Fifteen Days
Beijing •Urümqi • Turfan • Dunhuang • Jiayuguan • Lanzhou • Xining • Xian
The silk road retraces the steps of the merchants and explorers who journeyed across the span of a continent in search of the secrets of Old Cathy. Your journey begins in Beijing, a city that embodies the very essence of Imperial China in the palaces of the Ming and Qing courts, the magnificent Forbidden City and the awesome Great Wall and more. Your next stop –Xinjiang, before visiting the three Xinjiang cities of Turfan, Urümqi. This is Chinese Turkestan, the crossroads of Asia. Dunhuang, framed by mountains and site of revered Mogao Grottos and proceeds to Xian, is the country’s cradle of culture. Here you pay a fascinating archaeological visit to the First Emperor’s terra-cotta bodyguard-estimated at 6,000 soldiers strong…This is a trip you will never forget.
Your land arrangements include:
- All prices include airfare from Canada: Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. USA: New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Add on fares are also available from other major Canadian and U.S. cities.
- Hotel accommodations as indicated in the itinerary or similar
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary; domestic bottled water with meals
- All sightseeing as shown, including entrance fee
- Services of a professional escort
- All baggage handling
Not included: airport taxes; personal expenses such as laundry; travel insurance and gratuities; excess baggage fees; cost of obtaining passports or visas; meals, beverages or sightseeing not included in the itinerary.
Special notes: Tour prices will be guaranteed when deposit/payment are received. Otherwise, they are subject to change without notice.