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The Northwest loop trip with kids is back! The real situation, no cuts!!

A family trip to Dunhuang must be taken during summer vacation: grassland pastures, emerald salt lakes, golden sand dunes, colorful Danxia landforms, millennium-old murals, the Milky Way starry sky🌠... Over a thousand kilometers of natural wonders, only by being there can you truly appreciate this grandeur~ The kids are still talking about the experience of living with Tibetan herders on the grassland, the jingling camel bells at Mingsha Mountain🐫, chasing the sunset by Crescent Lake🌅, and lying on the soft sand dunes counting shooting stars at night🌌... The unique magical journey in the Northwest is truly fascinating~ . 💁‍♀️ For moms traveling with kids, here’s a reference👇 【Day1】Arrive at the airport - check into the hotel After landing, we went straight to the hotel to rest and recharge. 【Day2】Xining - cycling at Qinghai Lake - Erlangjian Scenic Area Morning: Cycling with kids through the rapeseed flower sea (10-15km), with children’s bikes available. Afternoon: Visiting a Tibetan family is super fun! Offering khata scarves, horse riding, making yogurt, drinking butter tea. Accommodation: The lake view room at Qinghai Lake Guanhu International Hotel is amazing; opening the curtains reveals Qinghai Lake. 【Day3】Qinghai Lake - Atomic City - Zhuoer Mountain in Qilian County Morning: Experience the spirit of the two bombs at Atomic City. Afternoon: Watch the Danxia grassland at Zhuoer Mountain, took lots of beautiful photos of the kids. 【Day4】Qilian County - Zhangye Danxia - Jiuquan Zhangye Danxia amazed the kids! The mountains look like a spilled palette of colors, and the kids kept asking, "Why are the mountains colorful?" 【Day5】Jiuquan - Jiayuguan - Dunhuang Mountain Villa Playing soldier cosplay with the kids at Jiayuguan Fortress was super fun. Staying at Dunhuang Mountain Villa was a great choice! The camel plush toy they gave became the kids’ new favorite, and from the fourth-floor restaurant, you can see Mingsha Mountain. The kids even drank all the beef noodle soup. 【Day6】Yangguan Study Tour - Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Lake - Dunhuang Mountain Villa The Yangguan pass permit experience instantly got the kids into character. Riding camels at Mingsha Mountain to watch the sunset, the desert starry sky was breathtaking. 【Day7】Dunhuang - Mogao Academy - Mogao Caves visit - home Highly recommend Mogao Academy! The mud plaster painting and seal carving experience kept the kids quiet for 2 hours. 📌 Important about Mogao Caves! When traveling with kids, you must choose the A ticket! You get to see 4 more caves and skip the lines, which is awesome. The B ticket lines are so long you start doubting life... The parent-child tour we joined this time was really good! Hotels, tickets, and itinerary were all well arranged, and the study content was professional and interesting. The Northwest loop can actually be very easy~ . 👉 How to get the same itinerary? Tap the bottom left of the screen [Chat with TA] to get the plan!
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