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23-Day The Silk Road Discovery Tour

Tour Code:TE-SRC-2301
Start in:Beijing
End in: Shanghai
Destinations:Beijing → Urumqi → Korla → Kuqa → Aksu → Kashgar → Hetian → Minfeng → Korla → Turpan → Dunhuang → Xian → Shanghai
Day 1  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.

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Day 2  Beijing sightseeing

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.

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Day 3  Beijing sightseeing

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. The a la carte dinner is served at a famous Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area.

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Day 4  Beijing - Urumqi

Visit the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel.

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Day 5  Urumqi - Korla

Drive to Korla.

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Day 6  Korla - Kuqa

Drive to Kuqa and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Subashi Ruins.

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Day 7  Kuqa - Aksu

Visit the Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves. Drive to Aksu and transfer to the hotel.

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Day 8  Aksu - Kashgar

Drive to Kashgar and transfer to the local best hotel.

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Day 9  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.

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Day 10  Kashgar sightseeing

Visit the famous Sunday Market, the Id Kah Mosque and the Abakh Khoja Tomb.

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Day 11  Kashgar - Hetian

Drive to Hetian. Visit the Yarkant King Mausoleum and the Yingisar Uigur Knife Making. Stay overnight at the hotel.

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Day 12  Hetian - Minfeng

Visit the Silk Village, hundred years' old walnut tree and Paper Making. On the way to Minfeng, you can visit a local bazaar and the unique minority people's costume in Yutian city. Stay at the hotel in Minfeng.

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Day 13  Minfeng - Korla

Drive to Korla through the Taklamakan Desert and enjoy the scenery of sand dune. Stay overnight at the hotel.

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Day 14  Korla - Turpan

Drive to Turpan and transfer to the hotel.

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Day 15  Turpan sightseeing

Visit the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, the Gaochang Ruins and the Flaming Hill.

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Day 16  Turpan - Dunhuang

Visit the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda. Take an overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang.

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Day 17  Dunhuang sightseeing

Pick you up at the railway station and transfer to the hotel. Breakfast is on your side. Visit the Mogao Grottoes and the Dunhuang Museum.

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Day 18  Dunhuang - Xian

You will experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the Crescent Lake. Take a flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. A sumptuous buffet dinner will be served for you at the hotel this evening.

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Day 19  Xian sightseeing

Visit the Terracotta Warriors 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 City Wall. This evening you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian)

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Day 20  Xian sightseeing

Visit the Provincial History Museum. After enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque and a local family.

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Day 21  Xian - Shanghai

Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, take a flight to Shanghai and be transferred to the hotel.

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Day 22  Shanghai sightseeing

Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. The farewell dinner is served at Wang Bao He Hotel (4 star), followed by the Portman Acrobatic Show at Shanghai Centre Theatre.

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Day 23  Departure from Shanghai

See off.

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Private Tour Prices ( Based on per person and shown in US dollars ) 

Group size
Season
2-4 Travelers 5-9 Travelers 10 Travelers &above Children price Single supplyment
 Mar.2008-May.2008 4441 3364 2812 -- 772
 Jun.2008-Oct.2008 4504 3430 2921 -- 844
 Nov.2008-Feb.2009 4351 3275 2698 -- 701
Remark : The above prices will daily float with the USD-RMB exchange rate, all the prices will be confirmed by the exchange rate on the day when you book this tour.
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