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Gansu-Qinghai Grand Loop 11 Days / 甘青大环线深度十一日

11 Days 10 Nights

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Trip Highlights / 行程亮点

Eleven days looping through Gansu and Qinghai in 5-star comfort — grotto art from Maijishan to Matisi, the rainbow Danxia of Zhangye, the Sky Mirror of Chaka, sapphire Qinghai Lake, and the thangka art of Regong. 五星舒享十一日环游甘肃青海 — 自麦积山到马蹄寺的石窟艺术、张掖七彩丹霞、茶卡天空之镜、宝石般的青海湖,与热贡唐卡艺术。

  • Grotto art trail / 石窟艺术之旅 — Maijishan’s Oriental Sculpture Gallery, Tiantishan’s Liangzhou Model, and the climbable Matisi Thirty-Three Heavens. 麦积山东方雕塑馆、天梯山凉州模式,与可攀登的马蹄寺三十三天。
  • Zhangye rainbow Danxia / 张掖七彩丹霞 — God’s Palette on Earth, plus the Pingshanhu canyon and Binggou stone sculptures. “上帝的调色盘”,及平山湖大峡谷与冰沟丹霞。
  • Chaka Sky Mirror / 茶卡天空之镜 — the salt lake that mirrors the heavens at around 3,200m. 海拔约3200米、倒映苍穹的盐湖。
  • Qinghai Lake / 青海湖 — China’s largest inland saltwater lake, a highland sapphire. 中国最大内陆咸水湖,高原蓝宝石。
  • Giant Buddha & Kumbum / 大佛与塔尔寺 — Asia’s largest indoor reclining Buddha and a great Gelug monastery. 亚洲最大室内卧佛与格鲁派塔尔寺。
  • Regong thangka art / 热贡唐卡 — a hands-on painting experience and a Tibetan family visit in Tongren. 同仁亲手绘唐卡,并入藏家做客。
  • 5-star stays, no shopping / 五星住宿 · 全程无购物 — comfort and pure sightseeing, the CET way. 舒适与纯粹观光,华运一贯之选。

Key Details / 行程详情

  • Summer to autumn / 夏季至秋季
  • Air-conditioned coach and high-speed rail / 空调巴士及高铁
  • Selected 5 star hotels / 精选五星酒店
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner as listed in the itinerary / 行程内列明之早午晚餐
  • Professional Mandarin and English speaking guide / 专业中英文领队
  • Mandarin and English / 华语及英语
  • Chaka Salt Lake and Qinghai Lake, around 3,200m / 茶卡盐湖与青海湖约3200米

Itinerary / 行程安排

Day 1 :
Singapore → Lanzhou / 新加坡 → 兰州

Fly via Kunming to Lanzhou, on the banks of the Yellow River. Check in and rest at your leisure.

经昆明飞抵黄河之畔的兰州。入住酒店,自由休息。

Day 2 :
Lanzhou → Maijishan Grottoes (high-speed rail) → Lanzhou / 兰州 → 麦积山石窟(高铁)→ 兰州

High-speed train to Tianshui for the Maijishan Grottoes, the Oriental Sculpture Art Gallery, with over 7,800 statues on honeycomb cliff walkways. Return to Lanzhou for the Yellow River Scenic Belt — Zhongshan Bridge and the Mother of the Yellow River.

乘高铁赴天水游【麦积山石窟】,”东方雕塑艺术陈列馆”,逾7800尊造像、蜂房般栈道凌空。返兰州赏黄河风情线 — 中山桥与黄河母亲像。

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 3 :
Lanzhou → Water-Ink Danxia → Tiantishan Grottoes → Wuwei / 兰州 → 水墨丹霞 → 天梯山石窟 → 武威

Visit the Lanzhou Water-Ink Danxia, then the Tiantishan Grottoes, origin of the influential Liangzhou Model that shaped Bingling, Yungang and Longmen. Continue to Wuwei.

游【兰州水墨丹霞】,再访【天梯山石窟】,开”凉州模式”之先河,影响炳灵寺、云冈、龙门。续往武威。

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 4 :
Wuwei → Wuwei City Museum → Zhangye / 武威 → 武威市博物馆 → 张掖

Visit the Wuwei City Museum, holding Gansu’s third-largest collection — Silk Road, Western Xia and Buddhist treasures of old Liangzhou. Continue to Zhangye.

游【武威市博物馆】,藏品居甘肃第三 — 丝路、西夏与凉州佛教瑰宝。续往张掖。

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 5 :
Zhangye · Pingshanhu Canyon & Giant Buddha Temple / 张掖 · 平山湖大峡谷与大佛寺

Explore Pingshanhu Grand Canyon, the three-dimensional Danxia and Colorado of the Silk Road, then the Giant Buddha Temple with Asia’s largest indoor reclining clay Buddha (34.5m), a Western Xia treasure.

游【平山湖大峡谷】,”立体丹霞””丝路科罗拉多”;再访【大佛寺】,亚洲最大室内泥塑卧佛(34.5米),西夏瑰宝。

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 6 :
Zhangye · Colorful Danxia & Binggou / 张掖 · 七彩丹霞与冰沟丹霞

Marvel at the Colorful Danxia Geopark, God’s Palette on Earth, and Binggou Danxia’s palace-and-lattice stone sculptures. Sample Northwestern delicacies at lively Ganzhou Alley.

惊艳【七彩丹霞】”上帝的调色盘”,与【冰沟丹霞】宫殿式、窗棂式石雕奇景。于热闹的【甘州小巷】品西北美食。

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 7 :
Zhangye → Matisi Grottoes → Xining / 张掖 → 马蹄寺 → 西宁

Climb the Matisi Grottoes’ Thirty-Three Heavens, a 21-chamber, seven-storey cliff complex, then cross the Qilian Mountains to Xining (2,261m). Take it gently as you acclimatise.

攀【马蹄寺】”三十三天”石窟,21窟七层凌崖而建;翻越祁连山抵西宁(2261米)。初抵高原,请放缓节奏适应。

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 8 :
Xining → Tongren (Regong Art) → Xining / 西宁 → 同仁 · 热贡艺术 → 西宁

In Tongren, home of Regong Art, visit Longwu Monastery and Wutun Monastery, birthplace of Tibetan thangka. Try a hands-on thangka painting experience and enjoy a Tibetan family visit.

赴”热贡艺术之乡”同仁,游【隆务寺】与唐卡发源地【吾屯寺】。体验【唐卡绘制】,并入藏家做客。

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 9 :
Xining → Chaka Salt Lake · Sky Mirror / 西宁 → 茶卡盐湖 · 天空之镜

Drive to Chaka Salt Lake, the Mirror of the Sky (around 3,200m). Ride the little train onto the lake, watch the salt-harvesting vessels, and catch the mirror-still reflections at dawn or dusk.

前往【茶卡盐湖】”天空之镜”(约3200米)。乘小火车深入湖心,观采盐船作业,于晨昏静候镜面倒影。

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 10 :
Chaka → Qinghai Lake → Ta’er Monastery → Xining / 茶卡 → 青海湖 → 塔尔寺 → 西宁

Visit Qinghai Lake, China’s largest inland saltwater lake and National Geographic’s most beautiful lake, then Ta’er (Kumbum) Monastery, a great Gelug monastery and Tsongkhapa’s birthplace, with its Three Wonders.

游【青海湖】,中国最大内陆咸水湖、《国家地理》评选最美湖泊;再访【塔尔寺】,格鲁派大寺、宗喀巴诞生地,赏”艺术三绝”。

Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 11 :
Xining → Shanghai → Singapore / 西宁 → 上海 → 新加坡

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home via Shanghai.

早餐后送往机场,经上海返回新加坡。

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Gansu-Qinghai Grand Loop 11 Days / 甘青大环线深度十一日