2 Days Jiayuguan Cultural Highlights Tour $249

Full Itinerary Day by day

Day 1 Jiayuguan Arrival & Great Wall Sightseeing (B, L)

Welcome to Jiayuguan, Gansu, a small city in the middle of Hexi Corridor and a popular stopover destination between Zhangye and Dunhuang. Your tour guide will meet you at Jiayuguan Railway Station (or Jiayuguan South Railway Station, Jiayuguan Airport), and then escort you to check in at your hotel in Jiayuguan city center by a private car. Get some rest and eat your lunch.

In the afternoon, drive about 20 minutes to visit the Jiayuguan Fort. Before entering the fortress, firstly, take a short visit to the Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum within the scenic spot to have an integral and intuitive understanding of Jiayuguan Great Wall and the Great Wall of China, get some interesting facts via the exhibited pictures, models, sculptures, relics, etc.

Next, walk to visit the Jiayuguan Fort, the westernmost fortress of Ming Dynasty Great Wall with a long history of more than 600 years. Covering more than 25,000 square meters, the fort is the most grandiose pass along the Ming Dynasty Great Wall, which was built in three layers defense construction for 168 years. The city wall is nearly 11 meters high, consists of outer and inner walls moat, watchtowers and other military buildings. Enter into the inner walls via large gates in the east and the west. Walkways lead to the top of city wall, allowing horses to climb up in the ancient time. Enjoy wild frontier landscape and imposing snow-capped Qilian Mountains on the gate tower.

Leave Jiayuguan Fort, and drive to visit the Xuanbi Great Wall (Overhanging Great Wall) which is located about 8km northwest of the fort. The nearly 500-year-old walls was originally built on lofty cliffs to strengthen defense of Jiayuguan with a length of 15km. Stretching down sharply along the ridge, the walls look like an overhanging cantilever, a similar style with Badaling Great Wall in Beijing. The existing 750-meter-long wall has the highest altitude of 6 meters and maximum tilt of 45 degrees. Climb up to higher abutment to get excellent views of the surrounding lands and mountains.

After the Great Wall tour, drive back to Jiayuguan City, accommodate in downtown and have a good rest.

Day 2 Jiayuguan & Jiayuguan Departure (B, L)

After breakfast, drive about 20 minutes from Jiayuguan City to the First Beacon Tower of the Great Wall. It is the original starting point of China's Great Wall. First see the symbolic mound and listen to its strategic influence in history. Then, take a scenic tourist shuttle bus to view the Taolai Grand Valley. From a glass observatory platform under your foot, see the Taolai River winds far with cliffs towering on both sides. Walk across an iron cable bridge and have a quick visit of the barracks.

Leave the First Beacon Tower, drive about 1 hour to the Wei and Jin Tombs, which is in northwest suburb of Jiayuguan City, about 30km northeast of the beacon tower. It is a less-crowd cultural site composing of thousands of ancient tombs. Tomb No.6 is opened for public visitors only.

Start visit with a small exhibition hall to know the historical background of the tombs. Then take a shuttle bus to Tomb No.6, the richest and most representative tomb among all 18 tombs having been excavated. Walk through a passage to the underground grave, see the three burial chambers, which were courtyard, living room and bedroom of the previous grandees, and take a close look at colorful brick murals painted more than 1,500 years ago. The frescoes are very interesting and unique, vividly record the ancient daily life scenes, including feast, agriculture, cooking, pasturing, etc. The Painting of Courier is the earliest work of such type and the logo image of China Post.

After visiting the tomb, you will be driven to the airport or railway station in Jiayuguan to catch your flight or train leaving or for continuous trip to else destination. Tour ends!

Tips: It takes less than 15 minutes to drive from the Wei and Jin Tombs to Jiayuguan Airport, about 30 minutes to Jiayuguan Railway Station and 40 minutes to Jiayuguan South Railway Station.

The quotation for this trip is from $249 Per Person

1. This price is for one person, based on a group of 2 adults sharing one standard double-bed room in a 4-star hotel and traveling with our private tour in low seasons.
2. This price is subject to change according to your traveling season, group size, hotel class, change of activities in your itinerary and possible fluctuation of currency exchange rate. If you want a lower price, you can get more people to join you, or use economy class hotels.
3. This price is only valid to March 31, 2025.
4. Reference exchange rate of USD 1=RMB 6.85. The final quote is based on current exchange rate. It may change according to the currency fluctuation, while the RMB quotation will be remained the same.

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There will be some meals excluded in your itinerary as you like, and your private guide will be delighted to give you some suggestions and take you to the local restaurants to taste like Beijing Roast Duck, Xian Dumpling Dinner, Sichuan Hotpot, etc., if you are interested in local food tasting.

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Hi Mr Wang,

Thanks! I had a weekend away to Xi’an, China to celebrate my birthday. It was an exciting weekend and it was certainly something off the beaten trail for most of my friends. The itinerary you have suggested provided good coverage of the city’s rich history. From the fascinating Terracotta Army to the City Walls to the sacred Mount Hua, to the Muslim Quarter to the Drum & Bell Towers, there’s an interesting story from every historical era in Xi’an. I managed to hike up Mount Hua from North Peak to West Peak, but I didn’t get to do the dangerous plank walk as it was closed.

The hotel Eastern House was very accessible too with food places within steps and its proximity to the Drum Tower is a plus. The room was very clean and comfortable.

At this point, I have to quickly mention our amazing tour guide Betty Jiao Yan who was assigned to us as part of our private tour package. She made our time feel so very special and I wonder if Xi'an would have been as awesome without her. She had such a positive and caring nature and when we had to say goodbye, we felt very sad. It was strange to miss a guide after only knowing her for 5 days! Luckily we still keep in touch on WeChat. Our driver Mr Ma was very polite, punctual and accommodating, making our travel a pleasant experience

Anne

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Anne‚ Singapore, January 25, 2024

Hi Jack,

Thanks. The Harbin and Snow Town trip was excellent and very enjoyable. We are now in Japan skiing, and will send our feedback upon our return on 31st Jan.

Best wishes

Leong

Leong‚ Singapore, January 24, 2024

Hi Rita,

From my end, everything is remarkable! Jane is amazing! She really make us feel welcome.

All the hotels were amazing too! My parents also very impressed.

I will definitely reaching out again, next time when I visit China. There’s many more places I want to visit.

Best regards,

Jefry

Jefry‚ Indonesia, January 21, 2024

Dear Rita,

We are home. Thanks for arranging this nice trip. Everything worked out nicely except the smoking room problem in Chengde.

Thanks again.

John

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John‚ USA, January 19, 2024

Hi Rita,

In response to your enquiries, we had a wonderful experience with the tour arrangements in both Guilin and Yangshuo. Both the tour guide and driver were very professional and handled the arrangements well.

I am surely recommending any friends or relatives who are interested in travelling to China in future to use China Discovery. Also, will be looking at other destinations for ourselves too.

Thanks once again for the wonderful experience.

Kwan

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Kwan‚ Malaysia, January 18, 2024

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