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Daily Itinerary Briefings
 
 
1^st Day: Arrival in Beijing 
You'll be met upon arrival at the Capital Airport of Beijing with comfortable private transfer and check into your hotel. The left hours of the day are for free individual activities. No scheduled program is arranged.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza


2^nd Day: Beijing  (B+L+D)
You will be thrilled the whole day when you visit the Tiananmen Square - one of the largest and grandest city squares in the world; the Forbidden City - the imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Temple of Heaven - once was the royal temple. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served as Welcome Dinner at a well-known restaurant. The cheering Peking Opera (the national opera) is scheduled as evening delight after dinner.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza


3^rd Day: Beijing  (B+L+D)
You will be accompanied by our local professional guide to one of the greatest world heritage sites - the Great Wall, Badaling section. Drive to escape the shopping site tourist restaurants near the Great Wall to have a decent meal -Sichuan food, for lunch. The visits continue to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. You will sample Cantonese cuisine for dinner at a top restaurant in the Wangfujing Street, a la carte style.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
 

4^th Day: Beijing - Urumqi   (B+L)
After the morning duration at the Royal Garden - Summer Palace. Head for Urumqi by flight and your local professional tour guide will meet you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service.

Accommodation: Sheraton Urumqi Hotel
 
 
5^th Day: Urumqi - Kashgar   (B+L)
This morning, you will board flight for Kashgar - 'the pearl on the Ancient Silk Road'. Upon arrival, your professional tour guide will meet you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service. After settling in the hotel, have the must-see visits to Sunday Market. 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.

Accommodation: the local best hotel


6^th Day: Kashgar - Urumqi - Turpan  (B+L)
A new day exploration start from a tour to the Id Kah Mosque located in the center of square in Kashgar City, then walk across the Old Street, follow a visit to the Abakh Khoja Tomb which admired as a well-preserved Islamic architectural complex. Head for Urumqi by flight and your professional tour guide will transfer you to Turpan. Check procedures will be followed.

Accommodation: Oasis Hotel


7^th Day: Turpan  (B+L)
The first stop of Turpan focus on the Jiaohe Ruins, which is known as the largest, oldest and best-preserved earthen city in the world. As a leading irrigation system in the past, the visit to Karez Well will inspire your interest. Then conclude the day by visit to the Sugong Pagoda.

Accommodation: Oasis Hotel


8^th Day: Turpan - Dunhuang   (B+L+D)
The Turpan tour continue with the Gaochang Ruins in the morning, then head for Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave, the most valuable Buddhist caves in Turpan and have a look at the legendary Flaming Hill on the way. Board the overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang.

Accommodation: an overnight soft sleeper train
 
 

9^th Day: Dunhuang  (L)
Your professional tour guide will meet you at the Liuyuan railway station with comfortable transfer to the hotel in Dunhuang. Breakfast is handled by your own. After settled in the hotel, start a tour to Mogao Grottoes, a shrine of Buddhist art treasures. The tour ends with a visit to Dunhuang Museum.

Accommodation: Building No. 8 of Dunhuang Hotel  


10^th Day: Dunhuang - Xian  (B+L+D)
An amusive camel-riding experience to Echoing-Sand Dune and Crescent Lake will pack your Dunhuang travel. Head for Xian by flight and be transferred to check in at the well selected hotel. This evening, you will enjoy a nice dinner at your hotel.

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel   - downtown
 
 
11^th Day: Xian  (B+L+D)
You will have a visit to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum which is said to be the Eighth Wonder of the world. Drive back by highway to downtown to have a decent lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the ancient City Wall after lunch. In the evening, we will arrange the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at the splendid Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian)
 
Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel  - downtown
 
 
12^th Day: Xian  (B+L)
Have a visit to the Provincial History Museum in the morning. After an a la carte lunch is served at a famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque and a local family.
 
Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel  - downtown
 
 
13^th Day: Xian - Chongqing   (B+L+D)
Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, head for Chongqing by afternoon flight, your local professional travel buddy will expect you with comfortable transfer service. After enjoying the a la carte dinner at 4-star hotel, Holiday Inn Yangtze, board the deluxe German-made cruise ship to stay overnight.

Accommodation: China Regal Cruises 
 
 
14^th Day: Chongqing - Fengdu    (B+L+D)
As the ship leave Chongqing at about 08:00 this morning, your relaxing Yangtze River