21-Day China Private Tour with Silk Road

Detailed Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrive at Beijing (No meals)

  Take your flight from home to Beijing airport. Start your wonderful adventure to China from the capital city. Be transferred to hotel and have a good rest in our well selective hotel.

  Recommended Hotel: Beijing 5L International Hotel ****

• Day 2:  Beijing (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven.

  Today our professional guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel and begin your amazing Beijing city tour. Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City are next to each other in the central axis of Beijing. You will feel a new dignified and old amazing China at the same time. Moreover, Temple of Heaven will display you how ancient royal families present their loyalty to Chinese deities. You will have a lunch in a local restaurant nearby.

  Recommended Hotel: Beijing 5L International Hotel ****

             

• Day 3:  Beijing (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Great Wall and Summer Palace

  Continue your wonderful Beijing city tour. Never miss Mutianyu Great Wall or you will regret for your life-time. It was the masterpiece of Chinese people without any help of machines. Walk along on the Great Wall and have a good view of nature. Have a lunch in a local restaurant. Go back to Beijing city to visit the Summer Palace for Chinese Emperors.

  Recommended Hotel: Beijing 5L International Hotel ****

  

• Day 4:  Beijing- Xi'an by train(Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Hutong

  Walk in Hutong, the original apartment for Chinese people to live, and have a real touch to Beijing local cities by yourself. Be transferred to Beijing railway station and take a bullet train(6 hours) to Xi'an in the afternoon. Be met by your guide at the Xi'an railway station to explore another famous ancient capital of China.

  Recommended Hotel:Somerset Xindicheng Xi'an ****

  

• Day 5: Xi'an (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Terracotta Warriors, Bell Tower, Gao's Courtyard and Muslim Quarter

  Visit Terracotta Warriors, a real underground world of Chinese royal family. Have a lunch of Chinese local rest restaurant nearby. Drive back to Xi'an to see Bell Tower, the biggest one remains in China now. Gao’s Courtyard is a good choice for you to see Chinese paper cutting and shadow puppetry. Moreover you will have a chance to taste delicious China northern snacks in Muslim Quarter.

  Recommended Hotel:  Somerset Xindicheng Xi'an****

  
  

• Day 6: Xi'an to Zhangye(Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Ancient City Wall, Wild Goose Pagoda and north square and Hanyang Tomb

  Today you will visit Ancient city wall in the morning. Stroll along the Ancient City Wall to see the modern Xi’an city.  Then be transferred to Xi'an railway station to take a bullet train to Zhangye (6.5 hours). Be met by your guide at the Zhangye railway station and transferred to hotel.

  Recommended Hotel: Zhangye Huacheng International Hotel ****

  
  

• Day 7: Zhangye(Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Danxia National Geological Park

  Drive to Zhangye Qicai Danxia National Geological Park, which is home to the Rainbow Mountains. After that, come back to Zhangye city to visit the Wooden Pagoda Temple and Giant Buddha Temple. A colourful day of natural and history is waiting for your coming.

  Recommended Hotel: Zhangye Huacheng International Hotel ****

  

• Day 8:  Zhangye to Dunhuang(Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight:  Giant Buddha Temple

  Drive your way to the west from Zhangye to Dunhuang. On the way, you will stop to see Jiayuguan Pass with the Hanging Great Wall in Ming Dynasty. It is the west end of Ming Great Wall. Then continue your driving to Dunhuang which is a crossroad of two major trade routes within the Silk Road network.

  Recommended Hotel: Dunhuang Guofu Hotel ****

• Day 9 Dunhuang(Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Mogao Caves and Echoing-Sand Mountain

  A visit to the Mogao Caves is definitely your highlight of whole tour. Over 2000 sculptures spanning over a thousand years and vibrant artworks are lively displayed in front of you. Memorize them by your own eyes and feelings. Then you will go to another landmark in Dunhuang, Echoing-Sand Mountain. The vast golden dunes rise dramatically next to crescent-shaped Crescent Lake, creating a stunning desert landscape.

  Recommended Hotel:Dunhuang Guofu Hotel ****

  

• Day 10:  Dunhuang to Turpan(Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Yumen Pass and the Great Wall of the Han

  On the way from Dunhuang to Liuyuan railway station, you will visit Yumen Pass and the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty. Different from famous Ming Dynasty Great Wall in Beijing, the Han Great Wall is much older and mostly ruined by thousands of years wars. Then take a bullet from Liuyuan railway station to Turpan(3.5 hours). Be met by your guide at the Turpan railway station and transferred to hotel. Turpan is a good choice of the silk road tour for your exploration to trading journeying between ancient China and the West.

  Recommended Hotel: Ji Hotel ****

  

• Day 11:  Turpan(Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Jiaohe Ruins, Tuyugou Village and Flaming Mountains

  You will have a full day tour to Jiaohe Ruins, Tuyugou Village and Flaming Mountains. Delve into the past at the Jiaohe Ruins, immerse yourself in Tuyougou Village and feel the scorching sun on  the Flaming Mountains. Every moment is unique and cherish.

  Recommended Hotel: Ji Hotel ****

• Day 12:  Turpan to Urumqi(Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Heavenly Lake, Tianshan Mountains and International Bazaar

  Today you’ll be transferred back to Urumqi, the last stop of the Silk Road. You will visit Heavenly Lake and Tianshan Mountains for its alpine scenery and majestic Bogda Peak in the background. Go to find something local at the International Bazaar in Urumqi. You can see architectural beauty, diverse products, culinary delights, and live performances.

  Recommended Hotel: Excemon Xinjiang Yilite Hotel ****

  

• Day 13: Urumqi to Kashgar (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Id Kah Mosque and Handicrafts Street

  Fly to Kashgar in the morning(2 hours). As the westernmost corner of China, Kashgar has been the last important exchange center in China for more than two millennia. To experience the western Asia culture, you will pay a visit to the Id Kah Mosque and the Handicrafts Street, which has an amazing range of local handicrafts, including copper, metal, porcelain, woodwork, and other types of goods.

  Recommended Hotel: Luxemon Qinibagh Hotel ****

  
  

• Day 14: Kashgar (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Karakul Lake

  Drive to Kashgar's nearby attraction- Karakul Lake, a less famous but sparkling glacial lake today  (3 hours). You will enjoy the seldom-seen scenery along the China-Pakistan Highway and snow-capped Muztag Ata and other tall mountains. You will gain many amazing photos after this day tour.

  Recommended Hotel: Luxemon Qinibagh Hotel ****

  
  

• Day 15: Kashgar - Chengdu(Breakfast)

  Enjoy your day in Kashgar till you will be transferred to airport to take a flight to Chengdu(4.5 hours). Be met at Chengdu airport and transferred to hotel.

  Recommended Hotel:Atour Hotel Chengdu****

• Day 16:  Chengdu (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Panda Keeper Program

  If you want to get close to giant pandas, you should not miss the Panda Keeper Program in Dujiangyan Panda Base. It is the only place where you can learn how to take care of the pandas, such as washing the bamboo shoots, breaking bamboos, seeing a panda be fed at a very close distance and so on. You will memorize this precious experience for a lifetime.

  Recommended Hotel:Atour Hotel Chengdu****

  

• Day 17:  Chengdu-Zhangjiajie by plane (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Tianmen Mountain

  After an early flight from Chengdu to Zhangjiajie, you would start a half-day trip to Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie in the afternoon. Be met by your guide at the Zhangjiajie airport and transferred to hotel.

  Recommended Hotel: In Zhangjiajie

  

• Day 18:  Zhangjiajie (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, Bailong Elevator, Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve and Ten-mile Gallery

  Continue your exploration in Zhangjiajie National Forest Part today. Taking the Bailong Elevator, you will arrive at Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, known as it is the original model of the Hallelujah Mourtains in the Avatar. Then you will visit Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve by taking a shuttle bus. In the end, the Ten-mile Gallery is waiting for your coming to see unique stones and rocks. Drive back to your hotel after a full-day walking to have a good rest.

  Recommended Hotel: In Zhangjiajie

• Day 19: Zhangjiajie - Shanghai (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Grand Canyon Glass Bridge

  Start your third day tour to the Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, the longest and highest glass bridge in the world. Fly to Shanghai at night(2 hours). Be met at Shanghai airport by your Shanghai guide. Start your last stop of China.

  Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund****

• Day20:  Shanghai (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Shikumen, the Bund, Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Lujiazui CBD and Shanghai Tower

  Shanghai is a magic city for everyone. Not only you can see the old architectures in Shikumen and Yuyuan Garden, but also modern skyscrapers in Lujiazui CBD and Shanghai Tower. Furthermore, walk along the Bund at night will impress you a lot.

  Recommended Hotel:SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund****

  

• Day 21: Depart from Shanghai (Breakfast)

  Be transferred to Shanghai airport to take a flight home. Your China tour will end soon but your memory of China will last for days.