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Tour Code: B-601
The cities we have arranged for you in the itinerary had been flourishing in history or are flourishing at present day. The history generously left us not only the memories but so many things to see and to touch.
Departure: Wednesday
Day 01: Arrival in Beijing

Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Beijing Airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.
Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel ![]()
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Day 02: Beijing
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. (B+L)
Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel ![]()
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Day 03: Beijing
Visit the Badaling Great Wall, the Sacred Way, the Ming Tomb, the Bird Nest (Olympic National Stadium) and the Water Cube (Olympic Aquatic Center). (B+L)
Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel ![]()
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Day 04: Beijing
The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. We intend to leave the day free for you to absorb something of the vibrant atmosphere of Beijing. (B)
Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel ![]()
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Day 05: Beijing - Urumqi
Visit the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation: City Hotel ![]()
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Day 06: Urumqi - Kashgar

You will take a morning flight to Kashgar - "the pearl on the Ancient Silk Road". Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel. Visit the famous Sunday Market. (B+L)
Accommodation: Qinibagh Hotel ![]()
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Day 07: Kashgar - Urumqi - Turpan
Visit the Id Kah Mosque, the Old Street and the Abakh Khoja Tomb. Take a flight to Urumqi and be transferred to Turpan. Check in at the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation: Oasis Hotel ![]()
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Day 08: Turpan
Visit the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda. (B+L)
Accommodation: Oasis Hotel ![]()
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Day 09: Turpan - Dunhuang
Visit the Gaochang Ruins, the Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave and the Flaming Hill. Take an overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang. (B+L)
Accommodation: an overnight soft sleeper train
Day 10: Dunhuang

Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang
Pick you up at the railway station and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Mogao Grottoes and the Dunhuang Museum. Breakfast is on your side. (L)
Accommodation: South or North Wing of Dunhuang Hotel ![]()
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Day 11: Dunhuang - Xian
You will experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the Crescent Lake. Take a flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation: City Hotel ![]()
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Day 12: Xian
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Provincial History Museum. (B+L)
Accommodation: City Hotel ![]()
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Day 13: Xian - Shanghai
The day is arranged by yourselves, you are suggested to visit the City Wall, the Great Mosque and have some free time to explore the Bazaar near the Mosque by yourselves. Then you are advised to take a shuttle bus to the airport and the bus stop is very near to your hotel. Board the flight to Shanghai by yourselves. Upon arrival, please go to the hotel we have booked for you by yourselves. (B)
Accommodation: Zhongya Hotel ![]()
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Day 14: Shanghai

The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. You are suggested to visit the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden and the Bund on your own. (B)
Accommodation: Zhongya Hotel ![]()
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Day 15: Shanghai
The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. The full day's activities are arranged by yourselves. (B)
Accommodation: Zhongya Hotel ![]()
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Day 16: Departure from Shanghai
You will get to the airport to board your homeward flight by yourselves. (B)
B-- BreakfastL-- LunchD-- Dinner
In Shanghai we only book the comfortable hotel for you. Our listed itinerary is just for your reference, which is not included in our package tour price. Shanghai is an international metropolis with modern transportations to be easily accessed, and English is widely used, so it is quite convenient to find the way to your destinations, there's no need to have a guide and private car according to our experiences. Thus, to save the cost for you, we, TravelChinaGuide, would like to leave this part on your own. Particularly, we have made a sketch map for the suggested itinerary. Hope it helps. Alternatively, if you want to avoid being a little bit adventurous and enjoy your stay in Shanghai in a sit-back manner, we are also glad to make arrangements for you. Your tour specialists will quote you the price for this part upon your requirements.
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 | $2659 | $2319 | $2049 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $3149 | $2809 | $2519 | |||
| Low season | Double Occupancy | $2539 | $2199 | $1959 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $2919 | $2579 | $2309 | |||
| Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Olympic Games staying in Beijing; May 01 to May 07, Oct 01 to Oct 07, Jan 26 to Feb 01, 2009 staying in Xian; F1 Grand Prix staying in Shanghai. | ||||||
- Internal flights & taxes and train tickets;
- Hotels with daily western breakfasts;
- Daily lunches as specified;
- Professional individual guide & driver;
- Private air-conditioned car or van;
- Entrance fees to the tourist sites;
- Two bottles of mineral water per day during the guided tour;
- Government taxes.
For our special terms of quotation, reservation, payment and cancellation, Please click here.
The above private guided tour is tailored for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other participants will be in your group. In other words, others will not join in your tour and you will not take part into any tours of others on our land services.




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