Silk Road 10 Days Tour by China Orient Express (B)

Arrive in Xian

Attraction & Activities:

Meals:

No meal

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Sheraton Xian North City Hotel or same class

Arrived in Xi’an, Xi’an is a city with over 3000years history and it is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road for the great trade caravans of the ancient Silk Road. Upon arrival, tour guides to meet you soon, adjust the time difference, and stay at the hotel to rest.

Xian

Attraction & Activities:

Big Wild Goose Pagoda,The Ancient City Wall

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Sheraton Xian North City Hotel or same class

Xian/ Tianshui

Attraction & Activities:

Terracotta Army,Huaqing Pool

Meals:

breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★China Orient Express

Terracotta Army: Terracotta Warriors and Horses is known as “the Eighth Wonder of the World”, and is ranked the human cultural heritage of the world.

Huaqing Pool: Huaqing Spring is renowned for its hot springs. For centuries emperors had come here to bathe and enjoy the scenic beauty, and it has been a favorite spa since the tang Dynasty.

Tianshui/Jiayuguan

Attraction & Activities:

Maiji Mountain

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★China Orient Express

06:30hrs Arrive in Tianshui. After breakfast, we proceed to visit Maiji Mountain is 150 meters tall, and it was named for its shape -- like that of a pile of wheat. According to historical records, the Maiji Grottoes were excavated during the Hou Qin Dynasty of the Sixteen Kingdom Period. 16:30hrs we move on to Jiayuguan by “China Orient Express’. The overnight train is quite comfortable and offer wonderful evening and morning views of the regional countryside.

Jiayuguan(Jiayu Pass)

Attraction & Activities:

Jiayuguan

Meals:

breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Holiday Plaza Hotel Jiayuguan or same class

This morning we visit Jiayuguan (Jiayu Pass), is the most western end of the Great Wall. Also known as 'the First and Greatest Pass under Heaven, and it is the best preserved and most magnificent military building among the passes of the Great Wall. Next, we move on to Overhanging Great Wall. It is about 7 mimes away from Jiayu Pass. It's located on a ridge that is 45 degrees from vertical hence the name Overhanging Great Wall. 

Jiayuguan/Dunhuang (Jiayu Pass)

Attraction & Activities:

Echoing-Sand Mountain

Meals:

breakfast, Lunch,Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Dunhuang Hotel or same class

After a pleasant breakfast, we proceed to visit Mingsha Hill and Yueya Spring. Mingsha Hill measures some 40km by 20km and has a height of 80m. It is said that if we slide down its sleep slopes, we can hear sounds made by the moving sand. If the weather is good the sounds are likened to melodious orchestral music. This is one of the 4 famous mingsha hills in China. An amazing short camel ride along the Minsha Hill will lead you to the Yueya (Crescent) Spring, which has crystal-clear spring water. After lunch, we will onboard the ' China Orient Express' Charter Luxury Train to Jiayuguan (Jiayu Pass). Arrive at Jiayuguan (Jiayu Pass) at 20:00hrs.

Echoing-Sand Mountain: Singing Sand Dunes is a famous scenic spots in Dunhuang. It is also called Mingshan Mountain. These mountains are pale golden in color; their height is about a dozen meters and stretches across an area of more or less 40 kilometers. The dunes are huge and some measures about hundred meters while most of them are rather stable in shape though the dunes shift recurrently.

Dunhuang/Turpan

Attraction & Activities:

Mogao Caves

Meals:

breakfast, Lunch,Dinner

Mogao Caves: Mogao Caves, a shrine of Buddhist art treasures, 25 km from downtown Dunhuang on the eastern slope of Mingsha Shan (Singing sand dunes). A network of plank reinforced roads plying north to south 1600 meters. Mogao means high up in the desert.

Urumqi - Turpan

Attraction & Activities:

Jiaohe ruins,flaming mountain,Karez well system

Meals:

breakfast, Lunch,,Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Hoi Tak Hotel or same class

After a pleasant breakfast we visit a karez irrigation system. Embodying the wisdom of the Xinjiang people, this irrigation system is designed for the desert, comprising surface drains underground canals and reservoirs. Currently there are some 1,258 systems in use, of a total length of over 3,000krn. It is said that the Karez irrigation system, the Great Wall of China and the Jinghang Grand Canal are the engineering miracles of ancient China. Following this, we visit the Flaming Mountain, immortalized in the classic story 'Journey to the West'. The bright red soil of the mountain glows even more under the glaring sun, and it is no wonder we feel the heat. We drive to Jiaohe Ancient City. Also known as Ya'er City, it is located 10km from Turpan, so named because it lies where two rivers meet. It is also said to be a Han Period Cheshi structure. We drive to Jiaohe Ancient City. Aisc known as Ya'er City, it is located 10km from Turpan so named because it lies where two rivers meet. It is a so sad to be a Han Period Cheshi structure. At 20:30hrs, we embark the 'China Orient Express' Charter Luxury Train to Urumqi.

Urumqi

Attraction & Activities:

Heavenly Lake,Xinjiang Regional Museum

Meals:

Hotel buffet breakfast, Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Hoi Tak Hotel or same class

After breakfast, we proceed to the famous Tianchi Lake (Heavenly Lake) and Mt Tianshan. The former is situated halfway up Bogda Peak in Fukang County, about 1,980 above sea level. The lake surface spans an area of 4.9km2 and the lake has a depth of up to 105m, a circumference of 3, 400m and at its broadest it is 1 500m wide. We will take a cruise to enjoy the lake's amazing scenery. Aboard the cruise, we can also view the snow-capped summit of Bogda Peak which forms a captivating contrast to the jade-green lake waters. Next we visit the Museum of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This museum has four or five thousand years ago until the modern Silk Road excavation and collected more than 1,000 pcs of precious cultural relics. Tonight, we can catch a tribal song and dance performance after the Xinjiang flavor of roasted whole lamb dinner.

Depart Urumqi

Attraction & Activities:

Urumqi Diwobao International Airport

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast