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CC-11 Chengdu-Urumqi-Kashgar-Turpan-Dunhuang-Xi’an-Chengdu (10D9N) |
| Day 1 Day 1 Arrive Chengdu, transfer the flight to Urumqi. Meet the local guide and transfer to the hotel. |
( D ) Overnight in Urumqi
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| Day 2 After breakfast, take flight to Kashgar. Today your main destination is the legendary Kashgar Sunday Bazaar where each Sunday the country people will go to town in the colorful covered Bazaar, villagers and people in town will mix together to do trade or barter. It is said locally that "you can find everything at Kashgar Bazaar but not rooster’s milk". This lively tradition is a carry over from ancient times when Silk Road trade goods flooded into Kashgar from the four corners of central Asia. |
( B/L/D ) Overnight in Kashgar
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| Day 3 Today you will visit historic Eidkah Mosque, built in 1442 and still is Chinaese largest mosque. Our introduction to ancient Kashgar’s Uygur history is concluded with a visit to the 11th century Mausoleum of poet and scholar Yusuf Hajib. You will have lunch in the old city in a local family courtyard in order to experience contemporary Uygur culture. In the afternoon, take flight to Urumqi. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Urumqi
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| Day 4 Morning drive to the Heavenly Lake–a project of Man & Biology by UNESCO, enjoying a boat trip on the lake and a visit to a Kazak yurt. After dinner, continue to Turpan by bus. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Turpan
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| Day 5 Turpan is the 2nd lowest place in the world next to "Death Sea" with its altitude of –154 meter below sea level. Climate here in summer is very hot and called "fire-land", annual rainfall is less than 20ml. The dry climate makes its grapes are the best in the Country and saved some clay made historical ruins as Gaochang and Jiaohe. Today, you start the day with a visit to ruins of Gaochang AC, then to Astana Graveyard from Tang dynasty and Bezaklik Buddha caves. You will have lunch at the grape valley. In the afternoon, you will visit "Karez Wells", the underground irrigation system of Turpan area. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Turpan
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| Day 6 Have breakfast at hotel then go to visit the Ruins of Jiaohe AC, according to history materials, the city of Jiaohe wos ruled by Gaochang Kingdom in 5 century, a well remained complex of mud clay buildings aged almost 2000 years. Now it is also a cultural heritage under the protection of UNESCO. Then visit the Emin Minaret which was built in 1777. After dinner, you will go to Liuyuan by train. |
(B/L/D) Overnight on the train
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| Day 7 Arrive Dunhuang in the morning and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Dunhuang Mogao Caves, the grottoes in the Mogao Caves are the world’s largest and oldest treasure house of Buddhist art. The Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, also known as the One-Thousand-Buddha Grottoes, are located on the eastern, rocky side of Singing Sand Mountain, near Dunhang City, Gansu Province. According to historical records, the carving of them was started in 366 AD and continued for about 1,000 years. Now, there are 492 grottoes in existence, with some 45,000 square m of murals and 2,400-odd painted clay figures. The painted clay figures vary greatly in size, with the largest one being 33 m high and the smallest only 10 cm. Then go to the Mingsha Shan, located 6 kilometers ( 3.73 miles ) south of Dunhuang city, Echoing-Sand Mountain which is also known as the sand dunes of Mingsha, offers superb picture-look desert scenery. The dune, surrounded by rolling ridges and precipitous cliffs, reaches a relative height of 250 meters ( 820 feet ). |
| (B/L/D) Overnight in Dunhuang |
| Day 8 After the breakfast at the hotel, take flight to Xi’an. Meet the local guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. After lunch, visit the Xi’an Ancient Wall, which from the 14th century, one of the most important city walls in China. Then go to visit Forest of Stone Steles Museum. The museum housed in the Temple of Confucius has the largest collection of its kind in China with a collection of over 3,000 inscribed stones steles. |
| (B/L/D) Overnight in Xi’an |
| Day 9 Following breakfast in the hotel, you set out for yet another highlight of your tour; the Terracotta Warriors Museum. The thousands of life size soldiers and horses were created to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi, the first Emperor to unite China under his firm rule. The royal tomb itself has yet to be opened but the rank upon rank of Warriors is a sight that is unrivalled anywhere in the world. After lunch, you will visit the Huaqingchi, famous as a palace with hot spring bathing place built by emperor Xuanzong of Tang times for his concubine, Yangguifei. Your last visit for the afternoon will be to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The square, seven-storey pagoda was built in 652 AD and is a fine example of Tang Dynasty Buddhist architecture. |
| (B/L/D) Overnight in Xi’an |
| Day 10 After breakfast, take flight for leaving. (B) |
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| Quotation |
Peak Season ( Apr. – Nov. ) |
Slack Season ( Dec. – Mar. ) |
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| ( USD p/p ) |
Budget |
Standard |
Luxury |
Budget |
Standard |
Luxury |
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| 2 – 5 pax |
2728 |
2823 |
3034 |
2644 |
2738 |
2915 |
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| 6 – 9 pax |
2299 |
2393 |
2605 |
2204 |
2298 |
2509 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
392 |
476 |
666 |
348 |
432 |
617 |
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| 10 pax up |
2185 |
2275 |
2466 |
2097 |
2187 |
2378 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
325 |
389 |
585 |
282 |
338 |
539 |
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| INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE |
* 4 domestic flights in the economic class with tax ( Chengdu/Urumqi/Kashgar/Urumqi, Dunhuang/Xi'an )
* One soft sleeper train from Turpan to Dunhuang ( four pax in one carriage )
* 3* hotel ( budget ), 4* hotel ( standard ) or 5* hotel ( luxury ), twin-bed room with private shower and WC
* English speaking local guide
* Daily meals ( exclude the special flavor food )
* Admission charges where applicable as shown in the tour description
* Transportation in the program
* Service charges for baggage handling between hotel and airport
* Domestic travel insurance | |
| NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE |
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* International flights and tax
* Personal consumption
* Visa fee
* Tips for guide, driver and porter | |
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