Day 1: Departure place - Xining (Qinghai Xiadu, the provincial capital city)

Day 2: Xining--Qinghai Lake--Chaka Salt Lake

Day 3: Chaka - Chaerhan Salt Lake - Golmud

Day 4: Golmud--Mangya Emerald Lake--Mangya

Day 5: Mangya - Aiken Spring - Mars Camp - Cold Lake

Day 6: Cold Lake--Water Yadan--Emerald Lake--Dachaidan

Day 7: Dachaidan - Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Lake

Day 8: Dunhuang--Mogao Grottoes--Dunhuang loose group