Dunhuang Day Tour: Mogao Grottoes, Singing Sand Dunes and The Silk Road Show
Overview
Available languages
13 hours
Mobile ticket
Discover the highlights of Dunhuang in one day,
The Mogao Grottoes with it's very beautiful paintings and sculptures,
The Singing Sand Dunes & Crescent Monn Spring, take a camel riding in the sand dunes and take photos in the desert.
In the evening, go to the Dunhaung Grand Theater,enjoy a top dance drama in China-----The Silk Road, it is about 70 minutes long,
No show arrangement from Nov to next March.
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
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
What To Expect
Crescent Moon Pool
08:30： Meet your local guide in the lobby of your Dunhuang hotel, by car to the Singing Sand Dunes & Crescent Moon Spring, it is 5 km far away from the city, you have a chance can take a camel riding in the desert and enjoy the beautiful desert and oasis scenery. The spring has thousands years history in Dunhaung, it has become hot attraction since Han dynasty , 2000 years ago. If you like you may climb the sand dunes and take a sand sliding in the dunes.
Mogao Caves
By car / bus to the Digital Exhibition Center of Mogao Grottoes, you will watch 2 films before visit the grottoes, one film is intruce the back ground of Dunhuang, another one in the 360 degree cinema, you will watch 7 excellant caves, our tour guide will prepare the foreign language audio for you.wish you will enjoy the Buddhism culture this afternoon.
Options
2026
Pickup included
What‘s Included
Hotel drop-off
Bottled water
Professional guide
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Lunch
Dinner
Hotel pickup
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
All activities
Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
5 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fantastic french guide option
Nancy T,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a great time with Meili. It was awesome to have a french guide as requested. My parents and the kids enjoyed their time in Dunhuang. Thank you.
Went through CIEE, Lots of fun!
Cameron G,Oct 30, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really enjoyed DunHuang, and having this tour was a huge plus getting to know the city. The tour guide was friendly, the sites were nice, and the logistics were pretty effortless
Everything included
Logan R,Sep 18, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing tour in Dunhuang. Started in the morning with camel riding on Mingsha Mountain, and then a beautiful walk through the dunes to see the Crescent Lake. After lunch, the Mogao Grottoes were also stunning to see. My tour guide, Andy, was super helpful, picking me up from the railway station, helping me check in to my hotel, skipping long ticket lines everywhere we went. It would have been near impossible to see so many beautiful things in Dunhuang without him!
Wonderful tour!
Voyager92370,Sep 15, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were with Steven for 2 days and have learned so much about the area and the culture. He is very knowledgeable and his English is excellent and he has a great smile. He is also very conscientious.
Interesting tour in Dunhuang
rata 18,Oct 10, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We have a very nice day that was a part of a 9 day tours in Gansu and Sichuan by Steven The day in Dunhuang was really nice and beautiful We visited the White Horse pagoda and local market, them it came to the highlights - Mogao Grottoes and after - the sand dunes In the evening we went to the Silk Road show -really beautiful and non-touristic one that was recommended to us by Steven Thank you Steven for organizing such a wonderful day
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