Silk Road Odyssey

CT-601 15 Days: Beijing, Urumqi, Kasghar, Turpan, Dunhuang, Xian and Shanghai

CT-602 16-Day: Beijing, Urumqi, Turpan, Dunhuang, Lanzhou, Xiahe, Xian and Shanghai

CT-603 22-Day: Beijing, Urumqi, Korla, Kuqa, Aksu, Kashgar, Hetian, Minfeng, Turpan, Dunhuang, Xian and Shanghai

CT-604 12-Day: Beijing, Dunhuang, Xian, Guilin, Yangshuo and Shanghai

CT-605 18 Days Adventure to Imperial China and Silk Road from Beijing to Urumqi, Turpan, Dunhuang, Xian, Lhasa, Gyangtse, Shigatse and Shanghai

CT-606 26-Day: Beijing, Xian, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Korla, Kuqa, Aksu, Kashgar, Tashkurgan, Khunjerab Pass, Hunza, Gilgit, Chilas, Swat, Peshawar Knyber, Islamabad and Lahore

CT-607 14-Day: Beijing, Urumqi, Turpan, Dunhuang, Lanzhou, Xining, Xian and Shanghai

CT-608 14-Day: Beijing, Xian, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar and Shanghai

CT-609 18-Day Beijing, Urumqi, Kashgar, Turpan, Dunhuang, Xian, Chongqing, Yangtze River Cruise, Wuhan and Shanghai

CT-610 17-Day: Beijing, Xian, Dunhuang, Turpan, Korla, Minfeng, Hetian, Kashgar, Urumqi and Shanghai

CT-611 13-Day: Beijing, Urumqi, Turpan, Dunhuang, Xian and Shanghai

CT-612 11-Day: Beijing, Dunhuang, Xian and Shanghai

CT-613 21-Day: Beijing, Xian, Xining, Lanzhou, Xiahe, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi and Shanghai

CT-614 19-Day: Beijing, Xian, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar, Tash Rabat, Naryn and Bishkek

Day 01: Arrival in Beijing

Our guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of your day is free.

 

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza  - the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing

Great Wall, Beijing

Day 02: Beijing

You will walk through Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.  Tonight you will feast on Peking Duck Dinner at a famous restaurant.  Following dinner you will witness a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre. (B+L+D)

 

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza  - the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing

Day 03: Beijing

Today you will walk on the most visited segment of the Great Wall, Badaling. To avoid the tourist eateries at the Wall, you will be taken to a local popular Sichuan restaurant for lunch. After lunch, you will visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb. (B+L)

 

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza  - the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing

Day 04: Beijing - Xian

This morning you will visit the ornate Summer Palace on the shores of the immense Kunming Lake. Take an afternoon flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. Visit the ancient City Wall. (B+L)

 

Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel

Tourists at the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Xian

Day 05: Xian

Tour the astounding Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses. Then we'll return to the city for an excellent Cantonese lunch. In the afternoon, explore the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Tonight you'll enjoy Xian's famous dining specialty, the Dumpling Banquet. After dinner you'll be entertained by the marvelous Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show. (B+L+D) 

 

Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel

Day 06: Xian - Dunhuang

Visit the magnificent Shaanxi Provincial History Museum. After enjoying a delicious a la carte lunch at a local cuisine restaurant, visit the Great Mosque. Take flight to Dunhuang and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

 

Accommodation: Building No.8 of Dunhuang Hotel

Day 07: Dunhuang - Turpan

You will get an opportunity to take a brief, but fun camel ride along the Echooing-Sand Dune to reach Crescent Lake. Visit the Mogao Grottoes in the afternoon. After dinner, take an overnight soft sleeper train to Turpan. (B+L+D)

 

Accommodation: an overnight soft sleeper train

Murals of Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang

Day 08: Turpan

Your local guide will meet you at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel. Breakfast is served in your hotel. Today's itinerary includes the Jiaohe Ruins, the largest, oldest and best-preserved earthen city in the world, the Karez Irrigation Channels and the Sugong Pagoda. (B+L)

 

Accommodation: Oasis Hotel  

Day 09: Turpan - Urumqi

Visit the Gao Chang Ruins, and the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves located deep in the Flaming Mountains. Drive to Urumqi and check in the local hotel. (B+L)

 

Accommodation: Ramada Tunhe Hotel Urumqi 

Day 10: Urumqi - Kashgar

Take a morning flight to Kashgar and check in the local best hotel. Visit the famous Sunday Market. (B+L)

 

Accommodation: the local best hotel

Day 11: Kashgar

Explore Kashgar's Old Quarter, the Id Kah Mosque, and the Abakh Khoja Tomb. (B+L0

 

Accommodation: the local best hotel

Gao Chang Ruins, Turpan

Day 12: Kashgar - Torugart Pass - Tash Rabat

Drive to Kyrgyzstan via Torugart pass and transfer to Tash Rabat. (B+L+D)

 

Accommodation: Yurta

Day 13: Naryn

Visit Tash Rabat and then drive to Naryn. (B+L+D)

 

Accommodation: Naryn Celestial Mountains Hotel

Day 14: Naryn

Drive to visit Song Kol, the Issyk Kol and Excursion on comfortable motor ship around Issyk Kol. (B+L+D)

 

Accommodation: Issyk Kol Avrora Resort

Day 15: Bishkek

Drive to visit the Grigoriev Gorge and the Hunting Show. Drive to Bishkek. (B+L+D)

 

Accommodation: Bishkek Ak-keme Hotel

Local free market in Kashgar

Day 16: Bishkek

Visit the Ala Too Square, the Historical Museum, the Victory Square and the Kyrgyz Philarmony around Bishkek and Folklore Show. (B+L+D)

 

Accommodation: Bishkek Ak-keme Hotel  

Day 17: Bishkek

Visit the Ala Archa Gorge. drive back to Bishkek in the evening. (B+L+D)

 

Accommodation: Bishkek Ak-keme Hotel

Day 18: Departure from Bishkek

You will be transferred to the airport to board your homeward bound flight filled with memories of your exciting journey to this most amazing land. (B)

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