🏨 Dunhuang Private Day Tour: Mogao Grottoes,Singing Dunes and Crescent Moon Spring Activity

Dunhuang Private Day Tour: Mogao Grottoes,Singing Dunes and Crescent Moon Spring

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From $233.85

Price varies by group size

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Departs: China, China

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Spend a full-day discovering the top attractions in Dunhuang with an experienced guide who shares details about the rich history of this ancient Silk Road city. Visit Mogao Grottoes, which is the world's largest, most richly endowed, and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art; then go up to Singing Dunes to enjoy amazing view of the desert and Crescent Moon Pool. Finally, explore a natural wonder of the Gobi Desert at Crescent Moon Spring. Tour includes all entrance fees, a Chinese lunch, and hotel pickup and drop-off.

What's Included

Bottled water

English speaking tour guide

Entrance fee

Lunch

Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle

What's Not Included

Accommodation

Gratuites

The entrance fees is only for regular caves, you can pay extra if you want to visit special caves.

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 3
CHILD: Age: 4 - 9
ADULT: Age: 10 - 90

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Mogao Caves

Your tour guide will pick you up from the lobby of your hotel by holding your name sign, hop on your private air-conditioned vehicle, heading directly to Mogao Caves.

Upon arrival, start your tour with a visit to the Mogao Caves Digital Exhibition Center.

Watch two documentary movies, get to know the history, culture and art about Mogao Caves. Afterwards, follow the professional tour guide from Mogao Caves to discover the charms of this UNESCO world culture heritage site. You will explore 7 to 9 caves. As you explore the caves, your guide will point out the meaning of different wall paintings which aspects of medieval politics, economics, culture, arts, religion, ethnic relations, and daily dress in western China.

Mogao Caves are the world's largest, most richly endowed, and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art. They are located at a strategic point along the Silk Road, at the crossroads of trade as well as religious, cultural and intellectual influences. The carving of the caves started in 366 AD and continued for about 1,000 years. 492 caves are presently preserved, housing about 45,000 square meters of murals and more than 2,000 painted sculptures which are well-known for their statues and wall paintings.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain

Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then heading to Echoing-Sand Mountain.

The sand of the mountain has many colors ranging from red to yellow, green, black and white. When there is strong wind, the sands will be blown up and make loud sound, hence the name.

Stroll around the area to enjoy the surroundings. You can choose to go up to the dune to enjoy amazing view of the desert and Crescent Moon Pool.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Crescent Moon Pool

Move on to Crescent Moon Pool. Just like its name indicates, the Crescent Pool is in a natural shape of half-moon. The pool was surrounded by Echoing Sand Mountain, it was considered as “the first spring in desert". According to historical record, the lake has been in existence for hundreds of years without ever being buried by the sand.

Your wonderful tour will ends here, your tour guide and driver will take you back to your hotel in Dunhuang.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

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