SILK ROAD TOURS

Day 01: Arrival in Beijing
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.

Day 02: Beijing
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.The Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a famous restaurant followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.  (B+L+D)

Day 03: Beijing
Visit the Badaling Great Wall. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will be driven to have Sichuan food at a local popular restaurant. Visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. (B+L)

Day 04: Beijing - Xian
Visit the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. Visit the City Wall. (B+L)

Day 05: Xian
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. To avoid having the poor food at the site, you will take highway back to downtown to have lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Mosque. After you enjoy the local speciality, the Dumpling Banquet, you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show. (B+L+D)

Day 06: Xian - Jiayuguan
Visit the Provincial History Museum. After enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant, take a flight to Jiayuguan and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Day 07: Jiayuguan
Visit the Jiayuguan Pass, the Wei-Jin Art Gallery and the First Fire Tower of Great Wall. (B+L)

Day 08: Jiayuguan - Dunhuang
Drive to Dunhuang and transfer to the hotel. You will experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the Crescent Lake. (B+L)

Day 09: Dunhuang - Turpan
Visit the Mogao Grottoes and the Dunhuang Museum. Take an overnight soft sleeper train to Turpan. (B+L+D)

Day 10: Turpan
Our guide will meet you at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel. After having breakfast at the hotel, visit the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda. (B+L)

Day 11: Turpan - Urumqi - Kashgar
Visit the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, the Gaochang Ruins and the Flaming Hill. Transfer to Urumqi to take a flight to Kashgar. Transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Day 12: Kashgar - Urumqi
Visit the famous Sunday Market, the Id Kah Mosque, the Old Street and the Abakh Khoja Tomb. Take a flight back to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Day 13: Urumqi - Shanghai
Take a flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Yuyuan Garden, the Bund and a local family. The farewell dinner is served at Central Hotel, whose restaurant Wang Bao He has a history of around 260 years and is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. The memorable dinner will be followed by the Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre. (B+L+D)

Day 14: Departure from Shanghai
See off. (B)