Silk Road China Tours
18 Days Beijing~Xian~Lanzhou~Xiahe~Wuwei~Zhangye~Jiayuguan Dunhuang~Turpan~Urumqi~Shanghai Private Tour
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D01 Arrive Beijing
On arrival in Beijing, meet our guide and transfer hotel. The rest of day is at leisure.
Accommodation - 3 Star Holiday Inn Express Beijing Minzuyuan or similar
D02 Tiananmen Square Forbidden City Temple of Heaven Summer Palace ( B+L )
Pick up from your hotel in the morning. Visit the world largest square-tiananmen Square. Then move on to the largest Imperial
Palace in the world-Forbidden City where 24 emperors of Ming & Qing dynasty lived and controlled China from there for several
hundred years. After lunch, visit the Temple of Heaven which was built in 1420, once was the venue for the Ming and Qing
emperors to offer sacrifices to Heaven and pray for good harvest for the coming new year. The next stop is the the Summer Palace. Known as the largest and best-preserved imperial gardens of the world, the Summer Palace inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1998. Enjoy a short visit of the number one fresh-water pearl market and transfer back to hotel in the late afternoon.
Accommodation - 3 star Holiday Inn Express Minzuyuan or similar.
D03 Badaling Great Wall Ming Tomb Beijing Roast Duck Dinner Acrobatic Show ( B+L+D )
Take a 2 hrs drive to Badaling Great Wall, the symbol of ancient Chinese civilization and the landmark of China. On the way,
visit the jade factory where you can buy some souvenirs. After Chinese style lunch, visit the Changling Mausoleum, the largest of the 13 Ming Tombs. The 13 Ming Tombs are the cemeteries of the 13 Ming emperors after the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beijing. Dinner will the delicious Beijing roasted duck and enjoy Acrobatic Show.
Accommodation - 3 star Holiday Inn Express Minzuyuan or similar.
D04 Beijing Fly to Xian Shaanxi Museum Big Goose Pagoda ( B+L )
Transfer to the airport to connect the flight for Xian. Meet our guide and transfer to hotel. Visit the Shaanxi Provincial
Museum which built after the model of Tang Dynasty and featured with a total of 113,000 relics unearthed locally. Then visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda which was built in AD 648. The pagoda is regarded as a symbol of Xian.
Accommodation: 4 Star Xian Hotel or similar
D05 Terracotta Warriors Xian Fly to Lanzhou Waterwheel Garden Zhongshan Bridge( B+L )
Our sightseeing this morning features the Terracotta Warriors Army and Horses Museum. It is not only reputed as the world's
Largest Military Museum but also the Eighth Wonder of the world. Transfer to airport after lunch and take 1 hr flight for Lanzhou. On arrival, visit the ancient Waterwheel Garden and Zhongshan Bridge. Check in hotel.
Accommodation - 3 star Gansu International Hotel or similar.
D06 Lanzhou ~ Xiahe Labrang Monastery Songke Grassland ( B+L )
Pick up from hotel after breakfast and take 5 hrs drive to Xiahe. Visit the Labrang Monastery, which was first built in 1709. Known as one of the six monasteries for the Yellow Sect of Lamaism, Labrang Monastery enshrines 60,000 Buddhist scriptures and books. Then visit the Songke Grassland and check in the best hotel of Xiahe.
Accommodation - 2 star Xiahe Gengzang Hotel or similar.
D07 Xiahe ~ Lanzhou ( B+L )
Explore Xiahe on your own till pick up from hotel and transfer back to Lanzhou.
Accommodation - 3 star Gansu International Hotel or similar.
D08 Lanzhou ~ Wuwei Wen Temple Lei Tai Han Tomb Five-Springs Mountain Park( B+L )
Pick up from hotel after breakfast and take 4 hrs drive to Wuwei. Visit the Wen Temple which was built in 1439. Followed with Lei Tai Han Tomb, located in north of Wuwei, and is a large brick tomb of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The next short stop is Five-Springs Mountain Park and check in hotel in the late afternoon.
Accommodation - 3 star Wuwei Ronghua Hotel or similar.
D09 Wuwei ~ Zhangye Grand Buddha Temple Wooden Tower ( B+L )
Pick up from hotel after breakfast and take 3.5 hrs drive to Zhangye. Visit the Grand Buddha Temple first. The Buddha here is well-known for being China's biggest indoor sculpture of Nirvana Buddha. After lunch, visit the Wooden Tower of Sui Dynasty.
Accommodation: 4 Star Huachen International Hotel or similar
D10 Zhangye ~ Jiayuguan Jiayuguan Pass Great Wall Museum Great Wall on Cliff ( B+L )
Pick up from hotel after breakfast and take 3.5 hrs drive to Jiayuguan. On the way, vist the Great Wall on cliff. After lunch, visit the Jiayuguan Pass, known as the end of the western section of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall, where one can enjoy a panoramic view of the vast expanse desert on the tower. Followed with the Great Wall Museum and check in hotel.
Accommodation - 4 star Jiayuguan Great Wall Hotel or similar.
D11 Jiayuguan ~ Dunhuang Yulin Grottoes ( B+L )
Pick up from hotel after breakfast and take 4.5 hrs drive to Dunhuang. On the way, visit the Yulin Grottoes.
Accommodation - 4 Star Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel or similar
D12 Mogao Caves Camel Riding Sounding Sand Dune Crescent Moon Lake Dunhuang Turpan ( B+L )
Enjoy a short camel riding along the Sounding Sand Dune. Visit the Crescent Moon Lake, which forms an oasis at the deserts edge. After lunch, visit the Mogao caves. Boast 491 grottoes, Mogao Caves also known as the 1000-Buddha Cave. It is the largest of its kind and one of the best-preserved treasures of the art in the world.
Accommodation - Overnight train.
D13 Gaochang Ruins Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave ( B+L )
Arrival Turpan at 0822am. Meet our guide and check in hotel. After a short rest, tour the Gaochang Ruins, the capital of
local ruler in 7th century. After lunch, visit the Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave where many of Silk Road Travellers stopped here to pay for a successfully journey.
Accommodation - 4 Star Oasis Hotel or similar
D14 Karez Irrigation Site Sugong Minaret Turpan ~ Urumqi Heavenly Lake( B+L )
Morning tour features the Karez Irrigation Site, which the locals are most proud of, the irrigation method is their greatest contribution to desert dwellers. Our last stop is the Sugong Minaret. After lunch, take a 2.5 hrs drive to Urumqi. Enjoy a cruise ride on the Heavenly Lake, a natural lake formed by melted snow.
Accommodation - 4 star Tunhe Ramada Hotell or similar.
D15 Nanshan Pasture Erdaoqiao Bazaar Terai Camp( B+L )
Morning tour features the Nanshan Pasture, where tourist can visit locals' houses to have some milk tea and mutton. In the afternoon, visit the Erdaoqiao Bazaar, a bustling market filled with fruit, clothing, crafts, knives, carpets and more.
Accommodation - 4 star Tunhe Ramada Hotell or similar.
D16 Urumqi Fly to Shanghai ( B )
Pick up from hotel and take a flight to Shanghai. On arrival, meet our guide and transfer to hotel.
Accommodation - 3 Star Holiday Inn Express Putuo or similar
D17 Jade Buddha Temple The Bund Yu Garden Shanghai Museum Former French Concession Area People's Square ( B+L )
Our sightseeing this morning is Jade Buddha Temple, which was built in 1882, is a well preserved Buddhist temple. Then
visit the Ming era Yu Garden which is the most famous classical garden of Shanghai. After lunch, tour the more impressive Bund. Known as the symbol of Shanghai, The Bund featured with 52 high-rises of all styles stand in the west, showing the art of world architecture. Then visit the Old French Concession Area, the White House and Pudong New Shanghai-The People's Square.
Accommodation - 3 star Holiday Inn Express Putuo or similar.
D18 Departure( B )
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport/railway station for departure or at leisure. End of our memoralbe China
silk road tour.
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