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China
Silk Road Tour - 17 days
Beijing, Urumuqi, Kashigar, Turpan, Dunhuang, Xi'an & Shanghai
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Valid
for 2005:
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April,
June, July, August & November
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Depart
from:
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Canada
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Destination:
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Beijing,
China
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Price
per pax:
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$2293
(over 10 pax group)
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Please
note that tips for guides & drivers, and domestic airport
tax are not included ( $6 / per pax / per flight ).
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As a commercial connection
between China and the Middle East, the Silk Road goes back over
2,000 years and has attracted many adventurous travelers for centuries.
Visit Lhama temples, giant
rock carvings, Buddhist art murals
and a unique mixture of Chinese and Islamic
cultures.
Tour
Description:
Day
1: Canada
- Beijing
Board Air China leaving Canada in the morning for Beijing. Cross
International Dateline.
Day
2: Arrive Beijing (IM)
Arrive Beijing in the afternoon. Meet your guide and transfer
to your hotel. / Yuyang Hotel.
Day
3: Beijing
Visit the Great Wall, 3000 miles long and the greatest man-made
structure on the earth. Followed by Tian Anmen Sqaure; Temple of
Heaven. (B,L,D)
Day
4: Beijing-Urumuqi
Visit the Forbidden City and fly to Urumuqi, Capital City of
Xinjiang, a land of vast mountains and deserts. Xinjiang is inhabited
by 13 of China's 56 national minorities. /City Hotel. (B,L,D)
Day
5: Urumuqi-Lake of Heaven-Kashigar
Lake of Heaven is a sight you'll never forget. Halfway up a
mountain in the desert, it looks like a chunk of Switzerland that's
been exiled to western China. Fly to Kashigar in the evening. /Qinivak
Hotel. (B,L,D)
Day
6: Kashigar
Kashigar is a giant oasis near the westernmost tip of China.
It was a key center on the Silk Road a thousand years ago. Visit
the bumper Sunday Bazaar. Hundreds of donkey carts, horse riders,
pedestrians and animals thunder into town for a bargaining extravaganza.
(B,L,D)
DAY
7: Kashigar-Urumuqi
Visit Fragrance Concubine's Tomb in honor of one daughter of
the Hoja clan who was married to Emperor Qianlong. Idkah Mosque.
In contrast to the Chinese-style mosques, it looks like it's been
lifted out of Pakistan or Afghanistan. Fly back to Urumuqi in the
evening. (B,L,D)
DAY
8: Urumuqi-Turpan
City tour of Urumuqi which include Kazak family yurts and Red
Hill to have a bird's eye view of this exotic North-West capital
city. Take first class train to Turpan, the second lowest spot (to
the Dead Sea) in the world. Turpan county is mainly inhabited by
Uighurs. It holds a special place in history, since Gaochang was
once the capital of Uighurs. It is the hottest spot in China with
low humidity-so low that your laundry is practically dry by the
time you get it hung up! /Oasis Hotel. (B,L,D)
DAY
9: Turpan
Visit the ruins of Gaochang City, a major staging post on the Silk
Road in the 7th century. Also visit the Karez Well. Only outdone
by the Great Wall and Grand Canal, these underground channels rate
as one of ancient China's greatest public works projects. (B,L,D)
DAY
10: Turpan-Dunhuang
Visit the ruins of Jiaohe City which was established as a garrison
town to defend the borderlands. Followed by Bezeklid Thousand Buddha
Cave, and Astaria Tombs. Depart Turpan by first class train to Dunhuang.
(B,L,D)
DAY
11: Arrive Dunhuang
Arrive Liuyuan at 08:34 am for private car to Dunhuang where the
Silk Road splits into north and south. Visit Crescent Moon Lake
which is located at the Singing Sand Mountains, where the oasis
meets the desert. /Dunhuang Hotel. (B,L,D)
DAY
12: Dunhuang
Visit the Mogao Grottoes which are the most impressive and best-preserved
examples of Buddhist cave art in China. The grottoes honeycomb the
1600-meter-long cliff face which sits on a north-south axis. (B,L,D)
DAY
13: Dunhuang-Xi'an
Fly to Xi'an, an ancient capital city for 11 Dynasties. Visit the
History Museum said by some to be the best in China, and Ancient
City Wall. / Tang Dynasty Show in the evening.
/Jianguo Hotel. (B,L,D)
DAY
14: Xi'an
Visit the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum. Uncovered by peasants digging
a well in 1974, these figures turned out to be the major discovery
of 20th century. (B,L,D)
DAY
15: Xi'an-Shangai
Fly to Shanghai in the morning. Visit European-styled BUND; And
Yu Garden. It is located in an old section of Shanghai lined with
antique shops and the best snacks. / Acrobatic
Show in the evening. / Ocean Hotel. (B,L,D)
DAY
16: Shanghai
Free on your own. (B)
DAY
17: Shanghai-Canada
After breakfast, be transferred to the airport for Air China flight
and back to canada around noon the same day.
Taxes
are not included. Holiday Blackouts, Peak season surcharge and other
restrictions may apply.
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