Private Tour
3-Day Private Silk Road Tour of Dunhuang: Mogao Grottoes, Yulin Grottoes, Crescent Moon Pool
Overview
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72 hours
Mobile ticket
This private tour will show you to visit the highlights of Dunhuang. You will visit the famous Mogao Grottoes, Yulin Grottoes, Suoyang City Ruins, Singing Sand Dunes, Crescent Moon Spring, the Great Wall of Han Dynasty, Yangguan Pass. Daily lunch and entrance fees are all included
This tour offers a booking option to upgrade your package to take a camel riding and THE SILK ROAD show.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Bottled water
Transport by air-conditioned minivan / coach
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Dunhuang --Visit 2 Passes & the Great Wall from the Han Dynasty
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
Enjoy your lunch in a local farmer's restaurant to taste the local food, you can walk around in the grape garden.
Yangguan Museum
Visit the Yangguan Pass and it's museum, you may learn more history about the ancient Silk Road in the museum.
Yumen Pass
The Yumen Pass & Great Wall of Han Dynasty, Yangguan Pass (L) Visit the Yumen Pass (Jade Gate Pass) & Great Wall of Han Dynasty, In history, the Han Dynasty built many walls to consolidate the safety of the frontier region as well as exploring ways to do business with western region. Instead of piling up stones or bricks layer upon layer like other dynasties' walls, the Han Dynasty Great Wall is built by using the local sand and weed. These two constructional materials were added by putting one on top of another
Mogao Caves & Mingsha Moutain
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
Mogao Caves
Visit Mogao Grottoes & Digital Film Center , one of the 4 most famous grottoes in China. It has a total of 492 grottoes, 45,000 square-meters of murals, 2,400 painted statues and over 250 residential caves remain.
Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain
After lunch continue to visit the Crescent Moon Spring & the Singing-Sand Dunes. The camel riding , the SILK ROAD SHOW are optional tours (see booking for details.) After your tour is finished,you will be drop-off at your Dunhuang hotel.
Yulin Caves , Suoyangcheng Ruins
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
Yulin Grotto
Visit the Yulin Caves, it can be traced to the same origin in contents, artistic style and form of painting for the Mogao Grottoes, it’s regarded as its sister with its name known to many people in the country.
After lunch visit the ruins of Suoyang City, it used to be a very important stop on the Silk Road, it has listed in the UNESCO in 2015. After your tour is finished,you will be drop-off at your Dunhuang hotel.
Options
Tour with Show & Camel Riding
Tour with Silk Road Show and Camel Riding, and provide one dinner in the tour.
Pickup included
Tour with Camel Riding
Tour with Camel Riding
Pickup included
Tour only
Your 3-day tour package includes lunches
10% discount from Nov till March.
Pickup included
Tour with Silk Road Show
Tour with Silk Road Show
Pickup included
Reviews
11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing tour with so much history in it.
joerg188,
Jun 25, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00There is no favorite spot to describe, the weather was just perfect, the sceneries are breath taking. The trip was well organized and well prepared. It was hot and for that you need to carry enough water, and sun blocker with you. The best beef noodles we ever had. We can only recommend the tour and with Steven you will have an experienced tour guide.
A great in-depth tour of the Dunhuang region
wisefrog46,
May 25, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Steven was an outstanding tour guide who greatly facilitated my exploration of Dunhuang and provided valuable historical and cultural context for the sites we explored. He and his driver were extremely professional, punctual, and polite. Since I always like to eat the local food wherever I'm visiting, Steven was also super helpful with taking me to great nearby restaurants and recommending the best dishes. I'd definitely recommend Steven to anyone who is interested in getting the most out of their Dunhuang experience.
Awesome Visit
Sean L,
Oct 30, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.0010/10 would do again. Extremely sincere tour guide and hope to participate in another Dunhuang tour in the future
Dunhuang
IedaNCH,
Sep 7, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The guides are very reliable, competent and punctual. They took care of all the details, so we could enjoy this beautiful part of China. It’s worth to engage such service to guarantee one have peace to appreciate the landscape and the ancient art of this place.
Excellent Experience
Paolo R,
Aug 20, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Steven Kang has been our guide in our three day tour in Dunhuang and has been always very helpful and proactive with the two of us and our 10 year old daughter. He put together a trip with the main highlights including the Mogao Grottoes, the Crescent Moon spring, the Yumen pass and the not-to-be-missed Yulin caves. Also he helped us live quite unique local experiences with meals at non-touristic restaurants. I can recommend Steven for he is very well mannered and helpful, he even accompanied us to the check in desk at the airport to make sure all was in order. If you have questions about your trip to Dunhuang and vicinities make sure to contact him as he has a quite extensive knowledge of the area and the whole of the Silk Road experience including Xi’an and Kashgar plus Beijing where he studied at the local University. Also his driver that accompanied us is one of the best we had across the many places we visited in China. Always smiley and courteous and with a very safe and soft driving. Great job Steven!
Excellent tour
Juliushermes,
Aug 8, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I was surprised at how hospitable and kind Steven, our guide,was. He was perfectly informed not just in the tour we booked, but also on other possibilities to spend our free time in Dunhuang. He got us tickets for a chinese opera kind of show with a twenty percent discount even though that wasn't included in the tour we booked. He Wenz out to war with US and showed us one of his favourite restaurants, also He explained to US where we could find whatever we need or wanted to do in Dunhuang. His kindness even went as far AS hin sending the sunglasses I forgot in a manicure Club to my home adress in Austria. Also, the tour we booked was very well organised and really nice. Moggau Grottes were a real highlight of our trip to China. Excellent tour and guide!
Dunhuang Exploration
vt1by15,
Jul 16, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Mogao Grottoes are a must see: stunning caves with amazing decoration, well explained by the guides. Timing was good - long enough to appreciate the differences in the 8 caves we visited but not so long to induce boredom for those who may be less interested in the history of the Silk Road. Yulin Caves also good - much quieter site than Mogao with more stairs/climbing. The Mingshan dunes are touristy but fun and the site is big so doesn’t feel crowded. Walk up the dunes is very physically challenging but the views from the top are great. Lots of camels means some great photos. Our guide, Steven Kang if Silk Road Angel Tours, and our driver, Mr. Liu were very good - welcoming, proud of their city, reliable, and willing to try to answer our questions!
Dunhuang three days tour
MarkR6747,
Jul 2, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Steven Kang is an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and attentive to his clients. The tours met and exceeded our expectations and he eagerly offered to provide additional help such as securing tickets for additional events, airport transfers and a ride to an extra theater event for us. In all, highly recommended.
Fantastic Journey
Stedward,
Apr 17, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Steve Kang and his company, Silk Road Angel Tours, was the perfect compliment to one of the most fantastic journeys I and we have ever experienced! The historic, cultural and spiritual significance of this region came alive in the 3 days we were under Steve’s care and tutelage. I would most highly recommend to my English speaking friends Steve and Silk Road Angel Tours. His compassion, knowledge and character shone brightly on the journey of a lifetime. His associate Leon who directed the Mogao Grottoes segment of the experience was also amazing and exuded passion and deep understanding of this wonder of the world. Hire them and thank me later. Eddy
Amazing!!!
Elaine W,
Oct 3, 2018
- Review from Viator
5.00The trip was awesome, exceeds my expectation. Our tour guide Lily was the best. Very knowledgeable and attentive.
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