Tour Code: Standard - 0804    12-Day Tours of Beijing/ Xian/ Dunhuang/ Turpan/ Urumqi/ Shanghai


Making a Difference

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Please be sure that B, L, D denotes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 01 - Entry Beijing
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer you to 3-star Forbidden Hotel. The rest of the day is free.


Day 02 - Beijing
After breakfast, a pre-tour briefing is presented at your hotel. Visit the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. Tonight, we will spend CNY122.00 net per person to arrange you a delicious Beijing Duck Dinner at a famous restaurant. Following the dinner is a lively Acrobatic Show. (B, L, D)


Day 03 - Beijing
Visit the Badaling Great Wall, the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb. To avoid having lunch at the shopping site restaurant, we specially arrange your lunch served at a local popular Sichuan restaurant. After dinner, we intend to leave one hour's free time for you to have a stroll in the traffic-free Wangfujing Street and absorb something of the vibrant atmosphere of Beijing. (B, L, D)

Day 04 - Beijing/ Xian
Visit the Summer Palace and the lovely Pandas in the morning. After lunch, take a flight to Xian and be met to check in at the 4-star Grand New World Hotel in the downtown. An a la carte dinner valued at CNY60.00 net per person will be arranged at a well-known restaurant. (B, L, D)


Day 05 - Xian
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the mighty City Wall. Tonight, you will be treated to a Dumpling Banquet and a wonderful Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show at the Tang Dynasty Palace. (B, L, D)


Day 06 - Xian/ Dunhuang
In the morning, visit the Provincial Museum which holds a great collection of historic artworks unearthed from Shaanxi Province. Enjoy a decent a la carte lunch valued at $10.00 net per person at a well chosen restaurant. Visit the Great Mosque in the afternoon. Then take a flight to Dunhuang and transfer to check in at the local best hotel, 4 star Building No. 8 of Dunhuang Hotel. (B, L, D)
 
 

Day 07 - Dunhuang/ Turpan
Take the whole day to 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. After dinner, see you off by the overnight soft sleeper train to Turpan. (B, L, D)


Day 08 - Turpan
Arrival in the morning and be met at the railway station to the finest 3 star Oasis Hotel. After breakfast at the hotel, visit the Jiaohe Ruins, a local Uygur family and have lunch there. In the afternoon, you will move to visit the Karez Well and the Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs. (B, L, D)


Day 09 - Turpan/ Urumqi
Today you will continue to visit the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Gaochang Ruins and the Flaming Hill. Finished the Turpan tours, transfer to Urumqi to take flight to Kashgar. Our guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to check in at the 4-star Xinjiang Grand Hotel. (B, L, D)

Day 10 - Urumqi/ Shanghai
Take a morning flight to Shanghai and our guide will pick you up at the airport. After check in at the 4-star Days Hotel Shanghai, 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. (B, L)


Day 11 - Shanghai
Visit the Shanghai Museum, and the 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 good-bye. (B, L, D)


Day 12 - Exit Shanghai
Today you will board the flight home by yourselves. Alternatively, our tour specialists are very glad to arrange you the private extension tour upon request. (B)


Tips:
In Shanghai there are two airports: Hongqiao Airport (SHA) and Pudong Airport (PVG). Please make sure you will go to the right one before departure. You may book a taxi through your hotel reception to avoid any long waiting at the gate. The rate is about CNY150 - 170 for one hour's drive to PVG and CNY30.00 for 20 minutes drive to SHA. Alternatively, you may take the hotel shuttle bus to the airport. It is less expensive. Please contact the hotel reception for more information.