17 Days Journey on the Silk Road Tour Package

Duration: 17 Days / 16 Nights
Priced From: $6625 pp Dbl. Occ.
Dates: Jan - Dec


 


One of the world’s oldest and historically important transcontinental trade routes, the Silk Road influenced the cultures of China, Central Asia and the West. Starting at Luoyang and Xian, it reached the Yellow River at Lanzhou, then skirted westward along deserts and mountains before dividing into three routes at the oasis of Dunhuang. The Silk Road served as the conduit not only for goods but also for the transmission of knowledge and ideas between east and west.

Tour Itinerary

Days 1 - 2
Shanghai
Shanghai has become a world-class regional center of banking and finance. China’s most worldly and fashionable people speak a dialect that nobody else can understand, eat a different cuisine, and generally consider themselves to be light years ahead of their nearest competitor. Indeed, Shanghai does enjoy a higher living standard, a pulsating nightlife, and a cosmopolitan air.
Grand Hyatt Shanghai

Days 3 - 5
Xian
Xian is one of the most famous of China’s former historic capitals. Although Xian’s oldest monument is a Neolithic village dating back to 6,000 B.C., its most famous attraction is the tomb of China’s first Emperor, with its buried army of terracotta warrior guardians. There are still many elegant temples and magnificent tombs from several dynasties left to explore here, as well as the Shaangxi Museum housing a vast collection of relics from the past. Sofitel on Renmin Square

Days 6 - 8

Journey to Jiayuguan
Fly to Lanzhou and tour this city’s small Provincial Museum as well as visit to White Pagoda Mountain, and the Bridge over the Yellow River before an overnight train to Jiayuguan. In Jiuquan you’ll visit the end of the Great Wall, the Weijin tombs and the Fortress of Jiayuguan Pass. Jiuquan Hotel

Days 9 - 10
Dunhuang
A full day’s drive brings you to Dunhuang. Ride a camel up to Mingsha Hill for breakfast, watching the sunrise over the dunes. In the evening, the Shazhou night market will entice you for shopping or just people watching. Dunhuang Silk Road Hotel

Days 11 - 13
Urumqi and Kashi
On a day trip to Kashi, catch the excitement at the famous Sunday Bazaar; visit Aidkah Mosque, Avak Khoja’s Tomb and Old Town. Back in Urumqi, visit the famed Provincial Museum with its Mummy exhibit. Yindu Hotel.

Days 14 - 16
Beijing
Throughout China’s second largest city, people make use of every inch of available space. Grassy spots by highways are used for exercise and kites soar above vast intersections. An early morning walk through any park reveals the most enchanting side of Beijing; the sound of a moon fiddle accompanied by an aria from a Beijing opera; the chirping of songbirds in bamboo cages hanging from trees; and noiseless tai chi practitioners. Tour the city’s main attractions as well as the Great Wall, where you’ll have lunch at a private estate surrounded by mountains and rivers. Your farewell dinner is at Quanjude Restaurant, featuring their famed Peking duck. St. Regis

Day 17
Farewell to China

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