Old Silk Road
Date:2005-12-13 Close
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Provider: Athens Silk Road International Travel Telephone: 010-85592100 010-85592885
  Journey:
 
Day 01  Beijing - Xi*an  

Arrive in Beijing International Airport and transer to Xi*an border. On

arrival, you will be met by your local tour guide and transfer to you

hotel. Have a good rest in the hotel.

 
Day 02  Xi*an

Today*s full day of sightseeing begins with the Terracotta Warrior

Museum, followed by the chance to see the Bronze Chariot and the

exquisite Wild Goose Pagoda.


Day 03  Xi*an

In the morning , enjoy the chance to have a city tour and bell tower as

well as the ShanxiProvincial Museum before flying to Lanzhou.

On arrival, you will be met by your local guide and transfer to your

hotel.

Day 04  Lanzhou

Today,visit three breathtaking sites, including Liujiazia, the Bingling Temple and Batashan


Day 05  Lanzhou 每 Dunhuang

In the morning, fly to Dunhuang

Today*s sightseeing includes an amazing trip to the Singing Sand Dunes and Moon Lake and includes a camel ride in the dunes.

In the evening, soak up the atmospheric Night Market.

Day 06  Dunhuang 每 Urumuqi

In the morning, travel to the world*s richest treasury of Buddhist manuscripts and art, dating back to 386AD 每 the Magao Grottoes Extending over 45000 square metres, they boast more than 2000 murals and sculptures.

In the afternoon,visit the Dunhuang Museum.

Drive from Dunhuang to Liuyuan train station, passing sections of the Han Great Wall and several ruined beacontowers along the way.

Board the overnight train to Urumuqi.

Day 07  Urumuqi 每 Heavenly Lake

In the morning, arrive in Urumuqi 每 the capital city of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions.

After breakfast, enjoy an excursion to the Heavenly Lake, nestled in the Tianshan Mountain range.

After lunch, return to Urumqi and enjoy a city tour , offering a glimpse of the majorsights of this northwestern city of Han and Urumqi people and 13 ethnic minorities.

Spectacularly different from the usual Chinese street scene, you can see nomadic Khazakhs, a Middle-Eastern bazaar and a jade-carving centre

Day 08  Urumuqi- Turpan

In the morning, arrive in Turpan.

Your sightseeing features Gaochang, the ancient walled capital of the Uyghurs which flourished between the 7th and 14th centuries, and the ruins of Jiaohe City, where large fragments of actual streets and buildings remain .

You*ll also visit Grape Valley, in lush contrast to the desert surrounding it , and the amazing 2000- year- old Karez Irrigation Tunnels, which brought melted snow from the mountains to this parched city.

In the evening, attend a music and dance performance.



Day 09  Turpan 每 Urumqi

Travel by coach to Urumqi

Stay overnight in Urumqi

In the evening, enjoy some free time

Dinner is to be arranged at clients* own expense

Day 10  Urumuqi 每 Beijing

In the morning, fly to Beijing. Arrival in Beijing and transfer to the hotel at noon.Visit the Temple of Heaven after lunch

Day 11  Beijing

After breakfast ㄛtoday*s full day of sightseeing begins with the Great Wall, Ming Tombs and Ghost Way. Taste the Beijing Roast Duck in the dinner and enjoy the Beijing opera after dinner



Day 12  Beijing
Visit the Tian Anmen Square and the Forbidden City in the morning and after lunch,go to the Summer Palace.In the evening board the flight to Greece, the end of service.