Zhangye is located in central Gansu along the Hexi Corridor between Lanzhou and Jiayuguan. As a vital frontier to protect China from the nomads of the northwest, also an important outpost on the Silk Road, Zhangye is full of history and legends, which make your trip here very special as travelling back in ancient time. At the same time, Zhangye is diverse in natural scenery. Here you can see the world-famous Rainbow Mountains (the Danxia Landform), beautiful deserts, mysterious canyons, vast grasslands, lofty snow mountains. It was said that Marco Polo even spent a year here around 1274. Nowadays as the opening of high speed railways and flights, travelling to Zhangye has become unprecedentedly easy. You can take flights or high speed trains getting there from Xian, Lanzhou, Chengdu, Xining, etc. The best time to visit Zhangye is June to September. After Zhangye tour, you can keep travelling to Jiayuguan, Dunhuang even Xinjiang if you like. Below are top 3 most popular Zhangye tour packages:
Explore Zhangye with the classic itinerary, covering Zhangye Danxia Geo Park, Binggou Danxia, Giant Buddha Temple, Matisi Grottoes.
Highlights: Zhangye Danxia Geo Park, Binggou Danxia, Giant Buddha Temple, Matisi Grottoes
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Strongly recommended for those who want to experience the ancient Silk Road culture and enjoy spectacular diverse landforms.
Highlights: Zhangye Danxia Geo Park, Binggou Danxia, Matisi Grottoes, Mogao Caves, Echoing Sand Mountains, Yardang Geo Park
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Spend 2~3 days travelling to Zhangye after your Xian trip, to witness the incredible Danxia landform landscape and charming arts hiding in the Buddhist grottoes. Valuable private tour package.
Highlights: Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall, Muslim Quarter, Zhangye Danxia Landform, Matisi Grottoes
Check DetailsZhangye is usually visited with other popular destinations in Gansu Province, such as Dunhuang, Lanzhou, Jiayuguan, Xiahe, Tianshui, etc. Among all the Gansu itineraries, the one from Zhangye to Dunhuang via Jiayuguan is the most classic itinerary. Below are 5 most recommended Gansu Zhangye tours:
Lanzhou - Zhangye - Jiayuguan - Dunhuang
The Hexi Corridor (the corridor at the west of Yellow River) is the essence of ancient China Silk Road, a glorious path full of stories and natural wonders. This 6 Days Zhangye Jiayuguan Dunhuang Discovery Tour takes you to explore this glorious wonder land from Lanzhou to artistic capital Dunhuang, via incredible “rainbow mountains” in Zhangye and historical Jiayuguan. It is the most classic trip of the region with diverse experiences, enjoyable pace and budget price!
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Zhangye - Badain Jaran Town - Badain Jaran Desert
Located only about 160km from Danxia Badain Jaran Desert, Zhangye is the best gateway to Danxia Badain Jaran Desert with comfortable private cars available. Our 5 Days Zhangye Danxia Badain Jaran Desert Private Tour takes you to explore three unique geographic miracles – Zhangye Danxia, Badain Jaran Desert and isolated Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon which is located on the way from Zhangye to Badain Jaran. They are well organized in a leisure-paced itinerary. Enjoy a worry-free adventure which includes hotel, tour guide, transfer, meals, attraction sightseeing, etc.
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Xining - Zhangye - Badain Jaran Desert
Qinghai is famous for high plateau features and Tibetan culture, while Gansu is wild and colorful, and Inner Mongolia is adventurous. Thanking for the convenient high speed rails and well-paved highways, they can be explored in a single trip like our 8 Days Qinghai Lake Zhangye Danxia Badain Jaran Tour on which you will witness many incredible wonders that you can’t find elsewhere in the world - vast plateau lake where travelers and pilgrims walking shoulder to shoulder, salt lake pure like a sky mirror, miraculous stretching “rainbow mountains”, mysterious desert full of lovely lake…
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Lanzhou / Xiahe / Jiayuguan / Dunhuang
Traveling in Gansu is quite different from traveling other places like Beijing, Guilin, Xian, Chengdu, etc. Our Gansu highlights tour takes you to explore the diversity of this northwestern province. You will get lost in the wild, vast and grand landscape, at the same time discover many historical experiences, such as the Great Wall, ancient Silk Road, ancient military passes... Starting from Lanzhou, via Xiahe, Zhangye and Jiayuguan to Dunhuang, it is an in-depth tour to discover the best highlights of Gansu.
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Tianshui - Lanzhou - Zhangye - Jiayuguan - Dunhuang
Traveling from Tianshui, and marching northwestward along the legendary Hexi Corridor, and getting to Dunhuang, the brightest star on the Silk Road - This is a classic travel route on the ancient Silk Road that has been traveled by travelers for more than two thousand years. It is a route of history, culture and landscape. You will visit two of the Four Greatest Grottoes in China – Maijishan and Mogao which have their own unique features, and many historical sites which have existed more than a thousand years, such as Jiayuguan Pass, Great Wall of Han Dynasty, Giant Buddha Temple, etc., and also explore unique landscape that you can only see in northwestern China - Rainbow Mountains, Yardang Landform, Gobi, desert... Surprises never end in this lifetime Silk Road journey!
from $1154Zhangye is only a short stop on the ancient Silk Road. There are many wonderful places to visit besides Zhangye, such as Xian, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar, etc. If time allows, you can take a longer adventure to explore deeper and further into the history, culture and landscape of Silk Road. Below are some recommended Silk Road itineraries:
Kashgar / Tupran / Dunhuang / Jiayuguan / Zhangye / Xian / Beijing
Explore the Silk Road on the gigantic regions of northwester China, an almost dizzying agglomeration of deserts, grasslands, raging rivers and colossal mountains, connecting Xian, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar, etc. Unlike the ancient travelers who walked and rode camels to traversing the Silk Road, you from the modern civilization will explore the legendary route in a stylish and relaxing way - mainly taking high speed bullet trains, and also using flights and vehicle, to make your trip more enjoyable.
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Dunhuang - Jiayuguan - Zhangye - Xining
This 8 Days Miraculous Land Tour takes you travel from Dunhuang, via Jiayuguan and Zhangye, to Xining (opposite route is available too). It is a classic itinerary which has diverse landscape and many cultural experiences. Both your eyes and mind will be refreshed as you will explore magnificent World Heritage Site Mogao Grottoes, western starting of Great Wall, colorful Danxia landform, wild Yardang Gobi view, holy Tibetan Taer Monastery, vast Qinghai Lake and many unique places in just one go!
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Xian / Baoji / Tianshui / Zhangye / Jiayuguan / Dunhuang
This 9-day tour takes you to follow the ancient dignitaries’ footprints and appreciate the most brilliant Buddhist treasures along the Silk Road from Chang’an (Xian now) to Dunhuang. No matter you are a Buddhist pilgrim or not, the elaborate Buddhist art and unique scenic splendor on this trip are difficult to resist.
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