Tour Code: WT- 602     16 Days to Beijing, Urumqi, Turpan, Dunhuang, Lanzhou, Xiahe, Lanzhou, Xian and Shanghai

Departure: Daily

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

Day 01 - Entry Beijing
Upon arrival in Beijing, you are met and transferred to the hotel. Relax during the remainder of the afternoon and evening to recover from the jet lag.

Local flavored snack seller on the street

Day 02 - Beijing
Your first day of touring in our capital city will begin with strolling across the Tiananmen Square. Through the Meridian Gate on the north side of the square, you will enter the fabled Forbidden City to appreciate its majesty and magnificence. In the afternoon, you will visit the amazing Temple of Heaven. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a renowned restaurant, followed by a fascinating Peking Opera performance. (B, L, D)

 
Day 03 - Beijing
It is a once in a life time experience to walk upon the Badaling Great Wall of China. To celebrate this historic visit, your lunch is specially arranged at a local popular Sichuan restaurant. Later you will visit the Ming Tomb. Entrance to this sacred burial ground is via the Sacred Way. The a la carte dinner is served at a famous Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area. (B, L, D)

Note: A la carte dinner is served for Luxury series while Standard series will have the dinner on your own.


Day 04 - Beijing/ Urumqi
This morning you will marvel at the treasures of the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel. (B, L)

Gaochang Ruins, Turpan

Day 05 - Urumqi/ Turpan
Drive to Turpan and transfer to the hotel. Take the whole day to visit the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda. (B, L)


Day 06 - Turpan/ Dunhuang
Conclude the Turpan package after visit the Gaochang Ruins, the Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave and the Flaming Hill. See off for an overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang. (B, L, D)


Day 07 - Dunhuang
Pick you up at the railway station and transfer to the hotel in Dunhuang. Breakfast is on your side. You will experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the Crescent Lake. (L)


Day 08 - Dunhuang/ Lanzhou
Start the day with visit the renowned Mogao Grottoes. Then take a flight to Lanzhou. Be met and transferred to the hotel. Take you to visit the Waterwheel Garden as scheduled. (B, L)

 

Karez Well, Turpan

Day 09 - Lanzhou

Take the whole day tour to Binglingsi Grottoes and you could fully taste the unique architectures on your own pace. (B, L)

 

 

Take car to Xiahe and be transferred to check in at the hotel. The vast Sangke Grassland will broaden your vision and communicate with the natives by visit a Tibetan family. (B, L)

 

 

Have a morning excursion to the Labrang Monastery and watch the morning devotion there. Transfer you back to Lanzhou. Check in at the hotel and stay overnight. (B, L)

 

 

Take a flight to Xian. Be met and transferred to the hotel. After enjoying the a la carte Sichuan Cuisine lunch at a famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque and a local family. A sumptuous buffet dinner will be served for you at the hotel this evening. (B, L, D)

 

 

Local resident in Lanzhou

Day 13 - Xian
Today's highlight is a visit to 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 local famous restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. Tonight you will enjoy the wonderful Tang Dynasty Dinner Show. (B, L, D)

Visit the Provincial History Museum. Then take a flight to Shanghai, be met and transferred to the hotel. (B, L)


Day 15 - Shanghai
You must see and experience Shanghai to appreciate its cosmopolitan flavor. Have a tour to the unique architectures of the beautiful Yuyuan Garden and the Shanghai Museum. After lunch, take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. Tonight, you will be invited to a Farewell Dinner served at the famous Wang Bao He restaurant in Central Hotel. Following the dinner is an exciting Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre. (B, L, D)

Note: Huangpu River cruise is arranged in the Luxury series while you will have a family visit in Standard series.
 

 

Day 16 - Exit Shanghai
Upon completion of you memorable China tour, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home today. (B)