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 Garden , Jade Buddha  

                Temple , the ‘Bund’ and Nanjing Road.

             (B/L/D)

                            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                                                                               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

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

Day 07   Dunhuang - Tour of Mogao Grottoes (Thousand Buddha  

           Caves ). (B/L/D)

                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 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 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

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

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

             Sacred Way . (B/L/D)

               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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