1 Day Arrive at Beijing
International flight on your own arrangement. Once arrive in Beijing,be met and transferred to your hotel. Feel free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Overnight in Beijing King Parkview Hotel/or similar
2 Day Beijing
Morning breakfast at the hotel, we will drive to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall. then we are going to visit the Tian’anmen Square, the largest city square in the world. Later visit the The Forbidden City, the largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years. It was the Chinese royal palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Mutianyu Great Wall : Lies in Huairou County, Mutianyu Section is 73 kilometers away from Beijing City. Commanding the strategic importance, Mutianyu Section is called as the Majestic Pass on Precipitous Mountains. It is one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall.
Overnight in Beijing King Parkview Hotel/or similar
3 Day Beijing-Xi'an
Morning you will take the flight to Xi’an, upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Then visit the Shan’xi Province Museum, stroll on the Ancient City Wall, Which you have opportunity to cycle on this ancient wall,and then explore the Old Mosque.
Overnight in Xi’an Dynasty culture hotel
4 Day Xi'an
Morning visit the historical significance of the amazing The Terracotta Warriors and Horses -where7000 individually crafted clay soldiers stand on guard.Then continue to the Bid Wild Goose Pagoda built to house Buddhist scriptures collected by a Chinese Monk,where you can see variety of Buddha statues.
Overnight in Xi’an Dynasty culture hotel
5 Day Xi'an-Jiayuguan-Dunhuang
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight to Jiayuguan. Upon arrival, Visit the Jiayuguan pass. This Ming Dynasty fort guards the strategic Jiayuguan pass, at the western end of the Great Wall – this was the last section built by the Ming Dynasty. The Great Wall Museum opened to visitor in October 1989 and it is the first one to exhibit the Great Wall culture in a comprehensive and systematic way. Then head to visit the The Great Wall on the Cliff, The wall here was built on the ridge with the gradient of 45 degrees. It is high in the air and it looks as if it fell down from the top of the hill. So people refer to this section of the Great Wall as the "Suspended Wall". then drive head to Dunhuang for rest.
Overnight in Dunhuang Fuguo Hotel
6 Day Dunhuang-Turpan
After breakfast, tour of Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes, this UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the great artistic and religious wonders of the world and it is famous for its exquisite murals and various sculptures inside the caves, which was built in different dynasties, spanning 1,000 years of Buddhist art. and visit the Echoing-Sand Mountain and Crescent Lake where you will experience the silk road Caravan upon arrive in Dunhuang. After that, transfer to the station to take the express train to Turpan.
Echoing-Sand Mountain and Crescent Lake: Located 5 km (about three miles) south of Dunhuang City, the Echoing-Sand Mountain, for many Chinese well known as Mingsha Mountain, is celebrated for the sound of the moving sand. In 1994 it was acclaimed as the national key scenic spot. Together with the Crescent Springand the Mogao Caves, the Echoing-Sand Mountain is most popular sitein Dunhuang travel.You may wonder why the sand makes these different sounds. There is a legend that says how, in ancient times, a general with many soldiers came here to fight in a war with their enemies.
Overnight on the soft sleeper train
7 Day Turpan
Morning arrive at Turpan, visit the Tuyoq Village, constructed in eastern and western cliffs in Tuyoq valley . more than 40 caves, there are 10 preserving murals. Astana Tombs, This is the graveyard of the residents who lived in the Gaochang City in the Jin-Tang period. Bezeklik Grottoes, which is a complex of Buddhist cave grottoes dating from the 5th to 14th century between the cities of Turpan and Shanshan at the north-east of the Taklamakan Desert near the ancient ruins of Gaochang in the Mutou Valley.
Overnight in Turpan Huozhou Hotel
8 Day Turpan-Urumqi (200kms,3hrs driving)-Kashgar
Morning visit the Sugong Minaret, the largest Islamic minaret in China built in 1778. Karez Well, which is a special irrigation system in desert areas. And Jiaohe Ruins—with a history of 2,300 years lies between two rivers on a loess plateau atop a cliff of over 30m. It is one of the best preserved ruins of its ancient era in China, it was include in the World Heritage List on June 22, 2014. then drive back to Urumqi and transfer to the airport to catch your flight to Kashgar.
Overnight in Kashgar Qinbagh Hotel
9 Day Kashgar
Morning breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to the airport to catch your flight to Kashgar. Upon arrival, tour at the Sunday Bazaar (livestock Market) with farmers and buyers arriving by donkey cart, truck, bicycle, horseback, motorbike or on foot, with their animals. It's loud, lively and cheerful as they arrive, eat breakfast, set up their animals and check out the action. Afterwards, your guide and driver will take you to visit the Handicraft street, it gathered hundreds of handicraft workshops, which has become a boutique exhibition for handicraft in Kashgar and Central Asia. Then we’ll visit the Apak Hoja Tomb, which is the holiest place in Xinjiang and an architectural treasure.
Overnight in Kashgar Qinbagh Hotel
10 Day Kashgar
After breakfast, we will visit the Old Town, to explore the special culture and life way of local people in Kashgar. Visit the Idigar Mosque, It is the largest Mosque in China and most famous one in Xinjiang. Feel free to explore the city at your leisure for the rest of the day.
Overnight in Kashgar Qinbagh Hotel
11 Day Kashgar-Torugart Border-Tash Rabat
Today we will drive to Tash Rabat Caravanserai – Stone Castle from the 14th century. Traditional dinner will be served at 7 p.m. You will spend this night in real yurts. It is a great chance to discover the land of nomads and to find out many interesting facts.
Stone Castle :The building is a unique one. It is located at the very heart of Tian Shan Mountains. And it has no analogue in the whole world, because it was made of stones and furthermore it was hidden in the mountains at a height of 3200 m. In total there are 31 rooms in the castle. The thickness of walls is 1 m.
Overnight in Tash Rabat Yurt
12 Day Tash Rabat-Koch-kor
Early in the morning is transfer by car from Tash Rabat to Kochkor. You will drive along mountain roads and on the way you will move over few high passes. The highest one is called Dolon pass. It is 3030 meters high above the sea level!Then we will arrive to visit Kochkor village meet a local family to find out more about Kyrgyz people. After that visit a small local Handicraft museum.
Overnight in Koch-kor Homestay
13 Day Koch-kor- Issyk Kul
After breakfast you will be transferred to the celestial Issyk Kul Lake, the second largest alpine lake in the world (1608m.above sea level). In Cholpon Ata town you will have an opportunity to visit Cholpon Ata Petroglyphs site. It is the most ancient place of Kyrgyzstan. Also we will visit a local museum that is considered to be the best one in Kyrgyzstan. There are many things connected with nomadic life and it is really worth to see them!
Overnight in Issyk Kul Simiram Hotel
14 Day Issyk Kul-Burana Tower-Bishkek
In the morning we will leave Issyk Kul and drive to the Bishkek city. On the way we will visit Burana Tower (minaret from the 11th century) and an Open Air Museum of Balbans (stone warriors).
Burana Tower:75 km east from the city is a 25m-high tower, which dates from the 11th century and is all that remains of the ancient city of Balasagyn. The name “Burana” most probably comes from wrongly pronounced word “Monara” which means Minaret. Minaret is an obligated part of any mosque, it is a tower from which the Muslims were called up for the next praying. Some centuries ago the tower was 44 metres high, but after an earthquake in early 1900, the upper part fell down.
Overnight in Bishkek Discovery Hotel
15 Day Bishkek
After breakfast take your city tour.Visiting of the central Ala-Too Square, Duboviy Park (Oak Park), Pobeda Square (Victory Square), the History Museum, National philharmonic and Asian Bazaar.many others places of interest. During this day we will show you our main squares and buildings that were made at Soviet time.
Ala-Too Square is the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The square was built in 1984 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Kyrgyz SSR, at which time a massive statue of Lenin was placed in the square's center. The statue of Lenin was moved in 2003 to a smaller square іn the city, and a new statue called Erkindik (Freedom) was installed in its place.
Dubovy Park, full of strollers on warm Sundays, has a few open-air cafés and some neglected modern sculpture and funnily enough, century-old oaks. Where Erkindik prospektisi (Freedom Ave) enters the park, there is an open-air art gallery. Nearby is the Erkindik (Freedom) Statue, formerly a statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky, founder of the Soviet secret police
Asian Bazaar:This bazaar is very colorful and noisy. People sell there all kinds of goods. You will walk there about an hour to see local people, goods, fruits, vegetables, meat store, and other things! On this bazaar you will see very interesting people that come from villages to sell their goods.
Overnight in Bishkek Discovery Hotel
16 Day Bishkek
Airport transfer based on your flight schedule.
Services included in tour price
Private transportation with Good AC through out the itinerary
Accommodation based on DB/Twins shared rooms listed with breakfast (4star hotel)
Excellent English speaking guide
All sightseeing as specified in the itinerary;
2 bottles of water each person every day
Airfare: Beijing to Xi’an, Xi'an to Jiayuguan,Urumqi to Kashgar
Train: first class train from Dunhuang to Turpan
Allowance for the guide and driver
Travel insurance and government tax
Visa support letter if necessary
Services not included in tour price
Full board meals listed every day
Personal expenses and tips to the guide and driver
Flight arrive in Beijing and leave from Bishkek
Some other tours not listed in the itinerary
No guide service on airport or train transfer only.
Food on the trains and other lost due to weather condition
Visas
Question and Answers
The tour does not include any lunch or dinner. How does the guide arrange for schedule for the meals. Is there free time to look for restaurants at mid-day?
Answer: our guide and driver will bring you to the local restaurant and you will order the dishes on your own,the meal is about 8-10usd/meal
What other optionals cost?
There is no options except culture show and boating.
How much is the tips to the guide and driver?
We are not forcing the gratitues.and suggest 6-8usd/traveler/day.
How can we get the visa?
For Chinese visa, we will provide the visa support letter for you to apply Chinese visa in your city. And Kyrgyzstan is free visa for citizens from many countries. Please contact us for more info.
Terms and Condition:
Payment and deposit
We require 600usd/peson when you confirm the tour and the balance can be paid 10 days before your arrival.
Cancellation:
Cancel before 60days. 500usd/person. Cancel in 10days before your arrival 600usd/person.
Cancel 5 days before your arrival. 1000usd/person.
