Guide

Operated with English-speaking local guide during the Lanzhou half-day tour (Day 2)

Accommodation

3 nights' accommodation Day 1-3 Lanzhou: Standard Hotel Category = Ruida Boutique Business Hotel or hotel similar 3* OPTIONAL EXTRA: Pre-/ Post night in Lanzhou: Standard Hotel Category = Ruida Boutique Business Hotel or hotel similar 3*

Transport

Inbound/Outbound private transfers from/to Lanzhou airport with English speaking guide Air-conditioning private transfer during the Lanzhou half-day tour (Day 2)

Others

Pre-/ Post night in Lanzhou: All entrance fees and activities mentioned in the itinerary; Lanzhou half-day tour (Day 2) Meet & Greet

Meals

2 Breakfasts

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Flights

Flights are not included.

Insurance

Insurance is not included.

Others

International flight tickets and airport taxes or China visa fees (if any) Rail tickets Travel Insurance Expenses of personal nature like tipping, laundry, telephone/fax calls, alcoholic/non- alcoholic beverages, camera/video camera fee at monuments, medical expenses or items not stated explicitly in the programme City tax not included, payable on the spot Any visit not mentioned in the programme Optional tours and activities Tips for guides and drivers KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Please check the China visa requirements with your local embassy or authorities No refund for unused services. Splitting of the package is not allowed Please note that local conditions prevalent at the time of travel may result in modifications to the contents of the tour without prior notice, including possible change of hotels and/or itinerary Early check-in, late check-out, connecting or adjoining rooms in the hotel are subject to availability and not guaranteed In many hotels in China, the triple rooms are a double room with an additional bed or sofa bed. Their comfort conditions are lower than the international standards of the triple room

Optional

Other activities and services are not included.

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Day 1 Day 1: Arrival Lanzhou
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Arrival Lanzhou

Arrive in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Upon your arrival at the Lanzhou Airport, meet&greet out tour representative who will assist you with the transfer to the hotel and check-in. The rest of the day at leisure. Take an opportunity to get the first sight of this blooming city that used to be a major link on the Northern Silk Road. Overnight in Lanzhou.
Day 2 Day 2: Lanzhou
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Lanzhou

After breakfast at the hotel, we will pick you up at about 9:00 for the visit of Baita Mountain Park. After a 30-minute-long ride, we’ll spend 2 hours exploring the halls and gardens of this Ming Dynasty complex, a site of great historical importance. Then, we´ll drive to Zhangye Road Pedestrian Street, the heart of the ancient city Lanzhou. With a history of over 100 years, it is praised as the oldest and most cultural commercial street of Lanzhou with various malls, stores, and restaurants. Afterwards, you’ll be driven back to your hotel, where you’ll be dropped off at around 14:00 and to further explore the surroundings at leisure. Overnight in Lanzhou.
Day 3 Day 3: Lanzhou
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Lanzhou

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and get ready to enjoy a full day at leisure in the city of Lanzhou. You can both set out to visit the sites most interesting to you or simply relax at the hotel and enjoy the available services. Alternately, you can choose from one of the optional tours. Optional tour A: Liujiaxia Reservoir, full-day tour Meeting point: hotel´s lobby Start: 8:30 Transfer: included Duration: 8.5 h (approx.) Liujiaxia Reservoir tour includes high-speed boat from Xiangyang Pier to Bingling Temple (Grottoes) to enjoy the scenery of both sides of Liujiaxia Reservoir. Later in the day, visit Bingling Temple (Grottoes). Then, after lunch (not incl.), take high speed boat back to Xiangyang Pier, from where you´ll be driven back to your hotel. Optional tour B: Xiahe, full-day excursion Meeting point: hotel´s lobby Start: 8:00 Transfer: included Duration: 12 h (approx.) Walk around Xiahe and visit a Labrang Monastery, the Largest and higher education institution of Tibetan Studies in the world and the largest Tibetan Buddhism cultural center in Gansu. Optional tour C: Maijishan Grottoes, full-day tour Meeting point: hotel´s lobby Start: 7:30 Transfer: included Duration: all day (approx.) Maijishan Grottoes, full-day tour is a real adventure. After your pick up at the hotel, you will take a high-speed train from Lanzhou to Tianshui South Railway Station (2nd class seat. The train ref: G1840 (08:53-10:15) or D2656 (09:01-10:23) or D2658 (09:15-10:37)) and drive to Maijishan. There you lay back and enjoy lunch at the local restaurant (not incl). Afterwards, you will visit Maijishan Grottoes, one of the four largest grottoes in China and is known as the "Oriental Sculpture Museum" and have a unique opportunity to admire this Buddhist caves complex. Optional tour D: Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic tour Meeting point: hotel´s lobby Start: 7:30 Transfer: included Duration: all day (approx.) After a 3-and-a-half- hours -long ride, you´ll be visiting Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic, a large-scale scenic spot located in the southeast of Jingtai County, Baiyin City. Surrounded by mountains, the most characteristic of ancient stone forests, the stone forest landscape in the scenic area, the mountains and rivers are interdependent, and the natural large garden. Overnight in Lanzhou.
Day 4 Day 4: Departure Lanzhou
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Departure Lanzhou

After breakfast at the hotel, prepare to check out of your room at the scheduled time and transfer to the airport for your onward or return flight.

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Day 4: Departure Lanzhou

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