18 days tour

Grottos On The Silk Road

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Grottos On The Silk Road

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Entrance Fees

Accommodation

4-star hotels

Flights

Lanzhou/Dunhuang(Economy)

Meals

As per the tour itinerary

Guide

Local guides(No guide on the train/flight)

Transport

Chartered car or van or bus Bullet train(Economy seat) Soft sleeper train Turpan/Kuqa/Kashgar

Not included:

Insurance

Travel Insurance is required for the tour.

Others

Gratuities International airfare

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Itinerary of your trip Grottos On The Silk Road

  • Day 1 Arrival Beijing
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Arrival Beijing

      Welcome to Beijing, the capital of P.R.China. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to Beijing hotel. 

      Overnight in Beijing

      Meal: N/A

  • Day 2 Sightsee In Beijing
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Sightsee In Beijing

      City sightseeing in Beijing, including Tianโ€™anmen Square, the  Forbidden City, and Lama Temple

      - Tianโ€™anmen Square: the biggest city square in the world which is located in the center of the city Beijing. - Forbidden City: It used to be the royal palace from 1420 to 1912. There were 24 emperors lived here, therefore numerous priceless relics are housed here.

      - Lama Temple: Built in 1694AD, it is the biggest Tibetan Buddhist temple in Beijing.

      Note: Due to the daily visitors limitation of the Forbidden City, we will change to visit Temple of Heaven if no tickets are availed for it (it sells the entrance tickets 7 days before). As The Forbidden City closes on Mondays, we will switch the visiting day if it is Monday.

      Overnight in Beijing

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 3 Beijing- Luoyang By Train
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Beijing- Luoyang By Train

      Visit Great Wall Badaling in the morning. Then you will be transferred to railway station to catch a bullet train to Luoyang. Upon arrival, transferred to hotel.

      Overnight in Luoyang 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 4 Sightseeing In Luoyang
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Sightseeing In Luoyang

      Today you will visit Longmen Grottos, and Shaolin Temple in Luoyang.

      -Longmen Grottos: Site of UNESCO, has a huge statue of Buddha, and people believed it was the face of Wuzetian Empress in Tang Dynasty.

      -Shaolin Temple: a renowned temple for Chinese Kungfu.

      Overnight in Luoyang 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 5 Luoyang - Xiโ€™An By Train
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Luoyang - Xiโ€™An By Train

      Take 2-hour bullet train to Xiโ€™an in the morning. Visit Old City Wall, Muslim Quarter, and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

      -Old City Wall: Nearly 14km, build in 6 hundred years ago, the old City Wall of Xiโ€™an is a perfect place to know the long history of China.

      -Big Wild Goose Pagoda: It was build 1500 years ago in Tang Dynasty, still well preserved. You can have a bird view of the city when you climb up.

      Overnight in Xiโ€™an 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 6 Sightseeing In Xiโ€™An
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Sightseeing In Xiโ€™An

      Visit the eighth wonder of the world, Terra Cotta Warriors Museum in the morning. And visit Smalll Wild Goose Pagoda this afternoon.

      -Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses: Discovered in 1974, it is a must-see in Xiโ€™an. Various warriors exhibit in a original site will amaze you with their different features.

      Overnight in Xiโ€™an 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 7 Xiโ€™An - Tianshui
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Xiโ€™An - Tianshui

      Take a car ride to Famen Monastery to view the temple for the holy relic of Buddha, the finger of Sakyamuni(the relic is not always exhibited, you may not see it). Then drive or take bullet train to Tianshui depending on group size.

      Overnight in Tianshui 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 8 Tianshui - Lanzhou By Vehicle/Train
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Tianshui - Lanzhou By Vehicle/Train

      Today you will visit Maiji Grottos, where it is famous for the statues of the thousand Buddhas. Then head to Lanzhou by vehicle or train depending on group size.

      Overnight in Lanzhou 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 9 Lanzhou - Binglingsi - Xiahe
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Lanzhou - Binglingsi - Xiahe

      Take 2-hour car ride to Binglinsi Temple, view the Buddha and stunning stone forest. Afterwards move to Xiahe, Labrang in Tibetan language.

      -Binglingsi Grottos: Built beside Yellow River, the Grottos were carved from the mountain. Various Buddha Statues and the scenery around the Grottos are incredible.

      Overnight in Xiahe 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 10 Xiahe - Lanzhou, Fly To Dunhuang
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Xiahe - Lanzhou, Fly To Dunhuang

      Visit Labrang Monastery in the morning, in the afternoon, transferred to Lanzhou airport to catch a flight heading for Dunhuang.

      -Labrang Monastery: One of the six biggest Tibetan monasteries, presents typical Tibetan Buddhism culture.

      Overnight in Dunhuang 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 11 Dunhuang
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Dunhuang

      Dunhuang is a highlight attraction on the ancient Silk Road. We will view various caves in Mogao Grottos and Yulin Grottos.

      -Mogao Caves: Though it was stolen many times in the history, Mogao Caves still has well preserved frescos with colorful paintings that look like finished yesterday.

      Overnight in Dunhuang 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 12 Dunhuang - Turpan By Train
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Dunhuang - Turpan By Train

      Visit Crescent Moon Spring, Mingsha Sand Dunes in the morning. Catch 3-hour fast train to Turpan from Liuyuan Railway Station.

      -Minsha Sand Dunes: It means Singing Sand Dunes, the sand was moved from Taklamankan desert to form the dunes in the history.

      Overnight in Turpan 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 13 Sightseeing In Turpan
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Sightseeing In Turpan

      Turpan has fantastic culture, where you can visit Bezklik Caves, the ancient city of Jiaohe and Gaochang, Toyuk Valley, and Astana Ancient Cemetery etc.

      -Astana Ancient Tombs: It was a public cemetery 1000 years ago for the citizens of Gaochang Kingdom. You will see dried corpses and tomb paintings.

      -Ancient City of Jiaohe: Build on a 30 meter terrace, Jiaohe is a ruin to prove local splendid history.

      -Ancient City of Gaochang: It was build in the first century BC. Gaochang has huge city wall and various temples. Unfortunately it was abandoned in the cilvil war of Mongolians.

      -Toyuk Valley: A Uyghur village, has a famous cemetery for 7 holy beings.

      Overnight in Turpan 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 14 Turpan - Kuqa By Overnight Train
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Turpan - Kuqa By Overnight Train

      Visit Emin Minaret and Karez Irrigation System. Then catch overnight train to Kuqa.

      -Karez Irrigation System: This underground tunnels provide enough water offering to the farmers and their field to support local civilization in the dry and hot oasis.

      -Emin Minaret: Built in 1777, also called Eming Tower, it is a representative of Uyghur architecture.

      Overnight on the train softer sleeper

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 15 Kuqa
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Kuqa

      This morning you will take one-hour ride along the ancient Silk Road to Kizil Caves, the earliest one in China, which was built 1700 years ago and still can see the colorful frescos and paintings in the caves. The Kizil is famous for its various Jataka stories that were painted on the diamond paintings.

      Later, you will head another one hour to explore the red Tianshan Mysterious Canyon, that is a 5-km long canyon in the southern Tianshan Mountains.

      Afterwards you will be transferred back to Kuqa hotel.

      Overnight in Kuqa 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 16 Kuqa - Kashgar By Overnight Train
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Kuqa - Kashgar By Overnight Train

      Today you will visit the Subash Temple ruin, which was a renowned Buddhism temple in Tang Dynasty 1300 years ago. There are pagodas, halls, rooms, and walls that can tell this site used to be a huge temple. The famous monk Xuanzang in Tang Dynasty had stayed in Subash and described the temple in his journey Records of the Western Regions of the Great Tang.

      Then you will visit the old town of Kuqa and Kuqa Mosque, which are different from the new city. Later you can wander around the local bazaar to view the fresh fruits, tea, snacks, and clothes etc. Moreover, you will visit Kizilcara Beacon Tower that was built in Han Dynasty about 2000 years ago, which was the oldest well-protected beacon tower in Northern Silk Road.

      In the evening you will catch overnight train to Kashgar.

      Overnight on the train softer sleeper

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 17 Kashgar
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Kashgar

      Explore Kashgar today, you will visit Moer Pagoda, old town of Kashgar, Id Gar Mosque, and Apa Hoja Tomb.

      -Idkar Mosque: It is the biggest mosque in Xinjiang. The mosque with its square is for local Uyghurs to pray.

      -Apa Hoja Tombs: It is a family cemetery, with stunning blue tiles shining in the sun.

      Overnight in Kashgar 4 star hotel

      Meal: Breakfast and lunch

  • Day 18 Depart From Kashgar
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Depart From Kashgar

      Transferred to Kashagr airport to catch your flight heading for your next destination, where the wonderful Silk Road tour concludes.

      Meal: Breakfast

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 18 / Max: 80

Age range allowed for this experience.

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