Gorgeous Gansu!

Getting There -
Easy flights into Lanzhou or Dunhuang ~ I chose to hire a car and road trip from DH to LZ... Highly recommend!

Attractions -
Gansu has so much to offer and is so different from anywhere I'd been before! Mogao Caves, Minghsan desert, Great Wall First Pass, Rainbow Mountains to name the main ones! But many other things in between...

Now to explore the south of the province!

Hotels - many, many to choose from of course! Yodo Silk Road hotel in Dunhuang was very close to Minghsan in a small self-contained 'resort' which was extremely convenient as it had restaurants and a convenience store (5 minute walk from Mingshan),
Aboriginal Architecture Hotel in Jiayuguan was one of the nicest hotels I've ever stayed in! Muted colours, relaxing and very calm & quiet.
Rainbow Hotel in Zhangye was also 5 minutes walk from the rainbow mountains entrance, extremely convenient!
Lanzhou has an array of hotels, Atour and Courtyard Hotel both great stays and central to metro lines.

Food & Restaurants - As a vegetarian I often 'miss out' on some of the local dishes, but I tried some delicious sweet & sour veg in Zhangye by the Rainbow Mountains and a jianbing-style pancake near the desert. Plenty of nuts, seeds and dried fruits to snack on 👌🏽#gansu #gansuroadtrip

Post by Coop84 | Jul 29, 2023