Mogao Grottoes

Days:
14
Destination:
Beijing-Xian-Jiayuguan-Dunhuang-Turpan-Urumqi-Kashgar-Urumqi-Beijing
Summary:
Follow the trail of the Silk Road and discover dramatic scenery and hidden gems that were once remote and inaccessible.

• Tour Itinerary
• Day 1 : Beijing
• Beijing
• On arrival in Beijing, you will be met and transferred for the afternoon tour to the Temple of Heaven. Two nights stay in Beijing.
• 3* Pinganfu Hotel (Or the same class)
• Day 2 : Beijing
• Beijing
• Full day tour to visit Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and the Great Wall at Badaling. Peking Duck Dinner has been arranged.
• 3* Pinganfu Hotel (Or the same class)
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
• Day 3 : Beijing/Xi'an
• Beijing/Xi'an
• Transferred to the airport for your domestic flight to the Ancient city of Xi’an for an overnight stay. Take the afternoon tour to visit the Terracotta Warriors.
• 3* Melody Hotel (Or the same class)
• Breakfast / Lunch
• Day 4 : Xi'an/Jiayuguan
• Xi'an/Jiayuguan
• Morning tour to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the City Wall. Transfer to the airport for the flight to Jiayuguan for a two night stay.
• Basic local hotel
• Breakfast / Lunch
• Day 5 : Jiayuguan
• Jiayuguan
• Visit the Western end of the Great Wall at Jiayuguan Pass and Fortess which has over 600 years history. In the afternoon, you will visit the Great Wall Museum.
• Basic local hotel
• Breakfast / Lunch
• Day 6 : Jiayuguan/Dunhuang
• Jiayuguan/Dunhuang
• Take the 250 mile (400km) coach journey from Jiayuguan to Dunhuang. Stay in Dunhuang for two nights.
• Basic local hotel
• Breakfast / Lunch
• Day 7 : Dunhuang
• Dunhuang
• Visit the Mogao Grottoes in the morning and Local museum in the afternoon.
• Basic local hotel
• Breakfast / Lunch
• Day 8 : Dunhuang/Turpan
• Dunhuang/Turpan
• Morning visit the famous Mingsha (Humming Sand) Desert and Crescent Moon Lake, coach transfer to the station for the overnight train to Turpan.
• On train
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
• Day 9 : Turpan
• Turpan
• Arrive in the morning, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for breakfast. Visit Gaochang Ancient City, which until early in the Ming dynasty was a thriving town on the silk road, today it has been reduced to a 20 hectare (50 acre) stretch of broken walls and deserted fields. Astana Ancient Tombs and Flaming Mountain, a mountain made famous by the classical Chinese mythological novel, Journey to the West.
• Basic local hotel
• Breakfast / Lunch
• Day 10 : Turpan/Urumqi
• Turpan/Urumqi
• Morning take 125 mile (200 km) coach journey from Turpan to Urumqi, In the afternoon visit the Heavenly Lake, a natural lake fed by thawing snow.
• 3* City Hotel (Or the same class)
• Breakfast / Lunch
• Day 11 : Urumqi/Kashgar
• Urumqi/Kashgar
• Transfer to the airport for the afternoon flight to Kashgar. You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel for 2 nights stay.
• Basic local hotel
• Breakfast / Lunch
• Day 12 : Kashgar
• Kashgar
• Visit the Bazaar in the morning. Kashgar is the venue of the Tomb of Apak Hoja (Fragrant Lady), a massive elegant building created in 1640 in a typical Islamic style and the Idkad Mosque, China’s largest Islamic mosque dating back more than 500 years.
• Basic local hotel
• Breakfast / Lunch
• Day 13 : Kashgar/Urumqi
• Kashgar/Urumqi
• Take flight to Urumqi. Visit the Hongshan Park and Xinjiang Museum in the afternoon. One night stay in Urumqi.

3* City Hotel (Or the same class)
Breakfast / Lunch
Day 14 : Urumqi/Beijing
Urumqi/Beijing
Transferred to the airport for flight to Beijing, afternoon is at leisure in Beijing.
Breakfast