12-day Silk Road China Adventure Tour

Day 1Arrival in Beijing

Welcome to China! Upon your arrival in Beijing, your local guide will meet you at the airport and you will be driven to check in your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax or step out into Beijing on your own.

Option: For dinner you will enjoy Peking Duck in local oldest and most famous Peking Duck Restaurant.

Day 2Beijing

After breakfast at your hotel, your guide will meet you and escort you to visit the incredible Forbidden City, home to China's Emperors for over 500 years. After lunch, You will then be drive to visit the magnificent Temple of Heaven, which was where China's Emperors prayed to heaven.

Option: In the evening you can choos Peking Opera performance in famous Liyuan Theatre for night relax. The opera will have English and Japanese subtitles.

Day 3Beijing/Urumqi

A a morning visit to The Great Wall (Badaling Section), an amazing tribute to man's ingenuity always inspire visitors, you will go on a visit to Beijing Hutongs - the old lanes and courtyard houses. Take a rickshaw or biking to explore Beijing's charming lanes. The visit to a local family, who've lived in the Hutongs for generations, offers a local perspective of history, and is a highlight of the Hutongs for most of tourists.

Then you will take a late afternoo or evening flight to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Upon your arrival in Urumqi, your local guide will meet you and escort you to check in your hotel.

Day 4Urumqi

In the morning after having breakfast in your hotel, your guide will meet you and you will be driven to the gorgeous Tianchi Lake (Heavenly Lake). Tianchi Lake is surrounded by beautiful mountains and its calm waters bring a feeling of peace to all who visit it. After enjoying the beautiful surroundings, you will take a cruise around the lake.

After a visit to the lake, you will be driven back to Urumqi proper to visit the Xinjiang Regional Museum, displaying artifacts from the Silk Road and Xinjiang’s Ethnic Minority Groups. You will then be driven to the Great Bazaar in Er Daoqiao Market. The bazaar never fails to surprise visitors with the uncountable number of things available.

Day 5Urumqi/Turpan

You will arrive in Turpan in the morning. You will then be driven to the magnificent Jiaohe Ruins. The ruins are one of the highlights of any visit to Turpan. The ancient city is in a remarkable state of preservation and features one of the oldest Buddhist Stupa's in China.

Then you will be the guest in a local Uygur Family's home. You will have an authentic Uygur family meal including such specialties as nan bread, shish kebabs, and polo rice. You will then be driven to the Bezeklik Caves. The rock cut caves are filled with beautifully colored multi-ethnic Buddhist murals. You will then visit the Astana Tombs famed for their natural mummies and the state of preservation of the artifacts. Stay overnight in Turpan.

Day 6Turpan/Liuyuan/Dunhuang

After breakfast, you will have a short relax until you local guide escort you to the railway station for a morning bullet train (4 hours)to Liuyuan. Upon arrival in Liuyuan, your local guide will meet you and transfer you to check in the hotel in Dunhuang. You will visit Yulin Grottoes on the way to Dunhuang. When you arrive in Dunhuang, you will be driven to your hotel. Then take a night relax on Shazhou Night Market.

Day 7Dunhuang

In the morning after having breakfast in your hotel, your guide will meet you and you will be driven to the magnificent Mogao Grottos. Known as "The Caves of a Thousand Buddhas", these honeycombed caves were created over a millennium. You will then be driven to the Singing Sand Dunes, where you will be captivated by the unusual sounds the wind makes as it blows over the dunes.

Then you will be taken to the nearby Crescent Lake, an oasis in the Gobi Desert. This oasis is famous for its unique atmosphere and picturesque buildings. The lake is situated between two gigantic sand dunes. You can experience a camel riding there.

Day 8Dunhuang/Xian

After breakfast, you will be transfered to the airport for your flight to Xian. Upon arrival in Xian, your local guide will meet you and escort to check in your hotel. Then you will take a walk or biking on the top of Ancient City Wall. Then you have a relax on Muslim Street.

Night Option: Chinese dumplings Feast and Tang Dynasty Show, which brings the pageantry and music of the ancient Tang Dynasty to life.

Day 9Xian/Shanghai

After breakfast, your guide will escort you to visit the incredible Terracotta Warriors. After lunch you will be driven to the Small Wild Goose Pagoda Scenic Area, where you will stroll through the gardenlike area around the pagoda.

In the late afternoon, you will be driven to the airport for your flight to Shanghai. Upon your arrival in Shanghai, your guide will meet you and you will be driven to your hotel.

Option: Chinese Acrobatics Shown at Shanghai Centre Theatre

Day 10Shanghai

After breakfast, you will start a full day tour in Shanghai to visit the Shanghai Museum, Town God's Temple, Shikumen, Old Concession Area. Then you will have a bird view of Shanghai city on the top of Jinmao Tower and enjoy coastal sight at the Bund of Shanghai.

Day 11Shanghai/Suzhou/Shanghai

Today you will take a morning high speed train to Suzhou. Up arrival in Suzhou, you will firstly visit the Humble Administrator's Garden, which is the largest classical garden in this region and praised to be one of the top four gardens in China. Tiger Hill is next stop. Then vist Suzhou Silk Museum, Panmen Gate. In the evening enjoy Night Garden Show in the Master of the Nets Garden.

Day 12Shanghai Departure

After breakfast, you will be free until your guide meets you and escort you to the airport for your flight to next destination.