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Essential China Silk Road 12D: Xian, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, a 12 days tour from Beijing to Xi'an, Zhangye and 5 destinations.
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An itinerary overview showing the order of destinations.
Day by day
Beijing, China (Beijing Airport, 08:00 - 22:00)
transfer (Beijing Airport, China - Beijing, China)
Hotel 4* (Dong Fang Hotel in Beijing)
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Beijing, China - Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall, China), transfer (Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall, China - Beijing, China)
Hotel 4* (Dong Fang Hotel in Beijing)
Visit Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall Visit Summer Palace
Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall Summer Palace
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Beijing, China - Beijing South Railway Station, China), train (Beijing, China - Xian, China), transfer (Xian Railway Station, China - Xian, China)
Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Xi‘an South Gate City Wall)
Visit Tiananmen Square Visit Forbidden City
Tiananmen Square Forbidden City
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Xian, China - Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, China), transfer (Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, China - Xian, China)
Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Xi‘an South Gate City Wall), Hotel 5* (Sofitel Xi'an on Renmin Square)
Visit Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum Visit Old City Wall Visit Muslim Quarter
Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum Old City Wall Muslim Quarter
Breakfast
flight (Xian, China - Zhangye, China), transfer (Zhangye Airport, China - Zhangye, China)
Hotel 4* (Zhangye Jiancheng Holiday Hotel), Hotel 4* (Xi Yu International Hotel Zhangye)
Visit Dafo Temple (if time permits)
Dafo Temple
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Zhangye, China - Jiayuguan, China)
Hotel 4* (Jiayuguan Kaitong Building), Hotel 4* (Jiayuguan Holiday Plaza Hotel)
Visit Zhangye Rainbow Danxia Visit Jiayuguan Fort
Zhangye Rainbow Danxia Jiayuguan Fort
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Jiayuguan, China - Dunhuang, China)
Hotel 4* (Dunhuang Zhongzhou International Hotel), Hotel 4* (Dunhuang Silk Road Yijun Hotel)
View Singing Sand Dunes View Crescent Spring Explore night market
Singing Sand Dunes Crescent Spring
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Dunhuang, China - Liuyuan Railway Station, China), train (Dunhuang, China - Turpan, China), transfer (Turpan Railway Station, China - Turpan, China)
Hotel 4* (James Joyce Coffetel), Hotel 4* (Metropolo Jin Jiang Hotels Turpan)
Visit Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves
Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel 4* (James Joyce Coffetel), Hotel 3* (Liyi Hotel (Turpan Grape Night Market Branch))
Visit Bezklik Grottos Visit Ancient City of Jiaohe Visit Gaochang Visit Karez Irrigation System Visit Emin Minaret
Bezklik Grottos Ancient City of Jiaohe Gaochang Karez Irrigation System Emin Minaret
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Turpan, China - Heavenly Lake, China), transfer (Heavenly Lake, China - Urumqi, China)
Hotel 5* (Hilton Urumqi), Hotel 3* (Zhe Hotel (Urumqi Railway Bureau Subway Station Branch))
Visit Heavenly Lake
Heavenly Lake
Breakfast, Lunch
flight (Urumqi, China - Kashgar, China), transfer (Kashgar Airport, China - Kashgar, China)
Hotel 4* (Green Oriental Hotel (Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area)), Hotel 4* (Meilun Hotel, Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area)
Visit Apa Hojia Tomb Visit Idkar Mosque Explore old town of Kashgar
Apa Hojia Tomb Idkar Mosque
Kashi Diqu, Xinjiang, China (Kashgar airport, 08:00 - 22:00)
Breakfast
transfer (Kashgar, China - Kashgar Airport, China)
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