*11 Days China Silk Road Tour

B: Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner

Day 01 Arrive Beijing
On arrival in Beijing, you will be warmly greeted at the airport by our English speaking guide and transferred for the afternoon tour to the Temple of Heaven where the god of heaven was worshiped in the past. Two nights stay in Beijing. D
Accommodation: 3* Peace Palace Hotel (Or the same class)

Day 02 Beijing
In the morning visit Beijing's geographical center Tiananmen Square. After a short stroll on the Square, walk to the imperial residence Forbidden City. In the afternoon tour to the Great Wall at Badaling. B/L/D

Day 03 Beijing/Xi’an
Transferred to the airport for your domestic flight to Xi’an where the ancient China Silk Road started. Take afternoon tour to the Terracotta Warriors. B/L/D
Accommodation: 4* Le Garden hotel (Or the same class)

Day 04 Xi’an/Dunhuang
Morning tour to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the City Wall. Transfer to the airport for the flight to Dunhuang for a two night stay. Dunhuang is regarded as the throat of silk route. B/L/D
Accommodation:3* Dunhuang Hotel (Or the same class)

Day 05 Dunhuang
Visit the pearl on the silk road Mogao Grottoes in the morning and Local museum in the afternoon. B/L/D

Day 06 Dunhuang/Turpan
Morning visit the famous Mingsha (Humming Sand) Desert and Crescent Moon Lake, coach transfer to the station for the overnight train to Turpan. B/L/D
Accommodation:3* Turpan Hotel (Or the same class)

Day 07 Turpan
Arrive in the morning, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for breakfast. Visit Gaochang Ancient City, which until early Ming dynasty was a thriving town on the silk road, today it has been reduced to a 20 hectare (50 acre) stretch of broken walls and deserted fields. Then move on to Astana Ancient Tombs and Flaming Mountain, a mountain made famous by the classical Chinese mythological novel, Journey to the West, and Karez Irrigation System which was constructed over 2,000 years ago and is considered one of the greatest achivements of ancient China. B/L/D

Day 08 Turpan/Urumqi
Morning take 125 mile (200 km) coach journey from Turpan to Urumqi, In the afternoon visit the Heavenly Lake, a natural lake fed by thawing snow. B/L/D
Accommodation: 4* Universal Hotel (Or the same class)

Day 09 Urumqi/Kashgar
Transfer to the airport for the afternoon flight to Kashgar. You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel for 2 nights stay. B/L/D
Accommodation: 3* Seman Hotel (Or the same class)

Day 10 Kashgar
Visit the Bazaar in the morning. Kashgar is the venue of the Tomb of Apak Hoja (Fragrant Lady), a massive elegant building created in 1640 in a typical Islamic style and the Idkad Mosque, China’s largest Islamic mosque dating back more than 500 years. B/L/D

Day 11 Kashgar/Urumqi/Beijing
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Urumqi. On arrival, connect the onward flight to Beijing. Your Silk Road tour ends here. B

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