Private Day Trip to Gansu Provincial Museum, Waterwheel Garden, Iron Bridge of Yellow River and White Pagoda Mountain from Lanzhou

Tour Highlights
• Marvel at the 14cm-tall Flying Horse, an iconic emblem of China at Gansu Provincial Museum.
• Visit Lanzhou Waterwheel Garden along the Yellow River (the second longest river in China.
• Walk the Iron Bridge of Yellow River, the first bridge built on the Yellow River.
• Hike White Pagoda Mountain to enjoy a bird's-eye view of the city of Lanzhou.

About This Tour
• Departure: Daily departing from Lanzhou
• Tour Duration: Approximately 8 hours.
• Pickup Time: Between 07:00 and 10:00, choose a departure time most suitable for you.
• Pickup & Drop-off Place: Your accommodation in Lanzhou
• Advice on Meals: Lunch is not included. We suggest a filling breakfast and perhaps some packed snacks. For an authentic local lunch experience, simply inform your guide, who will help you find a spot.

Tour Itinerary at a Glance
• Pickup from your accommodation in Lanzhou
• Drive to Gansu Provincial Museum
• Visit Gansu Provincial Museum (90 minutes)
• Visit Waterwheel Garden (60 minutes)
• Lunch on your own
• Visit the Iron Bridge of Yellow River (30 minutes)
• Visit Whilte Pagoda Mountain (90 minutes)
• Transfer back to your accommodation in Lanzhou

Tailor This Tour to Meet Your Needs and Requirements
• If you want to customize this itinerary, contact us via WhatsApp (+86 139 1083 0737) or email (info@GrandChinaTravel.com). We'll create a tailor-made tour package just for you.

Price Remark
• Prices are not valid during National Day (Oct 1-7), Chinese New Year, and Labor Day (May 1-5).

Price Inclusions
• Professional English language speaking tour guide
• Air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced driver
• Admission tickets to sightseeing places
• All government taxes

Price Exclusions
• Hotel accommodation.
• Your personal expenses.
• Meals are excluded allowing you flexibility on menu.
• Travel insurance is not included. Please purchase before your trip to provide for any unforeseen circumstances.
• Gratuities to guide & driver. They are customary and would be of great encouragement and reward for quality service.

Additional Info
• Gansu Provincial Museum is closed on Monday tours.
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking.
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
• The itinerary is subject to change due to traffic conditions or bad weather.
• The itinerary is flexible; changes can be made upon written request from travelers.
• IMPORTANT: It is required by the government regulations that travelers must provide their name, gender, nationality, passport number and date of birth to their tour operator upon booking a tour. Failure to do so could result in being denied access or admittance to sites and attractions during sightseeing. When you book this tour, please complete all required fields at checkout. Please bring your passport with you on the tour.

Cancellation Policy
• Cancellations made 24 hours prior to the scheduled departure time will receive a 100% refund.
• Cancellations made within 24 hours of the tour's start time or after the tour begins are non-refundable.
• Cancellation request will be confirmed within 2-5 business days, with refunds issued within 14 working days.

Know Before You Go
• Gansu Provincial Museum is closed on Monday tours.
• Please keep your passport with you at all times, as it might be needed for entrance ticket purchases.
• Pickup time, guide's name, and contact information will be confirmed via WhatsApp or email.
• Your guide will be waiting at the designated meeting place, holding a GoGrandChina welcome sign with your name.
• Meals are not included; please feel free to ask your guide for recommendations.
• If you book an Airbnb, please note that door-to-door pickup and drop-off might not be provided.
• There's a 20-minute grace period for waiting. Failure to show up will result in tour cancellation & no refund.

Hotel Pickup, Transfer to Gansu Provincial Museum
Your private guide will be holding GoGrandChina pickup sign and waiting for you in your hotel lobby (or other appointed meeting place) at the appointed time. You will be transferred to Gansu Provincial Museum by a comfortable air-conditioned private vehicle.

Visit Gansu Provincial Museum
Gansu Provincial Museum is the biggest comprehensive museum in Gansu province. It is one of the best sights in the city and a visit is well worthwhile. Built in 1956, the museum covers a total area of 18,000 square meters (about 4 acres). The museum is divided into two sections-natural resources and historic exhibits. It houses collections of various color-painted potteries of Neolithic Age and treasures of ancient grottoes. In addition, the museum is home to precious linen and silk fabrics, books, wooden and bronze vessels, a great many bamboo slips for writing from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220), frescos and so many other items. A 4-meter-tall Mammoth fossil replica is stored in the museum whose remains were excavated from the Yellow River basin in 1973. Aside from the prehistoric presentations, there are also rare animal exhibits, such as pandas, golden monkeys and red -crowned cranes.

Visit Waterwheel Garden
The Waterwheel Garden, built in 1994, is located by the Yellow River. The garden covers an area of 1.45 hectares (3.58 acres) and is comprised of two waterwheels, a cofferdam, the recreation area and a house of water mill. In the garden, tourists can experience crossing the river on a sheepskin raft, which is the most primeval ferrying tool in the northwest region of the Yellow River. A visit to the Waterwheel Garden will provide an insight into the irrigation tools of ancient times.

Visit Iron Bridge of Yellow River
The late Qing Government built this first iron bridge over the upper reaches of the Yellow River in 1907 under the proposal of local officers in Lanzhou and Gansu and with the help of a Germany businessman. All materials, even the rivets, were transported from Germany to China using ships, trains, carts and any other means possible. The bridge was completed in 1909, and named 'Lanzhou Iron Bridge over the Yellow River'. The name of the bridge was changed to Zhongshan Bridge (Zhongshan is the Chinese name of Dr. Sun Yat-sen) in 1942, to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

Visit White Pagoda Mountain
White Pagoda Mountain, famous for its white pagoda built during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), is located at the northern bank of the Yellow River in Lanzhou. Legend has it that the White Pagoda was built in honor of a well-known Tibetan Lama who died of an illness in Lanzhou when on his way to Mongolia as representative of the leader of Sakyapa in order to meet Genghis Khan. The white pagoda, 17 meters high, has a round foundation and seven floors. Its eight sides contain many statues of Buddha. The mountain where the park is located also boasts the elephant-skin drum, bronze bell and redbub tree, which are the so-called "three treasures of Lanzhou." Tourists enjoy an excellent bird-eye view of Lanzhou from the park.

Transfer Back to Your Hotel
After visiting White Pagoda Mountain, this private tour comes to the end. Your guide and driver will transfer you back to your hotel.