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Tour Code: S-602
- 15 Days Standard of Beijing - Urumqi - Turpan - Dunhuang - Lanzhou - Xiahe - Lanzhou - Xian - Shanghai
- Starting from $2019 per person
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Departure: Daily
Day One: Entry Beijing
Our clients visiting Jiaohe Ruins, Turpan
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 - Urumqi
Bid farewell to the city after having a stay at the Summer Palace. Fly to the most ‘inland’ city Urumqi. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of the flight schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 1 night stay. Balance of the day is on your own.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Xinjiang Grand Hotel ( 4 star) - former Holiday Inn Hotel
Day Five: Urumqi - Turpan
Family visit in Turpan
After the breakfast at hotel, take car to Turpan. Visit the Jiaohe Ruins which witnesses the long history of Turpan, the notable ‘underground Great Wall' Karez System and the largest extant Islamic tower Sugong Pagoda (Emin Minaret). Stay at the local 3-star hotel for 1 night stay.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Oasis Hotel ( 3 star)
Day Six: Turpan - Dunhuang
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. After the dinner, ride an overnight soft sleeper train to another ‘Pearl on the Silk Road’ - Dunhuang.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel: an overnight soft sleeper train
Day Seven: Dunhuang
You are suggested to have a brief snack as breakfast on the train before arriving. TCG guide will wait for you at the railway station ahead of the train schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 1 night stay. 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.
Meals: Lunch
Hotel: Building No. 8 of Dunhuang Hotel ( 4 star)
Day Eight: Dunhuang - Lanzhou
Binglingsi Grottoes, Lanzhou
Appreciate the shrine of Buddhist treasures Mogao Grottoes. Fly to Lanzhou the hub of the Silk Road. 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. See the Waterwheel Garden for the balance of the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Legend Hotel ( 4 star)
Day Nine: Lanzhou
You will have a chance to appreciate the stone sculptures by visiting to the Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves today.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day Ten: Lanzhou - Xiahe
Take car to Xiahe to see for the Sangke Grassland’s flavor. You will have a chance to observe and learn the local people’s life by visiting a Tibetan family.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Labuleng Hotel ( 2 star)
Day Eleven: Xiahe - Lanzhou
Visit the Labrang Monastery and have a watch of the morning devotion there. Drive back to Lanzhou and stay at the hotel. (B+L)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Legend Hotel ( 4 star)
Day Twelve: Lanzhou - Xian
Labrang Monastery, Xiahe
Fly to Xian to appreciate the 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. Have a visit to the City Wall to take a bird view of this city. Proceed to visit the Provincial History Museum in the afternoon.
Specials: A la carte lunch
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Grand New World Hotel (4 star)
Day Thirteen: 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.
Specials: A la carte lunch, Dumpling Banquet and Tang Dynasty Music and Dances Show
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Fourteen: Xian - Shanghai
This morning, 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 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 Fifteen: 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 | $3049 | $2469 | $2159 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $3629 | $3049 | $2689 | |||
| Low season | Double Occupancy | $2979 | $2399 | $2019 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $3489 | $2909 | $2419 | |||
| 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.
For our quotation inclusions & exclusions, booking and cancellation terms, please read details.
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Our Private Tour is customized for you or your personal group specially. You will enjoy our private guide, driver as well as car service during the whole land tour individually, instead of sharing with other travelers.
We traveled to Urumqi, Kashgar, Turpan and Dunhuang in 2006. The tour was fantastic and we enjoyed it a lot. The Sunday Market in Kashgar was a must, local style and famous. Lake Karakuri could also be a choice. We stayed one night there in a yurt , although not very comfortable, it was an unforgettable experience.
Client's information: - Mr.Richard Brodie , Australia , 2007-11-8 17:00
Should you take a one day tour in Beijing to one of the important historical sites like the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City etc. After lunch, they have a tendency to take you to the official government factories like the jade factory, silk factory etc. This is a fantastic experience as to how jade ect is made and worked but watch out for the in factory stores they have a tendency to be expensive but obviously of good quality. Visit the silk market of pearly market and you will, if you bargin and look around find the same items much cheaper.
- Client's information:
- Mr.Feedriep Hoffman , Sweden , 2007-9-27 16:47
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