18 Days of Silk Route Adventure & Modern China Tour

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Experience the best of both worlds - modern China's economic miracle and the truly fascinating sights, sound and smells of China's very own wild west on the old Silk Road. See the contrast within China as you move from Beijing's ancient sites like the Forbidden City to the areas that are influenced by middle eastern culture.

Tour Code:	CHD-9
Destinations:	Beijing → Xian → Lanzhou → Xiahe → Jiayuguan → Dunhuang → Turpan → Urumqi → Kashgar → Shanghai
Tour Price:	from $3620 USD Click for Price Details
Departure Dates:	You Choose!
Tour Type:	Land tour + well selected hotel + domestic flights/trains, Private Guided with your own English speaking guide (otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.

Detailed Day by Day Itinerary

Tour Summary

Tour Dates	Destinations	Today's Activities	Meals Included
Day 1	Arrive in Beijing	Airport to Hotel Transfer (Beijing) [detail]	\
Day 2	Beijing	Sacred Way (Ming Tombs), Great Wall, Mutianyu, Mutianyu Cable Car(round trip), Roasted Duck at Hepingmen Quanjude [detail]	B,L,D
Day 3	Beijing	The Tian'anmen Square, The Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven [detail]	B,L
Day 4	Beijing to Xian	Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Xian), Hutong Tours in Rickshaw [detail]	B,L
Day 5	Xian	Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses(include golf carts), Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Forest of Stone Steles Museum, Evening Show at Tang Yuegong [detail]	B,L
Day 6	Xian to Lanzhou	Hotel to airport Transfer (Xian), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Lanzhou), Shaanxi Historical Museum, Xi'an City Wall [detail]	B,L
Day 7	Lanzhou to Xiahe	Songke Grassland, Labrang Monastery [detail]	B,L
Day 8	Xiahe to Lanzhou to Overnight train	Train station Transfer (Lanzhou) [detail]	B,L
Day 9	Overnight train to Jiayuguan	Train station to Hotel Transfer (Jiayuguan), Great Walls Museum, The Jiayuguan Pass, The Great Wall on the Cliff, Weijin Tomb [detail]	B,L
Day 10	Jiayuguan to Dunhuang	Yulin Grottoes [detail]	B,L
Day 11	Dunhuang to Overnight train	Hotel to Train station Transfer (Dunhuang), Mogao Grottoes, Echoing-Sand Mountain, The Crescent Lake [detail]	B,L
Day 12	Overnight train to Turpan	Train station to Hotel Transfer (Turpan), Karez Well, Suleiman's Minaret, Grape Valley, Pass through the Flaming Mountain [detail]	B,L
Day 13	Turpan to Urumqi	Mount Nan Pasture, The Terai Camp, The Erdaoqiao Bazaar [detail]	B,L
Day 14	Urumqi to Kashgar	Hotel to airport Transfer (Urumqi), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Kashgar), Sunday bazaar, Abakh Khoja Tomb [detail]	B,L
Day 15	Kashgar	Pass to Lake Kalakuli, Lake Karakuli [detail]	B,L
Day 16	Kashgar to Urumqi to Shanghai	Hotel to airport Transfer (Kashgar), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Shanghai) [detail]	B
Day 17	Shanghai	Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Yuyuan Garden, Yu Market [detail]	B,L
Day 18	Depart Shanghai	Hotel to airport Transfer (Shanghai) [detail]	B

Featured Hotels

City	Superior Class	Deluxe Class	Tourist Class
Beijing	Crowne Plaza	Guangzhou Hotel Beijing	Redwall Hotel
Xian	Sofitel on Renmin Square Xian	Bell Tower Hotel Xian	Xian Citylion International Hotel
Lanzhou	Sunshine Plaza	Lanzhou Legend Hotel	Jinchen Hotel
Xiahe	Xiahe Labuleng Hotel	Xiahe Labuleng Hotel	Xiahe Labuleng Hotel
Jiayuguan	The Great Wall Hotel	The Great Wall Hotel	The Great Wall Hotel
Dunhuang	The Sun Village Hotel	Grand Sun Hotel	Dunhuang Hotel
Turpan	Oasis Hotel	Oasis Hotel	Oasis Hotel
Urumqi	Hoi Tak Hotel	XinJiang Grand Hotel	City Hotel
Kashgar	Bangchen Hotel	Seman Hotel Kashi	Seman Hotel Kashi
Shanghai	Shanghai JC Mandarin	Sofitel Hyland	Pacific Luck Hotel Shanghai

Price Inclusions & Exclusions

Price of this tour

Tour ClassYour Group Size	1 person	2-5 persons	6-9 persons	Single room supplement
Superior Class	6571*	4191	3609	1060
Deluxe Class	5895	3850	3254	719
Tourist Class	5429	3620	3038	489

* Price are in US dollars, for one person. Price are for references only, may vary according to your travel time. Click here to change prices to your Currency

* Better discount is available when travel in low season from Nov to March.

Your Choices to take this tour

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