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The experience
China Silk Road Encompass: Kashgar to Beijing 18D, a 18 days tour from Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Kashgar and 13 destinations.
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An itinerary overview showing the order of destinations.
Day by day
Kashi Shi, Kashi Diqu, Xinjiang, China (Kashgar airport, 08:00 - 22:00)
transfer (Kashgar Airport, China - Kashgar, China)
Hotel 4* (Green Oriental Hotel (Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area))
Breakfast, Lunch
Transfer (Kashgar, China - Tashkurgan, China)
Hotel 4* (Tashkurgan East Search Culture Hotel), Hotel 4* (Wanda Moments Tashkurrgan), Hotel 4* (Vienna International Hotel in Tashkurgan)
Visit White Sand Lake beside White Sand Mountain Visit Karakul Lake with views of Muztagata mountain
White Sand Lake Karakul Lake Muztagata
Breakfast, Lunch
Transfer (Tashkurgan, China - Kashgar, China)
Hotel 4* (Green Oriental Hotel (Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area))
Visit Stone City in Tashkurgan (2000-year-old ruins)
Stone City
Breakfast, Lunch (Authentic traditional Uyghur food including nang bread, hand-stretched noodles, and pilau at a local Uyghur home)
transfer (Kashgar, China - Kashgar Airport, China), flight (Kashgar, China - Urumqi, China), transfer (Urumqi Airport, China - Urumqi, China)
Hotel 4* (Atour Hotel Urumqi Minzhu Road)
Visit Apa Hoja Mausoleum Explore Kashgar Old Town Visit Handicraft Street Visit Id Ghar Mosque (largest in Xinjiang) Lunch at local Uyghur home with traditional Uyghur cuisine
Taste local snacks in Old Town (Nang Bread, grilled eggs, dried fruits) Visit Animal Bazaar (opens only on Sundays)
Apa Hoja Mausoleum Kashgar Old Town Id Ghar Mosque Animal Bazaar
Breakfast, Lunch
Transfer (Urumqi, China - Turpan, China)
Hotel 4* (James Joyce Coffetel), Hotel 4* (Metropolo Jin Jiang Hotels Turpan)
Visit Tianchi (Heavenly Lake) Visit Urumqi Erdaoqiao Grand Bazaar
Tianchi (Heavenly Lake) Urumqi Erdaoqiao Grand Bazaar Tianshan Mountains
Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional Uyghur food)
Hotel 4* (James Joyce Coffetel), Hotel 4* (Metropolo Jin Jiang Hotels Turpan)
Visit Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves Visit Ancient City of Jiaohe Visit Ancient City of Gaochang Visit Karez Irrigation System Visit Emin Minaret Taste dried fruits and Uyghur food at lunch
Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves Ancient City of Jiaohe Ancient City of Gaochang Karez Irrigation System Emin Minaret
Breakfast, Lunch
train (Turpan, China - Liuyuan, China), transfer (Liuyuan, China - Dunhuang, China)
Hotel 4* (Dunhuang Silk Road Yijun Hotel), Hotel 4* (Dunhuang Zhongzhou International Hotel), Hotel 4* (Dunhuang International Hotel)
Visit Minsha Shan (Singing Sand Dunes) View Crescent Spring in the dunes
Explore Dunhuang night market Watch performance copied from Mogao Caves
Minsha Shan (Singing Sand Dunes) Crescent Spring
Breakfast, Lunch
Transfer (Dunhuang, China - Jiayuguan, China)
Hotel 4* (Jiayuguan Holiday Plaza Hotel), Hotel 4* (Jiayuguan Kaitong Building)
Visit Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves Qilian Mountains
Breakfast, Lunch
Transfer (Jiayuguan, China - Zhangye, China)
Hotel 4* (Zhangye Jiancheng Holiday Hotel), Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Zhangye West Railway Station)
Visit Jiayuguan Fortress (western end of Great Wall) Climb Overhanging Great Wall Visit Wei and Jin Ancient Cemetery (tomb brick paintings)
Jiayuguan Fortress Overhanging Great Wall Wei and Jin Ancient Cemetery
Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel 4* (Zhangye Jiancheng Holiday Hotel), Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Zhangye West Railway Station)
Visit Giant Buddha Monastery (Dafo Temple) Visit Matisi Monastery (Tibetan Buddhism) Visit Zhangye Danxia (Rainbow mountains)
Giant Buddha Monastery (Dafo Temple) Matisi Monastery Zhangye Danxia
Breakfast, Lunch
train (Zhangye, China - Lanzhou, China), transfer (Lanzhou Train Station, China - Lanzhou, China)
Hotel 4* (Mercure Hotel, South Tianshui Road)
Visit Zhangshan Iron Bridge Visit Water Wheel Park by the Yellow River Visit White Pagoda Hill
Visit Gansu Provincial Museum (if tickets available)
Gansu Provincial Museum Zhangshan Iron Bridge Water Wheel Park White Pagoda Hill
Breakfast, Lunch
Transfer (Lanzhou, China - Linxia, China), Sailing (Linxia, China - Binglingsi Grottos, China), Transfer (Binglingsi Grottos, China - Xiahe, China)
Hotel 4* (Xiahe Tianzhu International Hotel), Hotel 4* (Xiahe Labrang Civil Aviation Hotel)
Ferry across Liujiaxia Reservoir Visit Binglingsi Grottos
Binglingsi Grottos Liujiaxia Reservoir Yellow River
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Xiahe, China - Lanzhou, China)
Hotel 4* (Mercure Hotel, South Tianshui Road)
Visit Labrang Monastery with local lama guide
Labrang Monastery
Breakfast, Lunch
train (Lanzhou, China - Xian, China), transfer (Xian Train Station, China - Xian, China)
Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Xi'an Bell Tower North Street), Hotel 4* (Holiday Inn Express Xi'an Bell Tower)
Visit City Wall (built Ming Dynasty, nearly 14km)
Walk or ride bike on the City Wall Visit Grand Mosque in Muslim Quarter
Xian City Wall Grand Mosque Muslim Quarter
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Xian, China - Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, China), train (Xian, China - Beijing, China), transfer (Beijing Train Station, China - Beijing, China)
Hotel 4* (Beijing Xinqiao Hotel)
Visit Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum
Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum
Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant)
transfer (Beijing, China - Mutianyu Great Wall, China), transfer (Mutianyu Great Wall, China - Beijing, China)
Hotel 4* (Beijing Xinqiao Hotel)
Visit Mutianyu Great Wall (built 600 years ago in early Ming Dynasty)
Walk up Great Wall Take cable car up Great Wall
Mutianyu Great Wall
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Beijing, China - Tiananmen Square, China), transfer (Forbidden City, China - Summer Palace, China), transfer (Summer Palace, China - Beijing, China)
Hotel 4* (Beijing Xinqiao Hotel)
Visit Tiananmen Square Visit Forbidden City Visit Summer Palace with Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill
Tiananmen Square Forbidden City Summer Palace Kunming Lake Longevity Hill
Beijing, China (Beijing Airport, 08:00 - 22:00)
Breakfast
transfer (Beijing, China - Beijing Airport, China)
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