[Panoramic Pure Sightseeing Small Group - 8-Day Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop] Qinghai Lake + Chaka Salt Lake + Emerald Lake + Devil's Eye + Internet-Famous U-Shaped Highway + Mogao Caves + Qicai Danxia + Qilian Menyuan 8-Day Group Tour

Qinghai Lake–Chaka Salt Lake–Emerald Lake–Devil's Eye–Mogao Caves–Rainbow Danxia–Qilian–Menyuan

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A local Qinghai travel agency offers you an 8-day Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop group tour. Quality hotels, safe vehicles, attentive service, and great free gifts, for the most professional pure-sightseeing Qinghai group tour.

【Panoramic Pure-Play Small Group - 8-Day Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop】Qinghai Lake + Chaka Salt Lake + Emerald Lake + Devil's Eye + Internet-Famous U-Shaped Highway + Mogao Caves + Rainbow Zhangye Danxia + Qilian Menyuan 8-Day Group Tour

Local travel agencies in Qinghai offer an 8-day Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop group tour. Quality hotels, safe vehicles, thoughtful service, and great bonus gifts let you experience the most professional pure-play Qinghai group tour.

Trip Highlights

Xining - Qinghai Lake - Heimahe - Rubber Mountain - Chaka
Chaka Salt Lake - Qaidam Basin - Delingha - Emerald Lake - Dachaidan
Dachaidan - 315 U-Shaped Internet-Famous Highway - Dongtai Jinaier Lake - Water Yardang - Xitai Jinaier Lake - Mangya
Mangya - "Devil's Eye" Aiken Spring - Mangya Emerald Lake - Mangya
Mangya - Lenghu - Oil Town - Dunhuang Ancient City - Dunhuang
Mogao Caves - Mingsha Mountain Crescent Lake - Evening Shazhou Night Market - Encore Dunhuang
Dunhuang - Jiayuguan - Zhangye Rainbow Danxia Geological Park - Overnight in Danxia Rainbow Town
Zhangye - Biandukou Scenic Area - Qilian Grassland - Menyuan Rapeseed Flowers - End in Xining

Practical Information

8 days 7 nights

🧭 Programme du voyage

Xining - Qinghai Lake - Heimahe - Xiangpi Mountain - Chaka

In the morning, the driver will pick up the group at a designated location in Xining (the leader will notify you of the specific departure time and meeting point). Then we head to Huangyuan County, where your Qinghai journey begins. After lunch in Huangyuan County, we pass by Riyue Mountain and Daotang River and arrive at the "Plateau Sapphire" [Qinghai Lake]. Like a brilliant pearl, Qinghai Lake is beautifully set among high mountains and grasslands. Deep and boundless azure, the clear and vast lake is surrounded by large fields of golden rapeseed flowers and rolling green grasslands, dotted with colorful prayer flags, yaks, and flocks of sheep—a rich, colorful scene unique to Qinghai Lake where water and sky merge into one (we recommend visiting the Tibetan Qinghai Lake scenic spot) or (you may visit Erlangjian Scenic Area at your own expense, ticket 90 yuan). After touring Qinghai Lake, continue along the lakeside road to [Heimahe], pass the rolling [Rubber Mountain], and amid scenery of herds of cattle and sheep and continuous mountain ranges, arrive at tonight's accommodation in Chaka Town. Drive: 350 km, depending on group size, 2- to 6-seat off-road vehicles/business vans Warm Tips 1. If you want to enter the fenced areas of the Qinghai Lake region to visit and take photos of local residents, yaks, and sheep, you need to ask about the price in advance. 2. To avoid altitude sickness during your trip, it is recommended not to do strenuous exercise and to ensure sufficient sleep and good rest. Qinghai Lake is about 3,000 meters above sea level. 3. During the day at Qinghai Lake, UV rays are strong, so sun protection is needed; the temperature difference between day and night is large, so even in summer, bring warm clothing; there is sand and dust, so it is recommended to wear sunglasses, a headscarf, and other items.

🍽️ Breakfast, lunch and dinner (at own expense) 🏨 Chaka Geri Hotel / Haifeng Hotel

Chaka Salt Lake - Qaidam Basin - Delingha - Emerald Lake - Dachaidan

Sleep in until you wake naturally in the morning. After breakfast, head to China's version of the "Mirror of the Sky," [Chaka Salt Lake]. As a salt-producing area with a long history, the salt grains in Chaka Salt Lake form patches of white crystals. The tranquil lake, without a ripple, replicates the sky on its clear silver-white surface. As you walk, it feels like walking in a fantasy above the sky. You can stroll in the salt lake above the clouds, fully enjoy the beauty where water and sky meet, and also take a retro mini train along the tracks deep into the heart of the lake, immersing yourself in a world of salt. (Chaka Salt Lake ticket 60 yuan, mini train 50 yuan/person one way, about 3 hours of sightseeing, expenses at your own cost.) After lunch, we will go to [Dachaidan Emerald Lake], a niche attraction that has only recently risen to fame. Emerald Lake consists of salt ponds of various sizes. Under the light at different times, the lake water constantly changes into different shades of green. From light green to translucent emerald green, and then to Tiffany blue, it is like beautiful jade spread across the ground, displaying their astonishing beauty. In the evening, stay at a hotel in Dachaidan not far from the scenic area. Drive: 410 km (depending on the number of people, 2-6 seat off-road vehicle/business vehicle) Warm Tips 1. It is recommended that you prepare some wet wipes to avoid damage to your skin from the salt grains and salt water at Chaka Salt Lake. 2. On sunny days at Chaka Salt Lake, ultraviolet rays and lake reflections are strong. Please pay attention to sun protection and eye protection. Sunglasses are a good choice. 3. There are no restaurants in the scenic area. It is recommended that you bring food and drinking water. 4. The altitude of Chaka Salt Lake Scenic Area is about 3,000 meters. During sightseeing, it is recommended not to engage in strenuous exercise to avoid altitude sickness. 5. Because the salt layer is rough and there is a lot of mud in the deeper parts of the lake, it is recommended that you try not to walk barefoot or go too deep when visiting Chaka Salt Lake.

🍽️ Breakfast, lunch and dinner (at own expense) 🏨 Dachaidan Wanfa Hotel / Yunhai Tianqu Hotel

Dachaidan - 315U-shaped Internet-famous Highway - Dongtai Jinaier Lake - Water Yardang - Xitai Jinaier Lake - Mangya

Depart in the morning to check in at the most beautiful G315 National Highway, the internet-famous U-shaped Highway. This is a great spot for all kinds of highway photos, but be mindful of passing vehicles when stopping for pictures. Continue on to China's Maldives, Dongtai Jinaier Lake. Due to its high copper content, the lake water appears bright green, with white salt crystals along the shore. The pristine lake looks even more simple and charming, so do not miss this pure Tiffany blue. Next, we will continue to visit another water wonder, the national 4A-level scenic area Water Yardang. Rich and varied yardang formations are scattered in different shapes throughout the lake. Viewed from above, the yardangs in the water, all facing the same direction, float spectacularly like warships awaiting departure in the deep blue or emerald green lake water. Driving on along G315 National Highway, you will pass a section of water road. Do not be surprised, you will see the legendary two-colored lake, Xitai Jinaier Lake. The lake surface is cut by the highway into two parts, azure blue and turquoise green, with reeds and desert along the shore. Please cherish the beautiful scenery before your eyes. Finally, stay overnight in Mangya. Drive: 555 km, depending on the number of people, 2-6 seat off-road vehicle/business vehicle Warm Tips 1. Visiting the core scenic area of Dongtai Jinaier Lake requires a one-kilometer hike. The lake water has a high salt content, so it is recommended that you bring a pair of slippers. 2. Today's attractions are mostly yardang landscapes, so it is recommended that you prepare suitable clothing. 3. Today's itinerary attractions are all far from the city, so it is recommended that you bring your own food and drinking water.

🍽️ Breakfast, lunch and dinner at own expense 🏨 Mangya Xigang Aviation Grand Hotel / Mangya Yudu Grand Hotel

Mangya - "Devil's Eye" Aiken Spring - Mangya Emerald Lake - Mangya

Depart in the morning to visit the hot spring that has been gushing for thousands of years, the "Eye of the Devil" Aiken Spring (visit time 1h). On the deserted Gobi Desert, a spring gushes out. Around the hot spring are black, brown-red, and yellow sulfur water crystals. Viewed from the air, it looks very much like a grotesque blood-colored eye, so Aiken Spring is also called the "Eye of the Devil." Aiken means terrible in Mongolian. Continue onward. The next stop is the purest sky mirror deep in the Qaidam Basin, Mangya Emerald Lake. The emerald-green lake water contains not a trace of impurity, with white salt flowers woven throughout. Isn't this just raw emerald with natural cracks? As a niche attraction, Mangya Emerald Lake has not yet been visited by large numbers of tourists and retains its isolated, independent beauty. After visiting Emerald Lake, return to the hotel to rest. Warm Tips 1. Today's scenic area requires drone photography to better capture its mysterious and stunning effect. 2. On sunny days, the light here is very strong, and there is also reflection from the lake surface, so sun protection is needed. It is also best to prepare a pair of sunglasses to protect your eyes. 3. Meals are not available in the scenic area, and shopping is not very convenient, so it is best to bring your own drinking water and dry food.

🍽️ Breakfast, lunch and dinner (at own expense) 🏨 Mangya Yudu Grand Hotel / Xigang Aviation Hotel

Mangya - Lenghu - Oil Town - Dunhuang Ancient City - Dunhuang

In the morning, depart from Dachaidan and drive on the vast desert highway of the great northwest, experiencing the unique desert scenery of the northwest, to Lenghu Town, where we will stop for lunch. After lunch, come to the filming location of Nine-Story Demon Tower, Aksai [Oil Town]. The abandoned small town still retains the ruins of a kindergarten, buses, a school, a club, and a factory. The atmosphere of apocalyptic decay is quite striking. You can stop here briefly and take photos as a souvenir. (Scenic area 20 yuan/person, at your own expense) After a brief stop at Oil Town, we go directly to [Dunhuang]. If time permits, you can visit Dunhuang Ancient City on your own. In the evening, there will be [Desert Camping], and you can choose whether to participate. Desert camping has rich activities including desert motorcycles, sand sliding, local hot pot, beer and barbecue, desert concerts, fireworks shows, bonfire parties, and Guozhuang dance. After the activities, tents and sleeping bags will be distributed for camping in the desert. When the weather is clear, the starry sky is brilliant, and you may even have a chance to see shooting stars. Drive: 350 km (depending on group size, 2- to 6-seat off-road vehicles/business vans) Warm Tips 1. The temperature difference between day and night at the campsite is large, so please bring enough warm clothing. 2. Desert camping is a special activity. You will spend the night in a tent, and the conditions are not comparable to a hotel. 3. Since desert camping is a complimentary activity, you may choose not to participate, but we will not refund any fees.

🍽️ Breakfast, lunch and dinner (at own expense) 🏨 Desert camping (if you need a hotel, the cost is at your own expense)

Mogao Caves - Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Lake - Shazhou Night Market in the evening - Encore Dunhuang

In the morning, you will visit the World Cultural Heritage site [Mogao Caves]. The Mogao Caves are the world's largest, richest in content, most exquisite in art, and best-preserved Buddhist cave temple complex! In the morning, you will visit the world-famous World Cultural Heritage site [Mogao Caves] (238 yuan/person). This is the world's largest existing and most content-rich treasure house of Buddhist art. The brilliant and exquisite flying apsara murals, the highly skilled painted sculptures, and the rows upon rows of caves are humanity's most precious cultural treasures. In the afternoon, go to visit Mingsha Mountain [Crescent Lake] (110 yuan/person). These are two mutually complementary attractions. A clear spring shaped like a crescent moon is surrounded by hills piled up with fine sand. Their symbiotic and peculiar landscape has enjoyed the reputation of "one of the eight great desert landscapes" since ancient times. As the sun sets in the west, it adds even more beauty to the sand mountain and clear spring. Here you can participate at your own expense in camel riding, sand sliding, and various other desert entertainment activities. In the evening, you can arrange your own activities. You can go taste the food at Shazhou Night Market, or go watch the large-scale live-action show "Encore Dunhuang." Drive: 60 km depending on the number of people, 2-6 seat off-road vehicle/business vehicle Warm Tips 1. Visiting the Mogao Caves requires advance reservation on the official website. Type A ticket price is 238 yuan/person, 6,000 people/day, and visiting the Mogao Caves opens 8 caves. Type B ticket is 168 yuan/person, 12,000 people/day, and visiting the Mogao Caves opens 4 caves. 2. For visiting the Mogao Caves, it is recommended that you first go to the Digital Center to watch two films (about 40 minutes in total). Understanding the historical background of the Mogao Caves will help you better visit them. 3. Photography, mobile phones, and flashlight illumination are not allowed inside the caves to avoid affecting the murals. 4. Visitors interested in the special caves can visit them at their own expense. 5. The caves are not open in rainy weather, sandstorms, and other weather conditions.

🍽️ Breakfast, lunch and dinner (at own expense) 🏨 Dunhuang Dream Journey Hotel / Dunhuang Fuguo Grand Hotel

Dunhuang - Jiayuguan - Zhangye Rainbow Danxia Geological Park - Stay in Danxia Rainbow Town

After breakfast, depart from Dunhuang, pass through Guazhou, where you can taste the local Hami melon, and then head to Jiayuguan Pass (ticket 110 yuan, visit time 1.5 hours). After lunch, begin exploring the scenic area. The majestic frontier pass of the north stands towering beyond the Great Wall. Standing on the solemn and serious city wall and gazing into the distance, you can still vaguely sense the magnificent dominance of the "First Pass Under Heaven" from back then. Amid the lingering sense of Jiayuguan's profound weight of history, we head to the next stop, Qicai Danxia Town. After arriving at the hotel and checking in, proceed to Zhangye Danxia Geopark. Immerse yourself in a world of color, where God's palette has been overturned here, with red, yellow, green, white, orange, and gray clearly interwoven across the rolling mountains. Under the sunlight, this is a colorful fairy-tale world, the uncanny workmanship of nature and a gift from heaven. Watch the Danxia sunset and let the spectacular scenery astonish your soul. The Qicai Danxia ticket is validated once before leaving the scenic area that day, and the next day you can enter the scenic area for free to watch the sunrise. Drive: 590 km, depending on the number of people, 2-6 seat off-road vehicle/business vehicle Warm Tips 1. The Great Wall Museum inside the Jiayuguan scenic area is a good place to learn about the historical background of Jiayuguan, and you can visit it on your own. 2. The internal explanations at the three attractions of Jiayuguan are all charged separately, at your own expense. 3. On cloudy days, the Qicai Danxia landscape is not as vivid as in photos, so please be mentally prepared. 4. Inside the Jiayuguan scenic area, there is the Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum. Visitors with a strong interest in history and culture can rent an audio guide at the entrance for their visit.

🍽️ Breakfast, lunch and dinner (at own expense) 🏨 Zhangye Rainbow Bay / Xinle Grand Hotel

Zhangye - Biandukou Scenic Area - Qilian Grassland - Menyuan Rapeseed Flowers - End in Xining

Depart in the morning. After breakfast in Zhangye, drive on the most beautiful rural road and pass through Biandukou Scenic Area. In July, when rapeseed flowers are in full bloom, Biandukou is picturesque, and the road to Qilian is accompanied by flowers all the way. This is a journey accompanied by the Qilian Mountains. You can enjoy the beautiful Qilian Mountains from the vehicle. The high mountain snow does not melt all year round. On sunny days, the snow mountains and glaciers are magnificent; on rainy days, clouds and mist fill the air, like a fairyland. Next, visit the famous Qilian Grassland, rated as one of "China's Six Most Beautiful Grasslands." In the deep blue sky, white clouds drift; snow mountains stand in succession. On the flat green grassland, horses, cattle, and sheep are leisurely and at ease. The wild, vast, and peaceful scene blends beautifully across this fertile pasture bestowed by heaven. Continue onward. You can fully enjoy the snow mountain scenery of Gangshika Peak in the distance, and then we arrive at the national 4A scenic area Menyuan. Every year in mid-July, Menyuan enters its most beautiful season. Nearly a hundred li of rapeseed flowers bloom in full splendor, sweeping across the eyes in a golden yellow. The vigorous highland barley refuses to be outdone and claims large swaths of green view. The vast plateau sky is as clear as washed, and wherever the eye reaches, the scenery is boundless and beautiful, intoxicating. Finally, we drive back to Xining, and the itinerary ends. Driving distance: 400 km, depending on the number of people, 2-seat to 6-seat off-road vehicle/business vehicle Warm Tips 1. You can experience horseback riding on the grassland. Once you agree on a price with the herder, you can enjoy the riding experience. Please remember to protect the environment. 2. During the peak season, Menyuan Flower Sea requires queuing. We suggest you may choose not to buy a ticket for the flower-viewing platform, as you can also get a good view from the roadside.

🍽️ Breakfast, lunch and dinner (at own expense) 🏨 /

✅ Inclus dans le prix

· Accommodation: Comfortable standard rooms, checked in according to the standards listed in the itinerary (available in Comfort and Light Luxury categories; during peak season, if the above hotels are fully booked due to limited availability, they will be replaced with hotels of the same level—please consult your travel planner for details) · Driver-guide: Driver service fee throughout the tour (the driver also serves as your guide) · Insurance: 800,000 RMB self-driving tour insurance · Special gifts: Special gift items listed in the itinerary; no refunds or exchanges, please consult customer service for details on usage

📌 Informations de réservation

· Safety Tips · For your health, children under 5 and seniors aged 70 or above (including 70) are not advised to travel to the high-altitude areas of Qinghai, and seniors over 65 must present a health certificate. Tourists with heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, blood system diseases, mental illness, etc. are also not advised to go. Before joining the tour, you need to provide us with a true statement of your physical condition. If a tourist conceals an illness or age when joining the tour group, we have the right to cancel the contract and send them back, all costs incurred during the trip will not be refunded, and any other expenses arising therefrom shall be borne by the tourist themselves, and we assume no responsibility. · 1. Please bring your ID card and any certificates that qualify for discounts, such as a tour guide certificate/student ID/military disability certificate/senior citizen certificate. · 2. If symptoms such as a cold, cough, or fever occur during the trip, take medicine promptly, and if discomfort persists, report it to the tour guide/driver promptly. · 3. The areas along the route are regions inhabited by ethnic minorities. Tourists are requested to respect local religious beliefs and folk customs, and abide by the rules and regulations of the scenic areas. · 4. If a visited attraction requires horseback riding, to ensure your safety, the horse must be led by a groom. Please do not ride alone or gallop on horseback. · Our travel agency holds the final right of interpretation for this itinerary. · Departure Notice: A departure notice is generally issued 1-3 days in advance, including the meeting time, hotel name, address, telephone, driver/tour guide contact information, and precautions. During the peak season when things are busy, the departure notice may be issued close to the departure date. Please understand. · Group Tour Itinerary: This itinerary is a group tour route for individual travelers. On the premise of ensuring that the promised service content and standards remain unchanged, the itinerary will be arranged in cooperation with other travel agencies. · Pickup Service: This activity provides 24-hour shared airport/train station pickup service. Before 22:30 the day before departure, staff will notify you of the pickup information. If you have not received notification after that time, please contact your travel butler or the registration office promptly. · Itinerary Changes: If, for reasons of your own, you change the itinerary route agreed in the contract, please cooperate with the tour guide or driver and sign an itinerary change agreement. Any resulting costs shall be borne by the tourist. · Leaving the Tour: If a guest leaves the tour early for personal reasons, the travel agency will not refund the costs not incurred for the tourist. If losses are caused by leaving the tour, the guest shall make up the difference, and after leaving the tour, all safety responsibilities shall be borne by the tourist. · Cancellation Terms: Due to force majeure factors, such as landslides, mudslides, and other natural phenomena, flight delays, cancellations, and other reasons that increase costs or prevent the tour from proceeding normally, according to relevant tourism regulations, our agency does not assume corresponding compensation liability, but we will actively coordinate to ensure the itinerary proceeds smoothly.

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