Silk Road Tour with China Highlights for 14 days:Beijing/ Xian/Jiayuguan/Dunhuang/Turpan/ Urumqi/Kashgar

14-day Tours of Beijing - Xi'an - Jiayuguan - Dunhuang - Turpan - Urumqi - Kashgar - Urumqi - Shanghai

Day 01: Arrival in Beijing
The local guide will pick you up at Beijing airport.

Day 02: Beijing
Visit the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.
Enjoy the Roast Beijing Duck dinner in the evening.

Day 03: Beijing
Visit the Badaling Great Wall in the morning and  visit the sacred way and the Ding Ling-one of the Ming Tombs in the afternoon. Enjoy the China Acrobatci Show in the evneing. 

Day 04: Beijing - Xi'an
Visit the summer palace. Take a flight to xi'an and  visit the City Wall.

Day 05: Xi'an

Visit the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the great mosque. In the evening enjoy the local speciality, the dumpling banquet, you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang dynasty music and dance show.

Day 06: Xi'an - Jiayuguan
Visit the Provincial History Museum. Afternoon  flight to Jiayuguan.

Day 07: Jiayuguan
Visit the Jiayuguan Pass, the Wei-jin art gallery and the first fire tower of the Great Wall.

Day 08: Jiayuguan - Dunhuang

Bus to Dunhuang. You will experience a short camel-riding along the Echoing-sand Mountain in the desert and  the Crescent Moon Lake.

Day 09: Dunhuang - Turpan
Visit the Mogao Grottoes and the Dunhuang museum. Take an overnight soft-sleeper train to Turpan.

Day 10: Turpa
Arrive in Turpan, visit the Jiaohe Ancient City Ruins, the Karez well irrigation system and the Prince Su Pagoda. 

Day 11: Turpan - Urumqi - Kashgar
Visit the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, the Gaochang Ancient City Ruins and the Flaming Mountain. Bus  to urumqi to take flight to Kashgar.

Day 12: Kashgar - Urumqi
Visit the famous Sunday market, the Id kah mosque and the Abakh Khoja Tomb. Take a flight back to Urumqi.

Day 13: Urumqi - Shanghai
Take a flight to Shanghai. Visit the Yuyuan Garden and the Bund area. In the evening, visit the Pearl of the East-- the tallest TV tower in China.

Day 14: Shanghai/Home
the end of the trip