City: Gansu
Top Things to do in Gansu
Top Hotels in Gansu
- 1. 7 Days Premium Lanzhou Xiguan Shizi Zhongshan Bridge
- 2. Home Inn (Lanzhou Pedestrain Street)
- 3. 7 Days Inn (Lanzhou Jingning Road)
- 4. Dunhuang Guest House
- 5. Xihu Yinfeng Hotel
- 6. New Victory Hotel
- 7. Sunshine Plaza Hotel
- 8. Zugong Building Hotel
- 9. Ningwozhuang Hotel
- 10. Home Inn (Lanzhou Yongchang Road)
What to do and see in Gansu, China: The Best Things to do Good for Kids
Gansu (Chinese: 甘肃, Tibetan: ཀན་སུའུ་ Kan su'u) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northwest of the country.
Restaurants in Gansu
1. Silk Road China Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 54 reviews
We are locally owned and operated tour company, based in Dunhuang. We specialize in organizing Silk Road tours in China and offer day tours at cities in Chinese Silk Road cities.
2. DunHuang Travel Guide
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 95 reviews
My services as follows: 1.Travel information .(Free) 2.One or two days tour for Mo Gao grottoes.sand dunes and crescent. (Highly recommended) 3.One or Two days tour for Jia Yu Guan fort and overhanging great wall (Highly recommended) 4.One or two days tour for Zhang Ye Dan Xia landform and giant Buddha temple . (Highly recommended) 5.five days tour for Dun Huang,Jia Yu Guan tours.
3. Silk Road Angel Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 60 reviews
Silk Road Angel Tours operated by Dunhuang Northwest Custom International Travel Service.China. Our licence is L-GS-DH0107. Steven Kang was awarded the honorary title of National Gold Medal Tour Guide by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China. He has been a professional tour guide and an expert in history and culture of the Silk Road for 16 years. He will be able to present this fascinating region of China in great depth.
4. Yellow River Stone Forest of Jingtai
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By WorldGlutton - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Our tour bus took 3.5 hrs travelling from Zhongwei to Jingtai to visit its Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Spot. Driving along the mountain to the Scenic Spot, views of the valley, river , buildings and forest down below was spectacularly scenic. Arriving at Scenic Spot Tourist Center, while our guide purchased tickets for our journey to Yellow River Hoodoo National Geopark, many were busy buying souvenirs and fruits from the stalls located around the Center building. A wall with carvings and signage “Synopsis About Yellow River Hoodoo National Geopark" gives tourists an impression of what they expect to see at the Stone Forest. There is also a Helipad for tourist who likes a ride in the helicopter to enjoy magnificent birdeye views from above over the Longwan Valley, desert, oasis and farmlands. From here ,Tourist Center bus took us up to another car park where we changed into battery car to proceed to their VIP Farm House for lunch. This Farm House is basically a homestay for tourists too. Food served is typically homecooked and tasted good. After lunch, the battery car took us to the wharf area. We were divided into group of 3 to a sheep skin raft. There are no proper seats on these rafts, we have to sit back to back on a timber platform for support as it drifted down the river. The raft basically drifted downstream and the oarsman control it's direction. On completion, it is hauled upstream & conveyed upstream by trucks for the next use. After a nerve wrecking raft ride, we finally arrived at Yellow River Hoodoo National Geopark which is supposedly the Yellow River Stone Forest. At the entrance, one side are numerous open donkey carts, the other side are horses. Tourists could choose their preference of ride into the uneven narrow road between the rock ravine formations. We went on the donkey cart, the mule moved slowly giving us time to appreciate the beautiful and unique rock formation carved by forces of nature - wind, water & erosion. We were amazed by the fitness of the aged donkey handler, she walked the mule in one direction for maybe 2 miles up but she did ask for permission to jump on the cart for its return trip. After this tour, we boarded the motorboat back to the harbor, Here we took the battery car to the bus, and headed up to the Tourist Center parking lot to take our Tour bus back to Lanzhou. It was physically and exhaustive day, nevertheless we did enjoy the activities . It is enriching and interesting to experience their local lives at Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Spot, more especially the sheep skin raft ride !!!!!
5. Zhangye Danxia Geopark
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4.5 based on 294 reviews
Reviewed By 246StephenC
This is a UNESCO Geopark. Like most of the national parks, you will gather at a central point and take a bus into the park. There are four stops in all. You should make it a point to alight and walk around at each of the stops as they offer different views of the park. The biggest stop is the second one. There is the largest platform from which you can walk around and have a true panoramic view of the surrounding area. The fourth stop offers the best photo opportunities. It brings you closest to the multi colored rocks and this is a must visit stop for all visitors. Just be warned that there will be plenty of tourists and they’ll be crowding around looking for a photo opportunity as well. While some say that the best time to visit is at sunrise or sunset, we found the view in the afternoon to be good as well.
6. Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain
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4.5 based on 437 reviews
Reviewed By AZCasualTraveler - Mesa, United States
Mingsha (Echo Sand) Dunes is a must see place to visit while in the Dunhuang China area - in addition to visiting the Mogao Grottoes (Caves). The backdrop scenery of the HUGE sand dunes is quite stunning - closely rivaling the Sahara Sand Dunes in Morocco. In addition to the scenery of the Dunes, another must thing to do is the camel ride through the desert here. It was fun riding the camel and with the backdrop scenery of the Dunes, fantastic photo can be had with this activity. Another popular activity here is hiking up a giant sand dune hill that is specially set-up for the climb up. there are specially made steps that are tied together to make it easier for hiking or walking up the sand dune - nice! Also, there is the Crescent Moon Lake area that is also located in this same area for the camel ride and sand dune hiking. The Crescent Moon Lake is not very large (due to drought conditions, I am told), but is still quite picturesque to have this lake in the desert area - like an oasis in the desert. I believe that this "oasis" in the desert possibly served just that - a water oasis during the China Silk Road crossing. Very worth while visit.
7. White Pagoda Mountain (Baita)
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4.0 based on 93 reviews
Reviewed By garyr0bertb - China, null
I visited the Baita White Pagoda Mountain, Lanzhou in December 2020. It was minus 10 degrees centigrade but ascending the stairs kept the blood flowing! The park is most famous for its austere and beautiful white pagoda. The current pagoda was built by a Ming Dynasty official, Lou Yongcheng during the 1450s, and extended (not sure of details) during the Qing Dynasty in 1715. The entrance is at the northern end of the Zhongshan Bridge. As you ascend the layers of stairs, there are many information boards in Chinese and English. Entry is free. I avoided the cable car. Don’t be daunted by the stairs as I saw many preschool kids and over 75s scooting up the hill. There are interesting things to see along the way and great views of the famous bridge, the Yellow River, and the CBD. The White Pagoda is unlike the more majestic ones I have seen in eastern China but beautiful nonetheless, historically significant, and loved by locals. Today it is more of a light yellow colour than white, has Buddhist carvings on each of its 8 sides, and is 7 storeys high (17 metres). From here, you can walk to the back and take the paths to explore the mountain and a few other historical temples and buildings, including the Arhat, Sangon, and Three-Star Halls. I thoroughly enjoyed this park and its assemblage of historic buildings, forest trails, and gardens. I spent 2 hours here as part of a whole-day, personally-planned riverside walk. Don’t forget your water, hat and suitable walking shoes.
8. Wuquan Mountain Park
9. Crescent Moon Pool
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 387 reviews
Reviewed By DorothyCheong - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
To find oasis in the midst of a desert is interesting. After our camel ride, we took a walk on the boardwalk till the end to find this much talk-about Crescent Moon Lake surrounded by the fine sand dunes (Mingsha Sand Dunes).
10. Lanzhou Shuiche Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 74 reviews
Reviewed By alisonpriceLeeds - Leeds, United Kingdom
A chance to walk past the fast flowing Yellow River and enjoy a range of water wheel Features. Most are interactive and include English descriptions
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