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 expect you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service.

Accommodation: Sheraton Urumqi Hotel
 
 
5^th Day: Urumqi - Korla  (B+L)
Have a morning transfer to Korla. After settle in the hotel, the tour to the Tiemen Pass is the sole destination of the day.

Accommodation: Petroleum Hotel  
 
 
6^th Day:  Korla - Kuqa  (B+L)

Transfer to Kuqu and settle in the hotel. Then have tour to the Subashi Ruins.

Accommodation: Kuqa Hotel  

 
7^th Day:  Kuqa - Aksu  (B+L)
Your duration in Kuqa end with a tour to Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves. Then transfer to the Aksu and settle in the hotel.

Accommodation: Hongfu Jinlan Hotel  

Drive Southeast to Kashgar, 'the pearl on the Ancient Silk Road'. Settle in the hotel and the rest of the period is left for your rest after a long way transfer.
 
Accommodation: the local best hotel

Transfer to visit the Karakuri Lake and enjoy its marvelous scenery. Then transfer back to Kashgar.
 
Accommodation: the local best hotel
 
 
10^th Day: Kashgar  (B+L)
A new day exploration start from a tour to the must-see Sunday Market, then visit the Id Kah Mosque located in the center of square in Kashgar City, follow a visit to the Abakh Khoja Tomb which admired as a well-preserved Islamic architectural complex.

Accommodation: the local best hotel

11^th Day: Kashgar - Hetian  (B+L)
Transfer to Hetian and settle in the hotel. The whole day tour include the Yarkant King Mausoleum and the Yingisar Uigur Knife Making.

Accommodation: Hetian Hotel  

 

12^th Day: Hetian - Minfeng   (B+L)
You will have an enjoyable tour to a Silk Village, hundred years' old walnut tree and watch the process of Paper Making. Transfer to Mingfeng and visit a local bazaar and the unique minority people's costume in Yutian city on the way. Settle in the hotel of Minfeng.

Accommodation: Zhong Kun Guest House

13^th Day: Minfeng - Korla  (B+L)
Transfer to Korla through the Taklamakan Desert and enjoy the scenery of sand dune. Settle in at the hotel.

Accommodation: Petroleum Hotel  

14^th Day: Korla - Turpan  (B+L)
Transfer to Turpan and settle in at the hotel. The rest period is left for rest after a long way transfer.

Accommodation: Oasis Hotel  

15^th Day : Turpan  (B+L)
Morning tour continue with the Gaochang Ruins, then head for Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave, the most valuable Buddhist caves in Turpan and have of a glimpse of the legendary Flaming Hill in the novel of 'The Journey to the West’.

Accommodation: Oasis Hotel  


16^th Day: Turpan -  Dunhuang  (B+L+D)

The last 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 way of fetching water in the past, the visit to Karez Well will inspire your interest. Then conclude the day by visit to the Sugong Pagoda. Board an overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang.

Accommodation: an overnight soft sleeper train

 

17^th Day: Dunhuang  (L)
Your local 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 from Mogao Grottoes, a shrine of Buddhist art treasures and ends with the day to Dunhuang Museum.

Accommodation: Building No. 8 of Dunhuang Hotel  
 

 

18^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 your professional tour guide will meet you at the airport. And then be transferred to check in at the well selected hotel, where a luxurious buffet dinner is served at your convenience.

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel  - downtown
 
 

19^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 City Wall after lunch and a brief period of rest. 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

 

20^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, have a visit to the Great Mosque and a local family.

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel  - downtown


21^th Day: Xian - Shanghai  (B+L)
Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, head for Shanghai by afternoon flight and your professional tour guide will meet you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer.

Accommodation: Sofitel Hyland Hotel 

 

22^th Day: Shanghai  (B+L+D)
The first stop of Shanghai is to visit the Shanghai Museum and the beautiful Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. The Farewell Dinner is arranged at Central Hotel as the fitting finale to your discovery of China, the restaurant Wang Bao He in the hotel has a history of over 260 years and is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. You will enjoy an amazing Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.

Accommodation: Sofitel Hyland Hotel 

23^th Day: Departure from Shanghai  (B)
Board your homebound flight. Comfortable hotel-airport transfer is arranged according to your flight schedule.