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Tour Code: S-613
- 19 Days Standard of Beijing - Xian - Xining - Lanzhou - Xiahe - Lanzhou - Wuwei - Zhangye - Jiayuguan - Dunhuang - Turpan - Urumqi - Shanghai
- Starting from $2269 per person
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Departure: Daily
Day One: Entry Beijing
TCG guide will hold a welcome sign to meet you at the Beijing Capital Airport according to your international (internal) flight schedule. Transfer to the 4-star hotel for 3 nights stay and relax for the rest of the day.
Meals: None
Hotel: Holiday Inn Central Plaza (4 star )- the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing
Day Two: Beijing
Stroll along the famous Tiananmen Square - the largest square in the world, and reach the Forbidden City. This afternoon, transfer to visit the Temple of Heaven.
Specials: Peking Roast Duck Banquet & Peking Opera Performance
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Three: Beijing
Morning excursion transfers you to climb the China Great Wall - Badaling section. A spicy Sichuan cuisine lunch is served at a notable restaurant to recruit your physical energy. This afternoon, stroll across the Sacred Path and reach the Ming Tomb.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day Four: Beijing - Xian
Bid farewell to the city after having a stay at the Summer Palace. Fly to Xian to appreciate China’s long history. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of the flight schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 2 nights stay. Take a visit to the City Wall afterwards and have a bird’s view of this city.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Grand New World Hotel (4 star)
Day Five: Xian
Highlight morning excursion transfers you to visit the amazing Terracotta Soldiers Museum. This afternoon, visit the landmark of this city - Big Wild Goose Pagoda and tour around the best-preserved Islamic Great Mosque as the end of the day.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Six: Xian - Xining
Proceed to the next stop after touring the Shaanxi History Museum. Fly to Xining, the pasturing area. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of flight schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 1 night stay. Relax for the rest of the day.
Specials: A la carte lunch
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Qinghai Hotel (4 star)
Day Seven: Xining - Lanzhou
Have a morning excursion to Ta'er Monastery, a holy place rich in superb arts. Ride a soft seat train to Lanzhou. TCG guide will wait for you at the railway station ahead of train schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 2 night stay. Then visit the Gansu Provincial Museum .
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Legend Hotel ( 4 star)
Day Eight: Lanzhou
You will have a second chance to appreciate the stone sculptures by visiting to the Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves with great artistic value.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day Nine: Lanzhou - Xiahe
Take car to Xiahe to see for the Sangke Grassland’s flavor. You will have chance to observe and learn the local people’s life by visiting a Tibetan family. Have an overnight stay at a 2-star hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Labuleng Hotel ( 2 star)
Day Ten: Xiahe - Lanzhou
Have a stop at the Labrang Monastery and watch the morning pray there. Return to Lanzhou by car.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Legend Hotel ( 4 star)
Day Eleven: Lanzhou - Wuwei
Drive to Wuwei. Visit the Han Tombs where the Logo of National Tourism of China - the Bronze Gallopping Horse was excavated. Onward visit the Confucius Temple. Stay overnight at the local 3-star hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Tian Ma Hotel ( 3 star)
Day Twelve: Wuwei - Zhangye
Proceed to Zhangye. Your highlight visit in Zhangye covers: the Giant Buddha Temple, the Wooden Tower of Sui Dynasty, the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. Stay overnight at the local 3-star hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Zhang Ye Hotel ( 3 star)
Day Thirteen: Zhangye - Jiayuguan
After breakfast, go on with drive to Jiayuguan. Visit the Jiayuguan Pass know as the western starting point of a section of the Great Wall constructed in Ming Dynasty; the largest subterranean art gallery in the world Wei-Jin Art Gallery and the First Fire Tower of Great Wall. Stay overnight at the local 4 star hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Chang Cheng Hotel ( 4 star)
Day Fourteen: Jiayuguan - Dunhuang
Depart to Dunhuang by car. Experience a short unforgettable camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to the Crescent Lake, which is a nature wonder coexist with the desert for thousand of years. Stay overnight at the local 4-star hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Building No. 8 of Dunhuang Hotel ( 4 star)
Fifteen: Dunhuang - Turpan
Visit the shrine of Buddhist art treasures Mogao Grottoes and the Dunhuang Museum. After dinner, ride an overnight soft sleeper train to Turpan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel: an overnight soft sleeper train
Day Sixteen: Turpan
TCG guide will wait for you at the railway station ahead of train schedule and transfer you to the 3-star hotel for 1 night stay. After the breakfast at hotel, visiting the Jiaohe Ruins witnessed the long history of Turpan, the notable ‘underground Great Wall' Karez System and the largest extant Islamic tower Sugong Pagoda (Emin Minaret).
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Oasis Hotel ( 3 star)
Day Seventeen: Turpan - Urumqi
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to visit the Gaochang Ruins standing in the desolate Gebi desert, the Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave and the Flaming Mountain. Return to Urumqi and be transferred to the 4-star hotel to have an overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Xinjiang Grand Hotel ( 4 star) - former Holiday Inn Hotel
Day Eighteen: Urumqi - Shanghai
Fly to the prosperous Shanghai to feel the fashionable atmosphere. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of flight schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 1 night stay. The rest of day excursion covers the Yuyuan Garden, the famous Bund area along the Huangpu River and a local family visit.
Specials: Portman Acrobatic Show and a farewell dinner at Wangbaohe restaurant
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel: Holiday Inn Downtown Shanghai (4 star)
Day Nineteen: Shanghai Exit
Private transfer takes you to the airport and your pleasant China tour ends here.
Meals: Breakfast
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Prices (based on per person and shown in US dollars)Prices (Valid from Mar. 1st, 2008 to Feb. 28th, 2009)
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2-5 travelers | 6-9 travelers | 10 travelers & above | |||
| High season | Double Occupancy | $3539 | $2809 | $2419 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $4249 | $3519 | $3069 | |||
| Low season | Double Occupancy | $3459 | $2729 | $2269 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $4079 | $3349 | $2769 | |||
| Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Olympic Games staying in Beijing and F1 Grand Prix staying in Shanghai. | ||||||
Quotation Includes- Domestic airfares with taxes & train fares;
- Hotel accommodation with breakfasts;
- Lunches and dinners as itinerary specifies;
- Private guides and drivers;
- Air-conditioned vehicles;
- Tourist sites permission fees;
- 2 bottles of mineral water each day;
- Government taxes.
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It was absolutely stunning. I've travelled all over the world and to my eyes this was some of the most beautiful scenery I've seen (which means it appealed to me personally, I know this kind of thing is subjective and others may disagree). The first hour is on dirt road and then it is sealed. The terrain is mountainous but there is quite a lot of variation, from alpine to sheer rocks. The mountains were covered in wild flowers along with small Tibetan villages and herds of goats, sheep etc.
I can't describe why it was so beautiful but it was a fascinating trip.
At Tongren I straight away took a bus to Xining. There seemed to be pretty frequent buses running. Cost of 30 rmb took around 4 hours. The scenery on this trip was also beautiful although it didn't appeal to me quite as much.
In Xining I am staying in the Dong Sheng Hotel. Very basic but at 30rmb it was the best price I found. That is in a 3 bed room. Slightly east of the train station.
You could also do the trip in reverse (from Xining to Xiahe) but I don't think it would be as nice because of the light. We had the sun behind us the whole way.