THE SILK ROAD

The Silk Road         Suggested Itinerary(Reserve the cheapest flights/Hotels Online) China Domestic Flights        International Flights The final price depend on how many your group (more tourist cheaper price) and optional service including meals, the hostel or star hotel, flight or hard & soft sleeper on train or private car, scenic spots and English Tour Guide. Or Planning your tour. The Silk Road: Beijing, Urumqi, Kashgar, Kuqa(Kuche), Korla, Turpan, Dunhuang, Xi'an, Beijing by TWO flights+FOUR trains+private car 17 days Day 1: Stay Beijing Arrive in Beijing. At evening enjoy Wangfujing Commercial Street. Day 2: Stay Beijing Pick in from your hostel and then visit Badaling Great wall and Dingling of Ming Tombs. At evening you can go to Shichahai Park. Day 3: Stay Beijing Self-tour to Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and Tiananmen City Tower and Beihai Park. Day 4: Beijing--Urumqi (3768 km) Stay in Urumqi Take by flight from Beijing to Urumqi of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region lasting about 4 hours. At afternoon looking around and shopping on International Bazaar Market. Day 5: Urumqi--Kashgar (1588 km) Stay in Kashgar Take by flight from Urumqi to Kashgar lasting about 2 hours. Day 6: Stay in Kashgar Region Take by traveling car from Kashgar to Black Lake---Karakul Lake (about 200km) lasting about 2 hours. Over-viewing the Flaming Mountain of Southern Xinjiang---the Oytag Valley of the Kunlun Mountains. Day 7: Kashgar--Kuqa (Kuche) Region (705km) Stay in Kuqa Region Shopping on SUNDAY Bazaar Market at morning and then take the train from Kashgar Region to Kuqa (Kuche) Region. Day 8: Stay in Kuqa (Kuche) Region Taking by traveling car from Kuqa Region to Kezier Thousand Buddhist Caves (70km) (5th and 6th century AD)-the ancient city of Subash (excluding RMB20/person), Kucha's Grand mosque-Ancient Beacon towers (excluding RMB15/person). Then go to Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon (90km) lasting about 5 hours and return Kuqa (Kuche) Region. At evening look around Kuqa (Kuche) Region. Notice: Because of the road condition, the above scenic-spots will be arranged if have enough time. Day 9: Kuqa (480km)---Korla---Turpan (580km) Stay in Turpan Taking by traveling car from Kuqa Region to Korla Region and then to Yuli County, Xinjiang's peculiar tribal one--Norbu Village (Norbu in Chinese means "place abounds in the Eagle.") and looking around Taklimakan Desert & beautiful Populus Euphratica. Day 10:Turpan---Urumqi (180km) Stay in Urumqi Looking around the Ancient City of Jiaohe and visiting ancient village of Uygur Nationality. Then visit Flaming Mountain, Karez Well, the Grape Valley, Emin tower & mosque and then return Urumqi City. At evening enjoy in Urumqi. Day 11: Urumqi---Dunhuang (1083km) Stay on the train Taking by traveling car from Urumqi City to Heaven Lake of Celestial Mountains (Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain 120km) lasting about 1.5 hours. Return back Urumqi City after lunch and at evening take by train to Dunhuang (Liuyuan Train Station). Day 12: Dunhuang---Mogao Caves (25km) Stay in Dunhuang After breakfast take by traveling car from Liuyuan Train Station to Mogao Caves (120km) lasting about 2 hours and visit Mogao Caves. After lunch look around Booming Sand Dune & Crescent Spring. At evening enjoy in Dunhuang. Day 13: Dunhuang---Xi'an (1809km) Stay on the train At morning take by the train from Dunhuang to Xi'an lasting more 23 hours. Day 14: Stay in Xi'an Aarrive in Xi'an and visit the Old City Wall, Shaanxi Provincial Museum，Grand Wild Goose Pagoda and Xian Muslim Quarter & Grand Mosque. Day 15: Xi'an--Beijing (1200km) Stay on the train Visit the Terra Cotta Soldiers, Huaqing Hot Springs Park, and Banpo, an old Neolithic (and possibly matriarchal) village. At evening take by train from Xi'an to Beijing. Day 16：Stay Beijing Arrive in BEIJING and sightseeing the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. Day 17： Depart from Beijing and SEE YOU NEXT TIME.  Travel in best time From May to October.  Distance from Beijing Beijing (1200 km) Xi'an Beijing (3768 km) Urumqi (1588 km) Kashgar (Kashi) How to go from Beijing By Airplane: Beijing—Xi'an City—Beijing TWENTY-TWO FLIGHTS DAILY FULL PRICE (economy class): RMB 1050+ RMB 100 (tax) DISCOUNT: Depend on tourist season FLIGHT TIME: 1 hours and 55 minutes one way INFO: Xian's airport is located 50km northwest of downtown Xian in Xianyang, a neighboring city. Ranked as the fourth most frequented airport in China, Xianyang International Airport (XIY) is home to 68 domestic daily flights from almost every major Chinese destination. International airlines from Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand totally 10 Asian cities are well established services of XIY. In 2005, there opened 7 new international airline routs from Germany, France, Britain, America and Canada via transfers in Beijing. In 2006, other 8 international airline routs from Europe, America and Asian are opening via transfers in Shanghai. International air connections with Hong Kong and Macao are also available depending on the airline schedule. Presently, with a total of 25 international air routs, Xian has become the city with most international connections in Western China. There are shuttle buses RMB25 between the airport and the urban area. Alternatively, taking by taxi is about RMB100. Beijing—Urumqi City—Beijing TWELVE FLIGHTS DAILY FULL PRICE (economy class): RMB 2410+ RMB 100 (tax) DISCOUNT: Depend on tourist season FLIGHT TIME: 4 hour 5 minutes one way Urumqi City—Kashgar (Kashi) City—Urumqi City SIX FLIGHTS DAILY FULL PRICE (economy class): RMB 1350+ RMB 100 (tax) DISCOUNT: Depend on tourist season FLIGHT TIME: 1 hour 45 minutes one way By Train: Beijing—Xi'an City—Beijing There are other 8 trains to run daily passing Xi'an from Beijing lasting about 11-15 hours depending on different train.  Train No: Z19 (21:18—08:19) / Z20 (20:16—07:17) Run Time: 11 hour 1 minutes one way Train No: Z53 (21:24—08:25) / Z54 (20:10—07:28) Run Time: 11 hour 1/18 minutes one way Train No: T231 (16:55—06:42) / T232 (20:40—09:11) Run Time: 13/12 hour 47/31 minutes one way Train No: T41 (16:43—05:22) / T42 (18:42—06:22) Run Time: 12/11 hour 39/40 minutes one way Price: lower hard sleeper (RMB 274) lower soft sleeper (RMB 417) Beijing—Urumqi City—Beijing ONLY ONE DAILY Train No: T69 (18:36—10:42) / T70 (20:03—13:50) Run Time: 40/41 hour 6/47 minutes one way Price: lower hard sleeper (RMB 652) lower soft sleeper (RMB 1006) Urumqi City—Kashgar(Kashi) City—Urumqi City  Train No: K9786/K9787 (12:57—13:25) / K9788/K9785(14:55—15:33) Run Time: 24 hours 28/38 minutes one way Price: lower hard sleeper (RMB 345) coach lower berth (RMB 529) Train No: 7556/7557 (10:44—20:05) / 7555/7558 (08:13—16:50) Run Time: 33/32 hour 21/37 minutes one way Price: lower berth (RMB 322) lower soft sleeper (RMB 506) Note: “Z” means limited express train with air-conditioner non-stop DIRECTLY, “T” means limited express train with air-conditioner.“K” means express train with air-conditioner. By Overland: Ticket Shaaxi Province: The mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang: RMB40/RMB20 (high/low season), Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses: RMB90/RMB65 (high/low season), Bell & Drum Tower RMB15, Famen Temple RMB60, Huashan Mountain RMB90, Stele Museum RMB30, Shaanxi History Museum RMB35, Big and Small Tower RMB25, The Ruins of Old City-wall RMB40, Banpo Museum RMB20, Qianling Mausoleum RMB70, Maoling Mausoleum RMB28. Gansu Province: The Booming Sand Dune and Crescent Spring RMB80/RMB40 (high/low season), Mogao Grottoes RMB160(from 1 April to 30 October) RMB180 (from 1st to 7th October) RMB90(from 1 November to 31 March), The Dunhuang Yardang National Geologic Park RMB40, The Touming Mengke Glaciers RMB50, Jiayuguan City tower RMB60, Maiji Mountain Grottoes RMB70, Labuleng Temple RMB31. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region: Shapotou RMB65/RMB50 (high/low season), including Shapotou, Yellow Cable-bridge and Museum of Fathering Sand, Shuttle bus: RMB10, Ropeway: RMB20, Ropeway over Yellow River: RMB60, Sliding Grass: RMB40, Skin-raft Drifting:RMB 50, Sightseeing Yellow-river Valley by passenger-liner: RMB40, the King's mausoleum of Xixia Dynasty RMB40. Qinghai Province: Qinghai Lake RMB50, The Sun and Moon Mountain: RMB20, Bird Island: RMB38, The fee of yacht from Egg Island to Haixin Island: RMB45, Kumbum Monastery (Ta'er Temple) RMB35. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: The Grape Valley RMB60, Karez Well RMB20, Flaming Mountain RMB20, The Ermin Tower RMB30, The Ancient City of Jiaohe RMB30, The Ancient City of Gaochang RMB30, The Id Kah Mosque RMB10, Apak Hoja Tomb RMB15, Kanas Lake and Tuwa Village at Kanas Lake RMB130 (High season from 1 May to 15 October), RMB80(Low season from 16 October to 30 April) Sightseeing bus: RMB80, Sightseeing bus to Fish Viewing Pavilion: RMB40, Sightseeing boat: RMB100, Frontier permitting: RMB10, Kezil Thousand-Buddha Grottoes RMB45, The Wind City RMB45.  Around Landscapes Travel tips Much more cost! Much more exhausting! Much more challenge!  Description Title Accommodation (Preferential Price) Local Snacks and Specialties Favoring telephones and helpful website