Departure: Friday

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

Carpet weaving in Hetian, Xinjiang Photo by our client Ms. Lynn Hurst

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.


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. You will be met and transferred to the hotel. (B, L)

Flaming Hill, Turpan

Day 05 - Urumqi/ Korla
Take car to Korla. Have a brief tour to Tiemen pass. (B, L)
 

Take car to Kuqa and transfer to check in at the hotel. The grandiose view of Subashi Ruins will await you. (B, L)

 

 

Your Kuqa tour will not be completed until visit the Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves. Take car to Aksu and be transferred to check in at the hotel. (B, L)

 

 

Take car to Kashgar and be transferred to check in at the local best hotel. (B, L)

 

Take car to Karakuri Lake and have a brief tour there. Back to Kashgar by car and be transferred to check in at the hotel. (B, L)

 

 

This morning, you're invited to encounter the bustle Sunday Market where you will see how the locals deal. Then proceed on the tour to the Id Kah Mosque and the Abakh Khoja Tomb. (B, L)

 

 

Take car to Hetian. Take in the sights of Yarkant King Mausoleum and the Yingisar Uigur Knife Making. Spend the night at the hotel. (B, L)

 

Go along with the sightseeing to the Silk Village, hundred years' old walnut tree and Paper Making. On the way to Minfeng, you could stop midway to visit a local bazaar and the unique minority people's costume in Yutian city. Spend the hotel at Minfeng hotel. (B, L)

 

 

Take car to Korla through the Taklamakan Desert and view the magnificent sights of Sand Dune. Spend the night at the hotel. (B, L)

 

 

Take car to the Turpan and transfer to check in at the hotel. (B, L)

 

 

Take a panoramic city tour of Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, the Gaochang Ruins and the Flaming Hill. (B, L)

 

The sequent Turpan tour is offered with the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda. Board the overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang. (B, L, D)

 

 

Be met at the railway station and transferred to the hotel in Dunhuang. Breakfast will be arranged on your own. The following schedule is to take you around the Mogao Grottoes and the Dunhuang Museum. (L)

 

 

Your last stop at Dunhuang is to experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the Crescent Lake. After lunch, take a flight to Xian, you will be met and transferred to the hotel where you will be feasted with a luxurious buffet dinner. (B, L, D)

 

 

Day 19 - 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)
 

Our clients at the Karakuri Lake, Kashgar Photo by our clients Jan and Eduardo Ferrada

Day 20 - Xian/ Shanghai
This morning's tour features the Provincial History Museum. After enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque and a local family. (B, L) 


Day 21 - Xian/ Shanghai
Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, take a flight to Shanghai and be transferred to the hotel. (B, L)


Day 22 - Shanghai
You must see and experience Shanghai to appreciate its cosmopolitan flavor. Visit the  the unique 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 23 - Exit Shanghai
Upon completion of you memorable China tour, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home today. (B)