Day01:
Arrival in Beijing |
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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.
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Meals |
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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.
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Meals |
B |
RA
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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)
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Meals |
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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),
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Meals |
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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.
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Meals |
B |
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Oasis Hotel, 3*. |
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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.
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Meals |
B |
RA |
On the
train (soft sleeper) |
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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.
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B |
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The Silk Road Dunhuang
Hotel (0937-8882088, 4*, 16km from train station) |
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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.
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Meals |
B |
RA |
Sunshine
Plaza – Lanzhou (0931-4608616, 5*, 70km from
the airport) |
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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.
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Meals |
B |
RA |
Simple 2* Labuleng Hotel.
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10: Xiahe - Lanzhou |
Actives |
Go on enjoy
some leisure time there then drive back to
Lanzhou and stay at the Sunshine Plaza.
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Meals |
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Sunshine
Plaza. |
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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. |
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Meals |
B |
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Prince
International Hotel (4*, 029-87632222-207,
city center, 45km from airport) |
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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.
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Meals |
B |
RA |
Prince |
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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.
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Meals |
B |
RA |
A-Live Design
Hotel (4*, 021-51751188, 40km from Pudong
airport) |
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14: Farewell |
Actives |
Hotel pick
up and airport transfer according to your
flight schedule.
Tour ends.
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Meals |
B |
RA |
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