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12-Day Silk Road Adventure

Tour Code:TE-CDT-1205
Start in:Beijing
End in: Shanghai
Destinations:Beijing → Xian → Dunhuang → Turpan → Urumqi → Shanghai
Day 1  Arrival in Beijing

Our guide will pick you up at Beiijing airport and transfer you to the hotel. Relax during the remainder of the afternoon and evening to recover from the jet lag.

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Day 2  Beijing Sightseeing

Before starting the tour, you will meet the other members of your group this morning during the pre-tour briefing in the hotel. Your first stop is the impressive Tian'anmen Square. From there you will enter the "Imperial Palace" known as the Forbidden City to explore its many fascinating halls and pavilions. You will then go to the Temple of Heaven, the place where the Emperors worshipped the Heaven for good harvests. To round off a memorable start to your tour, we will arrange a delicious Beijing Duck Dinner valued at CNY122.00 net per person at a famous restaurant followed by a lively Acrobatic Show

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Day 3  Beijing

This morning you will be taken to Badaling where you will experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. To avoid having lunch at the shopping site restaurant, we specially arrange your lunch served at a local popular Sichuan restaurant. Later the journey will take you to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the peaceful shadow of Longevity Mountain

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Day 4  Beijing - Xi'an

You will take an afternoon flight to Xian after visiting the Summer Palace and the lovely Giant Pandas. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to check in at the hotel. An a la carte dinner valued at CNY60.00 net per person will be arranged at a well-known restaurant

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Day 5  Xi'an

The visit to the majestic Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum will start your today's tour. In the afternoon, you will visit the City Wall and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. A splendid evening is in store when you will be entertained at the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show when partaking of the famous Dumpling Banquet Dinner

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Day 6  Xi'an - Dunhuang

Today you will visit the Provincial History Museum which houses a large collection of historic and cultural artifacts unearthed in Shaanxi Province and the Great Mosque. You will then take a late afternoon flight to Dunhuang and your Dunhuang guide will meet you and transfer you to the local best hotel

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Day 7  Dunhuang - Turpan

Today you will visit the Mogao Grottoes. In the programs arranged this afternoon, you will experience a short camel ride along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the precious oasis of the desert, the Crescent Lake. After dinner, you will take the soft sleeper train to Turpan

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Day 8  Turpan

Upon arrival, you will be transferred to a finest hotel. After breakfast at the hotel, you will visit the Jiaohe Ruins, which is the largest, oldest and best-preserved earthen city in the world, and then go ahead to visit a local Uygur family and have a lunch there. In the afternoon the journey leads you to the underground Great Wall - the Karez Well and the Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs

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Day 9  Turpan - Urumqi

The first stop of today is the most valuable Buddhist cave in Turpan - the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, and then you will visit the Gaochang Ruins, along the way you will pass by the Flaming Hill. Transfer to Urumqi and check in at the hotel

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Day 10  Urumqi - Shanghai

This morning you will be transferred to board a flight to Shanghai. Our Shanghai guide will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. You will be taken to visit Xin Tian Di, which is a newly developed recreation area in Shanghai with old styled buildings. You may find a cafe or western-style restaurant to have your dinner there during your exploration

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Day 11  Shanghai

Visit the Shanghai Museum and the beautiful Yuyuan Garden. Then you will have some free time to stroll along the Bund to experience the thrills of old Shanghai. After sightseeing, you will be transferred back to your hotel to have dinner. Upon returning to the hotel our tour guide will see you into the lobby to say bon voyage

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Day 12  Departure from Shanghai

After breakfast, you will travel to the airport for your homeward flight by yourselves. However, should you wish to stay on rather than return home right away, we would suggest you choose our City Tour Packages as an extension to your China adventure!

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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 1944 1730 1444 644 362
 Jun.2008 1972 1758 1472 644 362
 Jul.2008-Aug.2008 1987 1772 1487 658 381
 Sep.2008-Oct.2008 2001 1787 1501 658 381
 Nov.2008 1958 1744 1458 644 362
 Dec.2008-Feb.2009 1858 1644 1358 615 344
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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