Self-drive from Xining to Lanzhou with rental car

Highlights:

1. Qinghai Lake
2. Ice Ditch Danxia in Zhangye
3. Colorful Danxia Landform
4. Danxia Landform in Zhuoer Mountain
5. Chaka Salt Lake
6. Kunbula National Forest Park

Itinerary:

D1: Arrival in Xining

D2: Xining – Menyuan County – Zhangye

Activities: After breakfast, travel to Menyuan county. After arriving in Daban Mountain, shoot acres of rape flowers in Mengyuan County, which is one of the four great rape bases in China.
Photography: Heiquan Reservoir, acres of rape flowers in Qingshizui Town, sea of flowers and Gangshika Snow Mountain.

D4: Zhangye

Activities: After breakfast, go to Zhangye to shoot Danxia Landform all day.
Photography: Ice Ditch Danxia Landforms in Zhangye and Colorful Danxia Landform.

D5: Zhangye – Qilian County

Activities: Get up early to shoot Qilian Mountain Grassland, which is known as one of the most beautiful grassland in China. Then, go to Heihe Canyon, which is the third great grand canyon in the world. Next, go to Babao Town to shoot the beautiful scenery of Niuxinshan Mountain, which is the treasure of Qilian Mountains.
Photography: Ebao Ancient Town, scenery of Babao River, rape flowers, snow mountain, scenery of Niuxinshan Mountain, Qilian Pastures, panorama of Qilian Snow Mountain and Danxia Landform in Zhuoer Mountain.

D6: Qilian County – Qinghai Lake

Activities: Go to the Qinghai Lake.
Photography: Reshui Grassland, Hudong Grassland, rape flowers of Qinghai Lake and sunset of Qinghai Lake.

D7: Qinghai Lake – Chaka Salt Lake

Activities: Get up early to shoot the magnificent sunrise of Qinghai Lake. Then, travel to Chaka Salt Lake.
Photography: Sunrise scenery of Qinghai Lake, pastoral natural scenery, sunset of Chaka Salt Lake and night scenery.

D8: Chaka – Gui’de County

Activities: After breakfast, drive to Gui’de County to shoot spectacular and strange Danxia landform and ancient buildings made in Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Photography: Ashigong Danxia Landform, Qianzi Lake Wetland Conservation Area, the Yellow River Bridge, Waterwheel of Lanzhou and sunset of the Yellow River.

D9: Gui’de County – Kanbula Town

Activities: Get up early to go to Kanbula National Forest Park, and then shoot forest plants, religious culture, magnificent dam of power station and beautiful valley.
Photography: Peak-forest landform, religious culture, plants landscape, scenery of Lijiaxia Reservoir and Danxia Landform.

D10: Kanbula Town- Lanzhou

D11: Lanzhou – Departure