8 days / 7 nights · Xi'an / Lanzhou / Zhangye / Jiayuguan
Xi'an and the Silk Road Hexi Corridor on the 8th
Terracotta Warriors · Ming City Wall · Zhangye Danxia · Jiayuguan
Reference Price
$1,150Rise / Person
- Purely for fun, no shopping
- The itinerary can be slightly adjusted
- Includes ticket reservation service
Number of people in a group6–14 people
IntensityMedium
Best seasonSummer / Autumn
Traffichigh-speed rail + business van
AccommodationFour-star hotel 7 nights
Departure MonthMay to October
Prices vary between peak and off-peak seasons; the following order confirmation shall prevail · Tickets for highlands and peak seasons need to be booked in advance
Itinerary Details
All routes are for reference only, the actual route is subject to the explanation of customer service
Departing from Chang'an at the eastern end of the Silk Road, heading west along the Hexi Corridor: loess, the Yellow River, Danxia, Gobi, frontier cities. The landscapes and eras change layer by layer on the journey westward.
Day-by-day itinerary8 days in total · daily destination, meals, accommodation and transport
Expand day by day; click a title to collapse. Itinerary for reference and may be adjusted for weather and traffic.
- D1Arrived in Xi'an · Warming up at the city wall
DestinationEverywhere→ Xi'an → Ming City Wall
- Meals
- Meals are self-managed
- Accommodation
- Four-star hotel in Xi'an
- Transport
- Airport/Station pickup
- Distance
- Within the city
Daily detailArrive in Xi'an from various places.
17:00 Ascend the Ming City Wall; you can ride bicycles on top of the wall. In the evening, the light slants and the city wall and the roof inside the city are framed together.
19:00 Dinner around Hui Street area. - D2Shaanxi History Museum · Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
DestinationXi'an→ Shaanxi Museum→ Giant Wild Goose Pagoda→ The Tang Dynasty All Day Mall
- Meals
- Breakfast: Hotel · Lunch and dinner are on your own
- Accommodation
- Four-star hotel in Xi'an
- Transport
- Metro on foot
- Distance
- Within the city
Daily detail09:00 Shaanxi History Museum, first establishing the timeline of Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties; later on, seeing the actual artifacts will be completely different.
12:30 Lunch.
14:30 Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Xuanzang's translation site, the tower can be climbed.
18:30 Tang Dynasty All Day Night, with lighting and Tang-style architecture, very crowded at night, be careful of crowds when bringing children. - D3Terracotta Army · Huaqing Palace
DestinationXi'an→ Lintong → Terracotta Warriors→ Huaqing Palace
- Meals
- Breakfast: Hotel · Lunch: Lintong (inclusive) · Dinner is at your own expense
- Accommodation
- Four-star hotel in Xi'an
- Transport
- Business van
- Distance
- Round trip is about 80 kilometers
Daily detail08:30 Depart for Lintong.
10:00 Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Museum: Pit 1 for its scale → Pit 3 for its command center structure → Pit 2 for its unexcavated original state. Pit 2 preserves the archaeological process and is the most noteworthy spot to ponder.
13:00 Lunch.
14:30 Huaqing Palace, where the Tang Imperial Hot Spring site overlaps with the old site of the Xi'an Incident.
17:30 Return to Xi'an. - D4High-speed rail to Lanzhou · Mother of the Yellow River
DestinationXi'an → Lanzhou → Yellow River Scenic Line
- Meals
- Breakfast: Hotel · Lunch and dinner are on your own
- Accommodation
- Lanzhou Four-Star Hotel
- Transport
- High-speed rail
- Distance
- The high-speed rail takes about 3 hours
Daily detail09:00 High-speed rail to Lanzhou, about 3 hours by car, passing west from the Loess Plateau.
13:30 Arrival for lunch (don't miss Lanzhou beef noodles).
15:30 Yellow River Scenic Line, watch the Yellow River pass through the city. The color and flow speed of the Yellow River in Lanzhou are completely different from those downstream. - D5Lanzhou · To Zhangye
DestinationLanzhou→ Zhangye, → Great Buddha Temple
- Meals
- Breakfast: Hotel · Lunch and dinner are on your own
- Accommodation
- Zhangye Four-Star Hotel
- Transport
- High-speed rail
- Distance
- High-speed rail takes about 3.5 hours
Daily detail09:00 High-speed rail towards Zhangye, crossing the eastern section of the Hexi Corridor.
13:00 Arrive, lunch.
15:00 Zhangye Great Buddha Temple, a reclining Buddha from the Western Xia period, one of Asia's largest indoor wooden clay reclining Buddhas.
17:30 Free time around Muta Temple. - D6The colorful Danxia glows all day long
DestinationZhangye → Seven-Colored Danxia → Binggou Danxia
- Meals
- Breakfast: Hotel · Lunch: Scenic area (inclusive) · Dinner is at your own expense
- Accommodation
- Zhangye Four-Star Hotel
- Transport
- Business van
- Distance
- Round trip is about 80 kilometers
Daily detail09:00 Depart.
10:00 Colorful Danxia, where different levels of iron oxidation in the sandstone form red, yellow, gray, and white bands. There are four viewing platforms in the scenic area; No. 2 and No. 4 are the best.
13:00 Lunch at the scenic area.
15:30 Binggou Danxia, here you see the "form" rather than the "color": palace-style window lattice peaks.
18:30 Sunset, when the color bands are most clearly layered. - D7To Jiayuguan · Guancheng and the Great Wall
DestinationZhangye → Jiayuguan → Guancheng → Hanging Wall Great Wall
- Meals
- Breakfast: Hotel · Lunch and dinner are on your own
- Accommodation
- Jiayuguan Four-Star Hotel
- Transport
- High-speed rail, business car
- Distance
- High-speed rail takes about 2 hours
Daily detail09:00 High-speed train to Jiayuguan.
11:30 Arrive for lunch.
14:00 Jiayuguan Pass, the westernmost pass of the Ming Great Wall, with intact city towers, weng walls, and Luocheng.
16:30 Cliffside Great Wall, a section of the Great Wall on the Gobi, completely different in character from Badaling: desolate, dry, and deserted. - D8Great Wall Pier 1 · Drop-off at the airport
DestinationJiayuguan → Great Wall First Pier → Airport drop-off
- Meals
- Breakfast: Hotel · Lunch is on your own
- Accommodation
- Not included
- Transport
- Business van
- Distance
- Near the city center
Daily detail09:00 First Pier of the Great Wall, the first pier at the westernmost end of the Ming Great Wall, next to the Taolai River Gorge.
11:30 After lunch, transfer to the airport or train station according to flight schedule.
Tip: There are fewer flights at Jiayuguan Airport, high-speed rail back to Lanzhou is also an option.
Key facts
Departure pointAssemble in Xi'an, disband in Jiayuguan or Lanzhou
Number of people in a groupSmall group of 6–14 people
AccommodationFour-star hotel 7 nights
TrafficHigh-speed rail Local business car
SuitableHistory enthusiast / Photography / Parent-child
Costs include
- 7 nights at a four-star hotel (including breakfast)
- First entrance ticket and guided explanation in the itinerary
- Second-class seats on high-speed train and business car
- Chinese-speaking tour guide
- Travel accident insurance
Cost not included
- Round-trip major transportation
- Main meals at your own expense
- Optional experience items
- Personal expenses
Booking Reminder
Real-name reservations are required for the Terracotta Army and the Shaanxi History Museum, and during peak season, reservations must be made more than 20 days in advance.