Budget Tour: Zhangye to Xian 7D

This 7-day tour on the Silk Road takes you from Zhangye to Xining, Labrang, Lanzhou, then Xian to explore Kumbum & Labrang Monastery, Terra Cotta Warriors etc. It is ideal to combine tours flexibly so that you will have more options to travel around.

Itinerary
Day1. Arrival Zhangye
Upon arrival, met and transferred to hotel.
Overnight: Zhangye 3-star hotel
Meal: None 

Day 2. Zhangye
Visit Dafo Monastery and Danxia Mount in Zhangye.
Overnight: Zhangye 3-star hotel
Meal: Breakfast 

Day 3. Zhangye--Xining by bullet train and car
Take 2 hours bullet train from Zhangye to Xining, then drive one hour to visit Kumbum Monastery that is one of six biggest Tibetan Buddhism Monasteries, where the yak butter carvings are must-see with its colorful and vivid character.
Overnight: Xining 3-star hotelMeal: Breakfast 

Day 4. Xining--Xiahe (Labrang) by car
Drive to Xiahe for about 5 hours, visit the Tibetan temples on the way. Visit the well preserved Labrang Monastery this afternoon, which is a Tibetan Buddhism college to teach monks art, philosophy, medicine etc.
Overnight: Labrang 3-star hotel
Meal: Breakfast

Day 5. Xiahe--Lanzhou--Xian by car & train
Drive to Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province. Visit the Yellow River, Zhongshan Bridge, Waterwheel park before catching overnight train to Xian (about 8 hours).
Overnight: Hard sleeper on the train
Meal: Breakfast

Day 6. Xian
Upon arrival, you will be transferred to visit one of the highlights of the Silk Road, the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Then you will wander around the Muslim Quarter this afternoon.
Meal: Breakfast 

Day 7. Departure from Xian
Transferred to the airport to catch your flight heading your next destination. Trip concludes.
Meal: Breakfast