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Silk Road Expedition

Xian - Tianshui - Lanzhou - Xiahe - Tongren - Xining - Zhangye - Jiayuguan - Dunhuang - Turpan - Urumqi - Kashgar

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Description :Being the most important trading route for centuries,Silk Road had witnessed the product and culture exchanges between China and the west. An expedition along this route will bring the remote memory back to life.

Tour Code : CHSR-05

Duration : 18 Day(s) / 17 Night(s)

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Tour Days	Destinations	Today's Activities
Day 1	Xian	Shaanxi History Museum, Great Mosque, Dumplings Banquet [detail]
Day 2	Xian -> Tianshui	Terra-Cotta Warriors, The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Transportation [detail]
Day 3	Tianshui -> Lanzhou	Maijishan Grottoes, Fuxi Temple, Transportation [detail]
Day 4	Lanzhou	Gansu Provincial Museum, White Pagoda Park, Zhongshan Iron Bridge [detail]
Day 5	Lanzhou -> Xiahe	Bingling Temple Grotto, Transportation [detail]
Day 6	Xiahe	Xiahe Labrang Monastery [detail]
Day 7	Xiahe -> Tongren	Transportation, Longwu Monastery and an art gallery [detail]
Day 8	Tongren -> Xining	Transportation, Ta'er Monastery (Kumbum Monastery) [detail]
Day 9	Xining -> Zhangye	Transportation, Matisi Grottoes [detail]
Day 10	Zhangye -> Jiayuguan	Giant Buddha Temple, Jiayuguan Pass, Transportation [detail]
Day 11	Jiayuguan -> Dunhuang	Transportation, Singing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring [detail]
Day 12	Dunhuang -> Turpan	Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang Museum, Transportation [detail]
Day 13	Turpan	The Ancient City of Gaochang, The Flaming Mountain, The Grape Gorge [detail]
Day 14	Turpan -> Urumqi	Astana Ancient Graves, Karez, Xinjiang Regional Museum, Transportation [detail]
Day 15	Urumqi -> Kashgar	Heavenly Mountain and Heavenly Lake, Transportation [detail]
Day 16	Kashgar	Grand Bazaar in Kashgar, Abakh Khoja Mausoleum, Id Kah Mosque [detail]
Day 17	Kashgar -> Urumqi	Old City of Kashgar, Transportation [detail]
Day 18	Urumqi -> Kashgar -> Urumqi	Departure from Urumqi [detail]

Day 1 - Xian (B, L, D)

Visits : Great Mosque

Upon your arrival, our guide will meet you and transfer you to the city center. pay a visit to Shaanxi History Museum, which is one of the first huge state museums with modern facilities in China with over 300,000 items. After lunch pay a visit to the Great Mosque which stands on the Muslim Street, a famous food street in Xian. Tonight, enjoy delicious Dumplings Banquet.

Day 2 - Xian -> Tianshui (B, L)

Visits : Terra-Cotta Warriors, The Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Today visit the world famous Terra Cotta Warriors. It was discovered in 1974 and considered one of the eight wonders in the world. In the afternoon enjoy a leisure visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, one of the most important historical sites in Xian. head for the railway station and take a safe, fast and comfortable train ride to Tianshui.

Day 3 - Tianshui -> Lanzhou (B, L)

Visits : Maijishan Grottoes

Today take you to Maijishan Grottoes, one of the four most famous Buddhist grottoes in China, known for the vivid clay sculptures. In the afternoon visit Fuxi Temple. you will be transferred to Lanzhou by private car.

Day 4 - Lanzhou (B, L)

Visits : Gansu Provincial Museum, White Pagoda Park, Zhongshan Iron Bridge

Today visit Gansu Provincial Museum, where you will get to know more about the history of the city. After having lunch visit the Water-wheel Park, Zhongshan Iron Bridge and White Pagoda Hill.

Day 5 - Lanzhou -> Xiahe (B, L)

Visits : Bingling Temple Grotto

After enjoying your breakfast pay a visit to Binglingsi Grottoes which are a series of grottoes with Buddhist sculpture carved inside. This afternoon you will be transferred to Xiahe by private car.

Day 6 - Xiahe (B, L)

After breakfast we will take you to Xiahe Labrang Monastery. With Tibetan architectural layout, Labrang Temple's construction patterns are mostly a combination of both Tibetan and Han styles.

Day 7 - Xiahe -> Tongren (B, L, D)

After enjoying your breakfast you will be driven to Tongren. In the afternoon visit Longwu Monastery and an art gallery to see how local people make Tangkha.

Day 8 - Tongren -> Xining (B, L)

Today you will be driven to Xining. In the afternoon the tour takes you to Kumbum Monastery, one of the six biggest Tibetan monasteries. It is the birth place of Tsongkhapa, the founder of Gelupa, Yellow sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

Day 9 - Xining -> Zhangye (B, L)

After breakfast you will be driven to Zhangye. After having lunch visit Matisi Grottoes.

Day 10 - Zhangye -> Jiayuguan (B, L)

After enjoying your breakfast pay a visit to Giant Buddha Temple which hosts the biggest in-door sculpture of sleeping Buddha. This afternoon you will be transferred to Jiayuguan by private car. After that, built in the Ming Dynasty, the Jiayuguan Pass is one of the best-preserved passes in China as well as the largest pass on the ancient Great Wall.

Day 11 - Jiayuguan -> Dunhuang (B, L)

Visits : Singing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring

Today you will be driven to Dunhuang. In the afternoon you are going to experience the magical natural power in Echoing-sand Dune & Crescent-moon Lake.

Day 12 - Dunhuang -> Turpan (B, L, D)

Visits : Mogao Grottoes

This morning drop to Mogao Grottoes .As the largest, best preserved and richest treasure house of Buddhist art in the world,Mogao Grottoes still keep their bright colors and are clearly discernible. In the afternoon you will visit Dunhuang Museum. Then you will transfered to Dunhuang railway station and take an overnight train to Turpan.

Day 13 - Turpan (B, L)

Visits : The Ancient City of Gaochang, The Flaming Mountain, The Grape Gorge

After enjoying your breakfast you will visit to this oasis city includes Gaochang Ruined City and Flaming Mountain. After lunch go to visit Emin Minaret and Grape Valley.

Day 14 - Turpan -> Urumqi (B, L)

Visits : Astana Ancient Graves, Karez, Xinjiang Regional Museum

Today you will visit Astana Tombs, where the ancient people of the Gaochang city are buried. Then explore the Karez Well, an irrigation system of wells connected by underground channels and is considered to be one of the three great ancient projects in China. In the afternoon you will be transferred to Urumqi by private car. After that, enjoy your time in Xinjiang Regional Museum.

Day 15 - Urumqi -> Kashgar (B, L, D)

This morning you will visit the picturesque Heavenly Mountain and also have a boat trip on the Heavenly Lake. Then you will be transferred to the airport and board the flight to Kashgar.

Day 16 - Kashgar (B, L)

Visits : Grand Bazaar in Kashgar, Abakh Khoja Mausoleum, Id Kah Mosque

This morning you will go to Kashgar Bazaar to buy local things,which is the biggest international trade market in the northwest region of China.It has the most abundant goods, the lowest prices, and the most buyers.

After having lunch visit the largest Idkah Mosque and Apakh Hoja Tomb.

Day 17 - Kashgar -> Urumqi (B, L)

Visits : Old City of Kashgar

This morning you will visit a school, and a workshop where traditional carpet are made. You also tour the old town, a warren of twisting alleys and whitewashed walls, in a donkey cart taxi. Then you will be transferred to the airport and board the flight to Urumqi.

Day 18 - Urumqi (B)

Free till being transfered to the airport. End of the fabulous tour in China.

Hotels

City	Deluxe Class	Superior Class	Tourist Class
Xian	Shangri-la Golden Flower Xian	Grand Mercure On Renmin Square Xian	Mercure Xian on Renmin Square
Tianshui	Tianshui Hotel	Golden Sunshine Hotel Tianshui	Tianshui Jinlong Hotel
Lanzhou	Sunshine Plaza	JinJiang Sun Hotel	Gansu International Hotel
Xiahe	Lapuleng Hotel	Langmu Temple Hotel	Langmu Temple Hotel
Tongren	Tongren Regong Hotel	Tongren Regong Hotel	Yunlong Hotel Tongren
Xining	Yinlong Hotel Qinghai	Tianniange Hotel	Xining Yuandong Hotel
Zhangye	Huachen International Hotel	Zhangye Hotel	Dianli Hotel
Jiayuguan	Great Wall Hotel	Great Wall Hotel	Guo Tai Hotel Jiayuguan
Dunhuang	Grand Soluxe Hotel Dunhuang	The Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel	Dunhuang International Hotel
Turpan	Tuha Petroleum Hotel	Turpan Huozhou Hotel	Turpan Hotel
Urumqi	Mirage Hotel Urumqi	Hotel World Plaza Xinjiang	xinjiang city hotel
Kashgar	Kashi Tianyuan International Hotel	The Eden hotel	Seman hotel

Price per person

Category	1 Person	2-5 person	6-9 person	SSP
Deluxe Class	USD8591	USD5556	USD3993	USD1110
Superior Class	USD7959	USD5240	USD3677	USD794
Tourist Class	USD7630	USD5075	USD3513	USD630
Note: SSP refers to Single Room Supplement Price.

- Hotel accommodation (or similar class, double occupancy)
- Entrance fees as specified in the itinerary
- Meals as specified in the itinerary (B= breakfast, L= Chinese lunch, D= Chinese dinner)
- Experienced English speaking guide in each city
- Air-conditioned private car or van for transfers and sightseeing
- Domestic flights (economy class), airport tax and fuel charge
- Train as specified in the itinerary
- Service Charges & Government Taxes
- Travel Agency Liability Insurance

- International transportation
- Chinese visa
- Personal expenses such as: excess luggage charge (please verify your flight documentation), beverages, laundry services, etc.
- Tips or gratuities to local driver and guide

Comments

Wesley Wheaton says:

We were so lucky that we got rain when we visited Maijishan Grottoes.Then we saw the fairyland.

(SEP 10, 2011 at 20:32)

Muhammad Ali says:

The silk road tour was very impressive.It enlarged my view and showed how Chinese people communicate with people from the Arab world.

(AUG 18, 2011 at 14:37)

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