Top Dunhuang Half-day Tours

When visiting the Gobi, one of the world’s great deserts, a camel ride is a must. Forget haggling with camel drivers or joining group tours, and ride across Echoing-Sands Mountain, the singing sand dunes of Mingsha Shan, with only your group and your private guide. After pickup from your hotel lobby, soak up dune views from a high hill, then ride your steed to a nearby village and back.

The local market is very popular in the city, there are a lot of food can be found here, we will show to visit the local market, try to find your favorite food in the market, BBQ, local noodles, hot pot, Sichuan food, etc. The Silk Road first appeared on the stage in 1979 in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, it has been performed more than 2,100 times for audience numbering more than 4,000,000 people. the Silk Road influenced deeply in the history of Chinese dance, enjoyed a relatively high reputation and fame in China and the world.

Dunhuang Research Academy (DHRA) is a national comprehensive institution responsible for the conservation, management and research of the Mogao Grottoes (a world cultural heritage site at Dunhuang), the Yulin Grottoes (a nationally protected key cultural heritage site at Guazhou), and the Western Thousand-Buddha Grottoes at Dunhuang. Today, our tour guide will show to visit the Western Thousand Buddha Grottoes, which is a part of Dunhuang Grottoes.

This is totally private tour and you can ask our guide and driver change time based on your schedule.

This private half day tour will take you to Jade Gate Pass (Yumengguan) by comfortably air-conditioned vehicle from your Dunhuang hotel. You will see this important pass of ancient Silk Road and visit the Museum of Jade Gate Pass. The Great Wall of Han dynasty is very different with Badaling Great Wall in Beijing..