Train travel along the silk road  (Silk Road Express)  15 Days

Urumqi - Turfan - Dunhuang - Jiayuguan - Tianshui - Xi'an – Beijing

In the morning arrive in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Province. Greeted by the local guide and transferred to hotel.  You will visit the Xingjiang Museum,  the Great Bazaar and Red Mountains in the centre of the city. The rest time is free for you.
1 Night in Urumqi. ****Hotel

In the morning you will go to the South Hill of Tianshan Mountain, in the afternoon take the bus to Turfan. After arrival you will visit the Karez - the underground water system.
2 Nights in Turfan. *** Hotel

Today you will visit the Flaming Mountain, the Jiaohe Ruin City (UNESCO), the Gaochang Ruin City and the old Emin Minaret (the Sulaiman Mosque), a wonderful Minaret in centre and today is a representative buiding of the city-Turfan.

In the morning you will go to the Tuyugou Tal, where is a typist village with Islamic construction at the edge of the Desert -Taklamakan. You can also enjoy the scenery - the Snow Mountain, the Gobi and the Oasis. Or visit a Uyghur Family in the Oasis. All of this will give you a deep impression. Then continue to go to the oasis city - Sha Shan. At night take train to Dunhuang.
1 night in train.

You will visit the Crescent Moon Lake and the Singing Sand Dune, where the oasis and the desert meet together.
2 Nights in Dunhuang. **** Hotel

In the morning you will visit the famous Mogao Grotto (UNESCO). In the afternoon you will visit the White Horse Pagoda. The rest time is free for you.

Dunhuang - Jiayuguan. (B.L.D)

Today take the bus to Jiayuguan. On the way you will visit the Yulin Grotto.
1 Night in Jiayuguan. *** Hotel.

You will visit the Jiayuguan Pass (UNESCO) (the end station of the Great Wall), the Hanged Great wall (this part of the wall is built along the mountain, so it is so called.) and the Wei & Jin Dynasty Tomb. At night take train to Tianshui.
1 Night in train

In the morning arrive in Tianshui. Transfer to hotel. You will visit the Taoism Temple, uquanyuan.
1 Night in Tianshui. *** Hotel

In the morning you will visit the wonderful scenery of the Maijishan Mountain Grotto (UNESCO). Then take train to xi'an, the capital of the Shaanxi Province. 
2 Nights in xi'an. **** Hotel

Visit the Terracotta Army, the City Wall Park and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
You will enjoy the Tang Dynasty Music & Dancing Show at night

Visit the Shaanxi History Museum and the Great Mosque. After visiting you can walk through the old city .At night take train to Beijing.

In the morning arrive in Beijing. Greeted by the local guide and transferred to hotel. You will go to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.
2 Nights in Beijing. **** Hotel

Meals Symbol: B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner