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

 

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)

 

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. Tonight you will enjoy an a la carte dinner at a renowned Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing Street. (B+L+D)

 

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

 

Drive to Turpan and check in the local 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)

 

Visit the Gao Chang Ruins, and the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves located deep in the Flaming Mountains. Board the overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang. (B+L+D)

 

Your guide will meet you at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel. You will get an opportunity to take a brief, but fun camel ride along the Echooing-Sand Dune to reach Crescent Lake. Breakfast is on your own. The rest of your day is free to have a rest. (L)

 

Visit the Mogao Grottoes in the morning. Take flight to Lanzhou and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Waterwheel Garden. (B+L)

 

Today you will take a short excursion to the Binglingsi Grottoes. Drive back to Lanzhou in the late afternoon. (B+L)

 

Take a drive to Xiahe and check in the local hotel. Visit the Sangke Grassland and have a visit to a Tibetan family. (B+L)

 

This morning you will take a visit to the Labrang Monastery and have a watch of the morning devotion there. Drive back to Lanzhou and stay at the hotel. (B+L)

 

Take flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. After enjoying a delicious a la carte lunch at a local cuisine restaurant, visit the Great Mosque, and a local family, which helps you know how local people live. A sumptuous buffet dinner will be served for you at the hotel this evening. (B+L+D)

 

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel  - downtown

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 and the City Wall. This evening, you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No. 75, Chang'an Road, Xi'an). (B+L+D) 

 

Visit the magnificent Shaanxi Provincial History Museum. Take flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. The rest of your day is free for you to explore the city. (B+L)

 

In the morning, tour the Shanghai Museum and Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, enjoy a cruise on the Huangpu River. Tonight's dinner will feature Shanghai cuisine at the renowned 260-year old Wang Bao He restaurant. After dinner, you'll go to the Shanghai Centre Theatre and see the fabulous Portman Acrobatic Show. (B+L+D)

 

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)