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19-Day China Silk Road and Yangtze Cruise Tour

Tour Code:TE-CCP-1901
Start in:Beijing
End in: Shanghai
Destinations:Beijing → Urumqi → Kashgar → Urumqi → Turpan → Dunhuang → Xian → Chongqing → YangtzeRiverCruise → Wuhan → Shanghai
Day 1  Arrival in Beijing

TE 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

Today you will first visit the historic Tiananmen Square, ramble by the largest city square in the world. and then enter the magnificent Forbidden City. which is used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years, In the afternoon, you will marvel at Beijing's splendid 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

  Today's full-day excursion will take you to  the most famous symbol of China - Great Wall(Mutianyu section), and the only underground tomb of the thirteen Imperial Ming tombs ever excavated. depart from Ding Tomb, enjoy a delicious dinner in a Sichuan restaurant.

 

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Day 4  Beijing - Urumqi

You will have a city tour to the exquisite Summer Palace of the Qing Dynasty. before you will be escorted to take flight to Urumqi. Upon you arrive in Urumqi, you will be escorted to your hotel.
 

 

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Day 5  Urumqi - Kashgar

You will take a morning flight to Kashgar - "the pearl on the Ancient Silk Road". Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the local best hotel. Visit the famous Sunday Market.

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Day 6  Kashgar - Urumqi - Turpan

Visit the Id Kah Mosque, the Old Street and the Abakh Khoja Tomb. Take a flight to Urumqi and be transferred to Turpan. Check in at the hotel.

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Day 7  Turpan

Visit the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda.

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Day 8  Turpan - Dunhuang

Visit the Gaochang Ruins, the Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave and the Flaming Hill. Take an overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang.

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Day 9  Dunhuang

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

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Day 10  Dunhuang - Xi'an

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 11  Xi'an

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 12  Xi'an

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 13  Xi'an - Chongqing

Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, take a flight to Chongqing. After having a rich buffet dinner at 4-star hotel, Holiday Inn Yangtze, check in at the deluxe cruise ship to stay overnight.

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Day 14  Chongqing - Fengdu

At 08:00 am your memorable Yangtze River tour begins. In the afternoon visit the Ghost City of Fengdu.

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Day 15  Badong - Xiling Gorge - Sandouping

Visit Badong and take a small junk to enjoy the marvelous spectacles of the nature in the Shennong Stream. Continue sailing into the western section of Xiling Gorge. Pass the five-step ship lock.

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Day 16  Sandouping

Visit the site of Three Gorges Dam Project.

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Day 17   Wuhan - Shanghai

At 12:00 arrive in Wuhan. Visit Hubei Provincial Museum. After having lunch at a local famous restaurant, take a flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel.

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Day 18  Shanghai

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 19  Departure from Shanghai

  Free in the day until our local guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to your sweet home.

 

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Small Join-in Groups  ( Based on per person and shown in US dollars ) 

Guaranteed Departures when there are at least 2 Persons!

Tour Code Departure Date Price Children Price Single supplyment  
 CCP-1901  Apr.15th.2008 3715 -- 872  
 CCP-1901  Apr.30th.2008 3715 -- 872  
 CCP-1901  May.15th.2008 3715 -- 872  
 CCP-1901  May.30th.2008 3715 -- 872  
 CCP-1901  Jun.15th.2008 3858 -- 972  
 CCP-1901  Jun.30th.2008 3858 -- 972  
 CCP-1901  Jul.15th.2008 3872 -- 987  
 CCP-1901  Jul.30th.2008 3872 -- 987  
 CCP-1901  Sep.15th.2008 3872 -- 987  
 CCP-1901  Sep.30th.2008 3872 -- 987  
 CCP-1901  Oct.15th.2008 3844 -- 972  
 CCP-1901  Oct.30th.2008 3815 -- 965  
 CCP-1901  Nov.15th.2008 3658 -- 858  
 CCP-1901  Nov.30th.2008 3587 -- 830  
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