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10 Days Silk Road Tour

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10 Days Silk Road Tour

start in:Xi'an end in:Kashgar

Destination: Xi'an,Jiayuguan,Dunhuang,Turpan,Kashgar


Trip Overview

We will take you on a tour of the mysterious and fascinating historical Silk Road in China. You will visit the UNESCO World Heritage site, the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, and the historical Turpan, an oasis in the Gobi Desert. You will learn about the ancient Karez irrigation system using wells and underground canals, take a boat cruise in the Heavenly Lake on the Heavenly Mountain (Tianshan), be a guest in a Kazak yurt along the lakeshore, visit the famous Kashgar Sunday Bazaar, and enjoy the beautiful landscape of Karakul Lake along the Karakom highway.


Highlights:

- Xi'an
- Jiayuguan:Guarding the famous Silk Road¡¯s Hexi Corridor
- Dunhuang:China¡¯s most significant capital of Buddhist Art
- Turpan:Known as Fireland and most historical sites preserved well.
- Kashgar

Day

Route

Attraction & Activities

Lodgings

B

L

D

D1

Arrive in Xi'an

Group transfer from Xi'an Airport/Railway

Xi'an,4¡ï

     

D2

Xi'an City

Shan¡¯xi Province Museum, Ancient City Wall, Old Mosque.

Xi'an,4¡ï

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D3

Xi'an City

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses,  Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Xi'an,4¡ï

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D4

Xi'an-Jiayuguan(by airplane) - Dunhuang

Jiayuguan pass, The Great Wall Museum, he Great Wall on the Cliff,

Dunhuang,4¡ï

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D5

Dunhuang to Turpan by train

Mogao Grottoes,Echoing-Sand Mountain and Crescent Lake

The soft sleeper train

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D6

Turpan

Tuyoq Village, Astana Tombs, Bezeklik Grottoes,

Turpan,4¡ï


   

D7

Turpan-Urumqi (200kms,3hrs driving)-Kashgar(by airplane)

Sugong Minaret, Karez Well, Jiaohe Ruins

Kashgar,4¡ï

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D8

Kashgar

Sunday Bazaar Handicraft street, Apak Hoja Tomb,

Kashgar,4¡ï

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D9

Kashgar

Old Town, Idigar Mosque,

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D10

Departure from Kashgar

Group transfer to Kashgar Airport/Railway

End of tour

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Cost & Calendar(minimum pax NO.1)

From:RMB£¤/per person 2018.1.01~12.31 / / /

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Comfortable Class (4¡ïHotels)twin sharing

11300 / / / /

Single room supplement(4¡ïHotels)

1800

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Schedule

Code:S8

2018---10 Days Silk Road Tour(Join in)

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Day 1: Arrive in Xi¡¯an


International flight on your own arrangement. Once arrive in Beijing,be met and transferred to your hotel. Feel free at leisure for the rest of the day.


Overnight in Xi'an,4¡ï

 


Ancient City Wall

 


   

Day 2: Xi'an City, (B)


Morning breakfast at the hotel, we will meet you at the hotel lobby. Then visit the Shan¡¯xi Province Museum, stroll on the Ancient City Wall, Which you have opportunity to cycle on this ancient wall,and then explore the Old Mosque.

Overnight in Xi'an,4¡ï


 


The Terracotta warriors and horses

 

     

Day 3: Xi'an City (B)


Morning visit the historical significance of the amazing The Terracotta Warriors and Horses -where7000 individually crafted clay soldiers stand on guard.Then continue to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda built to house Buddhist scriptures collected by a Chinese Monk,where you can see variety of Buddha statues.

Overnight in Xi'an£¬4¡ï


 


Big wild Goose Pagoda

 

   

Day 4:Xi'an-Jiayuguan(by airplane) - Dunhuang (B)


After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight to Jiayuguan. Upon arrival, Visit the Jiayuguan pass. This Ming Dynasty fort guards the strategic Jiayuguan pass, at the western end of the Great Wall ¨C this was the last section built by the Ming Dynasty. The Great Wall Museum opened to visitor in October 1989 and it is the first one to exhibit the Great Wall culture in a comprehensive and systematic way. Then head to visit the The Great Wall on the Cliff, The wall here was built on the ridge with the gradient of 45 degrees. It is high in the air and it looks as if it fell down from the top of the hill. So people refer to this section of the Great Wall as the 'Suspended Wall'. then drive head to Dunhuang for rest.

Overnight in Dunhuang,4¡ï


 


Jiayuguan pass

 

   

Day 5: Dunhuang to Turpan by train (B)


Echoing-Sand Mountain and Crescent Lake: Located 5 km (about three miles) south of Dunhuang City, the Echoing-Sand Mountain, for many Chinese well known as Mingsha Mountain, is celebrated for the sound of the moving sand. In 1994 it was acclaimed as the national key scenic spot. Together with the Crescent Springand the Mogao Caves, the Echoing-Sand Mountain is most popular sitein Dunhuang travel.You may wonder why the sand makes these different sounds. There is a legend that says how, in ancient times, a general with many soldiers came here to fight in a war with their enemies.

Overnight in Turpan, 4¡ï


 


Mogao Caves


   

Day 6: Turpan


Morning arrive at Turpan, visit the Tuyoq Village, constructed in eastern and western cliffs in Tuyoq valley . more than 40 caves, there are 10 preserving murals. Astana Tombs, This is the graveyard of the residents who lived in the Gaochang City in the Jin-Tang period. Bezeklik Grottoes, which is a complex of Buddhist cave grottoes dating from the 5th to 14th century between the cities of Turpan and Shanshan at the north-east of the Taklamakan Desert near the ancient ruins of Gaochang in the Mutou Valley.


Overnight in Turpan,4¡ï



 

Astana Tombs

     

Day 7: Turpan-Urumqi (200kms,3hrs driving)-Kashgar(by airplane) (B)


Morning visit the Sugong Minaret, the largest Islamic minaret in China built in 1778. Karez Well, which is a special irrigation system in desert areas. And Jiaohe Ruins¡ªwith a history of 2,300 years lies between two rivers on a loess plateau atop a cliff of over 30m. It is one of the best preserved ruins of its ancient era in China, it was include in the World Heritage List on June 22, 2014. then drive back to Urumqi and transfer to the airport to catch your flight to Kashgar.


Overnight in Kashgar,4¡ï




 

Jiaohe Ruins

     

Day 8: Kashgar (B)


Morning breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to the airport to catch your flight to Kashgar. Upon arrival, tour at the Sunday Bazaar (livestock Market) with farmers and buyers arriving by donkey cart, truck, bicycle, horseback, motorbike or on foot, with their animals. It's loud, lively and cheerful as they arrive, eat breakfast, set up their animals and check out the action. Afterwards, your guide and driver will take you to visit the Handicraft street, it gathered hundreds of handicraft workshops, which has become a boutique exhibition for handicraft in Kashgar and Central Asia. Then we¡¯ll visit the Apak Hoja Tomb, which is the holiest place in Xinjiang and an architectural treasure.


Overnight in Kashgar,4¡ï




 

Sunday Bazaar

     

Day 9: Kashgar (B)


After breakfast, we will visit the Old Town, to explore the special culture and life way of local people in Kashgar. Visit the Idigar Mosque, It is the largest Mosque in China and most famous one in Xinjiang. Feel free to explore the city at your leisure for the rest of the day.


Overnight in Kashgar,4¡ï




 

Idigar Mosque

     

Day 10: Depart from Kashgar (B)


After breakfast, you will be transferred to the border or airport to your next destination.


End of tour!



 

     

Price include :


-Private transportation with Good AC through out the itinerary
-Accommodation based on DB/Twins shared rooms listed with breakfast (4star hotel)
-Excellent English speaking guide
-All sightseeing as specified in the itinerary;
-2 bottles of water each person every day
-Airfare: Beijing to Xi¡¯an, Xi'an to Jiayuguan,Urumqi to Kashgar
-Train: first class train from Dunhuang to Turpan
-allowance for the guide and driver
-Travel insurance and government tax
-Visa support letter if necessary


   

   

Price exclude :


-Full board meals listed every day
-Personal expenses and tips to the guide and driver
-Flight arrive in Beijing and leave from Bishkek
-some other tours not listed in the itinerary
-no guide service on airport or train transfer only.
-food on the trains and other lost due to weather condition
-Visas

   

   

   

   

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