Day 1: Arrive in Xining (Pick up by private car, free activities all day)

Day 2: Xining - Riyue Mountain - Daotang River - Qinghai Lake Erlang Sword - Heima River - Rubber Mountain - Chaka Salt Lake

Day 3: Chaka - Qaidam Basin - Chaerhan Salt Lake - Golmud

Day 4: Golmud - U-shaped highway - Dongtai Jinel Lake (far view) - Qinghai Yadan Devil City - Water Yardang - West Taijinel Lake - Mangya Emerald Lake - Mangya

Day 5: Mangya - Aiken Spring - Mars Highway - Mars Camp - Erbo Liang Yadan (far view) - Dachaidan

Day 6: Dachaidan - Dachaidan Emerald Lake - Heidu Mountain (far view) - Oil Town - Aksay - Dunhuang

Day 7: Dunhuang--Mogao Grottoes (Treasure House of Oriental Art)--Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring--Dunhuang

Day 8: Dunhuang City--Jiayuguan Pass City--Zhangye Colorful Danxia--Zhangye/Jiayuguan

Day 9: Zhangye--Qilian Grassland--Menyuan (early July-early August, do not stop for the rest of the time)--Daban Mountain--Xining

Day 10: Xining - return to the sweet home! (Full day free at leisure)