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21-Day A Great Exploration of Silk Road Tour

Tour Code:TE-SRC-2101
Start in:Beijing
End in: Shanghai
Destinations:Beijing → Xian → Xining → Lanzhou → Dunhuang → Turpan → 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. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian)

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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 - Xining

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

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Day 8  Xining - Lanzhou

Visit the Ta'er Monastery. Take a soft seat train to Lanzhou and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Gansu Provincial Museum.

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Day 9  Lanzhou sightseeing

Visit the Binglingsi Grottoes.

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Day 10  Lanzhou - Xiahe

Drive to Xiahe and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Sangke Grassland and have a visit to a Tibetan Family.

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Day 11  Xiahe - Lanzhou

Visit the Labrang Monastery and have a watch of the morning devotion there. Drive back to Lanzhou.

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Day 12   Lanzhou - Wuwei

Drive to Wuwei and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Han Tombs, the excavation site of the Logo of National Tourism of China - the Bronze Gallopping Horse and the Confucius Temple.

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Day 13  Wuwei - Zhangye

Drive to Zhangye and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Giant Buddha Temple, the Wooden Tower of Sui Dynasty, the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower.

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Day 14  Zhangye - Jiayuguan

Drive to Jiayuguan and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Jiayuguan Pass, the First Fire Tower of Great Wall and the Wei-jin Art Gallery.

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Day 15  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 16  Dunhuang - Turpan

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

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Day 17  Turpan sightseeing

Pick you up at Turpan railway station and transfer 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 18  Turpan - Urumqi

Visit the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, the Gaochang Ruins and the Flaming Hill. Drive to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel.

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Day 19  Urumqi - Shanghai

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

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Day 20  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 21   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 3196 2982 2696 1272 515
 Jun.2008-Oct.2008 3267 3053 2767 1272 572
 Nov.2008-Feb.2009 3053 2839 2553 1201 458
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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