Things to do & places to visit in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu, China

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture prefecture in Gansu, China. Timezone: Asia/Chongqing, current date and time: Thursday, May 16, 2024, 2:03.

Top things to do (15)

Top places to visit (27 attractions)

5.0 Hutou Mountain (1 review)
Mountains

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5.0 Soviet Government Site (1 review)
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Historic Sites
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4.5 Milariba Buddha Pavilion (10 reviews)
- Great
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

I wouldn't go out of my way to visit, but if you get stuck in town (like we did) or if you have to transfer, it is definitely worth it to visit the Milarepa tower. A taxi from the busstation takes 5 minutes (4 RMB) and visiting the tower costs 20 RMB and will not take more than an hour. If you get lucky you'll find monks praying on the ground floor and all 9 floors have beautiful paintings, statues and other Tibetan artefacts. See more..
4.5 Daxia River (9 reviews)
- Beautiful
Bodies of Water

Daxia River Is a beautiful High-altitude river Water clear Raising the Tibetan people See more..
4.5 Yeliguan Forest Park (8 reviews)
- Worth a visit for nature lover.
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Parks • Forests

If you love the green then you can visit the Forest, remember to bring your own refreshment and umbrella if raining comes. Just to spend the holiday out of the city but the traffic up the hills are crazy. See more..
4.5 Gannan Gahai Migratory Birds Nature Reserve (3 reviews)
- Restoration site
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Nature & Wildlife Areas

Gannan Gahai Nature reserve includes Gahai lake which was restored about 10 years ago by raising the lake level closer to the original level before it was drained in the 1960s. this has expanded the area of lakeside wetland vegetation and improved habitat for breeding and visiting waterbirds. See more..
4.0 Sangke Grassland (45 reviews)
- Take Nomad Travel's Day Trip to Sangke Grasslands
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Nature & Wildlife Areas

Nomad Travel's day trip to the Sangke Grasslands gives you an authentic experience of the area unlike any other available option. Wandhikhar grew up in a nomadic Tibetan family and his knowledge of the culture and lifestyle of the local people runs deep. He makes sure to take you way past all the touristy and kitschy Han-run establishments and go deep into the area to see a real, unspoiled view of the area. You'll be able to have a meal at a local dining establishment, hike some of the peaks and even stop into a Tibetan family's tent for tea and snacks. These families are not expecting visitors, and Wandhikhar does not contact them in advance, making it a genuine and unique experience you won't ever forget. I highly recommend contacting Nomad Travel (located inside the Nirvana Hotel in Xiahe)...this was an incredible experience that I will never forget! See more..
4.0 Ganjia Grassland (26 reviews)
- Wind, sun, sky, and silence
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Nature & Wildlife Areas • Ranches

The Ganja grasslands are a stunning landscape of wide open steppe covered by an enormous sky. It's a place for beauty and reflection, which you can do either hiking or biking or walking or driving or just standing still and listening to the silence. It's definitely worth a full afternoon's visit. See more..
4.0 Tianzang Platform of Langmu Temple (18 reviews)
- just a place where funeral held.
Religious Sites

it's in the Langmusi Temple, but u also can go along the river and find a branch on your right up to get there. See more..
4.0 Gahai Lake (14 reviews)
- langmusi wind horse trekking
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Bodies of Water • Nature & Wildlife Areas

beautiful grassland, eagles, yaks, horses, goats... very fresh air, local food(zangba, yak yogurt, yak meat), Tibetan way living, very nice place. Sonam is the guy who manage Wind Horse trekking, offer 1-3 days horse trekking in nomad area. If you wanna live a nomad life in Langmusi, go there, contact this guy, u'll get what u want. See more..
4.0 De'erlong Temple (4 reviews)
- Friendly festival in beautiful temple
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Religious Sites • Monuments & Statues

We happened to past this temple yesterday while travelling from Lanzhou to Xiahe....there was a huge pilgrims gathering in the temple and surrounding fields. After being dropped to Xiahe we headed back to the festival in local taxi we picked on the road (32km /100 rmb return trip and wait for around 3 hrs)...It is beautiful temple and friendly monks invited us to see the ceremonies....later we had walked through the camping site and have an brief insight in nomads lifes....on any other day, this monastery would make a nice stop for few hours. If in area, give it a go! See more..
4.0 Lazikou Forest Park (2 reviews)
- 红色旅游基地
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Historic Sites • Parks • Forests

腊子口景区我们原本是打算游览一下的。
然而路过这儿，把车停路边，下车看了看，感觉有些光秃秃的，所以就在路边随手拍了两张，就当做到此一游，打卡完毕啦。

这儿本身就是一个红色旅游景区，所以我也就没多大兴趣啦。
看了下景区环境感觉并不是那么风景秀丽，所以就临时决定不深入进去参观啦。

如果对红色旅游景区有兴趣，推荐深度游哦。
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4.0 Gesar Flower Grassland (2 reviews)
- Very Pretty, take your own bike and a picnic
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Nature & Wildlife Areas

This place was a nice stop on the way to Sangke Grasslands. Rented a bike and went out for the day, stopped for a picnic and the view before heading on. If in the area I recommend a pit stop & some photos, otherwise plenty more flower grasslands to see at other points. See more..
4.0 A'jiao Vally (1 review)
- 地方很好，适合自驾游
Nature & Wildlife Areas • Geologic Formations

环境很好，风景不错，就是通信不方便，没网。因为是新开发的，基础设施很差，车少，只能包车或自驾游，嘿嘿！晚上可以看藏族风情表演，还可以吃些地方特色的食品，还有就是景区住的地方也很有特色，旁边就是小溪，鸟鸣水流声，很有一番诗情画意。 See more..
4.0 Hezuo Forest Park (1 review)
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Parks • Forests
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4.0 Red Cliff Canyon (1 review)
- Highlight of the Yeliguan tour.
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Points of Interest & Landmarks • Canyons

It really worth a visit at least you see it with your own eyes. All the nature creation. Stunning and a sight to be hold. There is no word to describe it. and there are some food stall outside the attraction. Cheap and edible. See more..
4.0 Yehai Lake (1 review)
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Bodies of Water

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4.0 Zecha Stone Forest (1 review)
- Interesting geological formation
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Geologic Formations
Beautiful rock formation in the northeastern edge of the Qinghai Tibetan plateau. Near to the road crossing from Langzhou to chendu across the ruoergai plateau- full of grasslands, lakes and peatlands. See more..
4.0 Dalijia Mountain (1 review)
- 典型的高原山脉
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Mountains

达力加山在甘肃省夏河县内，但由于在高原上，显得相对高度不算高。山脚下是大片的草原，山上比较冷，植被不多，是典型的高原山脉，交通不便。 See more..
3.5 Bajiao Town Site (10 reviews)
- Great Views!
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Ancient Ruins

We climbed up the long stairways to get to the top to have a great view of the village. You get to see animals on the vast grassland too. It is an ancient castle of the western Han Dynasty. Great views! See more..
3.5 Dangzhou Grassland Scenic Resort (2 reviews)
Nature & Wildlife Areas
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3.5 Bajiao City Ruins (2 reviews)
- ancient 8 walled Tibetan village
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Ancient Ruins • Architectural Buildings

The Bajiao village is ancient and has Tibetan nomads living in it. It houses not more than a few families, it is surrounded by grasslands and the Takkar rocky mountains is right behind it. We enjoyed the time we spent there, for the beautiful countryside also for the experience spending time with the simple nomads See more..
3.0 Benjiao Temple (1 review)
- Not a good road
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Religious Sites
One member of our group really wanted to go there. We got directions from our hotel and were warned about the bad road conditions. It was a snowy day (in mid-May) making visibility difficult and the potholes were filled, making it difficult to figure out how deep they were. We did 20 of the 35 km to get there and turned back as the road became really bad and was blocked. All was not lost as were came across a few herds of yaks and goats crossing the road and some nice scenery through the snow. The whole thing took nearly two hours. See more..
Malu Town (0 review)
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Historic Walking Areas
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Chanding Temple (0 review)
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Religious Sites
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Xicang Temple (0 review)
Religious Sites
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Quantan Site (0 review)
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Historic Sites
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