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16-Day Tours of Silk Road

Tour Code:TE-SRC-1602
Start in:Beijing
End in: Shanghai
Destinations:Beijing → Xian → Jiayuguan → Dunhuang → Turpan → Urumqi → Kashgar → Urumqi → 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 - Xian

Visit the Summer Palace and the Lama Temple. 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 5  Xian sightseeing

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 City Wall. This evening you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace

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Day 6  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 7  Xian - Jiayuguan

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

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Day 8  Jiayuguan sightseeing

sit the Jiayuguan Pass, the Wei-Jin Art Gallery and the First Fire Tower of Great Wall.

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Day 9  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

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Day 10  Dunhuang - Turpan

Visit the Mogao Grottoes and the Dunhuang Museum. Take an overnight soft sleeper train to Turpan.

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Day 11  Turpan sightseeing

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

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Day 12  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

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Day 13  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

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Day 14  Urumqi - Shanghai

Take a flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon is free

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Day 15  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 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

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Day 16  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 3023 2779 2394 -- 717
 Jun.2008-Oct.2008 3367 2860 2536 -- 752
 Nov.2008-Feb.2009 3000 2756 2371 -- 708
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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