S-5: 17-Day Standard Tours of Beijing - Xian - Dunhuang - Turpan - Korla - Minfeng - Hetian - Kashgar - Urumqi – Shanghai

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. 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 - Dunhuang
Visit the Provincial History Museum. After enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque. Take a flight to Dunhuang and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Day 07: Dunhuang - Turpan
You will experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the Crescent Lake in the morning. Visit the Mogao Grottoes in the afternoon. Take an overnight soft sleeper train to Turpan. (B+L+D)

Day 08: Turpan
You will be met at the railway station. After having breakfast at the hotel, visit the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda. (B+L)

Day 09: Turpan
Visit the Gaochang Ruins, the Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave, the Flaming Hill and a local bazaar. (B+L)

Day 10: Turpan - Korla
Drive to Korla. Enjoy the Gobi scenery on the way. Visit the Tiemen Pass up arrival in Korla. (B+L)

Day 11: Korla - Minfeng
Drive to Minfeng county through the Taklamakan Desert and enjoy the scenery of sand dune. Stay overnight at the hotel. (B+L)

Day 12: Minfeng - Hetian
On the way to Hetian, you can visit a local bazaar and the unique minority people's costume in Yutian county. Visit the Silk Village, hundred years' old walnut tree and Paper Making. (B+L)

Day 13: Hetian - Kashgar
Drive to Kashgar. Visit the Yarkant King Mausoleum and the Yingisar Uigur Knife Making on the way. (B+L)

Day 14: Kashgar - Karakuri Lake - Kashgar
Drive to the Karakuri Lake and have a visit there. Drive back to Kashgar and transfer to the local best hotel. (B+L)

Day 15: Kashgar - Urumqi
Visit the famous Sunday Market, the Id Kah Mosque and the Abakh Khoja Tomb. Take a flight to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Day 16: 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 17: Departure from Shanghai
See off. (B)