Silk Road Tour for 9 days: Xian/Urumqi/Turpan/Dunhuang

Xi'an/Urumqi/Turpan/Dunhuang

Day 01 Xi'an
Arrive in Xi'an, greeted by your guide at the airport and transferred to the hotel.

Day 02 xian 
A full day tour recalls the glories of ancient Xi'an as you visit the burial site of an incredible army of 8000 lifelike Terra-cotta soldiers, the majestic Wild Goose Pagoda and the ancient city wall. At that night, you will enjoy two specialties, Xi'an dumpling dinner and Tang Dynasty show at Shaanxi Grand Theatre.

Day 03 Xi'an / Urumqi 
Morning flight  to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Ughur Autonomous Region. Visit the Nanshan pasture to enjoy the life of the minorities in Xinjiang.

Day 04 Urumqi
Take the morning tour to the Heavenly Lake and enjoy the lake cruise trip.  Visit the bazaar- local market for minority products.

Day 05 Urumqi / Turpan 
Take the bus to  Turpan, the second lowest place and the oasis in the desert. On the way you will visit the ruins of ancient Jiaohe city and the Flaming mountain.

Day 06 Turpan / Dunhuang
Visit the Grape Valley where the well-known seedless grapes growing, the Prince Su Pagoda and Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Cave. There the water system is very different. people call it karez underground irrigation well. Travel to Dunhuang by overnight soft-sleeper train in the evening.

Day 07 Dunhuang
In the morning, you arrive at liu yuan railway station. After breakfast, take coach to Dunhuang. Ride a camel to the desert for a visit to the Sound Sand Mountain and Crescent Moon Lake.

Day 08 Dunhuang / Xi'an or Beijing or Shanghai
Morning tour takes you to the famous Mogao Grottoes where contains over thousand pieces of frescoes and buddha status. It started from 220 bc and over 500 caves remained. It is the largest treasure house of buddhism in the world. take later flight to xian or Beijing or Shanghai,

Day 09 Xi'an or Beijing or Shanghai/home
End of the trip