There are occasional buses from Zhangye to villages near Matisi, but it is probably easiest to hire a taxi for the entire day (RMB150) if you are returning to Zhangye. If you are staying overnight, arrange for a driver to come back. Hitchhiking is not recommended as the traffic is light.
However, there seem to be a good number of visitors by car to Matisi, so hitching may be possible on the way back.
During the peak summer season there is one bus that departs from Zhangye for Matisi each day for visitors. There are three buses from Matisi to Zhangye each day, but they leave early in the morning, returning to Mati village around 2pm, so not much use for the whole day.
The tourism authorities haven't yet made the arrangements for the daily tourist bus in 2006, so ask at the hotel in Zhangye when you arrive.
Updated Apr 23, 2006
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