Badain Jaran Desert Tour: Mogao Caves, Great Wall & Rainbow Mountains
Why choose our Gansu Highlights Tour? As a vital stop on the ancient Silk Road, Gansu boasts every landscape imaginable—mountains, plains, plateaus, canyons, deserts, rivers, lakes, glaciers, forests, and grasslands—all except the ocean. Our 7-day tour lets you experience the best of Gansu, with an exciting adventure in the Badain Jaran Desert.
On this journey, you’ll visit Dunhuang’s Mogao Grottoes (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the iconic Singing Sand Dunes & Crescent Spring. In Jiayuguan, explore the Overhanging Great Wall and Jiayuguan Pass. In Zhangye, marvel at Dafo Temple (said to be Kublai Khan’s birthplace) and the stunning Zhangye Danxia Geopark, known as the “Rainbow Mountains.”
The tour also includes an adventure in the Badain Jaran Desert—China’s third-largest desert and hailed as its most beautiful. Spanning Gansu, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia, this UNESCO-listed desert is famous for its towering sand dunes (up to 500 meters high), singing sands, lakes, springs, and ancient temples.
Experience Gansu’s unmatched mix of culture, nature, and adventure—book our 7-day highlights tour to witness these wonders up close!