Day 1 Arrive in Xian (Meals: -/-/-)
You will be met at the airport in Xian by our Discoverchinatours guide, and driven to your hotel. The rest of the time is free for you to explore the city.
Day 2 Xian (Meals: B/L/-)
Sightseeing: Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses / Big Wild Goose Pagoda
In the morning, we visit the most well-known landmark of Xian, Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses and Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin´s tomb.
The Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.
Day 3 Xian / Urumqi (Meals: B/L/-)
Sightseeing: Ancient City Wall / Bell Tower / Shaanxi Provincial Museum
You will spend half day touring around the city, including visits to the City Wall, Bell Tower and Provincial Museum. After lunch, you take a short drive to the airport to Urumqi. Upon arrival in Urumqi, you are greeted by our guide and transferred to your hotel.
The Ancient City Wall: An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history.
The Bell Tower: The emblem of Xian city.
Shaanxi Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
Day 4 Urumqi (Meals: B/L/-)
Sightseeing: Heaven Lake and Heavenly Mountain
After an early breakfast, we set off for Heavenly Lake and Heavenly Mountain.
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.
Day 5 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 6 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 7 Urumqi to Next City (Meals: B/-/-)
Enjoy some free time or indulge in some shopping before your flight to next destination.
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