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Shanghai-Urumqi-Kashga- Aksu-Kucha-Turpan-Kariz-Dunhaung-Xian-Shanghai |
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Day 1 Arrive in Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. O/N Shanghai |
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Day 2 Visit Yuyuan Garden, laid out in the 16th century by a Ming official. Leaving the ancient for the modern you visit the Pudong New Area is a triangular area adjacent to the city proper. Here you'll find the biggest of everything: the tallest TV tower in Asia, the largest department store on the continent, and the tallest building in the world. The modern architectural wonders, the Yangpu and Nanpu Bridges, connect Pudong to Puxi, the city proper. O/N Shanghai.
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Day 3/4 Take the flight to Urumqi and transfer to the hotel, visit the Xinjiang Museum, afternoon free. 2 nights in Urumqi
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Day 5/6/7 After breakfast take flight to Kashgar. The next morning will be spent at the Sunday Market – taking in all areas of the market place – the boot, hat, textile and spice markets as well as the livestock market. Visit the Mausoleum of Abjak Hoja and walk through the old town quarter ending up at the Id Kah Mosque (the largest in China) and the surrounding market area. 3 nights in Kashgar
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Day 8 Morning drive to Aksu cross the famous old town Artosh visit Sultan Boghrakhan mosque-tomb. O/N Aksu
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Day 9 Drive to Kucha , on the way visit to the site of the Kezil Caves and spend the afternoon The Kezil are among the earliest of Buddhist cave sites in China. Late afternoon continue on to Kucha. O/N Kucha
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Day 10 Visit Kyzilkargha Buddha cave(4th-6th century , take a walk at the old town area, visit Grand Kucha mosque (with central Asian architectural style ). Take train to Turpan. O/N train
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Day 11 Arrive in Turpan and visit Grape valley (Turpan is also known in China as grape town) O/N Turpan
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Day 12 Morning visit Kariz under ground irrigation system (one of the three manmade ancient project of China, Emin minaret. Visit Bezeklic caves (4th century), Astan tombs. Gaochang ancient city, you will be taken by donkey cart to visit the temple area. Take the train to Dunhuang. O/N train
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Day 13/14 Arrive in Dunhuang and visit the Yangguan. To the west of Dunhuang, the valley gradually broadens and one quickly enters the largely barren waste of the gravel desert. The next day visit Singing Dunes. Singing dunes are one of the most puzzling and impressive natural phenomena I have ever encountered," says Andreotti. "The sounds produced can be heard up to 10 kilometers away and resemble a drum or a low-flying jet." 2 nights in Dunhuang
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Day 15/16 Afternoon take the flight to Xi’an, visit the ancient Xi'an City Wall (14th century) one of the most important city walls in China. Then take a visit to the Terracotta Warriors Museum. 2 nights in Xi’an
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Day 17 Take the flight to Shanghai for leaving. Option: in or out via Beijing if you prefer to. |
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HIGHLIGHTS:
The Mogao Grottoes
Uighur culture
Xinjiang Tianshan (heavenly mountain)
The Silk Road adventure
Jiayuguan Pass
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Departure: year round except Dec to May.
Grade: easy
Price from 2 pax:4498 USD p/p
Single supplement: 746 USD p/p
6 pax up will have 10% discount p/p Groups- Call.
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