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14 Day China Silk Road Tour

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Day 01

Place & Transport: Arrival to Urumqi Via Beijing or Shanghai
Today's Activities: Urumqi Airport pick up
Meals: D
Place to stay: Urumqi.
You will meet with our company representative at the Urumqi Airport then transfer to Hotel

Day 02

Place & Transport: Urumqi Tour then to Kashgar

Today's Activities: Heavenly lake, Xinjiang Museum
Meals: B/L
Place to stay: Kashgar
You will meet with your guide in your hotel after breakfast then set off for Urumqi tours. Your guide and driver will take you to Heavenly Lake, which is 110km away from Urumqi. You will come back to Urumqi in the afternoon then Pay visit to Xinjiang Museum where you can see great collection of Mummies’. You will be served your dinner in finest Uyghur Restaurant in Urumqi then take evening flight to Kashgar.

Day 03

Place & Transport: Kashgar City tour， evening
Today's Activities: Apak Hoja tomb, Sunday market, Old Town, Id Kah Mosque, Handicraft Street
Meals: B & L
Place to stay: Kashgar
We will begin our tour of Kashgar City by visiting the Apak Hoja Tomb. This is a very tranquil place and a beautiful example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.

Next we will head to the Infamous lively Sunday market renowned as the biggest market in Central Asia. It is said you can buy anything you want from the Sunday market except chicken milk and Cow eggs.
We will then enjoy lunch in a typical Uyghur restaurant.
After lunch we will wander through the narrow winding streets of the historic Old town brushing shoulders with the friendly Uyghur residents. Located at the spiritual heart of Old townis Id Kah Mosque, the largest mosque in China. We will go inside and have the chance to understand a bit more about the Islamic life of the Uyghur people. We will pass down Handicraft Street where we can view pots being hammered, wood craftsmen at work and traditional musical instrument workshops.
Note: For entering the Mosque visitors should dress respectfully, no shorts or short sleeved shirts and women should cover their heads with a scarf.
After dinner we will take an evening flight to Urumqi.

Day 04

Place & Transport: Kashgar to Karakul Lake to Tashkorgan

Today's Activities: Karakoram Highway, Opal village, Red Mountain, Corner Lake & Sand Mountain, MT. Muztagh Ata (7546m) & MT.Konger (7719m), Karakul Lake.
Meals: B/Picnic Lunch
Place to stay: Tashkorgan.
Drive on Karakoram Highway (An epic road to travel.) Karakul Lake is located southwest of Kashgar, and 200km from Kashgar. You will have chance to do some trekking around the lake which is 3600ms above sea level. Karakul Lake is located at the foot of Muztag Ata (7546m). The people living around the lake are Kyrgyz people, will have chance to visit the Kyrgyz yurts and learn about the nomadic mountain life of Kyrgyz people.In the afternoon drive to Taskorgan

Day 05

Place & Transport: Tashkorgan to Kashgar

Today's Activities: Stone city, Tajik family
Meals: B/L
Place to stay: Urumqi
Visit the Stone city in Tashkorgan.. It was once the palace of the Tajik kingdom. You will have a chance to look around the town and visit Tajik family to see the Traditional life of the Tajik people on the Pamir Plateau and the beautiful scenery of the Pamir Mountains. Drive back to Kashgar in the afternoon. After dinner; take the evening flight to Urumqi

Day 06

Place & Transport: Drive from Urumqi to Turpan

Today's Activities: Jiaohe Ancient city, Kariz system, Emin Minaret
Meals: B/L
Place to stay: Turpan
Drive to Turpan from Urumqi, then tour in Turpan:
Visit the Jiaohe Ancient city, Kariz system (Karez System is an irrigation system of wells connected by underground channels, is considered as one of the three great ancient projects in China). Emin Minaret (it was built in 1777, is the largest extant old tower in Xinjiang;)

Day 07

Place & Transport: Turpan tour, Overnight train to Dunhuang

Today's Activities: Tuyuk Valley, Gaocheng ancient city, Flaming Mountain, Astana Ancient Tombs,
Meals: B/L
Place to stay: Overnight Train
Tuyuk Valley: where the most traditional Uyghur life can be seen with the people living in traditional homes made of mud, Gaocheng ancient city (Started in the first century B.C, it was a key point on the ancient Silk Road,). Driving by the Flaming Mountain (The Flaming Mountains were formed in the organic movements of the Himalayas fifty million years ago). Astana-Karahoja Ancient Tombs (Known as the "Underground Museum" and widely valued by Chinese and foreign archaeologists and historians. You will take evening train to Dunhuang.

Day 08

Place & Transport: Dunhuang railway station Pick up and Tour in Dunhuang

Today's Activities: Mogao Caves, Echoing sand dunes of Mingshan Mountains, Crescent Lake
Meals: B/L
Place to stay: Dunhuang
You will meet your guide and driver at Dunhuang railway station. You will take a short rest before you start to explore Dunhuang. Places you will visit are: World Heritage Mogao Caves, Echoing sand dunes of Mingshan Mountains, Crescent Lake.

Day 09

Place & Transport: Dunhuang Tour, Evening flight to Xian.

Today's Activities: Dunhuang Museum, Jade gate, Han dynasty great wall
Meals: B/L
Place to stay: Xi’an
Visit to Dunhuang Museum, Jade gate was Once as one of the west gates out of the country of the Han Dynasty (206 B. C. -220 A. D.), it is quite ruined by the shifting sands but still shows the ever splendor.
Great wall of the Han dynasty was build for defending the nomadic Xiongnu during the Han Dynasty (206 BC--220 AD).
Take the evening flight to xian .

Day 10

Place & Transport:

Today's Activities:
Meals: B/L
Place to stay:
After Breakfast we will take 1.5 hour’s drive out to visit the amazing Terracotta Army. Here we will have the chance to see 8,000 life sized terracotta warriors and horses that were unearthed in 1974.. There is also an excellent museum and film about the history of the vaults.Bell Tower and Drum Tower.

Day 11

Place & Transport: Xi’an Tour

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Today's Activities: Xi’an City Wall, Shanxi Historical Museum. Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Meals: B/L
Place to stay: Beijing
You will meet your guide and driver after breakfast. Places you will visit today are; Xi’an City Wall, Shanxi Historical Museum. Big Wild Goose Pagoda
On returning to Xi’an city we will visit the Shanxi regional Museum which includes four major galleries in large, Tang-style buildings house a vast and impressive collection, beautifully displayed.
Take the evening flight to Beijing.

Day 12

Place & Transport: Beijing tour

Today's Activities: Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square, Temple of Heaven, Peking Opera
Meals: B/L
Place to stay: Beijing
After breakfast you are set off for Beijing tours. Your guide will take you to the Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Sprawling Imperial Encampment of Temples; you will have Peking Opera Show after dinner.

Day 13

Place & Transport: Beijing tour

Today's Activities: Great Wall, Ming Tombs
Meals: B/L
Place to stay: Beijing
You will have whole day time to see Great Wall, and then walk along the Sacred Path which leads to the Ming Tombs where 13 Emperors were buried, and also visit the Emperor’s resting place through a series of under-ground passageways and chambers.

Day 14

Place & Transport: Transfer to The airport
Today's Activities:
Meals:
Place to stay:

Day 14: Leave for Home Country

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