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7 Days Silk Road Tours to Urumqi, Kashgar and Dunhuang--Heavenly Lake,Fragrant Concubine Tomb,Mogao Grottoes & Yumenguan Pass Tour -- PCSL05

Tour Code PCSL05
Trip Duration 7 day(s)
Destinations Dunhuang ,  Kashgar ,  Urumqi
Price From USD 1528 details
Trip Overview Come to explore and discover the ancient and mysterious Silk Road with us in this one week tour. Follow us to go through China´s history by visiting the historical wonders, Buddhism temples, beautiful Chinese classical architectures and historical fortresses. Besides you have an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful nature scenery in northwest China.
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Day 01 Arrive in Urumqi (Meals: -/-/- )

Upon your arrival in Urumqi, be met at the airport by our Discoverchinatours guide, and driven to the hotel. The rest of the time is free for you to explore the city.


Day 02 Urumqi (Meals: B/L/-)


Sightseeing: Heavenly Lake / Heavenly Mountain / Nanshan Grassland


After an early breakfast, we set off for Heavenly Lake, Heavenly Mountain and Nanshan Grassland (White Poplar Gully).


Heaven Lake: Situated in the Tianshan range, 115 km northeast of Urumqi, at an elevation of 1980m, Tianchi Lake is one of the main tourist attractions in China.

Nanshan Grassland (White Poplar Gully) : Screened by snow-capped peaks and dotted with tall and straight dragon spruce trees, it is an ideal place to have an excursion.

Day 03 Urumqi Kashgar (Meals: B/L/-)


Sightseeing: Hongshan Park / Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum / Erdaoqiao Bazaar


You will pay a full day visit to Hongshan Park, Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum and Erdaoqiao Bazaar. As sunset approaches, you will be transferred to the airport to Kashgar. Upon your arrival in Kashgar, be met and transferred to your hotel.


Red Hill (Hong Shan): From Red Hill (Hong Shan), 910 metres or 3,000 feet high, on the east bank of the Urumqi River, there is a panoramic view of the city.

Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum : This museum houses an impressive collection of exhibits, covering artifacts and relics from more than 12 minority groups.

Day 04 Kashgar Urumqi (Meals: B/L/-)


Sightseeing: Fragrant Concubine Tomb / Id Kah Mosque / Sunday Bazaar


You will spend the day touring around the city, including visits to Fragrant Concubine Tomb, Id Kah Mosque, Sunday Bazaar. Then take evening flight back to Urumqi. Upon your arrival in Urumqi, be met and transferred to your hotel.


Fragrant Concubine Tomb (Xiangfei Tomb): It is a monumental hall, finished in 1640, with a large dome of dazzling glazed green tiles.

Id Kah Mosque: This mosque, the largest one in China, can accommodate 20,000 people, and almost certainly the most active, in the country. You can even hear the call to prayer booming around the city center-a rare sound in China.

Sunday Bazaar: Once a week Kashgar s population sells by 50,000 as people from across the area stream into the Sunday morning bazaar. On Sundays, thousands of farmers driving carts flock from the countryside to the great Kashgar bazaar around Aizilaiti Lu, east of the Tuman River.

Day 05 Urumqi Dunhuang (Meals: B/L/-)


Sightseeing: Mogao Grottoes / Mingsha Hill / Crescent Lake


You will be met in the morning and transferred to the airport to Dunhuang. Upon arriving in Dunhuang, you will have lunch and then take half day tour to visit Mogao Grottoes, Folk Culture Museum, Crescent Lake and Mingsha Hill.


Mogao Grottoes: In China, it is one of the three famous rock grottoes and regarded as a storehouse of the Buddhist art in the world.

Mingsha Hill: Mingsha Hill offers the best picture-book desert scenery that travelers are likely to see along the entire length of the Silk Road.

Crescent Lake: Yueya Spring is near the northern foot of Mingsha Hill in the southern suburbs of Dunhuang City. It is shaped like a crescent moon, and its clear water is surrounded by grass.

Day 06 Dunhuang (Meals: B/L/-)


Sightseeing: Hecang Fortress / Yumenguan Pass / Yangguan Pass


You will start the day with a visit to Yumenguan, the Great Wall in Han Dynasty, The Hecang Fortress and Yang Gate.


The Hecang Fortress: hidden in the Gobi Desert twenty kilometers from Yumenguan Pass at the west, was originally the important quartermaster depot.

Yumenguan: Yumenguan lies about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Dunhuang. Its name came from the fact that jade from Hotan in Xinjiang entered Central China through this pass.

Yangguan: Yangguan lies 75 kilometers (47 miles) southwest of Dunhuang but consists of only the ruins of a high beacon tower. It s named Yangguan because it borders the southern part of Yumenguan Pass.

Day 07 Dunhuang - Next City (Meals: B/-/-)


Feel free until be met and transferred to the airport for the flight to next destination.


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