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Tour (ZT-SILK-162):
Departure: Daily | Yearly
This is a "Private Tour Group", it means you have your private car (or bus) and driver, sightseeing with your private local English speaking tour guide, no stranger tourists in the group.
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Itinerary:
Day 01: Entry Shanghai (D)
Our local tour guide will meet you at Huangshan airport or another designated place and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is free.
Day 02: Shanghai / Urumqi (B+L+D)
Sightseeing for: the Bund, Shanghai's famous waterfront promenade, Nanjing Road, the bustling shopping district, and the Jade Buddha Temple, known for its large Buddha carved from a single piece of white jade. Take an afternoon flight to Urumqi and transfer to your hotel. Attend a welcome banquet of local specialties in the evening.
Day 03: Full Day Urumqi Sightseeing (B+L+D)
After breakfast, enjoy an excursion to Tianchi Lake, nestled in the Tianshan Mountain range. Return to Urumqi after lunch and take a city tour. Populated by Han people and thirteen ethnic minorities, Urumqi is quite different from the usual Chinese street scene. Here you can see nomadic Khazakhs, a Middle Eastern bazaar, a jade-carving center and more.
Day 04: Urumqi / Kashgar (B+L+D)
Today's full day excursion takes you to the pasture by the Southern Mountains where you will visit local herds. Take an evening flight to Kashgar, a center for trade between China and the outside world for 2000 years. Upon arrival check into the hotel.
Day 05: Kashgar / Urumqi (B+L+D)
After breakfast, head directly to the Great Bazaar, alive with storybook scenes: thousands of merchants haggling for camels, carpets and other native goods; imams on donkeys and veiled women in their black robes. After wandering the Great Bazaar, you will visit Id Kah Emin mosque, one of the largest in China, and the Tomb of the Fragrant Lady before flying back to Urumqi in the evening.
Day 06: Urumqi / Turpan (B+L+D)
This morning travel overland about 3 hours to Turpan. Sightseeing features Gaochang, and the ruins of Jiaohe City. You'll also visit Grape Valley, in lush contrast to the desert surrounding it, and the amazing 2,000 years old Karez Irrigation Tunnels, which brought water from melting snow on the mountains to this parched city. Attend a music and dance performance in the evening.
Day 07: Turpan / Jiayuguan (B+L+D)
A morning tour includes the Flaming Mountains, named for their vibrant color, Suliman's Minaret and a local village before boarding an overnight soft-seat train to Jiayuguan.
Day 08: Full Day Jiayuguan Sightseeing (B+L+D)
Arrive in Jiayuguan and visit the old fortress standing at the westernmost point of the Great Wall. Climb up this historic "Last Guard House" which guards the pass between two mountain ranges. This famous pass has been the subject of poems and ballads for centuries. Stay overnight in Jiayuguan.
Day 09: Jiayuguan / Dunhuang (B+L+D)
After breakfast transfer overland 4 hours to Dunhuang, driving through the Gobi Desert and grasslands en route. You'll see the beautiful landscape along the Silk Road. Stay overnight in Dunhuang.
Day 10: Full Day Dunhuang Sightseeing (B+L+D)
Excursion to the Mogao Grottoes, the world's richest treasure trove of Buddhist manuscripts and art.
Day 11: Dunhuang / Xian (B+L+D)
Take a morning flight to Xian, where you will transfer to the hotel. Visit the ancient city walls, the Bell Tower and Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Day 12: Full Day Xian Sightseeing (B+L+D)
Today's highlight is a visit to the Archaeological Museum. After lunch, visit the Neolithic Village of Banpo, which contains relics from the earliest known inhabitants of China. In the evening, attend a Tang Dynasty dinner show.
Day 13: Xian / Beijing (B+L+D)
In the morning visit the Grand Mosque and the Muslim quarter. Take an afternoon flight to Beijing, and then transfer to your hotel.
Day 14: Full Day Beijing Sightseeing (B+L+D)
Sightseeing in Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, after lunch, visit the Summer Palace. Beijing Duck dinner will be served in the hotel.
Day 15: Beijing / End Tour (B)
Visit the Temple of Heaven, see off, end tour.
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Price:
2-5 Pax
- High Season (May, June, July, August, Sept., Oct., Nov.)
Deluxe: US$3240.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$760.00)
Standard: US$2980.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$630.00)
- Low Season (Jan, Feb, March, April, Dec.)
Deluxe: US$3180.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$760.00)
Standard: US$2920.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$630.00)
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6-9 Pax
- High Season (May, June, July, August, Sept., Oct., Nov.)
Deluxe: US$3180.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$760.00)
Standard: US$2920.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$630.00)
- Low Season (Jan, Feb, March, April, Dec.)
Deluxe: US$3110.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$760.00)
Standard: US$2860.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$630.00)
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10+ Pax
- High Season (May, June, July, August, Sept., Oct., Nov.)
Deluxe: US$3110.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$760.00)
Standard: US$2860.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$630.00)
- Low Season (Jan, Feb, March, April, Dec.)
Deluxe: US$3050.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$760.00)
Standard: US$2790.00/p.p (Single Supplement: US$630.00)
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Service Specification:
Tour Guide: Private English speaking guide.
Transportation: Private car or van transfer, soft-seat train and plane listed in the itinerary included.
Hotel: 3-star or best available hotel for the "Standard" tour groups, and 4-star or best available hotel for the "Deluxe" tour group. (double occupancy) .
Admission Fee (Entrance ticket): The admission fee (entrance ticket) of tour attractions listed.
Meal: The mark of (B+L+D) means breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
Tourism Insurance: Included.
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Remarks:
- Do not believe the Chinese antique vendor come to you, the "antiques" are ALL not real.
- Don't exchange foreign currency with the "dollar vendors" individuals, exchange with them is illegal in China, contact your hotel reception or tour guide for more help.
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