Daily Itinerary Briefings

 Available departure dates on Wednesdays

1^st  Day : Arrival in Beijing

Leisure Time at Temple of Heaven, Beijing

On your arrival in Beijing, the English speaking guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest day is at your leisure, so that you can have a good rest to recover from the long time journey.

 

 

2^nd Day: Beijing  (B+L+D)
In the morning, the pre-tour briefing will be presented in the hotel, which is very essential to your coming tour. Here you will meet the other members in your group who will travel with you in the following days. After that, your memorable China tour will start with the visit to the vast Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world. Just walk across the road to enter the splendid Forbidden City, the most complete complex of Imperial Palace reserved until now, where the Emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties governed the country over 500 years. In the afternoon, continue the city tour to another highlight in Beijing, the Temple of Heaven. Ending the first day sightseeing, the renowned Beijing Roast Duck Banquet valued at CNY122.00 net per person will be served at the original, century-old Quan Ju De restaurant, followed by the National quintessence, a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.

 

 

3^rd Day: Beijing  (B+L+D)

Pit of Terra Cotta Warriors, Xian

Today we will drive beyond Beijing to have a short hiking on the Badaling section of the Great Wall, a symbol of the Chinese ancient genius. What is a must to see once you come to China. The lunch will be arranged at a well-chosen local popular Sichuan food restaurant to reward your great energy lost in the morning. Then transfer to visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. Back to downtown to enjoy a luxurious a la carte dinner valued at CNY100.00 net per person at a famous Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area. After dinner you can have one hour's free time to wander at the well-known prosperous Wangfujing pedestrian Avenue.

Accommodation: Ning Xia Hotel  

 

4^th Day: Beijing - Xian  (B+L+D)   
Visit the Summer Palace, the largest imperial garden for the royalties' relaxation, and the Giant Pandas in the Beijing Zoo in the morning. After lunch, see you off by the flight to Xian, another ancient capital for over 1000 years with credible historical sites. You will be met at Xian airport by the local guide and transferred to check in at the local best hotel, where the welcome buffet dinner valued at CNY168.00 net per person will be served.

 

 

5^th

Camel Ride at Echoing-sand Mountain, Silk Road

Day: Xian  (B+L+D)
After breakfast in the hotel, you will proceed to visit the so-called eighth human wonders in the world, the extraordinary Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. To ensure that you could have a good appetite, drive back by highway to downtown to have a rich a la carte lunch at CNY80.00 net per person at a Cantonese cuisine restaurant. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the well preserved ancient City Wall in the afternoon. This evening we will arrange the local specialty, the Dumpling Banquet at the splendid Tang Dynasty Palace, after which you will be entertained by the fabulous Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show at the same place.

Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel  

 

Visit the Provincial History Museum in the morning, which holds a large collection of unearthed historic relics. After enjoyed your a la carte lunch valued at CNY80.00 net per person at a fine Cantonese cuisin restaurant, go on to visit the Great Mosque in the afternoon. You would have some free time to explore the Bazzar nearby for some souvenirs or little gifts for your friends. The dinner will be arranged at a well-picked Sichuan cuisine restaurant.  

7^th

Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang

Day: Xian - Dunhuang  (B+L+D)
You will take a morning flight to Dunhuang today and your Dunhuang guide will meet you and transfer you to the local best hotel. In the programs arranged this afternoon, you will experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to reach the precious oasis of the desert, the Crescent Lake.

Accommodation: Building No. 8 of Dunhuang Hotel


8^th Day: Dunhuang - Turpan  (B+L+D)
Today you will visit the Mogao Grottoes and the Dunhuang Museum. After dinner,  you will take the soft sleeper train to Turpan.

Accommodation: Overnight soft sleeper train


9^th Day: Turpan  (B+L+D)
Upon arrival, you will be transferred to a finest hotel. After breakfast at the hotel, you will visit the Jiaohe Ruins, which is the largest, oldest and best-preserved earthen city in the world, and then go ahead to visit a local Uygur family and have a lunch there. In the afternoon the journey leads you to the underground Great Wall - the Karez Well and the Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs.

Accommodation: Oasis Hotel


10^th

Jiaohe Ruins, Turpan of Silk Road

Day: Turpan - Urumqi - Kashgar  (B+L+D)
The first stop of today is the most valuable Buddhist cave in Turpan - the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, and then you will visit the Gaochang Ruins, along the way you will pass by the Flaming Hill. Transfer to Urumqi and take a flight to Kashgar - "the pearl on the Ancient Silk Road". Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the local best hotel.

Accommodation: the local best hotel


11^th Day: Kashgar  (B+L+D)

Today you will have a full tour to visit the Id Kah Mosque, the Abakh Khoja Tomb and the Old Street. For the rest of the time, you will visit an Ethnic Minority kindergarten and spend some time with the children there.

Accommodation: the local best hotel


12^th

Thriving Bazaar in Kashgar, Silk Road

Day: Kashgar - Urumqi  (B+L+D)
This morning you will visit the famous Sunday Market. After lunch take a flight to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel.

Accommodation: Xinjiang Grand Hotel  - former Holiday Inn Hotel


13^th Day: Urumqi - Shanghai  (B+L+D)
Take a morning flight to the large metropolis, Shanghai. Be met and transferred to check in at the hotel. Explore the Bund and the Nanjing Road in the rest day.

Accommodation: Zhong Ya Hotel


14^th Day: Shanghai  (B+L+D)
Visit the Shanghai Museum which is famous for its large collection of rare cultural piece, followed by the visit to the graceful Yuyuan Garden of Chinese traditional style. A local family visit will be arranged for you to have a shot at the life style of traditional Shanghai residence. You will have some free time to have a stroll along the Bund to have a taste of the elegance of the old Shanghai city. All of the eye-catching sightseeing ends here. The Farewell Dinner valued at CNY105.00 net per person is held at the well-known Wang Bao He in Central Hotel, which has 260 years history and serves the best Shanghai cuisine. After dinner, you will be entertained by the brilliant Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre. Upon returning to the hotel our tour guide will see you into the lobby to say bon voyage.

Accommodation: Zhong Ya Hotel

 

15^th Day: Departure from Shanghai  (B)
After breakfast, arrange the hotel-airport transfer on your own to board your homebound flight. Should you wish to stay longer in China, you could contact us for some suggestions to extend your China adventure!