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15 days Ancient Silk Road Tour

Shanghai, Xian, Dunhuang, Urumqi, Turpan, Kashgar, Beijing

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Day 01    Depart from the West Coast to Shanghai

 

Day 02    Arrive in Shanghai . Transfer to the Galaxy Hotel.

 

Day 03    Shanghai - Full day tour of Yuyuang GardenJade Buddha  

                Temple , the ‘Bund’ and Nanjing Road.

             (B/L/D)

   Map of Your Silk Road Tour          

 

                            Map of the Ancient Silk Road

 

Day 04 Morning flight to Xian. Tour the Ancient Wall and  the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Stay overnight at the Jianguo Hotel. (B/L/D)

 

               Xian City Wall

 

               Xian City Wall                                                                               top

 

Day 05    Xian - full day tour of the Terracotta Army, Huaqing  Hot

               Spring, Grand Mosque, etc. (B/L/D)

 

               Terracotta Warriors and Horses - Xian

 

              Terracotta Warriors and Horses - Xian

 

Day 06  Take a flight to Dunhuang. Go for a tour of the Singing Sand

              Mountains and the Crescent Moon  Lake.(Dunhuang Hotel). 

              (B/L/D)

 

               Crescent Moon Lake - Dunhuang

 

               Crescent Moon Lake

 

Day 07   Dunhuang - Tour of Mogao Grottoes (Thousand Buddha  

           Caves ). (B/L/D)

 

               Maogao Grottoes

               

                Maogao Grottoes                                                             top

 

Day 08  Take a flight to Urumqi . Go for a tour of the Museum  and

             learn about the history of Silk  Road (Yindu  Hotel). (B/L/D)

 

Day 09  Travel by coach to Turpan. Visit the ruins of Jiaohe A ncient City and the Karez Well - the  lowest place in China known as the ‘Land of  fruit’ (Turpan Oasis Hotel).(B/L/D)

 

               Karez Well - Turpan

 

               Karez Wells

 

Day 10  In the morning, travel by coach back to U rumqi to catch the

             connecting flight to Kashgar. (Kashi Hotel). (B/L/D)

 

Day 11  Kashgar - visit the Sunday Bazaar, Abakh Hoja  Tomb and the   Id Kah Mosque. Evening return flight to Urumqi (Yindu Hotel). (B/L/D)

 

              Abakh Khoja Tomb - Kashgar

 

              Abakh Hoja Tomb                                                            top 

 

Day 12 Take a flight to Beijing . If time permits, visit  the  Temple of   Heaven. Later, transfer to the Landmark Hotel or similar. (B/L/D)

 

               Temple of Heaven

 

               Temple of Heaven

 

Day 13  Beijing - full day tour of the Forbidden City and  th e Summer

             Palace.  Site of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (B/L/D)

 

               Forbidden City

 

               Forbidden City

 

Day 14  Beijing - full day tour of the Great Wall, Ming  Tomb and

             Sacred Way . (B/L/D)

 

               Sacred Way to the Ming Tombs

 

               Sacred Way to the Ming Tombs                               top

 

Day 15  Depart Beijing for the West Coast. Arrive on  the same day.

             (B/-/-)

 

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This is what clients say about a Vacationland Package Tour

We've been on 10 previous tours to Asia with other wholesalers and this one with Vacationland was hands down the very best we've ever taken. The hotels were first class and the tour guides were knowledgeable, very professional and entertaining. Our every need was taken care of and Susie went above and beyond to make sure that all the little details of our tour was attended to. I'll never take another tour with another operator to Asia...

Ray Kelso,

Chicago, Illinois

 

Dear Vacationland,
I just wanted to personally thank you for a tremendously wonderful trip. We all ate like kings and queens, were treated like royalty. The hotels were 5 stars, with great locations. Shopping was out of this world. I just didn't shop enough. Looking back now, wish I would have bought more. If my friends ask who's my travel agent, can I recommend you? Are you doing any groups or individual planning? I didn't want to say the wrong thing. I know it was quite a problem to help us with our trip, all 10 of us had different itineraries. Thank you so much for a wonderful trip well done again.

Hope your family is well.

Have a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Fondly,

Faye Taam

San Francisco California

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