| DAY
.1 |
Arrive
at Beijing |
|
|
Arrive
Beijing in the afternoon. Welcome to the capital of China.
Your national guide will meet you at the airport and transfer
you to hotel. |
| DAY
.2 |
Beijing |
| |
Visit
Tian An Men Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of
Heaven and the Summer Palace. Dinner followed by Peking
Opera performance. |
| DAY
.3 |
Beijing |
| |
Full
day excursion to the mighty Great wall and Ming Tombs.
A Peking Duck dinner is planned. |
| DAY
.4 |
Beijing
- Hohhot |
| |
After
breakfast transfer to airport for flight to Hohhot.. |
| DAY
.5 |
Hohhot
- Xilamuren Grassland |
| |
Coach
to Xilamuren Prairie. Stay at a traditional Mongolian
Yurt. A local flavor dinner is planned. |
| DAY
.6 |
Xilamuren
- Hohhot |
| |
Visit
a local Mongolian family and witness their hospitality.
Start friendly conversation with the host through your
local guide and learn the details of their life. Coach
back to Hohhot and stay overnight at hotel. |
| DAY
.7 |
Hohhot
- Datong |
| |
Visit
Zhaojun Tomb, 5-pagoda Temple and Grand Mosque. Depart
via train to Datong, overnigt stay at hotel. |
| DAY
.8 |
Datong
- Xian |
| |
A
visit to the impressive Yungang Grottoes is a tourist
must in Datong. The cliff caves house some 50,000 statues
and bas-reliefs carved out of stones. The earliest statues
date back to 386A.D. Proceed to Xian via night train.Overnight
stay at soft berth. |
| DAY
.9 |
Xian |
| |
Arrive
at Xian and transfer to hotel to freshen up. Afternoon
visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the ancient City Wall.
|
| DAY
.10 |
Xian |
| |
Full
day tour of the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum, the Huaqing
Hot Springs and the Bangpo Neolithic Commune Museum. Enjoy
a Tang Dynasty Music Show after dinner. |
| DAY
.11 |
Xian
- Urumqi |
| |
Fly
to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. Afternoon arrival
and check-in at the deluxe hotel. |
| DAY
.12 |
Urumqi
|
| |
Today,
travel to the deep blue Lake of Heaven, surrounded by
mountain peaks and alpine meadows. Enjoy a unique afternoon
visit with the nomadic Khazak community. |
| DAY
.13 |
Urumqi
- Turpan |
| |
Morning
city tour includes the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum,
with exhibits of local arts and crafts. Enjoy the excitement
of a Middle Eastern-type bazaar. After lunch, take a motor
coach to Turpan. Upon arrival, explore the Jiaohe Ruins,
the remains of an ancient walled capital of the Uighur
with its large monastery and palace. After dinner, enjoy
Uighur Traditional Singing and Dancing Show. Overnight
stay at hotel. |
| DAY
.14 |
Turpan
- Jiayuguan |
| |
Today's
tour includes the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves (shown
on right) in the Flaming Mountain and the Karez Underground
Irrigation Channels, a 2000 year old system that delivers
water from nearby snow capped moutains to Turpan and its
agricultural fields. Taking overnight train with sleeping
car to Jiayuguan. |
| DAY
.15 |
Jiayuguan |
| |
Morning
arrival in Jiayuguan and check into the first class Jiayuguan
Hotel. Tour to Jiayuguan pass, which is at the western
end of the Great Wall. |
| DAY
.16 |
Jiayuguan
-Dunhuang |
| |
Morning
travel by deluxe motor coach on a scenic ride to the 2,000-year-old
oasis town of Dunhuang. This oasis was a vital stopping-off
post for caravans linking China and Central Asia. Overnight
stay at hotel. |
| DAY
.17 |
Dunhuang |
| |
Whole
morning sightseeing features the Mogao Grottoes, which
contain the most impressive and best preserved examples
of Buddhist cave art. Hundreds of sandstone caves hold
more than 2000 statues and 45000 paintings of Buddha and
Chinese mythological figures. Travel by deluxe motor coach
to Crescent Moon Lake in the Singing Sand Dunes, where
the oasis meets the desert. Take an optional camel ride.
Evening entertainment includes a special cultural performance.
|
| DAY
.18 |
Dunhuang
- Xi'an |
| |
Morning
flight to Xi'an. P.M free at leisure. Overnight stay at
hotel. |
| DAY
.19 |
Xian
- Beijing |
| |
After
breakfast fly to Beijing. Rest of the day free at leisure. |
| DAY
.20 |
Departure
from Beijing |
| |
Transfer
to airport for home bound flight to depart from Beijing. |
