XianTravelTour.com

	The 16 days adventure makes a perfect combination of modern culture and ancient civilization in china which makes you feel the great changes.
	Start from $2,405 per person

Day by day Itinerary:

Day 01: Arrival in Beijing

Our guide will pick you up when you arrive at Beijing airport. You will find the guide is waiting for you at the exit after you reclaim your luggage. When you meet, the guide and driver will drive you back to the hotel and help you to check in. the rest of the day，take your time to relax yourself after a long flight.
Accommodation: Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel

Day 02: Beijing
At 08:30 of this morning, you will meet the guide in the lobby to start your journey. The first full day tour covers three scenic spots. The first stop will be the Tiananmen Square. After finish the Tiananmen Square, we will go to the Forbidden City. It will takes about one hour to have our lunch, after the lunch, will get to the last stop: the Temple of Heaven.The most famous food in Beijing---- Beijing Roast Duck will be served as a welcome dinner at the Qianmen Quan Ju De restaurant. (B+L)
Accommodation: Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel

Day 03: Beijing
Today, lots of walks just for the Great Wall. You will be driven to climb the most splendid Badaling section of the Great Wall. After lunch, we will continue trip to the Ming Tombs. By passing the Sacred Way----Walk along the Sacred Way, this means the road leading to heaven. (B+L)
Accommodation: Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel

Day 04: Beijing-Xian
This morning, free time to walk around of this city. When you finish your lunch, the guide and driver will drive you to the airport and take the afternoon flight to Xi’an. Upon arrival, you will be driven to the hotel to check in. after a short rest, Xi’an guide will show you to visit the world’s oldest surviving city wall. We will show you to visit the east gate of city wall bye the way to go to the fengshui museum. (B+L)
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel

Day 05: Xian

At 08:30 of this morning, you will meet the guide in the lobby to visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. It will take about one hour to get there. After finish the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum we will find a local restaurant try some local food. After lunch, back to city to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In the evening, you will be driven to the Theater enjoying the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show------ a wonderful performance of the ancient music and dance, is a must when you visit Xian. (B+L)
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel

Day 06: Xian – Dunhuang
Your tour guide will pick you up from you hotel to the Provincial Museum first; you will visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. Have the lunch before you leave this city. Then, take the afternoon flight to Dunhuang. (B+L)
Accommodation: Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel

Day 07: Dunhuang
After breakfast, you will meet your tour guide in the lobby of your hotel drive to Visit the Yumen Guan Pass and the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty (about 2000 years ago). (B+L)
Accommodation: Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel

Day 08: Dunhuang-Turpan
Today your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel around 8:30 to visit the Mogao Caves - the world's richest treasure - trove of Buddhist manuscripts, wall paintings and statuary. We will serve you local lunch. During afternoon, continue our trip to the Crescent Lake. We will send you to the train station catch the over night train to Turpan. (B+L)
Accommodation: Over night on the train

Day 09: Turpan
Your guide will greet you at the train station and drive you back to the hotel to check in first. You will have a short rest. Then, start your journey. The first full day tour covers three scenic spots. We will visit the Gaochang Ancient City first, on the way when we go to the Astana Tombs, we will serve you the local dishes. The last stop is the Flaming Mountain. Spend a night in Turpan. (B+L)
Accommodation: Silk Road Turpan Oasis Hotel

Day 10: Turpan-Urumqi
Today your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel around 8:30 to visit the Karez Well--- an amazing irrigation system which made Turpan a rich oasis; another scenic spot is the Emin Minaret, a typical Uygur architecture. Another scenic spot is the Emin Minaret, a typical Uygur architecture. We will drive you back to Urumqi after finish the Grape Valley. (B+L)
Accommodation: Xinjiang Grand Hotel

Day 11: Urumqi
This morning, you will enjoy the view of the Heavenly Lake by cruise, which is surrounded by alpine meadows and rugged snow-capped mountains densely covered in fir, pine and cypress. After lunch, we will drive you to the Southern Pasture. (B+L)
Accommodation: Xinjiang Grand Hotel

Day 12: Urumqi-Kashgar
After breakfast, you will be driven to the airport, take the flight to Kashgar. Your English speaking tour guide will greet you at the airport and transfer you back to your hotel. You will have the free activities during the afternoon. (B+L)
Accommodation: Gilgit International Friendship Hotel

Day 13: Kashgar-Urumqi
After breakfast, your English tour guide will wait for you in the lobby of the hotel and drive you to the Idigar Mosque first. Later, we will transfer you to visit the Abakh Khoja Tomb. On the way to the last stop, we will serve you some local food. The last place is the old city. Then, you may take the evening flight back to Urumqi.(B+L)
Accommodation: Xinjiang Grand Hotel

Day 14 Urumqi / Shanghai
After breakfast, the whole morning you will have a free time to Visit the Erdaoqiao Bazaar. You will have your lunch in Urumqi; take the afternoon flight to Shanghai. When you meet your guide and driver, they will take you to visit the Yuyuan Garden first; the second place is The Bund, Take free walk around The Bund and enjoys the view of Huangpu River. (B+L)
Accommodation: Days Hotel Shanghai

Day 15: Shanghai

We will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast to take you to the Shanghai Museum. After the

museum, we will drive you to a local restaurant to try some shanghai cuisine. After your lunch, you will go to visit the Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower. You can have a bird view of pudong area. We will take you back to your hotel after we finish all places. (B+L)
Accommodation: Days Hotel Shanghai

Day 16: Departure of Shanghai
After breakfast at the hotel, you may have all your belongings and luggage packed, check out of the hotel by yourself. Our guide and driver will drive you to the airport and help you to get the boarding pass. Happy tour ending~ (B)