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Tour Code: B-602
- 17 Days Budget of Beijing - Urumqi - Turpan - Dunhuang - Lanzhou - Xiahe - Lanzhou - Xian - Shanghai
- Starting from $1819 per person
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Tour FeaturesA comparatively complete and proper Silk Road tour, driving for most part of the trip may deemed as "hard" compared with flight, well, think about the forefathers of the East-West communications, as a matter of fact, the Silk Road as literally stepped out on feet.
Day by Day Itinerary
Departure: Daily
Day 01: Arrival in Beijing
Karez Well irrigation system, Turpan
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.
Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel 
Day 02: Beijing
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.(B+L)
Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel
Day 03: Beijing
Visit the Badaling Great Wall, the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb. (B+L)
Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel
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
Murals of Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang |
Day 05: Beijing - Urumqi
Visit the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation: City Hotel
Day 06: Urumqi - Turpan
Drive to Turpan and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda. (B+L)
Accommodation: Oasis Hotel
Day 07: 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 08: Dunhuang
Pick you up at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel. You will experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the Crescent Lake. Breakfast is on your side. (L)
Accommodation: South or North Wing of Dunhuang Hotel
Day 09: Dunhuang - Lanzhou
Visit the Mogao Grottoes. Take a flight to Lanzhou and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Waterwheel Garden. (B+L)
Accommodation: Jincheng Hotel
Day 10: Lanzhou
Visit the Binglingsi Grottoes. (B+L)
Accommodation: Jincheng Hotel
Day 11: Lanzhou - Xiahe
Transfer to Xiahe and check in at the hotel. Visit the Sangke Grassland and have a visit to a Tibetan family. (B+L)
Accommodation: Labuleng Hotel
Day 12: Xiahe - Lanzhou
Prayer wheels in the Labrang Monastery, Xiahe
Visit the Labrang Monastery and have a watch of the morning devotion there. Drive back to Lanzhou and stay at the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation: Jincheng Hotel
Day 13: Lanzhou - Xian
Take a flight to Xian. Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Check in at the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation: City Hotel
Day 14: Xian
Visit the Provincial History Museum. Afternoon is free. (B+L)
Accommodation: City Hotel
Day 15: Xian - Shanghai
Making Chinese noodle
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
Day 16: Shanghai
The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. You are suggested to visit the Yuyuan Garden and the Bund on your own. (B)
Accommodation: Zhongya Hotel
Day 17: Departure from Shanghai
You will get to the airport to board your homeward flight by yourselves. (B)
More Silk Road ToursB-- BreakfastL-- LunchD-- Dinner
Important note: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.
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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 | $2709 | $2229 | $1949 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $3209 | $2729 | $2419 | |||
| Low season | Double Occupancy | $2609 | $2129 | $1819 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $3009 | $2529 | $2179 | |||
| 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. | ||||||
Inclusions- 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.
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Xiahe is very interesting. Well worth the trip. Loads of tibetans and beautiful scenery. Quite cool though once there was no sun. I stayed at the overseas tibetan hostel which was 20 rmb for a dorm bed. I tried to do the bike ride to the Sangke grasslands but you had to pay a fee about 7km from Xiahe. It was pouring rain and I was cold and wet by the time I got there so I didn't even ask how much just turned around. The ride was very easy though and scenic so I recommend it to anyone that in better weather.
At the bus station in Gu Yuan I was charged double fare for my bus ticket to Yin Chuan. California (TCG member) paid 70rmb and I was required to pay 140rmb... simply because I am a foreigner. On my ticket was the symbol ? (wai) for foreigner.
Fortunately Cali was as annoyed by this as I was and kindly argued my case for a considerable amount of time with the manager, who eventually refunded me 70rmb. Fair play to him.