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1Singapore → Yinchuan / 新加坡 → 银川
Fly via Beijing to Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia. Transfer to your hotel for dinner and rest. 经北京飞抵宁夏首府银川。专车接往酒店晚餐休息。
Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Hampton by Hilton Yinchuan or similar / 银川希尔顿欢朋或同级
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2Yinchuan · Sand Lake & 108 Pagodas / 银川 · 沙湖与青铜峡108塔
Visit Sand Lake, a paradise of birds and water with its sand-sculpture park, then the Qingtongxia 108 Pagodas, a Western Xia triangular pagoda group mirrored in the reservoir. 游【沙湖】，鱼鸟天堂、含沙雕园；再访【青铜峡108塔】，西夏始建的三角形塔群倒映金波。
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Hampton by Hilton Yinchuan or similar / 银川希尔顿欢朋或同级
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3Yinchuan → Tengger Desert 3-Lake SUV Crossing → Alxa Left Banner / 银川 → 腾格里沙漠三湖越野 → 阿拉善左旗
Cross the Helan Mountains to the Tengger Desert for a 4WD three-lake crossing -- the blood-red Heart of the Earth at Wulan Lake (with group drone photography), the pink Camel Lake and Guitar Lake. Visit Guangzong Temple, Alxa’s largest, holding the stupa of the 6th Dalai Lama. 越贺兰山入腾格里沙漠，乘四驱越野【三湖穿越】 -- 血红的"地球之心"乌兰湖（含团队航拍）、粉色骆驼湖与吉他湖。游阿拉善第一大庙【广宗寺】，供奉六世达赖灵塔。
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Alxa Taixi International or similar / 左旗太西国际或同级
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4Alxa Left Banner → Ejina / 阿拉善左旗 → 额济纳旗
A long drive across the Alxa sand sea and Gobi -- with luck, a mirage -- to Ejina. Catch the sunset over the Badao and Erdao Bridge poplar and tamarisk forests. 长途穿越阿拉善沙海与戈壁 -- 幸运或可得见海市蜃楼 -- 抵额济纳。于八道桥、二道桥赶黄昏夕照，拍胡杨与红柳林。
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Ejina Vienna Hao International or similar / 额济纳维也纳豪国际或同级
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5Ejina · Sacred Tree, Khara-Khoto & Strange Tree Forest / 额济纳 · 神树、黑水城与怪树林
Visit the 27m Sacred Tree, the desert-buried Western Xia and Yuan ruins of Khara-Khoto (Heishui City), the Ruoshui Jinshawan poplar forest with its love bridge, and the haunting Strange Tree Forest of weathered poplars, a photographer’s sunset favourite. 游27米【神树】、沙海沉睡的西夏元代古城【黑水城】、【弱水金沙湾胡杨林】爱情栈桥，与枯木嶙峋的【怪树林】，摄影者的日落胜地。
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Ejina Vienna Hao International or similar / 额济纳维也纳豪国际或同级
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6Ejina · Juyan Lake & Poplar Forest Bridges / 额济纳 · 居延海与胡杨林道桥
Rise for the Juyan Lake sunrise, the terminus of the ancient Ruoshui River, then the famed Ejina Poplar Forest -- the First to Eighth Bridges, golden trees mirrored along the Ejina River, with camels and grazing herds. 早起赏【居延海】日出，古弱水归宿地；再游著名【额济纳胡杨林】，一道桥至八道桥，金叶映河，驼影羊群点缀其间。
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Ejina Vienna Hao International or similar / 额济纳维也纳豪国际或同级
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7Ejina → Jinta Poplar Forest → Jiuquan / 额济纳 → 金塔胡杨林 → 酒泉
Drive across the Gobi to the Jinta Poplar Forest, the largest in Northwest China at 10,000 mu around Jinbo Lake, voted Gansu’s most beautiful autumn scenery. Continue to Jiuquan. 穿越戈壁至【金塔胡杨林】，西北最大、万亩胡杨环抱金波湖，评为甘肃秋色最美之地。续往酒泉。
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Jiuquan Shuntianfu International or similar / 酒泉顺天府国际或同级
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8Jiuquan → Zhangye Pingshanhu Grand Canyon / 酒泉 → 张掖平山湖大峡谷
Travel the Hexi Corridor to the Zhangye Pingshanhu Grand Canyon, likened to Zhangjiajie and the Colorado, the most dramatic of Zhangye’s landforms. 沿河西走廊至【张掖平山湖大峡谷】，誉为"比肩张家界""媲美科罗拉多"，张掖地貌之最。
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Zhangye Pinzun International or similar 4★ / 张掖品尊国际或同级四星
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9Zhangye · Matisi & Colourful Danxia / 张掖 · 马蹄寺与七彩丹霞
Visit the Matisi cliff grottoes amid Qilian autumn and Yugur culture, then the Colourful Danxia, a film location famed for its rainbow-banded hills. 游【马蹄寺】，凌崖石窟、祁连秋色与裕固风情；再访【七彩丹霞】，层叠斑斓的影视取景地。
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Zhangye Pinzun International or similar 4★ / 张掖品尊国际或同级四星
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10Zhangye → Wuwei Tiantishan & Leitai / 张掖 → 武威天梯山与雷台
Visit the Tiantishan Grottoes, origin of the Liangzhou Model that shaped Yungang and Longmen, and the Leitai Han Culture Museum, source of the Bronze Galloping Horse, China’s tourism emblem. 游【天梯山石窟】，开"凉州模式"先河、影响云冈龙门；再访【雷台汉文化博物馆】，铜奔马"马踏飞燕"出土地、中国旅游标志。
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Wuwei Jinwu International or similar / 武威金武国际或同级
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11Wuwei → Lanzhou Yellow River & Water-Ink Danxia / 武威 → 兰州黄河风情线与水墨丹霞
In Lanzhou, see the Zhongshan Iron Bridge and the Mother of the Yellow River statue, then the Lanzhou Water-Ink Danxia, the closest Danxia massif to a city centre, 150 million years in the making. 于兰州游【中山铁桥】与【黄河母亲像】；再访【兰州水墨丹霞】，距城区最近的丹霞群，历经1.5亿年。
Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner4-Star Hotel · 四星酒店Holiday Inn Express Lanzhou or similar 4★ / 兰州智选假日或同级四星
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12Lanzhou → Beijing → Singapore / 兰州 → 北京 → 新加坡
A free day at leisure; after dinner, transfer to the airport for your flight home via Beijing. 全日自由活动，晚餐后送往机场，经北京返回新加坡。
Breakfast + DinnerIn-flight · 飞机上Return flight / 返程航班
Yinchuan, Ejina Poplars & Tengger Desert 12 Days / 银川 · 额济纳胡杨 · 腾格里沙漠十二日
12 Days 11 NightsTrip Highlights / 行程亮点
Twelve days across Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and Gansu in golden autumn -- the Ejina poplar forests, a 4WD three-lake crossing of the Tengger Desert, the rainbow Danxia of Zhangye, and the Bronze Galloping Horse of Wuwei, in a 2+1 luxury coach. 金秋十二日跨宁夏、内蒙与甘肃 -- 额济纳胡杨林、腾格里沙漠四驱三湖穿越、张掖七彩丹霞，与武威铜奔马，全程2+1豪华车。
- Three golden poplar forests / 三大金色胡杨林 -- Ejina’s famous bridges, Ruoshui Jinshawan and Jinta, all in one journey. 额济纳道桥、弱水金沙湾与金塔，一次尽览。
- Tengger Desert three-lake crossing / 腾格里沙漠三湖穿越 -- the red Heart of the Earth, the pink Camel Lake and Guitar Lake by 4WD. 四驱穿越"地球之心"乌兰湖、粉色骆驼湖与吉他湖。
- A feast of Danxia / 丹霞盛宴 -- Zhangye’s Colourful Danxia, Pingshanhu Canyon and Lanzhou’s Water-Ink Danxia. 张掖七彩丹霞、平山湖大峡谷与兰州水墨丹霞。
- Ejina’s desert legends / 额济纳大漠传奇 -- Khara-Khoto, the Sacred Tree, Juyan Lake and the Strange Tree Forest. 黑水城、神树、居延海与怪树林。
- Silk Road treasures / 丝路瑰宝 -- the Matisi grottoes, Tiantishan, and the Bronze Galloping Horse. 马蹄寺、天梯山，与铜奔马。
- Heart of the Earth at Wulan Lake / 乌兰湖地球之心 -- a blood-red desert lake, captured by group drone photography. 沙漠中血红的湖泊，含团队无人机航拍。
- 2+1 luxury coach & thoughtful touches / 2+1豪华车与贴心安排 -- Tibetan hada, desert shoe covers and creative gifts, the CET way. 藏式哈达、沙漠鞋套与文创礼品，华运一贯之选。
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Golden autumn, October / 金秋十月
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Air-conditioned 2+1 luxury coach / 空调2+1豪华巴士
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Selected 4 to 5 star hotels / 精选四至五星酒店
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner as listed in the itinerary / 行程内列明之早午晚餐
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Professional Mandarin and English speaking guide / 专业中英文领队
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Mandarin and English / 华语及英语
Itinerary / 行程安排
Frequently Asked Questions / 常见问题
Do I need a China visa, and is it included? / 我需要中国签证吗？是否含在团费内？
Yes. A China visa is required and is not included in the tour fare. Our team has handled China visas for more than 30 years and will guide you through every step. 需要。中国签证不含在团费内。华运办理中国签证已逾三十年，将全程为您指引每一步。
How long must my passport be valid? / 护照需要多久的有效期？
Your passport must be valid for at least six months from the date of departure. 护照须自出发日期起至少六个月有效期。
What does the tour fare include? / 团费包含哪些项目？
International flights, air-conditioned coach, twin-share hotels, the meals listed in the itinerary, all attraction tickets, a professional Mandarin or English speaking guide, and China tour insurance. 国际机票、空调旅游巴士、双人房住宿、行程内列明餐食、所有景点门票、专业中英文领队，以及中国旅游团体保险。
What is not included? / 哪些费用不包含？
Airport tax and fuel surcharge, China visa, personal expenses, tips for your driver and guide, excess baggage, hotel porterage, and personal travel insurance. 机场税与燃油附加费、中国签证、个人消费、司机与导游小费、超重行李、酒店行李搬运费，以及个人旅游保险。
I am travelling on my own. Is that possible? / 我单独参团可以吗？
Yes. A single-room supplement of $700 applies for sole occupancy throughout this trip. 可以。本行程全程单人入住需补单房差 $700。
Will the golden poplars be at their peak? / 金色胡杨会是最佳状态吗？
Mid-to-late October is chosen for the peak gold of the Ejina, Ruoshui and Jinta poplar forests, but colour depends on weather, temperature and rainfall each year and cannot be guaranteed. 十月中下旬为额济纳、弱水与金塔胡杨金黄之选，惟秋色受当年天气、气温与降雨影响，恕难保证。
How long are the drives, and what is the desert crossing? / 车程多长？沙漠穿越如何？
This loop covers three provinces with some long Gobi drives (the Ejina day is about 680km), and includes a 4WD three-lake crossing of the Tengger Desert. We travel in a comfortable 2+1 luxury coach and build in rest stops. 行程跨三省，部分戈壁车程较长（额济纳段约680公里），并含腾格里沙漠四驱三湖穿越。全程2+1豪华车辆，沿途适时停靠休息。
Can the itinerary change? / 行程会有变动吗？
Should unforeseen circumstances arise, our company and the local operator may adjust the itinerary to keep your journey running smoothly. 如遇不可预测的情况，本公司与当地接待社有权适当调整行程，以确保旅程顺利。
How do I book or ask a question? / 如何报名或咨询？
Message us on WhatsApp or call our Singapore office. As Singapore’s dedicated China travel specialist for more than 30 years, we are glad to help you plan. 欢迎透过 WhatsApp 或致电我们的新加坡办公室。作为深耕中国旅游三十余年的新加坡专业旅行社，我们乐意为您规划。