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12-day Essence of the Silk Road Tour

Tour code: ETC-Q34   

This is a real Silk Road discovery deep into Gobi desert and amazing landscapes; it will lead into the ancient capital Xian, then the Mogao grottoes in Dunhuang, amazing attractions in Turpan & famous Sunday Bazaar in Kashgar…

Tour DateCityTour Brief
1Xi'an
Arrival in Xi'an
2Xi'an
Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Bell Tower
3 Xi'an
Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xian Museum, Ancient City Wall, Forest of Stele
4Xi'an / Dunhuang
Fly to Dunhuang
5Dunhuang
Yadan Geo Park, Yumen Pass
6Dunhuang / Turpan
Mogao Caves, Singging Sand Mountains and Crescent Moon Lake, to Turpan
7Turpan
Karez Underground Irrigation System, Jiaohe Ruins, Emin Minaret, Desert Botanical Garden
8Turpan / Urumqi
Drive to Urumqi, Heavenly Lake
9Urumqi / Kashgar
Fly to Kashgar, Id Kah Mosque, local bazaar and old quarters of Karshgar
10Kashgar
Karakul Lake
11
Kashgar / UrumqiFly to Urumqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Museum and Red Hill Park
12Urumqi
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Kashgar / UrumqiFly to Urumqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Museum and Red Hill Park
12Urumqi
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Day 01 Arrival in Xian
Arrival in Xian, be met and transferred to the hotel.

Day 02 Xian (B, L)
Transfer to visit the famous Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, in the afternoon, visit the Bell Tower, and a walk at the old quarters of the city.

Day 03 Xian (B, L)

Visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and Xian Museum, Ancient City Wall and Forest of Stele Museum.

Day 04 Xian – Dunhuang (B, L)
Transfer to the airport and fly to Dunhuang. Be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel.

Day 05 Dunhuang (B, L)
Drive 180km to Yadan Geo Park to see the spectacular landform, then on the way to see the Yumen Pass, which was originally built more than 2000 year ago. You can also have the chance to see the ruined Great Wall of Han Dynasty.

Day 06 Dunhuang - Turpan (B, L, D)
Visit the world famous Mogao Caves, the Singing Sand Mountains and Crescent Moon Lake, try a short camel ride in the desert. Transfer to take an overnight train to Turpan.

Day 07 Turpan (B, L)
Arrival in Turpan in the early morning. After breakfast, visit Karez Underground Irrigation System, Jiaohe Ruins, Emin Minaret and Desert Botanical Garden.
 
Day 08 Turpan – Urumqi (B, L)
Drive from Turpan to Urumqi, visit Heavenly Lake, labeled as a Chinese version of Swiss lakes. Overnight at Urumqi.

Day 09 Urumqi –Karshgar (B, L)
Transfer to fly to Karshgar, after arrival, visit Id Kah Mosque, local bazaar and old quarters of Karshgar.

Day 10 Karshgar (B, L)
One full day tour to Karakul Lake, on the way you will visit a local village, and see snow-capped mountains. Picnic lunch at the lake side.
 
Day 11 Karshgar – Urumqi (B, L)
Transfer to fly to Urumqi. Be met and transferred to visit Xinjiang Autonomous Museum and Red Hill Park, where you can have a panoramic view of the whole city. Free at the rest of the day.

Day 12 Urumqi departure (B)
Transfer to the airport and fly to your next destination.

PRICES START FROM PER PERSON

As all of our holidays are tailor-made it isn’t possible to give anexact price on the web-site as the final cost is dependant on a number of factors. These include the number of people in your party, the season you travel, the standard of hotel (we offer a variety of standards from three-star to super-luxurious) and duration of your trip. However, as aguideline you should expect to pay from US$ for the opposite itinerary.

Included Services

Private transfers airport/hotel/airport;
Private tours escorted by an English-speaking guide;
Accommodations with daily breakfast;
Meals specified in itinerary as B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner;
Domestic flights and trains listed;
Admission fees.

Non-included Services,
Visa arrangement;
Excess luggage charge(the luggage allowance at economy class is 20kg);
Personal expense;
Any meals not specified as "B, L or D";
Gratuties to guides and drivers.

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The Silk Road is like a thick history book to me, so enchanting with full of contents. The best season to visit is in July, August and September.

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