This travel will leads you to learn the best-kept history along the Silk Road. We introduce you to enjoy the experience and you will feel yourself as the people lived centuries ago. From this travel you will see another side of China. On one side you will learn the culture concentrated in Beijing and Xi'an. On the other side you will enjoy the differences between the different ethics in different regions.
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Itinerary |
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| 01. Day |
Horgos - Urumqi. (D) |
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Arrive in Urumqi. Greeted by the local guide and transferred to hotel.
1 Night in Urumqi **** Hotel |
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| 02. Day |
Urumqi - Turfan. (B.L.D) |
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In the morning visit the Xingjiang Museum, the Fruit Market and Red Mountains. After lunch you will go to Turfan through the Tianshan Mountains. Turpan is a very important station and trade centre on the Silk Road. It lies in the Flaming Mountain. After arrival you will go to visit the Karez – the underground water system and the Emin Mosque. |
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| 03. Day |
Turfan - Shan Shan. (B.L.D) |
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After the breakfast you will visit the Ruin City - Jiaohe (UNESCO) and the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves. After lunch you will go to another oasis city- Sha Shan at the edge of Taklamakan Desert. You will visit a Uyghur Family.
1 Night in Shanshan. *** Hotel |
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Shanshan - Hami. (B.L.D) |
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You will take a walk at the edge of the Desert- Taklamakan. In the afternoon you will go to the oasis city - Hami.
1 Night in Hami. *** Hotel |
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| 05. Day |
Hami - Dun Huang. (B.L.D) |
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After the breakfast you will visit the Mausoleum of Hui Muslim Kings. Then you will take bus through the Changing Mountain, Gobi Desert and Oasis to Dunhuang.
2 Nights in Dunhuang. **** Hotel |
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| 06. Day |
Dunhuang. (B.L.D) |
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Visit the Mogao Grotto (UNESCO) and other sightseeing point. 25 km southeast from Dunhuang is the Mogao Grotto, which is the best-kept Buddhist art construction in Dunhuang. It has 1.600 years with over 500 Grottos. In the afternoon, you will visit the Crescent Moon Lake and the Singing Sand Dune, where the oasis and the desert meet together. |
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Dunhuang - xi'an. (B.L.D) |
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Fly to xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province. After arrival you will visit the Forest of Stone Tablets Museum.
2 Nights in xi'an. **** Hotel |
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| 08. Day |
Xi'an. (B.L.D) |
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Visit the Terracotta Army (UNESCO) and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.You can enjoy the Tang Dynasty Music & Dancing Show at night. |
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| 09. Day |
Xi'an - Beijing. (B.L.D) |
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Visit the Shaanxi History Museum, the Great Mosque and the City Wall Park. Take train to Beijing.
1 Night in train. |
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| 10. Day |
Beijing. (B.L.D) |
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In the morning arrive in Peking and transferred to the hotel. After breakfast you will visit the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Temple of Heaven.
2 Nights in Beijing. **** Hotel |
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| 11. Day |
Beijing. (B.L.D) |
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In the morning you will go to the Great Wall. After lunch you will visit the Summer Palace. Enjoy your Beijing Duck dinner at night. |
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| 12. Day |
Back Home. (B) |
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After breakfast transferred to the airport and take your select airline back home. |
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Meals Symbol: B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner
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