Shanghai Dunhuang Tours 2024/2025 – China Silk Road Tours from Shanghai

Shanghai is one of the most important gateways to China as well as one of the most popular gateways to the ancient Silk Road. After your Shanghai vacation, you can take a flight directly to Dunhuang which is the iconic city of the ancient Silk Road, or you can get from Shanghai to Xian first, spend some day exploring this starting city of Silk Road, then transfer to Dunhuang. If time permits, you can take a flight from Xian to Lanzhou or Zhangye and take the famous Hexi Corridor (Lanzhou – Zhangye - Jiayuguan) to travel leisure to Dunhuang. China Discovery has designed the Best Silk Road Tours from Shanghai for you during which you can not only explore the history, culture and food of the ancient Silk Road, but also marvel at the beautiful landscapes of desert, Gobi, Rainbow Mountains, Yardang landform, etc.

The Best time to visit Shanghai and Dunhuang - Shanghai is suitable for visiting all year around, while Dunhuang is very cold and windy during December ~ March. You’d better visit in the warmer months, and avoid Chinese holidays if possible.

How to get from Shanghai to Dunhuang? Dunhuang is more than 3000 km away from Shanghai. One usually needs to take a flight to Xian or Lanzhou first, then change to another flight to Dunhuang. The flight journey takes about 5~8 hours. You can also get to Xian or Lanzhou first, then follow the Hexi Corridors to Dunhuang via Zhangye and Jiayuguan.

Top 2 Shanghai Dunhuang Tours

9 Days Silk Road Tour with Best of China Golden Triangle Cities

Highlights: Beijing Forbidden City, Xian Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Mingshashan, Shanghai the Bund, Yu Garden

Our 9 Days Silk Road Tour with Best of China Golden Triangle Cities gives you a great chance to a memorable adventure to trace back on the history and appreciate the surviving art treasures on the ancient Silk Road, also a unique experience of exploring both modern and ancient faces of China. There are up to 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and many national parks to visit in this tour.

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10 Days Legendary Silk Road Tour from Shanghai

Highlights: Shanghai the Bund, Shanghai Museum, Xian Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall, Zhangye Danxia Landform, Jiayuguan Pass, Yulin Grottoes, Mogao Grottoes, Mingshashan

As the fast growing of the networks of both flights and high speed railways, you can now easily travel from Shanghai to the highlighting part of the Silk Road - Zhangye, Jiayuguan and Dunhuang (can extend to Turpan, Urumqi and Kashgar). The most recommended itinerary is: Shanghai – Xian – Zhangye – Jiayuguan – Dunhuang in which you can explore the history, culture and food of the ancient Silk Road, also marvel at tremendous landscapes of desert, Gobi, rainbow mountain, Yardang landform which you can only see in the wild northwestern China.

from $1,876

Everything You Need to Know Before Shanghai Dunhuang Tour

The following articles give you useful suggestions and tips about how to plan a Shanghai Dunhuang trip, how to decide your travel length, the best way to transfer and top things to see and do in both Shanghai and Dunhuang.

Other Popular Silk Road Tours You May Be Interested in

There are many other beautiful destinations to explore on the Silk Road besides the Xian and Dunhuang. If time allows, you are suggested to plan more days to create a longer Silk Road adventure which also covers more destinations, such as Zhangye, Jiagyuguan, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar, etc. Below are some recommended Silk Road tours including Xian and Dunhuang. China Discovery is specialized in tailor-made China tour packages. We can also customize China tours for you.

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