Overnight Strategy for a 9-Day Tour of the Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop

Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop | Nanny-Level Route Guide Sharing

Used to the routine city life, why not experience the grandeur of the northwest with its 'vast desert and long river with a round sunset'? This place has all the terrains and landforms in the world: lakes, mountains, Danxia landforms, deserts, neighbors, hills, grasslands, plateaus, stone forests... A trip to the northwest is equivalent to traveling ten times. I have compiled a travel guide for everyone here!

Northwest Third Pole Travel Takes You to the Northwest

💁‍♀️9 Days and 8 Nights Northwest Tour Route

D1: Arrive in Xining - Free 24-hour airport/station pickup - Check-in at hotel
D2: Riyue Mountain - Daotang River - Qinghai Lake - Chaka Salt Lake - Chaka Town (overnight)
D3: Chaka - Xiaochaidan Lake - Chaerhan Salt Lake - Dachaidan (overnight)
D4: Dachaidan - U-shaped Road - Water Yadan - Dachaidan (overnight)
D5: Emerald Lake - Heidushan - Oil Town - Dunhuang (overnight)
D6: Dunhuang - Mogao Caves - Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring - (Dunhuang)
D7: Dunhuang - Jiayuguan - Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park - Zhangye (overnight)
D8: Zhangye - Qilian Grassland - Distant view of Gangshika Snow Peak - Menyuan Rapeseed Flower - Xining
D9: Xining - Various destinations (free airport drop-off)

💞Scenic Spot Introduction

🌟Qinghai Lake: The sunrise and sunset are extremely beautiful, and there are golden rapeseed flowers by the lake in spring.
🌟Chaka Salt Lake: Be sure to take stunning reflection photos in the legendary Sky Mirror.
🌟Emerald Lake: Float on the emerald green lake in a transparent boat, aerial photography is amazing.
🌟Mogao Caves: The charm of the thousand-year-old cave murals is endless, and the guide's introduction is also very vivid.
🌟Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring: Take photos riding a camel in a red dress, absolutely stunning.
🌟Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park: The Danxia landform in the oil painting is vividly presented in front of you, super shocking.

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🙆🏻‍♀️Notes:
○ How to prevent and deal with altitude sickness
○ Avoid strenuous exercise when you first arrive at the plateau
○ Do not drink alcohol or smoke when you first arrive at the plateau, wait until you adapt
○ Do not go to the plateau if you have a cold, as it can easily cause pulmonary edema
○ The northwest loop is located on the plateau, with strong sunlight and ultraviolet rays, so take sun protection measures
○ The temperature difference between morning and evening in the northwest is large, so keep warm