Day 01: Starting in Beijing Meet the professional local guide upon arrival at the airport and check into the hotel. The rest day is left open for individual activities on your own. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: None |
Day 02: Beijing Included sightseeing with your private guide starts in the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and then a visit to the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the noted Peking Duck Dinner at a famous restaurant, and then the Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre is scheduled. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 03: Beijing The truly magnificent Great Wall will be presented to you this morning. After a lush lunch at a fancy Sichuan cuisine restaurant in a nearby county, the afternoon's sightseeing takes in the Ming Tomb and the Sacred Road. This evening the dinner will be arranged at a fancy restaurant at the famous Wangfujing Avenue. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 04: Beijing - Urumqi Visit the Qing Dynasty Royal Garden - Summer Palace, as the grand finale of your Beijing trip. Take flight to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel. |
Hotel: Sheraton Urumqi Hotel     Meals: B, L |
Day 05: Urumqi - Kashgar Take a morning flight to Kashgar which is noted as "the pearl on the Ancient Silk Road", and transfer to the local best hotel. Visit the famous Sunday Market. |
Hotel: the local best hotel Meals: B, L |
Day 06: Kashgar - Urumqi - Turpan Explore Kashgar including the visits to the Id Kah Mosque, the Old Street and the Abakh Khoja Tomb. Afterwards, take flight to Urumqi and transfer to Turpan. |
Hotel: Oasis Hotel    Meals: B, L |
Day 07: Turpan Take the whole day to visit Turpan, involving the discovery to the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda. |
Hotel: Oasis Hotel    Meals: B, L |
Day 08: Turpan - Dunhuang Continue the Turpan tour to visit the Gaochang Ruins, the Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave and the Flaming Hill. Take the overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang. |
Hotel: Overnight soft sleeper train Meals: B, L, D |
Day 09: Dunhuang Upon arrival, the local guide will pick you up at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel. The breakfast is on your side. Afterwards, proceed to visit the Mogao Grottoes and the Dunhuang Museum. |
Hotel: Building No. 8 of Dunhuang Hotel     Meals: L |
Day 10: Dunhuang - Xian Take a special experience of a camel ride along the Echoing-sand Dune to reach the Crescent Lake. After that, head for Xian by flight and transfer to the hotel, where a rich buffet dinner is scheduled for you. |
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Hotel      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 11: Xian Drive eastwards to visit the genuine Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Lunch is scheduled at a decent Cantonese cuisine restaurant in downtown. Afternoon delights include the visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. Enjoy the glorious Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace in the evening. |
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Hotel      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 12: Xian Take a full day city tour to visit the Provincial History Museum, the Great Mosque and a local family. Lunch is served at a local well-known restaurant. |
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Hotel      Meals: B, L |
Day 13: Xian - Shanghai On the way to the airport, visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liuqi. After lunch, take flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. |
Hotel: Sofitel Hyland Hotel     Meals: B, L |
Day 14: Shanghai One full day is to explore Shanghai, including the sightseeing of the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden and a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. Dinner will be served at a fancy restaurant named Wang Bao He, which is the best place to sample Shanghai cuisine. The evening delight is the Portman Acrobatic Show held at the Shanghai Center Theatre. |
Hotel: Sofitel Hyland Hotel     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 15: Ending in Shanghai See you off and our service ends here. |
| Meals: B |