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Crescent Moon Pool, Dunhuang

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BEIJING – URUMQI – TURPAN – DUNHUANG – XIAN – SHANGHAI

Itinerary
AB: American Breakfast | L: Lunch | D: Dinner | SD: Special Dinner

Day 01 (Fri) US/BEIJING
Take an international flight from the US to Beijing, China. Meals and snacks will be served on the plane. Movies will also be available during the flight.

Day 02 (Sat) BEIJING
Upon arrival in Beijing, you will be met and transferred to your hotel by our tour guide. The rest of the night will be free for your leisure.

Summer Palace , Beijing

Day 03 (Sun) BEIJING (AB, L, SD)
Today you will tour the delicately crafted Temple of Heaven, where the emperors used to pray for good harvest. After lunch, you will tour the Hutong (Chinese alleyways) by riding aboard a pedicab through the narrow lanes of the old residential quarters. You will have the opportunity to take a glimpse of the local residents’ daily life. Attend a welcome Peking Duck Dinner Party in the evening.

Day 04 (Mon) BEIJING/URUMQI (AB, L, D)
After a restful night sleep, you will take a morning flight to Urumqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Arrive in Urumqi around noontime and take a brief tour of South Hill Ranch and Bai Yang Gou. Stay overnight in Urumqi.

Day 05 (Tue) URUMQI (AB, L, SD)
Today’s excursion takes you to the beautiful Lake of Heaven (Tianchi Lake), where you will take a boat ride. Enjoy your leisure time at the fascinating bazaar in the city in the afternoon. Attend a special roast lamb dinner in the evening.

Turpan Minority People

Day 06 (Wed) URUMQI/TURPAN (AB, L, D)
Today you will take a bus ride to Turpan. After your arrival, you will take a tour of the Grape Valley where you will have the opportunity to enjoy the sweetest grapes in the world. Enjoy a local minority singing and dancing show in the evening.

Day 07 (Thu) TURPAN/LIUYUAN/DUNHUANG
(AB, L, D)
Today’s excursion will feature the Karez Well-the amazing ancient underground irrigation system, the ruins of Gao Chang City and Jiao He City. Tonight you will board an overnight train to Liuyuan. Spend the night on the train.

Day 08 (Fri) DUNHUANG (AB, L, D)
You will arrive at Liuyuan Train Station early in the morning. Upon your arrival in Liuyuan, you will be met and transferred to Dunhuang, one of the most important crossroads on the Silk Road. In the afternoon you will take a tour of Min Sha Hill and the Crescent Moon Pool, where you will have the opportunity to take camel ride over the sand dunes. Enjoy the rest of the day for leisure.

Grotto #45, Dunhuang

Day 09 (Sat) DUNHUANG (AB, L,D)
Today you will visit the famed Mogao Grottoes, known as the “Oriental Pearl of Art”. Many visitors find themselves deeply touched by the immortal works of art. In the afternoon, you will visit the White Horse Pagoda.

Day 10 (Sun) DUNHUANG/XIAN (AB, L, SD)
This morning you will take a flight to Xian, the ancient capital city for 11 dynasties in Chinese history. Upon arrival in Xian, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Shaanxi Provincial Museum of History. Enjoy a dumpling dinner banquet, followed by an on-stage show of Tang Dynasty dance and music.

Day 11 (Mon) XIAN (AB, L, D)
After breakfast, visit the Tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang and see the awesome Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses, widely regarded as the eighth wonder of the world. You will also take a tour of the well preserved city wall.

Day 12 (Tue) XIAN/SHANGHAI (AB, L, D)
This morning you will take a flight to Shanghai, China’s largest city (home to 16 million people), which is also China’s principal port on a deep estuary of the Yangtze River. Often regarded as “the Paris of the East,” Shanghai has retained the flavor of its past European influences. Upon your arrival in Shanghai, you will take an excursion to Zhujiajiao, a water village near Shanghai with a history of more than 1000 years. You will experience the serene country lifestyle of the local residents, and immerse yourself in the “old world” architecture and the local customs that have been well preserved.

Day 13 (Wed) SHANGHAI (AB, L, SD)
Today’s excursion takes you to Yu Garden, the Bund, the bustling Nanjing Road, and the well-known Shanghai Museum of Art and History, which ranks among the great museums of the world. In the evening, attend a farewell dinner of Shanghai cuisine, followed by a cruise on Huangpu River to enjoy a fascinating night view of Shanghai.

Day 14 (Thu) SHANGHAI/US (AB)
After breakfast, take a departure transfer to the airport for your flight back home via Beijing.

Tour Dates & Fares

	Departing From LAX	Departing From NY (JFK)	Land Only	Single Supplement
2008
3/07-3/20	$ 2,999	$ 3,099	$ 2,499	$ 680
3/21-4/03 4/04-4/17 4/18-5/01 5/02-5/15	$ 3,449	$ 3,549	$ 2,949	$ 785
5/23-6/05 6/20-7/03 9/05-9/18 9/19-10/02 10/10-10/23	$ 3,599	$ 3,699	$ 3,099	$ 785
11/07-11/20	$ 2,999	$ 3,099	$ 2,499	$ 680

International airport departure taxes and China’s airport taxes are not included in the tour fares.

Tour Features

Roundtrip international air transportation
All domestic air and ground transportation
12 nights hotel accommodations at five-star deluxe hotels
Escorted tours and sightseeing with admission and English speaking tour guides in each city
34 meals: 12 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 11 dinners including Peking duck dinner, dumpling dinner banquet in Xian, the roast lamb dinner in Urumqi and Shanghai cuisine farewell dinner party
Cultural entertainment: Acrobatic show in Beijing, Tang Dynasty Dance & Music Show in Xian and the singing and dancing performance by the Uygur ethnic minority people

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