Eclipse Program #3 : 72 hours with Eclipse-City to China’s Great Wall Western Front into the Gobi Desert
Our third 2008 China eclipse program will take you to China’s Great Wall Western Front, around Jiayuguan in the Chinese Province of Gansu and is intended for travelers with limited budget or time constraints.
Our journey will begin in Frankfurt (Germany) or Los Angeles (USA). You will board one of our chartered Eclipse Clippers and fly directly to Jiayuguan, the Gateway into the Ancient Chinese Empire, in the middle of Gobi Desert!
Jiayuguan will be our hub for our eclipse viewing program. Whilst on the ground, you will see the magnificence of China’s Great Wall at its westernmost front. Some 100 km away, passing by cotton fields and China’s Space Program location, we will enjoy 1 minute and 50 seconds of totality in our specially built day camp in the Gobi Desert. After the eclipse, we will celebrate with a Gala Dinner in the typical Eclipse-City fashion with our Chinese hosts.
You will be accompanied by our multilingual staff, international astronomy experts, and of course, bilingual local guides. All hotels are self-inspected 3 or 4 star hotels.
The Day after the E-Day, we will fly you back. Your 72 hours with Eclipse-City into the Gobi desert will remain like a dream.

 

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Program 3 : 72 hours with Eclipse-City at Jiayuguan Pass and into the Gobi Desert from Frankfurt (Germany) or Los Angeles (USA)
Thursday July 31st - Saturday August 2nd 2008
1,790 € p.p. (single supplement policy applies)
Day 1: Thursday, July 31st 2008 - The Adventure Begins
If your departure is from Frankfurt (FRA), you will leave Thursday July 31st 2008 late afternoon on our special Eclipse Clipper, direct into the Gobi Desert. Your arrival at Jiayuguan Airport will be on Friday August 1st, early in the morning.
If you depart from Los Angeles International (LAX), your departure will be Thursday July 31st 2008 early morning on our special Eclipse Clipper, direct into the Gobi Desert. Your arrival at Jiayuguan Airport will be on Friday August 1st, early in the morning.

Day 2: Friday, August 1st 2008 - Eclipse Day : 1 minute and 50 seconds of Totality
You will check in your hotel, have a hearty breakfast and freshen up. Your tour begins right away :
Jiayuguan is the Gateway to the Ancient Chinese Empire, the site of the fort that marks the western end of the Great Wall in Gansu Province.
About seven kilometers south of Jiayuguan City lies the Great Wall’s first fire tower, regarded by some as the world’s first frustum, or cut-off pyramid. This structure marks the western beginning of the Ming Great Wall.
After breakfast, we will head for our specially built day camp in the Gobi Desert, just two hours drive away. We have been there ourselves inspecting this site in October 2006. It is stunning, no clouds and it is all there for you : lunch and beverage service, camel riding, hot air balloon and much more.
Now you want to find your own spot. There is ample of space in the Gobi Desert. This location offers more than 1 minute and 50 seconds of totality along with the best weather prospects along the 2008 totality path.
Back in Jiayuguan, you may want to freshen up, change and get ready for our Eclipse Gala Dinner and Show.

Day 3: Saturday, August 2nd 2008 - Great Wall
After a typical Eclipse-City breakfast we will continue our Great Wall program :
Eleven kilometers (6.8 miles) to the downtown Jiayuguan City and 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) from Jiayuguan Pass, the Overhanging Great Wall was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
The Overhanging Great Wall is an extended part of the Jiayuguan Pass, and was once an important component in the medieval military defense system. Winding through the Gobi desert to the steep Black Mountain (Hei Shan), the wall appears to hang over the cliff and block the vital pass of Shiguan Xiakou, which is how it got its name.
We will end our Great Wall program by taking you to the Jiayuguan’s Fortress and Great Wall Museum.
If time permits it, we shall visit the Great Wall Museum with its magnificent exhibition about the different dynastic periods of The Great Wall constructions all over China.
After a short lunch, we will take you to the airport.
For those of you heading back to Frankfurt, you will departure Jiayuguan early afternoon, arriving Frankfurt International early evening.
For those of you heading back to Los Angeles International, your departure will be early evening, arrival LAX by late afternoon.
Due to the nature of those flights, allow yourself enough connecting time.
 




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Last update on February 26, 2007.