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Day by Day Itinerary

Departure: Wednesday

Furniture market

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) 

Panorama of Shaanxi Provincial History Museum, Xian

Day Five: Xian
Highlight morning excursion transfers you to visit the amazing Terracotta Soldiers Museum. This afternoon, visit the Great Mosque and the landmark of this city - Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
 
Specials: A la carte lunch, Dumpling Banquet and Tang Dynasty Music and Dances Show
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day Six: Xian - Jiayuguan
Proceed to the next stop after visiting the Shaanxi History Museum. Fly to Jiayuguan. 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.

Specials: A la carte lunch
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Chang Cheng Hotel ( 4 star)
 

Day Seven: 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.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
 

Camel ride along the Echoing-sand Dune, Dunhuang

Day Eight: Jiayuguan - Dunhuang
Depart to Dunhuang by driving. 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)
 

Day Nine: 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 Ten: 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 Eleven: Turpan - Urumqi - Kashgar
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. Transfer to Urumqi airport directly to fly to Kashgar. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of the flight schedule and transfer you to the local best hotel for 1 night stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: the local best hotel

Blacksmith shop in the bazzar, Kashgar

Day Twelve: Kashgar - Urumqi
Take a change to experience the local lively and flourishing Sunday Market. Continue to visit the Id Kah Mosque, the Old Street and the Abakh Khoja Tomb. Fly back to Urumqi and stay overnight at the 4-star hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Xinjiang Grand Hotel  ( 4 star) - former Holiday Inn Hotel
 

Day Thirteen: Urumqi - Shanghai
Fly to the prosperous Shanghai to feel the fashionable atmosphere. 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. 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 Fourteen: Shanghai Exit
Private transfer takes you to the airport and your pleasant China tour ends here.

Meals: Breakfast

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