Journey through the Guanlong region – the first steps on the China-India Silk Road.
Visit the Buddhist grotto artworks of Sumeru and ‘Haystack’ Mountain. Cross the Yangtze river by goat skin raft, take a donkey cart through the Yinma gulley, then hike into the Tengger Desert. Study Tai Chi with Taoist mountain priests, and more.
A six-day journey. An unforgettably rich adventure roadtrip.
Meet up in Lanzhou. Check in. Explore the Lanzhou CBD.
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Meet up in Lanzhou. Check in.
Meet up in Lanzhou on Day 1.
Make your way to the westerly city of Lanzhou. Check in at our designated hotel.
Explore the Lanzhou CBD.
Arrive early and you can explore the Lanzhou CBD: see the Yangtze River on Zhongshan Bridge, or eat your way through a smorgasbord of traditional ethnic snack cuisine on Zhengning Food Street.
Noodle house breakfast. Yangtze river goat skin raft. Yinma gulley donkey cart caravan. ‘Dragonport’ Village ‘Stone Forest’ panorama observation deck. Zhongwei.
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Noodle house breakfast in lanzhou.
A breakfast to remember.
Join locals in a morning noodle house. Only in Lanzhou - before you even consider what dish to order there are 4-5 types of noodle to choose from. Eat and experience what makes the “Lanzhou Ramen” name famous throughout China.
Yangtze river goat skin raft. Yinma gulley donkey cart caravan. ‘Dragonport’ Village ‘Stone Forest’ panorama observation deck.
Today’s journey: through the Yangtze River ‘Stone Forest’.