the package, enjoy your time with us, due to Dunhuang is a small city so pls book this tour 1 week ahead and we have time to find your guide, tks a lot for your understanding.
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Ages 0-99
Duration: 8–9 hours
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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Highlights
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- English speaking guide
- Entrance fee and excursion bus to Dunhuang Grotoes
- Entrance fee to Mingsha sand dune and crescent moon lake
- Camel ride in Mingsha sand dune
- Lunch
- Private transfer
- Entry/Admission - Dunhuang Grotto Art Protection,Examination and Exhibition Center
What's not included- Dinner
- Tips
- Slide down to the sand
- Accommodation
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Pickup details
- Today driver and guide will pick up clients from your hotel lobby in Dunhuang city and start day tour
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 142283P144- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 142283P144
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$280.00
per adult (price varies by group size)
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Itinerary
- 1Today meet guide in the lobby and visit the Mogao Grottoes are situated in a valley, southeast of the town of Dunhuang City in Gansu Province. Construction of the grottoes began in 366 A.D. and continued through the fourteenth century. Perhaps the most artistic are those dating from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). Today a total of 492 caves are still in good condition with 54,000 sq. yd. (45,000 sq. m.) of murals, over two thousand painted statues, and five wooden buildings constructed in the Tang and Song Dynasties. After lunch you will visit the Mingsha sand dune and crescent moon lake, Echoing-Sand Mountain is known as one of the Eight Great Landscapes of Dunhuang and one of the Four Great Singing Sands of China, Crescent Lake it is in a natural shape of half-moon and had been commonly considered as one of the Eight Great Landscapes of Dunhuang together with the Echoing-Sand Mountain early in Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD). Today we will include ride on a camel but taking slide down the slope of the sand dune before walking to the lake is not in the package.
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