14 Days Silk Road and Modern Cities Standard Tour

After you arrive in Beijing, our local guide will pick you up and then drive to hotel for a good rest.

Pick up service by your tour guide and driver in the morning.

You will start your Beijing day trip from the Tiananmen Square including Tiananmen Rostrum, the symbolic landmark of Beijing and China and other main buildings such as National Museum of China, Great Hall of the People, parliament building of China, etc. (30 minutes)

Afterwards, visit the Forbidden City, the largest imperial palace complex in the world. (2 hours)

After lunch, visit Summer Palace, the largest, most beautiful and exquisite imperial garden in the world. (90 minutes)

For dinner you will nejoy the famous Beijing Roast Duck.

First visit Mutianyu Great Wall, which is the best preserved section of the Great Wall. Climb up the Great Wall, well-known for the longest defense wall in the world. (Cable Car is optional). (2 hours)

After lunch, visit Ming Tombs – Dingling, the mausoleum of Emperor Yongle who was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. (1 hour)

After dinner, enjoy Chinese foot massage. Foot massage can mobilize the inner potential of human body, strengthen our immunity from disease. Then driven back to the hotel, on the way, visit the Bird’s Nest from the exterior.

In the morning, visit the Temple of Heaven, the largest building complex for worshiping the God of Heaven in the world(90 minutes). Then visit Take a rickshaw to visit Beijing Hutongs(90 minutes).

Driven to the airport to take a flight to Urumqi. Arrive in Urumqi and check in the hotel. Your silk road trips will soon begin.

Today you'll take a flight to Kashgar. Check in the hotel. Then pay a visit the Sunday Market, window of the ancient silk road visit both livestock market and main bazaar.

In the morning, visit the Id Kah Mosque, the largest mosque in China built in 1442. And the Old Street of Kashgar, and the Abakh Khoja Tomb, the tomb for one family of five generations built in 1640. Also named fragrant Concubine tomb.

Afterwards, take a flight to Urumqi. You will be driven to Turpan from Urumqi.

In the morning, visit Jiaohe Ruins, lies ten kilometers to the west of Turpan, situated on an island in the middle of river waters flowing throug the Yarnaz Valley—the name itself means "at the confluence of two rivers." Next proceed to the famous Karez Well. Some people hold the view that Karez Wells of Xinjiang, the Great Wall and Canal constitute three Ancient Chinese Works. After that, you'll have a visit to the Sugong Pagoda. The pagoda displays the typical features of Uygur architecture. .

In the morning, you will visit the Gaochang Ruins. Gaochang was built in the 1st century BC, it was an important site along the Silk Road. It played a key role as a transportation hub in western China. After that, pay a visit to the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Cave.

Then, our local professional guide will take you to visit the Buddhist Bezelkik Caves. These caves used to be palace temples of the Huihu Kingdom. Afterwards, you'll move to the Flaming Hill. The climate of this mountain is harsh and the temperature is extremely hot in the summer, the hottest spot in China with frequent temperature reaching over 50 °C or higher. Afterwards, take an overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang.

In the morning, your guide will pick you up from the train station. Then transfer to visit the famous Mogao Caves, containing some of the finest examples of Buddhist art spanning a period of 1,000 years. Next stop is Dunhuang Museum. Boasting a rich collection of over 4000 pieces of precious cultural and historical relics, the museum reflects the flourishing social development and cultural exchange between China and the West during the time when Dunhuang was a major center along the Silk Road.

In the morning, visit the Echoing-Sand Mountain. Seen from afar, the mountain is just like a golden dragon winding its way over the horizon. Then move to the Crescent Lake, is a crescent-shaped lake in the oasis, 5 km southwest of the city Dunhuang. Next you'll experience a short Camel Riding.

Take a flight to Xian. Upon your arrival in Xian, your guide will meet you at the airport and help you check in the hotel.

Today you will go to take a Terrecotta Warriors and Horses travel, the greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century (2 hours); and Qin Tomb, Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (1 hour). Then head to the Big Wild Googse Pagoda, one of the most famous Buddhist pagodas in China (1 hour). After that, go ahead to visit a complex and well-organized system of defense for the city - Ancient City Wall (1 hour). At night, you will enjoy Dumpling Dinner (1 hour) and Tang Dynasty Dance Show (1 hour).

In the morning, visit the famous Great Mosque, the oldest and one of the most renowned mosques ( 1 hour).
In the afternoon, take a flight to Shanghai. Your guide in Shanghai will meet you at the airport, and help you check in the hotel.

After breakfast, you will visit a place of peace and comfort in the heart of bustling Shanghai, Yuyuan Garden(1 hour). Then head to Jade Buddha Temple, a venerable and famous Buddhist temple in Shanghai. Next visit the Nanjing Road, the most famous shopping street in Shanghai. Atferwards, proceed to the Bund, home to international architecture with dozens of high buildings standing (40 minutes)and a large museum of ancient Chinese art, Shanghai Meseum(1.5 hours). At night, appreciate a fantastic Acrobatic Show.

Today you will be transfered to the airport for your departure flight, tour ends.