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Tour Code
CTT-26
Duration
19Days
Destinations
Beijing
Urumqi
Kashgar->
Karakuri Lake->
Kashgar->
Urumqi
Turpan
Liuyuan
Dunhuang
Xi'an
Shanghai
Tour Style
Private Tour or Join-in
Tour Description
Private land tour with well selected hotel, the cities connected by flights, Private Guide and driver only for your family.
Tour Itinerary
Featured Hotels
Description of Expenses
Tour itinerary can be customized!
Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Beijing( Meals: -/-/- )
Say hello to Beijing! This Golden China tour starts when you meet our professional local guide at Beijing Airport and transferred to the hotel. The rest of the day will be free at your leisure.
Accommodation:Overnight at hotel in Beijing
Day 2
Beijing (Meals: B/L/SD)
Tourist spot：Mutianyu Great Wall - 798 Art Zone - Peking Duck Banquet
After breakfast, The morning itinerary will take you to Mutianyu Great Wall, you will take cable car to see this vital section of the world famous China Great Wall, Mutianyu has a history of over 1400 years, can trace back to Northern Qi Dynasty (550-570). Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience.
Next you will visit Beijing 798 Art Zone, which is Located in the northeast suburb of Beijing, the previous factory plant has become a haven for artists from home and even abroad. Artists gather here to open galleries, art studios and cafes, and hold all kinds art events, making the area the most resounding name in the artistic circle.
In the evening, you will enjoy an authentic and delicious Peking Duck Banquet.
Accommodation：Overnight at hotel in Beijing
Day 3
Beijing (Meals: B/L/D)
Tourist spot：Coal Hill Park - Forbidden City - Great Hall of the People - Zhengyang Gate - Dashilan Alley and Temple of Heaven
After Breakfast, Visit the Coal Hill Park, wherever you can have a bird view of the Forbidden City. Later，will we go to the Forbidden City to explore its fascinating halls and palaces. Here, you will not only learn how the emperor handled political affairs and lived their lives, but appreciate numerous ancient art treasures. Then you will visit the Great Hall of the People, which was built started in October 1958 and was completed by the end of August 1959, taking ten months altogether. The Great Hall of the People has a total floor space of 171,800 square meters, 20,000 square meters more than that of the Palace Museum in the neighborhood. Great Hall of the People is 206 meters long and 336 meters wide on Tiananmen Square. The highest point of this building is 46.5 meters from the ground. The Great Hall of the People consists of three major sections: in the north is the Banquet Hall that accommodates 5,000 people; in the center is the Grand Auditorium with a seating capacity of 10,000; offices of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress are in the south. There are more than 300 reception rooms and conference halls of various sizes. Thirty-four reception rooms are furnished y and named after various provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and special administrative regions. Each of the rooms is featured by its local style.
After walking through the Zhengyang Gate, we will the Dashilan Alley and Temple of Heaven in the afternoon. The Temple of Heaven is the place where the emperors worshipped the heavens in hopes of good harvests.
Next，Peking Opera Show will give you a wonderful impression tonight.
Accommodation:Overnight at hotel in Beijing
Day 4
Beijing–Urumqi(B/L/D)
Tourist spot：city tour
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport to take a morning flight to Urumqi Upon arrival, meet your guide and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, take a city tour in Urumqi.
Urumqi is the capital of Xinjiang Province located in the western-most part of China. The people here look more Arabic than Chinese perhaps because of the area's proximity to the Arab countries. Tall, deep-round eyes, pointy noses even their language is obviously different from Chinese. Much of the writings on the road signs and billboards are in Arabic. The name Urumqi, by the way, is a Mongolian word for beautiful pastures
Lunch at local Chinese restaurant and dinner at the hotel.
Accommodation:Overnight at local hotel
Day 5
Urumqi—Kashgar (B/L/-)
Tourist spot：the southern Pastures - the West White Poplar Gully
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Southern Pastures in the morning. Take a full day excursion to the southern Pastures. The Southern Pastures is a beautiful pasture the pastoral Kazakh inhabit and graze in summer. One of the most spectacular spots here is the West White Poplar Gully. Traveling through this narrow verdant gully is a unique experience for sightseers who love snow capped peaks, waterfalls, dragon-spruce trees and wild flowers. Visitors can take a horseback tour guided by local Kazakhs.
Return to Urumqi in the afternoon and then transfer to airport for an afternoon flight(3U8525 12:40-14:40) to Kashgar, the key center on the ancient Silk Road, and saw a steady stream of traders from the Middle East and Central Asia. Arrive in Kashgar, transfer to your hotel. Lunch at local Chinese restaurant.
Accommodation:Overnight at local hotel in Kashgar
Day 6
Kashgar—Karakuri Lake(B/L/D)
Tourist spot：lake Karakuri - Mount Muztagata
Breakfast at hotel. Depart with hand luggage to lake Karakuri through Karakorum(4 hours). On arrival, stroll around lake Karakuri (Karakuri Lake known as the father of glaciers, sits at an elevation of 3600 meters and is located at the foot of Mount Muztagata. It is an unspoiled place like Shangri-La with its dramatic and spectacular natural scenery. The surface of the lake reflects the snow-covered peaks of Mount Muztagata, which towers in the background. Hikes and walks around here are refreshing, especially in summer when flowers bloom and the air is fresh and pleasant.
Lunch on route and dinner at hotel.
Accommodation:Overnight at local hotel in Kashgar.
Day 7
KarakuriLake - Kashgar (B/L/-)
Tourist spot：Karakuri Lake
Breakfast at hotel. Continue to walk around lake Karakurito see the traditional life in the morning.
Return to Kashgar after lunch.Lunch at local Chinese restaurant.
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Kashgar.
Day 8
Kashgar - Urumqi(B/L/-)
Tourist spot：the Sunday bazaar - Abakh Khoja Tomb - Id Kah Mosque
Breakfast at hotel. Visit the Sunday bazaar, the biggest farm trade market of Uygur in Xinjiang. Owing to its favorable position, countless merchants from many parts of the world would go to Kashgar, so it was also known as "the pearl on theAncient Silk Road". Bazaars are the focus of activity nearly every day, with stalls dotted here and there, and crowded streets. Throughout the bazaars, you will find some stalls that sell everything while others specialize and sell local produce, arts and crafts, garments, knives, timber, coal, and animals. Then continue to visitAbakh Khoja Tomb, which was served as the family tomb of Abakh Khoja, the powerful ruler of Kashgar in the 17th century. In China the tomb is better known as the Tomb of Xiang Fei, the only Uigur concubine among the 41 wives of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. Abakh Khoja Tomb is admired as a well-preserved Islamic architectural complex not only in Xinjiang, but also throughoutCentral Asia. Xiang Fei's love story intrigues tourists from home and abroad. The Id Kah Mosque('Id Kah' means 'a place of praying and celebrating in festivals'. The Id Kah Mosque is located on the central square inKashgarCity. As the biggest mosque inChina, it is a group of old Islamic constructions with strong ethnic style and religious features. The whole complex occupies 16,800 square meters (about 4 acres) and consists of the courtyard, the Hall of Prayer, and the gate tower and as well as some other attached structures.).
Transfer to airport to take an afternoon flight to Urumqi. After arriving in Urumqi, transfer to your hotel.Lunch at local Chinese restaurant.
Accommodation:Over night at the train
Day 9
Urumqi—Turpan (B/L/-)
Tourist spot：Urumqi - Turpan
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, take a China High Speed Train from Urumqi to Turpan (approx. 1 hour). Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Turpan is a remote desert city in the far west of China, one of the lowest places on earth, where rain never falls and summers are scorching hot. Turpan was once an important staging post on the Silk Road and its large oasis produces most of the best grapes in China.
Free at leisure at the rest of day. Lunch at local Chinese restaurant.
Accommodation:Overnight at hotel in Turpan.
Day10
Turpan (B/L/-)
Tourist spot：the ruins of Jiaohe - The Karez irrigation wells
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, discover the surroundings of Turpan. the ruins of Jiaohe(The ruins of Jiaohe is one of the world's architectural wonders hides in Yarnaz Valley, 10 kilometers west of Turpan. Like a willow leaf, the ancient city of Jiaohe with a history of 2300 years lies between two rivers on a loess plateau atop a cliff of over 30 meters. It is also the largest, oldest and best-preserved earthen city in the world.), The Karez irrigation wells and the canals (The Karez irrigation wells refer to special wells is linked by underground tunnels and provides irrigation in the desert. Well be compared with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. The wells were sunk at varying distances to a dozen or several dozen meters deep to collect undercurrent water from melting snow. The water is then channeled through tunnels dug from the bottom of one well to the next and led to oases for irrigation. The world-famous grapes of Xinjiang own their excellence to the existence of these wells. Karez systems are very delicate irrigation systems made up of vertical wells, underground canals, aboveground canals and small reservoirs. The surface canals, connected to the underground ones, are not more than 1 meter (3.2 feet) wide with trees planted on both sides to prevent evaporation.).
In the afternoon,take a city tourin Turpan.Lunch at local Chinese restaurant.
Accommodation:Overnight at hotel in Turpan.
Day11
Turpan - Liuyuan by China High Speed Train (B/L/-)
Tourist spot：the Bezeklik caves - the ruins of the ancient city of Gaochang
Breakfast at hotel. Visi tthe Bezeklik caves (Bezeklik consist of 67 caves are the Thousand Buddha Caves. It means "place where there are paintings" in the Uigur language. It used to be an important center for Buddhist worship. Among the 83 existing numbered grottoes, about 40 of them have rich remains of murals. Some murals present clearly the figurines of the Huigu people; some showed Indian monks and portraits of Buddha over different periods throughout history.).Then proceed to visit the ruins of the ancient city of Gaochang (It is famous for its impressive ruins of the ancient city and used to be a garrison town, later it became a key point along the ancient Silk Road. The ruins originally consisted of three parts: the inner and outer cities and a palace complex).Transfer to railway station to take a China High Speed Train from Turpan to Liuyuan (approx. 3 hours). Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.Lunch at local Chinese restaurant.
Accommodation:Overnight at hotel in Liuyuan
Day12
Liuyuan - Dunhuang by China High Speed Train (B/L/D)
Tourist spot：The Echoing-Sand Dune - The Crescent Lake - Yumen Guan Pass - Hecang Fortress
After breakfast at hotel, take a China High Speed Train from Liuyuan to Dunhuang (approx. 1 hour). Upon arrival, meet your guide and transfer to your hotel. Visit The Echoing-Sand Dune(It is known as the sand dunes of Mingsha, offers superb picture-look desert scenery. The dune, surrounded by rolling ridges and precipitous cliffs, reaches a relative height of 250 meters (820 feet). Legend told in ancient times The Han army beat their war drums to call the troops to arms, in the middle of the battle, a fierce wind blew up, filling the sky with sand and burying both armies. This is why, to this day, the wind blows across the sand's surface to the roll of war drums.),The Crescent Lake(Crescent Spring is called a natural wonder in the Gobi Desert. It resembles a crescent fallen down into this desert. Having been lying among these sand dunes for thousands of years. Crescent Spring is still gurgles clear and the first spring in the desert although given many fierce attacks by sandstorm.).Continue to visit the Yumen Guan Pass(Yumenguan Pass, located on a hillock 90kms northwest of Dunhuang city, is an important pass of the north route on the Silk Road. It was also called "Small Square City". Legend had said that a jade was set on the gate of "Small Square City" for the sake of ensuring the security of passing trade caravans. So the city was named as "Yumenguan Pass" since then. The present city was constructed with rammed earth with two gates respectively in its west and north directions. The wall is 10 meters high and its top is 3 meters wide and bottom 5 meters.).Walk along The Great Wall of the Han Dynasty and visit the Hecang Fortress.
Lunch at local Chinese restaurant.
Accommodation:Overnight at local hotel.
Day13
Dunhuang (B/L/D)
Tourist spot：the Mogao Grottoes
Breakfast at hotel. Full day excursion to the Mogao Grottoes(Mogao Caves are known as the Caves of a Thousand Buddhas. It means high up in the desert. The legend told at The Tang Dynasty, a monk had witnessed onsite a vision of thousand Budd has under showers of golden rays so he was inspired and started the caves construction work that spanned ten dynasties. There are 50,000 manuscripts written in many languages apart from artifacts. The Mogao Grottoes are a depository of historical and cultural exchanges over more than a thousand years between China and other nations.).
Lunch at local Chinese restaurant.
Accommodation:Overnight at local hotel.
Day14
Dunhuang-Xi'an by China High Speed Train (B/L/-)
Tourist spot：Dunhuang - Xi'an
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to railway station to take a China High Speed Train from Dunhuang to Xi'an (approx. 8 hours). Upon arrival, meet your guide and transfer to your hotel.
Free at leisure at the rest of day. Lunch at local Chinese restaurant.
Accommodation:Overnight at local hotel.
Day15
Xi’an (B/L/SD)
Tourist spot：Horses Museum - Great Mosque - Muslim Street - Folk House - Shadow Play Opera - Tang Dynasty Dinner
After breakfast at hotel, you will visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the most significant archeological excavations of the20th century. It has been regarded as THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD! After lunch we will visit the Great Mosque, is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China, the Muslim Street is the hub of the Moslem community in Xian City. After visit Muslim street, you will have a optional tour which is tour to GaoYue Song’s ancient style Folk House, formerly high rank official during the Ming Dynasty some 300 years ago. This house won UNESCO Prize for Cultural Heritage Protection in Asian-Pacific Area in 2002 and you will be delighted to see a dying art: Shadow Play Opera which played by farmers.
Dinner enjoy famous Tang Dynasty Dinner.
Accommodation:Overnight at local hotel.
Day16
Xi’an-Shanghai (B/L/D)
Tourist spot：Big Wild Goose Pagoda - City Wall - Shaanxi Provincial Museum
After breakfast at hotel, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which situated at south of the Xian city, as one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple-Da-Ci-En Temple, the pagoda is one of the most distinctive and outstanding landmarks for Xian City, the City Wall, It is the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world, Shaanxi Provincial Museum, which is the largest comprehensive museum in the province.
Transfer to airport to take an afternoon flight (MU2165 16:55-19:10) to Shanghai. Upon arrival, meet your guide and then transfer to your hotel.
Accommodation: Overnight at local hotel.
Day17
Shanghai (Meals: B/L/D)
Tourist spot：Shanghai Museum - Jade Buddha Temple - Nanjing Road - the Bund -acrobatic show
Meet the tour guide at the main lobby of the hotel and setout to visit the Shanghai Museum which houses 110,000 historical objects and 430,000 reference pieces, followed by a walk on People's Square. Later, Jade Buddha Temple, named for its two jade statues of Sakyamuni. One was carved out of a single piece of white jade weighing one ton.
After lunch, proceed with a promenade of famous Nanjing Road, the busiest commercial center in Shanghai. Then, you will visit the Bund, a five-block riverfront lined with many of Shanghai's banks and trading houses. Last, after dinner, you will enjoy an acrobatic show with breathtaking motorcycle performance or Huangpu River Night Cruise Trip.
Accommodation:Overnight at hotel in Shanghai
Day18
Shanghai ( Meals: B/L/- )
Tourist spot：Yu Yuan Garden - Shanghai World Financial Center -Tianzifang alley
After breakfast, Head to Yu Yuan Garden and Old Bazaar. This classical Qing Dynasty garden has over 30 pavilions linked by a maze of corridors and bridges over ponds. You will be arranged to have lunch in Yu Yuan Garden area. In afternoon, you will first visit the Shanghai World Financial Center, which is located in the center of the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone. With 101 floors above ground level and soaring to a height of 492 meters, this project embodies Mori Building's original Vertical Garden City concept. It is a hub of culture and information, and boasts state of the art security. The last stop is Tianzifang alley. Tianzifang has transformed itself from legacy residential architectures and factories into an artsy area, housing bars, cafes, crafts shops, design studios, galleries and boutiques. It is ardently supported by crowds of yuppies, trend setters, designers and expatriates, who fall for temptation of old Shikumen houses (stone-framed-door houses) and lanes with infinite novelties.
Accommodation:Overnight at local hotel.
Day19
Shanghai (Meals: B/-/- )
Enjoy the breakfast at hotel and check out by yourself. Our English Speaking Assistant and driver will meet you at hotel lobby with your name and send you to airport or train station.
Featured Hotels
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Hotel based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All listed hotels serve daily western or Chinese breakfast.
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Professional English-speaking guides
Drivers & air-conditioned vehicles
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International airfares
Entry Visa fees
Personal expenses
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