Forbidden City, Beijing Photo offered by our client Ms. Ann Clarke Cessaris with her feedback

Day 01Arrive in Beijing

Upon your arrival at Beijing Capital Airport, our guide will be waiting for you outside the customs of the airport, holding a welcome sign with your name on it. We will escort you to downtown Beijing to check in at the hotel we have reserved for you. The remainder of the day is on your own to take a rest or explore the city. For dinner on your own arrangement, we have some suggestions around our luxury series hotel and standard series hotel.

Meals: No meals

Day 02Beijing

In the morning, you will visit the famous Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. After a short stroll around the world's largest city square, Tiananmen Square, you will walk across the Golden Water Bridge and come to the splendid Forbidden City built 600 years ago, where you will be impressed by the gorgeous imperial palaces and vast storage of historical relics. As is our practice to avoid the poor food at the cheap tourist eateries, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at a nice local restaurant, where you can taste the authentic Chinese food. Your visit continues to the Temple of Heaven in the afternoon. Being a royal temple from the 17th to early 20th century in the Qing Dynasty, it will fascinate you with the unique architecture like Hall of Prayer of Good Harvest and Echo Wall. Tonight, a fantastic Chinese Kung Fu Show at Red Theatre will offer you a vision feast.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Our clients on Badaling Great Wall, Beijing

Day 03Beijing

Early in the morning, you will head to the famous world's heritage, Badaling Great Wall. Standing on the solid wall, you can see the great wall winding its way over the rolling mountains like a huge dragon, as well as the gorgeous landscape. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will have Sichuan food at a popular local restaurant. After lunch, continue the visit to the Ming Tomb after passing through the Sacred Way. The tombs were built at the foot of the mountains, protected by the natural barrier of the mountains from the east, west and north, where were considered an auspicious place according to Chinese Fengshui. On the way back to downtown, we will drive by the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium), where you can have a short stay to take some photos with the huge nest.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Delicious local cakes, Urumqi

Day 04Beijing - Urumqi

You will visit the Summer Palace in the morning. As a representative of traditional Chinese garden, it merges natural scenery borrowed from the surrounding landscape into the magnificent architecture of imperial gardens, perfectly reflecting the Chinese gardening principle, 'the Works of Man Should Match the Works of Heaven'. After enjoying an a la carte lunch at a decent local restaurant with delicious food, you will board a flight to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Our guide will be waiting for you outside the Arrival Hall of the airport and escort you to the hotel in downtown.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Sunday Bazaar, Kashgar

Day 05Urumqi - Kashgar

You will board a morning flight to Kashgar - the pearl on the ancient Silk Road, described as “fruitful soil, cotton aplenty, and inhabitants who live by trade” by Marco Polo. Upon your arrival, our local guide will escort you to the best local hotel in Kashgar. After a short rest, you will visit the famous Sunday Market, namely Sunday Bazaar, a famous local market which is considered the largest international trade market in northwest China. Traders at home and abroad come to purchase or sell all kinds of goods. The bazaar opens everyday in Kashgar, but the one on Sunday is the liveliest, as the whole community gets together.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Day 06Kashgar - Urumqi - Turpan

Today's tour starts from the Id Kah Mosque, a 500-year-old important mosque for the locals. There you will see the typical Islamic architecture like domes, minarets and arches, as well as pious prayers. Just a few minutes' walk, you will come to the Old Street of Kashgar. The maze of narrow alleys and traditional houses built with earth or bricks may give you the illusion of walking into the ancient Kashgar. The last stop in Kashgar will be the Abakh Khoja Tomb, which is an ancient Islamic building complex and a cemetery where five generations of a famous Islamic master were buried. You will see the largest dome architecture of Xinjiang in the east of the cemetery. Then you will board a return flight to Urumqi. Our guide will meet you at Urumqi Airport and escort you to Turpan by car. Check in at the hotel in downtown upon arrival.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang Photo by our client Ms. Ling Ling Seah with her feedback

Day 07Turpan

In the morning, you will visit Jiaohe Ruins, which is one of the most important towns along the ancient Silk Road. It is also the largest, oldest and best-preserved earth construction in the world. Although 2,000 years have passed, the former glory of Jiaohe can still be found from the ruins. Then you will visit the famous Karez Well, the gigantic underground irrigation system created by ancient Xinjiang people. Over 1,100 Karez Wells in Turpan have provided precious water source to this dry and hot area during the past 400 years. The next stop will be the existing largest ancient pagoda in Xinjiang, Sugong Pagoda. The pagoda is a 44-meter-high (144 feet) Islamic pagoda, which bears a history of over 200 years. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Day 08Turpan - Dunhuang

Today you will visit another famous ruin in Turpan, Gaochang Ruins, which used to be the capital of ancient Gaochang Kingdom. From the outline of the ruins, you can still find the trace of many former buildings, like temples, markets and palace. Then you will go to the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Cave, a cluster of caves with thousands of Buddhism murals. The vivid murals show many Buddhism figures, stories, and the social life about 1,000 years ago in Ancient Gaochang Kingdom. The last stop will be the hottest place in China, the Flaming Hill, which is located at the north of ancient Silk Road. Nothing grows on the hill and the highest temperature of summer could reach 47.8 ℃ (118 ℉). Seen from afar, the Flaming Hill resembles a red fire dragon flying upward. Afterwards, you will board an overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Camel riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune, Dunhuang

Day 09Dunhuang

Breakfast is on your own. Upon your arrival, our guide will meet you at Liuyuan railway station and escort you to the hotel in Dunhuang. It will take about two hours' drive from Liuyuan Station to Dunhuang. After a short rest in the hotel, visit the famous Mogao Caves, which is one of the four most famous caves in China. Known as the “Oriental Louvre”, the Mogao Caves not only boasts a large number of vivid Buddhism murals, statues and architecture, but also is renowned as the treasure house of Buddhism culture. Then continue your trip to Dunhuang Museum, where you will get a better understanding of the Silk Road from the exhibited historical relics.

Meals: Lunch

A family visit in Xian

Day 10Dunhuang - Xian

Today you will visit one of the most famous attractions along the Silk Road, the Echoing-Sand Mountain. It is so named because when you slide down the slope, you can hear the roaring echo of sands. You will experience a short camel ride along the mountain to reach the Crescent Lake. It is really a natural wonder that the crescent-shaped spring surrounded by the endless Gobi desert has not dried up over the past one thousand years and still gushes with fresh current. Then you will board a flight to Xian. Our guide will meet you and escort you to the hotel in downtown.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Terracotta warriors and horses, Xian

Day 11Xian

In the morning, you will visit the world's eighth wonder, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. To avoid the low-quality tourist eateries near the site, we will serve you a delicious a la carte lunch at the best local restaurant. In the afternoon, continue your visit to one of the symbolic attraction of Xian, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Initially built in the Tang Dynasty to collect sutra from India, the seven-story pagoda witnessed much changes and development of Xian in the past 1,300 years. Then you will visit the City Wall, which is the best-preserved city wall in China and regarded as another symbol of Xian. For dinner tonight, luxury series clients will enjoy the delicate Tang Dynasty Imperial Dinner while appreciating the fascinating Tang-style Singing and Dancing Show in the splendid Tang Dynasty Palace (Addr: No.75 Chang'an Road, Xian). While for standard series clients, you will have the local specialty, the Dumpling Dinner, which comprises many different kinds of Chinese dumplings, and enjoy the Tang Dynasty Dance and Music Show at Shaanxi Opera Theater (Addr: No. 165, Wenyi Road, Xian).

Meals for Luxury series: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch, Tang Dynasty dinner show
              Standard series: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch, Dumpling dinner

Day 12Xian - Shanghai

In the morning, you will visit the famous Great Mosque, which is an Islamic Mosque but built in characteristic Chinese style. Then we specially arrange a family visit for you to get close touch with the local people's life. After enjoying an a la carte lunch at a popular local restaurant with delicious food, you will board a flight to Shanghai. Our guide will meet you and escort you to the hotel in downtown.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Our tour guide with her clients in Shanghai photo by our client Mr. John Anthony Harbottle with his feedback

Day 13Shanghai

Your Shanghai tour starts from Shanghai Museum, which is one of the best museums in China and earns its fame for vast storage of historical relics. Then you will visit the Yuyuan Garden, one of the most famous southern China gardens, where you will see the typical architecture of Chinese gardens, such as halls with flying eaves and pointed corners, long corridors and grotesque artificial hills. At noon, we will invite you to an a la carte farewell lunch at a fancy and famous local restaurant, which offers authentic Shanghai and Cantonese cuisines. In the afternoon, you will take a short cruise tour along the Huangpu River, discovering the history and modernness from the totally different scenes along the banks of Huangpu River. Debark at the Bund area, where you will have some free time to stroll around. Then visit an old street in Shanghai.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Day 14Departure from Shanghai

Today our guide will see you off at the airport for your homeward flight. Hope our dedicated service gives you a pleasant memory for this comprehensive China tour. If you plan to have an extension tour, please refer to our City Package for more details.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Accommodation

Grade	Luxury	Standard
Beijing	Crowne Plaza	Holiday Inn Central Plaza the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing
Urumqi	Hoi Tak Hotel	Mirage Hotel B Tower
Kashgar	the local best hotel	the local best hotel
Turpan	Huozhou Hotel	Huozhou Hotel
Dunhuang	Dunhuang Hotel Building No. 8	Dunhuang Hotel Building No. 8
Xian	Sheraton Xian Hotel	Grand New World Hotel
Shanghai	Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel	Ya Fan Long Men Hotel

• ◆ 2012 Price
• ◆ 2011 Price

Based on per person and in U.S. dollars, valid from Mar. 1st, 2012 to Feb. 28th, 2013

Grade	Luxury				Standard
	High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 28th)		High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 28th)
	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single
2-5 persons	$3819	$4549	$3569	$4119	$3589	$4119	$3359	$3729
6-9 persons	$3249	$3989	$3009	$3559	$3019	$3549	$2789	$3159
10 & above	$2959	$3639	$2739	$3209	$2699	$3159	$2529	$2799

Based on per person and in U.S. dollars, valid from Mar. 1st, 2011 to Feb. 29th, 2012

Grade	Luxury				Standard
	High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 29th)		High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 29th)
	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single
2-5 persons	$3669	$4379	$3409	$3939	$3429	$3919	$3189	$3539
6-9 persons	$3169	$3879	$2909	$3439	$2919	$3419	$2689	$3039
10 & above	$2959	$3619	$2659	$3099	$2699	$3119	$2449	$2719

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