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12 Days Train Tour-Silk Road Exploration |
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- Trip highlights: This Silk Road tour covers exotic places like Xian, Lanzhou, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar. For people like Silk Road history and tours with cultural aspects.
- Tour price: From
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1,695.00
Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations: Xian, Lanzhou, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar, Urumqi
- Tour code: SWGD005 This tour is available every day.
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Our tour guide will hold a welcome sign to meet you at Xian Airport according to your flight schedule, then transfer to the hotel, relax for the rest of the day. Recommend you to enjoy the famous Tang Dynasty Show for night entertainment (optional), or walk around the night market at Muslim Quarter (optional).
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| Muslim quarter | Right beside the Drum Tower, it is the Muslim quarter. The Muslim Quarter features a mix of Chinese and Islamic cultures where small alleyways have been turned into marketplaces. This place is a myriad of interesting handicraft shops, muslim restaura…… |
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2 Xian (B,L) |
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| Xian Bell Tower | Bell Tower in Xian is the most well-preserved and best-known one among many ancient cities of China. The Bell Tower was originally built in the Yingxiang Temple in 1384, at the intersection of West Street and Guangji Street. Then in 1582, it was move…… | | Big Wild Goose Pagoda | Big Wild Goose Pagoda: Situated at south of the Xian city,as one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple-Da-Ci-En Temple, the pagoda is one of the most distinctive and outstanding landmarks for Xian City. | | Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum | The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Lintong County, Shaanxi province. It i…… |
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3 Xian,Lanzhou (B,L) |
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Continue your city tour in Xian. Later today you will be transferred to Xian airport for your flight to Lanzhou. Upon arrival at Lanzhou airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel. Relax for the rest of the day. |
| Great Mosque | The Great Mosque which is located at Huajue Lane is the major spot for the religious activities of over 60,000 Moslems in Xi'an. It is also an important historic monument in Shaanxi Province.
| | Banpo Village Remains | The Banpo Village remains are located between the Chanhe and the Bahe rivers, to the east of Xi'an city. The village was an authentic matriarchal clan community of the Yangshao Culture. More than 400 sites like this have been discovered on the Centra…… | | Ancient City Wall | It is the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. The wall was built in the Tang dynasty (618 -907) and enlarged in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). |
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4 Lanzhou (B,L) |
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Morning city tour in Lanzhou, free time in the afternoon. Seeing off at Lanzhou Railway Station to take an overnight train (soft sleeper class, 4 berths in one compartment) to Jiayuguan. Stay overnight on the train. Train No.: T927 (22h20-07h23) (leave Lanzhou at 22h20, arrive Jaiyuguan at 07h23 next day). |
| White Pagoda Hill Park | The White Pagoda Hill Park: Located to the north of the city, on the far bank of the Yellow River, the White Pagoda Hill Park is a large, quiet area. From the hill one can have a bird's eye view of the Yellow River. | | Five Springs Mountain Park | The Five Springs Mountain Park (Wuquan shan gonyuan) is, along with it's neighbor Lanshan Park, a pretty area of mountain scenery, artificial temples and winding paths. These two spots will take up a good day and are a worthy rest away from the bustl…… |
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5 Jiayuguan,Dunhuang (B,L) |
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Upon arrival at Jiayuguan railway station, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and start our visiting around Jiayuguan. Later today we'll drive 2 hours to Yumen. Stay overnight in Yumen. |
| Tombs of Jin and Wei Dynasties | About 20km away from the Jiayu Pass, the ancient tombs of the Wei and the Jin Dynasties are situated on the Gobi in Xincheng Town, Gansu Province. They are famous tomb groups of underground mural painting bricks in China and they deserve the title of…… | | Overhanging Great Wall | The impressive Overhanging Great Wall (Xuanbi changcheng), linking Jiayuguan with the Black Mountain (Hei shan), lies 8km northwest from the Jiayuguan Fort. | | Jiayuguan Pass | Jiayuguan Pass is the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China and was built during the Ming Dynasty. Located 6 kilometers southwest of Jiayuguan City which is in Gansu Province, It is the western terminal of the world famous Great Wall …… |
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Sightseeing also included the Hecang Fortress, which supplies like food and wine were tranported here from nearby towns to be stored for the armies that guarded the Yumen Guan Pass. Drive to Dunhang for one hour in the late afternoon. Stay overnight in Dunhuang. |
| Yangguan Pass Museum | Yang Pass (Yangguan), also known as the Southern Pass, sits 75 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang, and was originally built by Emperor Wu in Hang Dynasty as one of the two most important passes protecting Dunhuang from invasion from the west (the other…… | | Yumenguan Pass | Yumenguan Pass, located on a hillock 90 kms northwest of Dunhuang city, used to be one of the two critical defensive passes protecting Dunhuang from invasion from the West about two thousand years ago. |
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