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12 day Silk Road cultural tour of China: Xinjiang+Gansu+Xi'an
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12 day Silk Road cultural tour of China: Xinjiang+Gansu+Xi'an

Urumqi
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Cancel the trip 7 days (inclusive) or more before the assembly date, 0% of the fee will be deducted. If you cancel the trip 6 to 4 days (inclusive) before the meeting date, 20% of the fee will be deducted. If the trip is cancelled 3-1 days (inclusive) before the meeting date, 40% of the fee will be deducted. If the trip is canceled on the day of departure, 60% of the fee will be deducted. Several accommodations on this trip require advance resource confirmation and payment of related fees. If you withdraw temporarily due to personal reasons, the deduction ratio of the withdrawal date according to the contract is not enough to compensate for the actual loss, and compensation will be made according to the actual loss, but it will not exceed the total travel cost. Thank you for your understanding.
  • 11 nights of accommodation
  • First night in Urumqi: Urumqi X岸 Hotel, Urumqi Rujia Business Travel or similar
  • Second night in Turpan: Countryard Hotel (Turpan Branch), Ibis Styles Turpan, or similar.
  • Third night in Turpan: Country Inn & Suites by Radisson (Turpan) or Ibis Styles Turpan or similar
  • Fourth night in Dunhuang: Dunhuang Fuguo Hotel/Dunhuang International Hotel or similar
  • Fifth night in Dunhuang: Dunhuang Fuguo Hotel / Dunhuang International Hotel or equivalent
  • Sixth night in Zhangye: Zhangye Puyue Hotel/Zhangye Silk Road Qianxi or similar
  • Seventh night in Zhangye: Zhangye Puyue Hotel/Zhangye Silk Road Qianxi or similar

Not included: Additional personal activities are at your own expense.; Lunch and dinner are at your own expense.

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Overview

2 ① Pre-trip Notification Within 24 hours of your order, we will send you detailed itinerary and vehicle information via email. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. ② [Pick-up and Drop-off Time and Location] 1. Airport/Station Pick-up: On the day the trip begins, pick you up at the airport 24 hours in advance according to your flight time. 2. Airport/Station Drop-off: Drop you off at the airport 2-3 hours in advance according to your flight time. ③ Exciting Attractions of the Itinerary Xinjiang Check-in Go to Tianshan to admire Yaochi, explore the Turpan Flaming Mountains, seek ancient history in Mazha Village, chase the heat of the Flaming Mountains, and taste the coolness of Karez Wells. Hexi Corridor Visit the millennium Buddha light of Mogao Grottoes, listen to the singing sands of Mingsha Mountain, go to Jiayuguan Pass, and immerse yourself in the colorful gallery of Danxia. Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty Wear Tang costumes to visit the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, explore the Terracotta Warriors, enjoy "The Song of Everlasting Sorrow," climb the city walls, savor the fireworks of the Muslim Quarter, and unlock the ancient and modern Chang'an. ④ Itinerary Arrangement: D1 Urumqi Airport Pick-up (approx. 2 KM/30min) D2 Urumqi to Tianshan Tianchi to Turpan (approx. 350KM/4H) D3 Turpan to Tuyugou Mazha Village to Flaming Mountains to Karez Wells (approx. 130KM/2H) D4 Turpan to Dunhuang by high-speed train (approx. 15KM/20min) D5 Mogao Grottoes (English and Chinese explanations available) to "See Dunhuang Again" / "Le Dong Dunhuang" performance (choose one) to Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring (approx. 40KM/1H) D6 Dunhuang to Jiayuguan Pass to Linze (approx. 570KM/7H) D7 Hike Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon to Colorful Danxia (approx. 200KM/3H) D8 Zhangye by high-speed train to Lanzhou Yellow River Scenic Line to Intangible Cultural Heritage Ruan's Gourd Experience to Sanpaotai by the Yellow River (view Jincheng and night scenery) (approx. 70KM/1H) D9 Lanzhou to Xi'an Tang Dynasty Makeup to Giant Wild Goose Pagoda to Grand Tang Everbright City (approx. 60KM/1H) D10 Terracotta Warriors (English and Chinese explanations available) to "The Song of Everlasting Sorrow" performance (seats not specified, general area) (approx. 70KM/1H) D11 Bell and Drum Tower to Muslim Quarter to Xi'an Ancient City Wall (approx. 50KM/1H) D12 Xi'an to Airport Drop-off according to your flight time (approx. 40KM/1H)

Highlights

[Exclusive Gift] Place an order to receive daily bottled water + 24-hour free airport pick-up and drop-off + a local specialty fruit platter on the first day of the trip.
[Colorful Attractions] Tianchi Tianshan + Tuyugou + Flaming Mountain + Mogao Grottoes + Mingsha Mountain + Jiayuguan + Colorful Danxia + Giant Wild Goose Pagoda + Datang Everbright City + Terracotta Army + Bell and Drum Tower + Muslim Quarter + Xi'an City Wall
[Featured Experience] Intangible Cultural Heritage Gourd Experience + Sanpaotai by the Yellow River + Tianchi Cruise + Song of Everlasting Regret Performance + See Dunhuang/Music Dunhuang (choose one) Performance + Flying Apsaras + Tang Dynasty Makeup
[Accommodation] Handpicked local 4-star hotels throughout the trip
[Transportation] Directly-operated fleet for reliable and worry-free travel, local driver cum guide to take you around the Northwest
[Service] Professional customization specialist provides one-on-one explanation of the itinerary before the trip, exclusive one-on-one butler service during the trip to ensure worry-free travel
The driver has the right to adjust the order of attractions without reducing the number of attractions and time.
Chinese guides are provided during the trip, and the travel agency can provide translation software for free; if you want more professional English interpretation service (additional upgrade fee required). Please inform your needs when the customizer contacts you.

What's included

11 nights of accommodation
First night in Urumqi: Urumqi X岸 Hotel, Urumqi Rujia Business Travel or similar
Second night in Turpan: Countryard Hotel (Turpan Branch), Ibis Styles Turpan, or similar.
Third night in Turpan: Country Inn & Suites by Radisson (Turpan) or Ibis Styles Turpan or similar
Fourth night in Dunhuang: Dunhuang Fuguo Hotel/Dunhuang International Hotel or similar
Fifth night in Dunhuang: Dunhuang Fuguo Hotel / Dunhuang International Hotel or equivalent
Sixth night in Zhangye: Zhangye Puyue Hotel/Zhangye Silk Road Qianxi or similar
Seventh night in Zhangye: Zhangye Puyue Hotel/Zhangye Silk Road Qianxi or similar
Eighth night in Lanzhou: Meihau Hotel Lanzhou West Station/Fanliermei Hotel (Lanzhou Old Street West Station Branch) or similar
Ninth night in Xi'an: City Comfort Inn (Xi'an Bell and Drum Tower Huimin Street Branch) or similar
Tenth night in Xi'an: City Comfort Inn (Xi'an Bell and Drum Tower Huimin Street Branch) or equivalent
Eleventh night in Xi'an: City Comfort Inn (Xi'an Bell and Drum Tower Huimin Street Branch) or similar
Note: The room arrangement is for a basic room type. If you want to upgrade, you can contact customer service to pay the price difference.
Note: The default is 2 people per room. The price for 3 people includes 1 room + 1 extra bed fee, and the price for 5 people includes 2 rooms + 1 extra bed fee (Warm reminder: some high-end luxury hotels on this route can add extra beds, but the room types are limited, so it is recommended to book in advance).
2. The catering includes breakfast only for the entire trip. Lunch and dinner are at your own expense.
Three: The ticket includes the Tian Shan Tianchi scenic area ticket and scenic transportation + Tuyugou scenic area ticket + Flaming Mountain scenic area ticket + Mingsha Mountain scenic area ticket + Mogao Grottoes A ticket (peak season from June to August, and National Day from October 1st to 7th requires booking more than one month in advance. If A tickets are sold out, they will be changed to B tickets, and the price difference of 138/person will be refunded) + Ledong Dunhuang Performing Arts ticket + Jiayuguan Guancheng ticket + Colorful Danxia ticket and scenic transportation + Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon ticket and scenic transportation + Intangible Cultural Heritage Carved Gourd Experience + Giant Wild Goose Pagoda ticket + Terracotta Army and Huaqing Palace + The Song of Everlasting Regret performance + Xi'an City Wall ticket.
Complimentary: A Mingsha Mountain Flying Fairy Makeover + A Tang Dynasty Princess Makeover (Complimentary items are non-refundable if not used), please understand.
4. Full-time driver-cum-guide fees and airport pick-up and drop-off fees (including transportation costs, road tolls, fuel costs, etc.) For 2 people, a joint venture SUV Toyota RV4, Honda CRV, Toyota Frontlander, Nissan X-Trail and other similar models are used. For 4 people, a joint venture SUV Toyota RV4, Honda CRV, Toyota Frontlander, Nissan X-Trail and other similar models are used. For 6 people, a Buick GL8 business car is used.
5. Each traveling tourist purchases 100w of travel accident insurance.

What's not included

Additional personal activities are at your own expense.
Lunch and dinner are at your own expense.

Cancellation policy

  • Conditional cancellation - a refund is not guaranteed.

Additional info

Please select a travel date
Day 1 Departure: Meet the operator at your selected meeting point. Enter your preferred location at checkout. The operator will make the final confirmation accordingly. As the plane lands at Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, the wind from the Western Regions will carry a unique atmosphere. A special airport pick-up service will relieve your travel fatigue. On the way to the city, you'll see the unique landform of the Gobi Desert interwoven with oases, and the distant Tianshan Mountains are faintly visible, waiting for tomorrow's excitement. [Attraction/experience] Urumqi free activities, ★[Urumqi Airport Pickup] 🔸Experience: Stroll through the streets, taste freshly baked naan and fragrant mutton skewers, adjust your pace in the rich ethnic customs, and wait for the wonderfulness of tomorrow. 🔸Transportation: Private car + driver/guide + butler online service [Accommodation] Urumqi Xishang Hotel; We will arrange your stay at Urumqi X岸 Hotel. If the hotel is fully booked, we will arrange Urumqi Rujia Business Travel Hotel or other hotels of the same level. All hotel room types are basic room types. If you need to upgrade your room type for a fee, please contact customer service. Day 2 [Attraction/experience] Tian Shan Tianchi, Heavenly Lake of Tianshan: The "Jade Pool" under Bogda Peak, a wallpaper-level secret realm where snow-capped mountains reflect the blue water. After that, step into the "Land of Fire", where the fragrance of grape trellises and heat waves open the prelude to the Western Regions' pastoral scenery. [Accommodation] Country Inn & Suites by Radisson (Turpan Store); We will arrange your stay at the麗怡酒店 (Turpan Store). If the hotel is fully booked, we will arrange for you to stay at the Ibis Styles Turpan Hotel or another hotel of the same standard. All hotel room types are basic room types. If you need to upgrade your room type for a fee, please contact customer service. Day 3 [Attraction/experience] Tuyugou Mazha Village, Tuyugou Mazha Village: An ancient rammed earth village with 1700 years of history, hiding the original ecological life code of the Uyghur people. [Attraction/experience] Flame Mountain, Flaming Mountains: The real-life location of "Journey to the West," with reddish-brown mountains and the spectacle of "fire-baked" terrain with a surface temperature of 80℃. [Attraction/experience] 坎儿井, Karez: Underground canals divert snowmelt, witnessing the ancient wisdom of "diverting water to irrigate fields". [Accommodation] Country Inn & Suites by Radisson (Turpan Store); We will arrange your stay at the麗怡酒店 (Turpan Store). If the hotel is fully booked, we will arrange for you to stay at the Ibis Styles Turpan Hotel or another hotel of the same standard. All hotel room types are basic room types. If you need to upgrade your room type for a fee, please contact customer service. Day 4 [Attraction/experience] Take the high-speed train to Dunhuang, Say goodbye to the Flaming Mountains and take the high-speed train through the Gobi Desert to start your millennium journey to Dunhuang, the "Pearl of the Desert," and enjoy the unique desert scenery of Northwest China along the way. [Accommodation] Dunhuang Villa; We will arrange your stay at Dunhuang Fuguo Hotel. If the hotel is fully booked, we will arrange Dunhuang International Hotel or another hotel of the same class. All hotel room types are basic. If you need to upgrade your room type for a fee, please contact customer service. Day 5 [Attraction/experience] Mogao Caves, Mogao Grottoes: Thousand-year-old caves hide Silk Road art, murals, flying apsaras, and painted sculptures narrate the precipitation of civilization. [Attraction/experience] Choose one: See Dunhuang Again/Meet Dunhuang, Choose between Encore Dunhuang / Meet Dunhuang performance: An immersive walking performance that uses light and shadow to recreate the millennium legend of Dunhuang. [Attraction/experience] Flying fairy makeup (excluding photography), Flying Apsaras costume: Wear flowing clothes and fairy makeup to capture the Western Region memories from the murals. [Attraction/experience] Mingsha Mountain, Mingsha Mountain: Step on the sea of sand and enjoy the desert romance of Crescent Spring reflecting the sunset. [Accommodation] Dunhuang Villa; We will arrange your stay at Dunhuang Fuguo Hotel. If the hotel is fully booked, we will arrange Dunhuang International Hotel or another hotel of the same class. All hotel room types are basic. If you need to upgrade your room type for a fee, please contact customer service. Day 6 [Attraction/experience] Jiayuguan Guancheng, Jiayuguan Fortress: Known as the "First Impregnable Pass Under Heaven," this military stronghold offers a majestic view of the Gobi Desert from atop the city tower. Afterward, we'll head to Linze for a rest, positioning ourselves near the core area of the Danxia landforms, ready to witness the breathtaking colorful landscapes the next day. [Accommodation] Zhangye Puyue Hotel; We will arrange your stay at Zhangye Puyue Hotel. If the hotel is fully booked, we will arrange Zhangye Silk Road Qianxi or other hotels of the same class. All hotel room types are basic room types. If you need to upgrade your room type for a fee, please contact customer service. Day 7 [Attraction/experience] Pingshan Grand Canyon, Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon: the "Colorado of China," a magnificent and precipitous canyon landscape created by hundreds of millions of years of erosion. [Attraction/experience] Rainbow Mountains, The Rainbow Mountains of Zhangye Danxia: It's as if God overturned his palette; colorful hills under the play of light and shadow spread out like an oil painting. [Accommodation] Linze Public Aviation Tourism; We will arrange your stay at Zhangye Puyue Hotel. If the hotel is fully booked, we will arrange Zhangye Silk Road Qianxi or other hotels of the same class. All hotel room types are basic room types. If you need to upgrade your room type for a fee, please contact customer service. Day 8 [Attraction/experience] Lanzhou Yellow River Scenery Line, Take the high-speed train to Lanzhou, switching from the Danxia landform to the Yellow River scenery, and start the journey of the "Capital of the Yellow River". The Yellow River Scenic Line: Zhongshan Bridge and the Mother Sculpture accompany the Yellow River, feeling the city's atmosphere and grandeur. [Attraction/experience] 非遗阮氏葫芦体验, Intangible Cultural Heritage Ruan's Gourd: Carve your own exclusive crafts and touch the warmth of Gansu's intangible cultural heritage techniques.
This activity has no age limit Participants must be aged 18+ to participate in this activity
The voucher is valid only on the specified date (and time if applicable)

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