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Silk Road
 
Tour Code: SK-01
14-Day Silk Road Tour
 
 
Preview
Urumqi Xinjiang-style life
Turpan / Jiaohe Ruins / Karez Well / Grape Valley / Flaming Hill
Dunhuang Camel-riding / Echoing-Sand / Crescent Lake / Mogao Grottoes
Lanzhou Waterwheel Garden / Sangke Grassland / Tibetan family
Xi'an Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum

Chase the ancient silk road, the charming never fade away...
Experience Xinjiang, ride a camel cross the desert
Best time to go is Aug, Sept in autumn.

 
Itinerary: (RA=Recommended Accommodation; RM=Recommeded Meals, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
Day01: Arrival in Beijing
Actives
Upon your arrival, Beijing local guide and driver will meet you at the airport, drive about 30km to downtown hotel. Stay and relax.
Peking duck reserved as welcome dinner. Back to your hotel.

 
Meals
D
RA
Grand View Garden Hotel
Day 02: Great Wall Hiking
Actives
Your guide meet you at the hotel lobby at the dated time, drive for about two hours to Juyongguan Great Wall, the most popular great wall for foreing visitors, hiking the great wall escorted by your guide and learn the knowledge of this great project.
In the evening enjoy Massage to relax your body.
 
Meals
B
RA
Grand View Garden Hotel
Day 03: Beijing Impression
Actives
Your guide meet you at the hotel lobby at the dated time, set out for today's visiting.
Today's hightlights:
Tiananmen Square-A must-see in Beijing, symbol of the capital; Also an ideal place for flying kites in spring and autumn.
The Forbidden City-The most splendid royal palace architecture well preserved in the world.
After visiting the twe sites, have a break and get ready for lunch.
Hutong pedicab visit- historic residential neigbhourhood – the hutong refers to the lanes and alleys that once dominated the residential districts of the city before 1949, a very special scenery in Beijing.
Then learn about some of the traditional arts of old Beijing handicrafts, such as Paper Cutting, Kite Making, and appreciate a Chinese calligraphy show.
Evening Activity: Beijing Opera Show (Liyuan Theater, Starts at 19:30, ends at 21:10, with interpretation in English in the screeen)
 
Meals
B
RA
Grand View Garden Hotel
Day 04: Beijing – Urumqi (4-hour fly)
Actives
Hotel pick-up and airport transfer. Fly to Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Province.
Urumqi local guide and driver meet you at Urumqi Diwopu airport upon your arrival and transfer to hotel. If you wish, you can take a stroll at the night market, enjoy Xinjiang-style life.

Tips:
Extra packing: sunglasses, suntan oil, skin pomade, lip balm, hat, umbrella, layer of clothes(dramatic temeperature change), essential balm(as mosquito repellent),

Meals
B
RA
Sheraton Urumqi Hotel (5*, 0991-6999999, 20km from airport, local best at present)
Day 05: Urumqi – Turpan (180km)
Actives
Drive to Turpan and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Grape Valley, if come at the right time, fully taste the fresh grapes.
Meals
B
RA
Oasis Hotel, 3*.
Day 06: Turpan – Dunhuang (by train)
Actives
Visit the Gaochang Ruins, the Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave and the Flaming Hill. Drive about 40km to the train station to take an overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang.
Train L126, 17:54 –08:28. the next day.
Meals
B
RA
On the train (soft sleeper)
Day 07: Dunhuang sightseeing
Actives
Arrive in Dunhuang at 08:30 in the early morning. Dunhuang local guide pick you up at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel. Relax for a while.
The rest of the day, you will experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the Crescent Lake, explore the desert.
Meals
B
RA
The Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel (0937-8882088, 4*, 16km from train station)
Day 08: Dunhuang – Lanzhou (2-hour-fly)
Actives
Breakfast in hotel. Visit the Mogao Grottoes. Drive about 13km to Dunhuang airport to catch the flight to Lanzhou and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Waterwheel Garden.
Taste Lanzhou noodles.
Meals
B
RA
Sunshine Plaza – Lanzhou (0931-4608616, 5*, 70km from the airport)
Day 09: Lanzhou – Xiahe (6-hour-drive)
Actives
Transfer to Xiahe and check in at the hotel. Visit the Sangke Grassland and have a visit to a Tibetan family.
Meals
B
RA
Simple 2* Labuleng Hotel.
Day 10: Xiahe - Lanzhou
Actives
Go on enjoy some leisure time there then drive back to Lanzhou and stay at the Sunshine Plaza.

Meals
/
RA
Sunshine Plaza.
Day 11: Lanzhou –Xi'an (1-hour-fly)
Actives
Breakfast in hotel, drive 70km to the airport to take flight to Xian. Xi'an local guide and driver pick you upon your arrival, drive about 50km to the hotel.
Visit the City Wall and the Provincial History Museum. Dumpling banquet recommended as dinner.
Meals
B
RA
Prince International Hotel (4*, 029-87632222-207, city center, 45km from airport)
Day 12: Xi'an city tour
Actives
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Bell and Drum Tower. Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show recommended in the evening. Back to Prince.
Meals
B
RA
Prince
Day 13: Xi'an – Shanghai (2-hour-fly)
Actives
Hotel pick-up and airport transfer. Take a flight to Shanghai.
Shanghai local guide and driver meet you upon your arrival, drive about 40km to the hotel. Visit Oriental TV Tower, Nanjing Road, the Bund. Authentic Shanghai Cuisine recommended as farewell dinner. If you take interest, you can appreciate the Acobatics performance in the evening.
Back to your hotel.
 
Meals
B
RA
A-Live Design Hotel (4*, 021-51751188, 40km from Pudong airport)
Day 14: Farewell
Actives
Hotel pick up and airport transfer according to your flight schedule.
Tour ends.
 
Meals
B
RA
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