Private One Day Tour Western Thousand Buddha Grottoes and Sun Gate Pass Include Lunch

Summary

At 8:30 am, your private English-speaking guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel to embark on a day of adventure. You will be transferred by comfortably air-conditioned private vehicle to the Western Thousand Buddha Grottoes, at 9 am , you will visit 5 different grottoes on the cliff, the cliff used to be the bank of the river, today there are only 16 grottoes remained. It was a very important Buddhism place in the past time, the travelers from western part of China,after they got the permission from the governor of Yangguan Pass, most of them would like to stop at the Western Thousand Buddha Grottoes. When you finish visit the grottoes, you will transfer to Yangguan Pass area, first , we will show you to a local farmer's restaurant, taste the local food and walk around in the grapes garden. Visit the Yangguan Pass & it's museum.it located in a small oasis named Yangguan Town, it was a main gate a China from Han dynasty till later Dang dynasty..you will see the whole scenery of this oasis. When you finish tour, you will transfer to your Dunhuang hotel. Wish you have a nice day!

Tour info

Duration
8 hours
Group Size
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Meeting Point
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Why take this tour?

Dunhuang Research Academy (DHRA) is a national comprehensive institution responsible for the conservation, management and research of the Mogao Grottoes (a world cultural heritage site at Dunhuang), the Yulin Grottoes (a nationally protected key cultural heritage site at Guazhou), and the Western Thousand-Buddha Grottoes at Dunhuang. Today, our tour guide will show to visit the Western Thousand Buddha Grottoes, which is a part of Dunhuang Grottoes. The Sun Gate Pass (Yangguan Pass) initially established by the emperor Wudi of Han Dyansty, it was used to be a very important custom for thousand of years, it has buried by the sand dunes in the history, today, when still can see the site of the Yangguan Pass ,a original Beacon Tower and museum

What’s included?

  • Fuel surcharge

  • Bottled water

  • Lunch

  • Driver

  • Professional guide

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

  • Gratuities

  • DVD (available to purchase)

  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 8h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Silk Road Angel Tours

About operator:

Silk Road Angel Tours operated by Dunhuang Northwest Custom International Travel Service.China. Our licence is L-GS-DH0107. Steven Kang was awarded the honorary title of National Gold Medal Tour Guide by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China. He has been a professional tour guide and an expert in history and culture of the Silk Road for 16 years. He will be able to present this fascinating region of China in great depth.

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