4 days gansu province tour

includes: lanzhou, yongjing, linxia, xiahe

d1 arrive in lanzhou, the capital of gansu province, meet at airport and transfer to the legend hotel(4 star). then go to visit the provincial museum.

d2 travel by coach to the liujiaxia hydropower station in yongjing county, linxia prefecture, known as "china's small mecca", and then enjoy a 1-hour boat ride into the binglingsi grottoes at the end of the reservoir. lunch at linxia before continuing to xiahe (280km) where you will enjoy the beautiful view of sunset on the sanker grassland and bonfire party. spend one night at the tibetan style labrang hotel. on the way to xiahe, you will pass moslem area to visit moslem markets and mosques passing through terraced fields and tibetan villages.

d3 visit labrang lamasery, one of the six main lamaseries of the yellow sect of buddhism and the largest lamaism institute in the world with a large collection of scriptures volumes. the site of labrang lamasery is named xiahe which is often referred to as "little-tibet". after lunch, travel back to lanzhou where you will spend one night at the legend hotel.

d4 in the morning, take cable car to the top of baitamountain to have a bird's eye view of lanzhou. after lunch, we will transfer you to the airport and see you off.