13 Days Brilliant Silk Road Tour


Day 1	Place & Transport	Arrive in Beijing
	Today's Activities	Our guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is left on your own to relax or explore the city.

	Meals	None
	Accommodation	Xuanwumen Hotel, Beijing


Day 2	Place & Transport	Beijing
	Today's Activities	Our guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby. Head for the largest city square in the world, Tiananmen Square, and the majestic Forbidden City in the morning. After lunch, transfer to visit the impressive Temple of Heaven. Then transfer you back to the hotel after the tour.
	Attractions	Forbidden City Temple of Heaven Tiananmen Square
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Xuanwumen Hotel, Beijing


Day 3	Place & Transport	Beijing
	Today's Activities	Today will be your own day in Beijing. You are recommended to visit Beijing Zoo where you will see the lovely panda bear, the imperial garden Summer Palace and experience the traditional Chinese lifestyle in Hutong area by rickshaw. You may also go shopping at Wangfujing Street.
	Attractions	Beijing Zoo Hutong Summer Palace
	Meals	Breakfast
	Accommodation	Xuanwumen Hotel, Beijing


Day 4	Place & Transport	Beijing-Xian
	Today's Activities	Today our guide will pick you up to explore Beijing by visiting the famed Badaling Great Wall in the morning. After enjoying lunch, reach Ming Tombs through Sacred Way. On the way back to the city, you will have a chance to have a photo stop at the Olympic Stadium, nicknamed Bird’s Nest and the National Swimming Centre, also known as the Water Cube. After dinner, take an overnight soft-sleeper train to Xian.
	Attractions	Badaling Great Wall Ming Tombs Sacred Way
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


Day 5	Place & Transport	Xian
	Today's Activities	Our guide will meet you at the railway station and transfer to the hotel. After breakfast, you may start your tour in Xian. Today’s initial sightseeing takes you to Big Wild Goose Pagoda. After enjoying lunch, visit the amazing Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses. Transfer back to the hotel after the tour.
	Attractions	Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta)Terracotta Army
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	City Hotel, Xian


Day 6	Place & Transport	Xian
	Today's Activities	The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided only. The day is left on your own to arrange your activities, you are suggested to visit the Great Mosque and have some free time to explore the busy Muslim Street near the Mosque by yourselves. Optional activities: Today we also have optional tour for lovely pandas. We will transfer you to Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve, which is specialized in wild giant pandas and other rare wild animals, e.g. golden monkey, crested Ibis and other kinds of rare birds and animals, where you will find various information about the Giant Panda and you will enter into a world filled with the wildlife. After lunch, visit Great Mosque and Muslim Street. Transfer back to the hotel.
	Attractions	Great Mosque of Xian Xian City Wall (Xian Chengqiang)
	Meals	Breakfast
	Accommodation	City Hotel, Xian


Day 7	Place & Transport	Xian-Dunhuang
	Today's Activities	Pick you up from the hotel and visit Xian City Wall in the morning. Then transfer to the airport and take a flight to Dunhuang. Our guide will pick you up at the Dunhung airport and transfer you to the local hotel. The rest of the day is left on your own.
	Attractions	Shaanxi History Museum
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Dunhuang Hotel


Day 8	Place & Transport	Dunhuang-Turpan
	Today's Activities	Today you will experience the desert flavor along the Echoing-Sand Dune to Crescent Lake by riding a camel. After lunch, head for the artistic Mogao Grottoes. After dinner, transfer you to take an overnight soft-sleeper train to Turpan.
	Attractions	Echoing-Sand Dune Crescent Lake Mogao Grottoes
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


Day 9	Place & Transport	Turpan
	Today's Activities	Our local guide will meet you at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel. After breakfast, a whole day’s excursion starts from the well-preserved Jiaohe Ruins, Karez Well and Sugong Pagoda.Then transfer you back to the hotel.
	Attractions	Karez Well Jiaohe Ruins Sugong Pagoda
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Turpan Oasis Hotel


Day 10	Place & Transport	Turpan-Urumqi
	Today's Activities	Today's sightseeing covers Gaochang Ruins, Baizikelik Thousand Buddha Caves and Flaming Hill followed by Grape Valley. Then transfer you to Urumqi and check in at the hotel.
	Attractions	Ancient City of Gaochang Grape Valley Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves Flaming Hill
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Xinjiang Grand Hotel, Urumqi


Day 11	Place & Transport	Urumqi-Yining
	Today's Activities	Proceed to the alpine Heavenly Lake. After lunch, transfer you to the airport and take a flight to Yining. Upon your arrival, our guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.
	Attractions	Heavenly Lake
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Yili Hotel, Yining


Day 12	Place & Transport	Yining
	Today's Activities	Today we will experience the prairie flavor by visiting Nalati Grassland. After the wonderful enjoyment, drive back to Yining.
	Attractions	Nalati Grassland
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Yili Hotel, Yining


Day 13	Place & Transport	Yining-Urumqi-Beijing
	Today's Activities	Our guide will pick you up and transfer you to the airport to take a flight to Urumqi. Please take the transfer flight to Beijing in Urumqi airport on your own.

	Meals	Breakfast

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