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15 Days Summer Exploration on the Silk Road

Beijing - Urumqi - Turpan - Korla - Kuqa - Hetian - Yarkent - Kashgar

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Description :Being the most important trading route for centuries, the Silk Road had witnessed the product and culture exchanges between China and the west. An expedition on the Silk Road in northwest China this summer!

Tour Code : CHSR-07

Duration : 15 Day(s) / 14 Night(s)

Departure Date :

Itinerary & Price

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Tour Days	Destinations	Today's Activities
Day 1	Beijing	Arrival in Beijing [detail]
Day 2	Beijing -> Urumqi	Transportation [detail]
Day 3	Urumqi -> Turpan	Transportation, Jiaohe Ancient City, Turpan Museum [detail]
Day 4	Turpan	Astana Ancient Graves, The Thousand-Buddha Caves of Bezklik, The Ancient City of Gaochang, The Flaming Mountain [detail]
Day 5	Turpan -> Korla	Transportation, Bosten Lake [detail]
Day 6	Korla -> Kuqa	Transportation, Kuqu Museum and Subashi ancient city [detail]
Day 7	Kuqa	Kyzil Buddha Caves, Kyzil-gaha beacon tower [detail]
Day 8	Kuqa -> Hetian	Transportation [detail]
Day 9	Hetian	Qiraa County Damoko Site, local family workshops of tie-dyed silk jade carving, silk carpet factory [detail]
Day 10	Hetian	Rawaq Pagoda ruins, Uygur silk village of Jiya, Jade Factory [detail]
Day 11	Hetian -> Yarkent -> Kashgar	the ruins of the king mausoleum, Transportation, Transportation [detail]
Day 12	Kashgar	Karakul Lake [detail]
Day 13	Kashgar -> Urumqi	Sunday market, Abakh Khoja Mausoleum, Id Kah Mosque, Transportation [detail]
Day 14	Urumqi -> Beijing	Transportation [detail]
Day 15	Beijing -> Urumqi -> Beijing	Departure from Beijing [detail]

Day 1 - Beijing (No meal included)

Upon arrival, you will be greeted by the guide and be transferred to your hotel in the city center.

Day 2 - Beijing -> Urumqi (B)

Today you will be transferred to the airport for the flight to Urumqi.

After lunch enjoy a half day free at leisure.

Day 3 - Urumqi -> Turpan (B, L)

Visits : Jiaohe Ancient City, Turpan Museum

Today This morning take a train to Turpan. In the afternoon pay a visit to Emin minaret, Jiaohe Ancient City and Turpan Museum to feel the special charming of the city.

Day 4 - Turpan (B, L)

Visits : Astana Ancient Graves, The Thousand-Buddha Caves of Bezklik, The Ancient City of Gaochang, The Flaming Mountain

Today enjoy full day visit to the Flaming Mountains, Bazeklik Buddhist Caves, Astana Tombs and Gaochang Old Town.

Day 5 - Turpan -> Korla (B, L)

After breakfast you will be driven to Korla. After lunch take a boat ride on Bosten Lake.

Day 6 - Korla -> Kuqa (B, L)

Today you will be driven to Kuqa. In the afternoon Kuqa was the centre of the ancient Quici Kingdom, one of the most powerful Buddhist kingdoms in central Asia. Visit the ancient city of Subashi and take a walk through the old town area. Then visit Kuqa museum.

Day 7 - Kuqa (B, L, D)

After breakfast we visit the Kyzil Buddha Caves; they are among the earliest of Buddhist cave sites in China and show strong design styling from Persia, India and even central Asian and Greco-Roman influences. In the afternoon pay a visit to the Kyzil-gaha beacon tower. Founded in 2nd century BC, it is an ancient military communication system on the Silk Road.

Day 8 - Kuqa -> Hetian (B, L, D)

Today you will be driven to Khotan. After lunch enjoy a half day free at leisure.

Day 9 - Hetian (B, L)

This morning drive to Qiraa County Damoko Site .In Damoko Village we will visit the Little Monastery Museum. We will see many perfect frescos with Kandahar style, smallest monastery in the world (4.5 sq.m) and many other perfect national treasures.
After lunch back to the city and visit local family workshops of tie-dyed silk jade carving, silk carpet factory.

Day 10 - Hetian (B, L)

After enjoying your breakfast visit the ancient Buddhist Rawaq Pagoda Ruins which were built in Tang dynasty 6th century AD and are a combination of Persian and Indian architectural style. Here you will also be able to enjoy camel riding. After lunch visit the local Uygur silk village of Jiya. Here you will see traditional Uygur silk production called Atlas. Khotan is renowned for its silks, carpets and jade, which are considered the finest in China. We will visit a jade factory.

Day 11 - Hetian -> Yarkent -> Kashgar (B, L, D)

Today you will be driven to Yarkent. After that, visit the Ruins of the King's Mausoleum at Yarkent. Yarkent is mostly populated by Uigur ethnic people. Yarkent was the capital of the ancient Uigur Karakhanid Dynasty, and during the silk road trade period it was called the spice route to and from Persia and Afganistan. After having lunch you will be transferred to Kashgar by private car.

Day 12 - Kashgar (B, L, D)

After enjoying your breakfast drive to Karakul Lake (396km round trip). On the way you can enjoy the scenery of the magnificent Karakoram highway.

Day 13 - Kashgar -> Urumqi (B, L, D)

Visits : Abakh Khoja Mausoleum, Id Kah Mosque

After enjoying your breakfast you will spend the entire morning strolling around the Sunday market. This afternoon visit the largest Idkah Mosque and Apakh Hoja Tomb. Then you will be transferred to the airport and board the flight to Urumqi.

Day 14 - Urumqi -> Beijing (B)

After enjoying your breakfast you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Beijing. In the afternoon enjoy a half day free at leisure.

Day 15 - Beijing (B)

After breakfast you will be transfered to the airport and take flight back home.

Hotels

City	Deluxe Class	Superior Class	Tourist Class
Beijing	Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall	Holiday Inn Downtown Beijing	Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple of Heaven
Urumqi	Mirage Hotel Urumqi	Hotel World Plaza Xinjiang	xinjiang city hotel
Turpan	Tuha Petroleum Hotel	Turpan Huozhou Hotel	Turpan Hotel
Korla	Lou lan Hotel	Lou lan Hotel	Bazhou Hotel
Kuqa	Kuche International Hotel	Kuche International Hotel	Kuche Hotel
Hetian	Hetian Zhejiang Hotel	Hetian Zhejiang Hotel	Hetian 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	USD5760	USD3450	USD2824	USD843
Superior Class	USD5236	USD3187	USD2562	USD581
Tourist Class	USD5002	USD3070	USD2444	USD464
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

Tim says:

I saw dinosaur fossils in the Turpan Museum. So, dinosaurs lived in the desert, too?

(MAR 12, 2011 at 7:55)

Kimjho Dwahn says:

Paintings in the Thousand-Buddha Caves of Bezklik are all too badly damaged to be viewed properly... Those in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are much better.

(MAY 3, 2011 at 10:6)

Heson Loyaw says:

It s great to have a vast lake like the Bosten in a grand desert. A pleasant boat trip we had!

(AUG 23, 2011 at 4:41)

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