Day 1 May 2, 2012 Arrival in Urumqi
Arrived in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region-, which is farthest from the Ocean City in the world. Excellent bilingual tour guides in the airport to greet your arrival, giving you more explaining the history, culture and customs of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang's largest Uighur market Bazaar of two bridges, sent to the hotel.
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Dinner:X
Accommodation: Xinjiang Urumqi
Day 2 May 3, 2012 Urumqi
After breakfast, visit the 【Tianshan Tianchi (boat-trip) 】 Tianshan Tianchi mountain lakes-centric, xuefeng reflection, picturesque scenery, known as "THE JADE POOL". It's in the mountain of the Tian Shan Bogda serac, 1980 meters above sea level. Traveling by boat the Tianchi Lake, lakes, and serac tree shadows, heady, spread many myths and legends of the beautiful, natural beauty of the Tianchi covered with a layer of the magic color. It is the most famous tourism scenic spot in Xinjiang.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel
Lunch: Chinese-style lunch
Dinner:Xinjiang flavor of roasted whole lamb meal
Accommodation: Xinjiang Urumqi
Day 3 May 4, 2012 Urumqi - Turpan
After breakfast visit 【Museum of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region】, Museum exhibits the 4,000 or 5,000 years ago until the modern times from the Silk Road to explore and collect more than 1000 pieces of precious cultural relics. Then ride the vineyard of the world-the Turpan, after arriving to visit more than 2000 years of history, as early as the Tang dynasty had been established as Supreme military and political institutions of the western regions xidu nursing House 【ruins of Jiaohe】, today, yesterday's huge and magnificent architecture has become history, immersive, let you having all sorts, where you can look at the snow peak of tianshan mountain, snowy. When you stay at the hotel arrangements with the region welcome ceremony. After dinner, enjoy traditional dance performances (group function).
Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel
Lunch:Chinese lunch tasting chicken market
Dinner: Chinese-style dinner
Accommodation: Xinjiang Turpan
Day 4 May 5, 2012 Turpan - Dunhuang
After breakfast, we visit the ancient underground water project-【Karez】, it and great wall, and Beijing-hang Grand Canal total called China ancient three large engineering, total length about 5,000 km, enjoyed "China first well" of reputation, it is moisturizing with Turpan this tablets oasis of main lifeline; afternoon tour <<A Journey to the West>> in the by depicting of 【Burning Mountain】, in Sun shines Xia a xuanfu daizhe red of mountain shaped as fly-of fire dragon, is spectacular, seemed you resort Yu large furnace next to. Then visit the world famous 【Grape Valley】 to arrange home visits. At sunset, distinguished guests set foot on the train eastward through the stars at 20:30 Gorge, land in Gansu, Dunhuang. Entertainment on the night you can train carriages, drinking and chatting or playing music, or Kara OK yourself singing a song.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel
Lunch: Chinese-style lunch
Dinner: Chinese-style dinner
Accommodation:China Orient Express
Day 5 May 6, 2012 Dunhuang
After breakfast, specially arranged for you on the train Institute of Dunhuang experts and professors explain in detail for you. 11:30 train arrived in Dunhuang, China's historical and cultural city--【Mogao Grottoes】, known as the 20th century's most valuable cultural discovery, Orient "Louvre", is the world's most ambitious scale, of the best preserved Buddhist art treasures, was named by the United Nations "cultural heritage of humanity". Celebrity evaluation "to see the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang, is equivalent to see ancient civilizations around the world."Mogao long from North to South of 1600 meters, now save the cave up to 492, paintings up to 45,000 square meters, painted sculpture 2,415 statues. Here will keep you amazed, linger on. Night visit "bars night market" night market, with its rich folk customs and distinctive local characteristics, known as the Dunhuang "night" and "style of painting".【Sha Chau night market】 divided into delicacies, arts and crafts, "three bubbles" Cafe and the five major operating regional Deputy, native products, crafts are a wide range. Artists are exquisite murals, painted sculpture of Mogao grottoes art canvas, silk scarves, gourd, wood, stone-life performance.
Breakfast: Orient Express Breakfast
Lunch: Chinese-style lunch
Dinner:Chinese taste snow camel Palm
Accommodation: Gansu Dunhuang
Day 6 May 7, 2012 Dunhuang - Jiayuguang
After breakfast, we visit the 【Singing Sands Mountain】 across the mountains by the fine grain of sand to accumulate and, when the breeze blows, orchestral music, which got its name. 【Yueya Spring】 when you climb overlooking, sand dunes stand clear ripples, falling from the top Sha Li with the fall, the song going on, people are all nature's magical charm. Specially arranged for VIP 【per person to ride a camel to Crescent Moon Spring horse】, walking in the desert, to experience the ancient ambience. Then visited the famous silk carpet technology of Dunhuang. After lunch take China Orient Express train at 15:00 in Jiayuguan, China Orient Express train arriving in Jiayuguan 20:00.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel
Lunch: Chinese-style lunch
Dinner: Chinese-style dinner
Accommodation: Gansu Jiayuguan
Day 7 May 8, 2012 Jiayuguang - Lanzhou
After breakfast, we visit the ' impregnable pass under heaven ' Jiayuguan. Jiayuguan is the ancient Silk Road through the pass and things of cultural exchanges along a history of more than 600 years ago, is the great wall tour to the West end of 【Jiayuguan Tower】, it is the great wall to the westernmost extremity of South is covered with snow all praying for northbound Caroline Hill, is rolling on the north side of the mazong mountain, elevation impregnability, architectural grandeur, so call impregnable pass in the world. When you go to the Tower, you will have a less than great wall is not a true man of pride. The afternoon the 【Cantilever Wall】,【The First Pier】 and the Grand Canyon, then visited the luminous wine glass technology. 22:00 take a special train at Lanzhou.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel
Lunch: Chinese-style lunch
Dinner:Chinese taste of flame leg of lamb
Accommodation:China Orient Express
Day 8 May 9, 2012 Lanzhou - Xian
After breakfast, 10:00 arrived in Lanzhou, Lanzhou, Han said the "Golden City", known as "city of melons and fruits," said. She is the ancient "Silk Road" town, visit originated in Ming Jiajing years known as the second crane 【Lanzhou water wagon Park】 visiting ancient levigation, chess and entertainment. Lunch you will taste the Lanzhou has "a clear, two white, three red, green, four and five yellow" authentic Lanzhou hand-extended noodles. Afternoon sightseeing built in during the 33 "first of the Yellow River Bridge in the world," reputation 【Zhongshan Iron Bridge】, 【Mother of the Yellow River statue】, then you can enjoy the Sheepskin rafts crossing the Yellow River, "to brag, crossed the Yellow River" ancient charm, dinner you will taste the typical Yellow River carp. 22:30 take a special train at Xian.
Breakfast: Orient Express Breakfast
Lunch:Chinese lunch taste of Lanzhou hand-extended noodles
Dinner:Chinese taste of Yellow River carp
Accommodation:China Orient Express
Day 9 May 10, 2012 Xian
10:00 arrived in Xian, visit 【Xian City Wall】, the existing city walls built in the Ming dynasty to seven to 11 years (1374-1378), has been more than 600 years of history, is a late medieval city wall is one of the most famous in Chinese history, is the most complete ancient city wall China's existing architecture. 【Statue of a starting point of the Silk Road】, 【Big Wild Goose Pagoda Plaza】, returned to the hotel. Dinner tour unique in today's China "Las Vegas"-international dance theatre restaurant-"Xian Tang-Le Palace". Tasting Palace banquet at the same time enjoy the Tang dynasty music and dance.
Breakfast: Orient Express Breakfast
Lunch: Chinese-style lunch
Dinner:Tang Palace Le Palace banquet and dance show
Accommodation:ShaanxiXian
Day 10 May 11, 2012 Xian - Luoyang
We visit 【The Terracotta Warriors Museum】. Terracotta warriors and horses is known as "the eighth wonder of the world", "one of the greatest discoveries in the history of 20th century archaeology". In December 1987, UNESCO has the mausoleum (includes terracotta warriors and horses hang) in the "World Heritage". Museum has nearly clay bodyguard, composition step, crossbows, car, riding a four arms, holding weapons in actual combat, physique is different, vivid. Afternoon tour 【Huaqing Hot Spring】, the perennial hot spring water here remains greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, amazing. Huaqing hot spring in the Tang dynasty palace, former imperial concubines for pleasure. Then visited the Xian Mei ceramics Museum. 22:30 drive to Luoyang.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel
Lunch: Chinese-style lunch
Dinner: Chinese-style dinner
Accommodation:China Orient Express
Day 11 May 12, 2012 Luoyang - Beijing
07:00 arrived in Luoyang, “ Luoyang Peony Festival “ visit【 Luoyang Peony Garden 】Luoyang was one of the main place of Chinese Peony cultivation reproduction, also known as "Peony native land". Soil condition is superior in the temperate climate, very suitable for Peony, peony flowers large, beautiful in color, aroma and rich, long flowering, known as "the geographical position of Luoyang spent most suitable, Peony is particularly odd in the world" in the world. Lunch tasting 【Yong Tai SI vegetarian】, Yong Tai SI vegetarian Museum is located at Millennium ancient temple-Yong Tai SI South College, was dedicated in the Temple of Buddhist monks and nuns dining zhaitang, due to its fine vegetarian food production, the flavor is unique, and accepted by the community, and Songshan region, is the only company specializing in vegetarian restaurant. Afternoon visit to the Shaolin Temple. 【Shaolin Temple】 is the birthplace of Zen Buddhism, and is the birthplace of Chinese martial arts, "Chan Zong Zuting, Kung Fu shrine," said. 22:00 drive to Beijing.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel
Lunch:Yong Tai SI vegetarian
Dinner: Chinese-style dinner
Accommodation:China Orient Express
Day 12 May 13, 2012 Beijing
10:00 arrived in Beijing, Beijing in early summer, climate and pleasant, lively. After arriving to visit 【Forbidden City】, the National Palace Museum is located in the Centre of Beijing, the old saying "forbidden city". In the Ming Dynasty Yongle 18 years (1420) built two generations of palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasty, unparalleled ancient architectural masterpieces, and the world's remaining wooden structures of the largest and most complete ancient building groups. Forbidden City hailed as one of the world five-Omiya, science, education, culture and was the United Nations Organization as a "world cultural heritage". Then proceeded to the Emperor Jane silk galleries. Lunch at Beijing Quanjude Roast Duck store, Hepingmen Quanjude authentic taste of old Beijing roast duck。Afternoon 【Hutong tour + Siheyuan home visits】 "alley" is an old city alley unique to Beijing. In Beijing, the alleys there are thousands of items, they are centering on the Forbidden City, most of the formation in the Chinese history of the Yuan, Ming and Qing three dynasties.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel
Lunch:Hepingmen store Quanjude Roast Duck
Dinner: Chinese-style dinner
Accommodation: Beijing
Day 13 May 14, 2012 Depart Beijing
After breakfast, free activities, visiting relatives or friends, then tour transfer to airport to Beijing Capital International Airport, ending an unforgettable China silk road trip on the Orient Express.
Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel
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$1999 |
$2299 |
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Standard Class |
Deluxe Class |
4 persons sharing one compartment with four beds |
2 persons sharing one compartment with two beds |
2 persons sharing one mahogany compartment with two beds, two compartments sharing a small wash basin |
Beijing Hanhua International Hotel or similar ( 5 star ) |
Crown Plaza Sun Palace Beijing Yunnan Dasha or similar ( 5 star ) |
Crown Plaza Sun Palace Beijing Yunnan Dasha or similar ( 5 star ) |
Xian Jianguo Hotel or similar ( 5 star ) |
Xian Shangri-la Golden Flower hotel or similar ( 5 star ) |
Xian Shangri-la Golden Flower hotel or similar ( 5 star ) |
Holiday Plaza Hotel Jiayuguan Gansu or similar ( 5 star ) |
Holiday Plaza Hotel Jiayuguan Gansu or similar ( 5 star ) |
Holiday Plaza Hotel Jiayuguan Gansu or similar ( 5 star ) |
Gansu Dunhuang Hotel or similar ( 5 star ) |
Gansu Dunhuang Hotel or similar ( 5 star ) |
Gansu Dunhuang Hotel or similar ( 5 star ) |
Jiaohe Manor Hotel Turpan or similar ( 4 star ) |
Tu Ha Petroleum Hotel Turpan or similar ( 5 star ) |
Tu Ha Petroleum Hotel Turpan or similar ( 5 star ) |
Urumqi Meilihua Hotel Xinjiang or similar ( 5 star ) |
Xinjiang Urumqi Haide Hotel or similar ( 5 star ) |
Xinjiang Urumqi Haide Hotel or similar ( 5 star ) |