BEIJING/URUMQI/DUNHUANG/JIAYUGUAN/lANZHOU/

Day 1 BEIJING
Welcome to Beijing. To be met by our professional English-speaking guide and then transferred to the hotel.

Day 2 BEIJING
Morning visit to the famous Tiananmen Square. Afternoon visit to the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace.
Overnight : Capital Hotel/ Guangzhou Plaza / International Hotel
Meals : Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Day 3 BEIJING
Fully inclusive tour to the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs Area including the way of the Spirit. Peking Duck Dinner.

Day 4 BEIJING - URUMQI
Morning visit to the Forbidden City. Afternoon flight from Beijing to Urumqi.

Day 5 URUMQI - KASHGAR
Day tour to the Heavenly Lake. Evening flight to Kashgar.

Day 6 KASHGAR - URUMQI
Morning visit to the Bazaar, which is the biggest and earliest international market in the west region of China. The next stop is Abakh Khoja Tomb (Xiangfeimu). The last stop here will be the Id Khan Mosque. As the common saying goes, if you don't go on a tour for Kashgar, it means you haven't been to Silk Road". Evening take flight to Urumqi

Day 7 URUMQI - TURPAN
You will have a relaxing coach journey (180 km). From Urumqi to Turpan. On the way you will visit The Ruins of The Ancient City, The Flaming Mountains, Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs and Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves. After dinner watching Uygur Dancing Performance.

Day 8 TURPAN - LIUYUAN
You will have a fully inclusive tour to visit the Ancient City of Jiaohe (Yarkhoto), and the Ancient City of Gaochang (Kharakhoja) and on the way you will view an oasis that has been irrigated by Karaz System. Evening train from Turpan to Liuyuan (overnight on soft-sleeper train).

Day 9 LIUYUAN - DUNHUANG
Coach transfer from Liuyuan to Dunhuang (128 KM). A short rest in the hotel. After you could visit the Crescent Moon Spring and Echoing-sand Mountain, where you can also try a camel riding.

Day 10 DUNHUANG
Here you will visit the Mogao Grottoes, one of the most famous historic sites of Buddhism Art in the World.

Day 11 DUNHUANG - JIAYUGUAN
Coach journey from Dunhuang to Jiayuguang will cover 385 KM. Anther highlight on the Silk Road. Lunch at the Jade Gate Town (Yumenguan) on the way. Snow-capped Mountains and Gobi Deserts are the main features along the journey. At Jiayuguan, sightseeing including Jiayuguan Pass, the western endpoint of the Great Wall.

Day 12 JIAYUGUAN - LANZHOU
Morning visit to the Great Wall Museum and Understand Brick Painting from Wei-Jin Tombs. After lunch taking the soft-sleeper train from Jiayuguan to Lanzhou,

Day 13 LANZHOU
After your arrival have a short rest. Then you will be transferred to visit the Provincial Museum.

Day 14 LANZHOU - BEIJING
Morning flight Lanzhou to Beijing and tour end with good wishes.