Tour Feature:  Landscape,Hiking,

Fitness level required: ***(Moderate)

Road condition: **-***(OK-Good)

Time of availability: All the year

Tour Overview

Day1 Xi'an Tour.Nightstay in Xi'an

Meet at Xi'an ,The great ancient captital of China for most times in history among other cities. After check-in,start a full day tour to visit the highlights of Xi'an.

(Terra cotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda,Ancient City Wall, Shaanxi History Museum, ). Get to know the stories of Xi'an. Night, Pay a visit in night market to enjoy local Xi'an cuisine and snacks

Day2 Xian--Xining.Nightstay in Xining.

After breakfast, visit another a significant cultural relic of Xi'an-the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, then take flight to Xining,the capital of Qinghai.Afternoon,explore the highland city: Xining City to experience a different taste of China's city.

Day3 Xining--Lanzhou. Nightstay in Lanzhou.

Morning, visit Ta’er Monastery, the largest monastery in Qinghai. After lunch, 3 hours drive to Lanzhou of Gansu Province.  Afternoon.rest well for the next day's tour.

Day4 Lanzhou Tour. Nightstay in Lanzhou.

Morning, head to White Pagoda Park and Waterwheel Garden for sightseein. Then drive to Liujiaxia Dam where you would board a small boat for a stunning river trip through dramatic scenery to the Bingling Temple Grottoes, one of the five Grottoes in China. After the tour, drive back to Lanzhou for overnight.

Day5 Lanzhou to Xiahe.Nightstay in Xiahe.

After breakfast, Continue the tour to Xiahe, visit the Sangke Grassland flavor and a local Tibetan Family there.Afternoon,back to hotel for rest and night Xiahe tour.

Day6 Xiahe--Lanzhou. Nightstay in Lanzhou.

Morning, visit the famous Labrang Lamasery,one of the six leading Buddhist lamaseries in China. Then drive back to Lanzhou.

Day7 Lanzhou--Wuwei--Zhangye.Nightstay in Zhangye.

After breakfast, drive to Wuwei,visit the Leitai Tomb of Han Dynasty, a large tomb built with brick and stone in the late years (186-219) of the Eastern Han Dynasty, as well as Wuwei Temple of Literature. Then drive to Zhangye and transfer to hotel.

Day8 Zhangye--Jiayuguan. Nightstay in Jiayuguan.

Today's activity in Zhangye includes Giant Buddha Temple, one of the major historic sites on the Silk Road and Wooden Pagoda Temple, which was built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-588 A.D).After that, drive to Jiayuguan and transfer hotel for the nightstay.

Day9 Jiayuguan--Dunhuang. Nightstay in Duhuang.

Morning, drive to Jiayuguan Pass, the west starting point of Great Wall in Ming Dynasty followed by visiting Overhanging Great Wall. Then back to Dunhuang at afternoon.

Day10 Dunhuang--Turpan. Nightstay On the train.

In the morning, experience the desert flavor along the Crescent Spring by riding a camel. Surrounded by the echoing-sand mountain,the Crescent Spring is in the shape of a half moon, which is a natural wonder. Then visit Mogao Caves- the World Art Treasure House. It is one of the world's most important sites of ancient Buddhist culture. Afternoon, back to Duhuang for the night train to Turpan in Xinjiang Autonomous Region.(Train No. 1043, Liuyuan Railway Station--Turpan Railway Station Dep 20:15 - Arr 04:46)

Day 11  Turpan Tour. Nightstay in Turpan.

Arrive very early then transfer to hotel in Turpan.After breakfast,start a full day tour this beautiful desert city with a highly spoken name of Fruit's Hometown, visit Gaochang Ruins, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Flaming Mountain, and Local vineyard of grape.Enjoy the long-gone history and interesting culure of Uyghur.

Day 12  Turpan--Urumqi.

After breakfast,Leave Turpan for Urumqi,the capital of Xinjiang Autonomous Region.Afternoon, drive to Heavenly Lake with a boat trip to enjoy the gorgeous nature view of Xinjiang,then back to Urumqi and visit Erdaoqiao Market and Xinjiang Museum. Happy Ending。

Inclusions:

All Entry Tickets

Accommodation: 3-star hotels/guesthouses

Transportation: What's kind of transportation we use depends on the No.of travelers.The case usually goes like below:

1-2 : Public Bus.

3-7 :Private Van of 7-9 seats ( or Public bu and Partial Private Van Combined)

8+: Private bus.

Meal:Chinese Meal,

Guide: An experienced English speaking guide

Exclusions:

Snacks,drinks,Laundry,tip and other personal expense.

Notice:

Surcharges will be charged in (May 1st-7th),(October 1st-7th) ,and Spring Festival ( Chinese New Year).

The price quoted is to be used for reference only. A final tour quote will be provided to you at the time of  final confirmation on itinerary and standard. it may be lower or higher based on the No. of traveler and your traveling time