Silk Road Memory Tour 10 Days

The guide will meet you at Urumqi Airport, and transfer you to hotel. On the way, you'll get greeted by this attractive city. After arrive in hotel , rest and acclimatize overnight in Urumqi !

After breakfast visit the Heavenly Lake which is surrounded by alpine meadows and rugged snow-capped mountains densely covered in fir, pine and cypress. Enjoy your lake cruise., than visit the International Grand Bazaar for your leisure shopping.

We will have a nice day visiting the Southern Mountain Grassland and pay a visit to the Kazakh Yurt, enjoy their milk tea and fried snacks; next drive to Turpan. an oasis watered by the melting snows of the Tian Shan, the “Heavenly Mountains.” Although located in the Turpan Depression, one of the lowest and hottest places on earth

Today we visit the 100-km long Flaming Mountains. The rocks shine under the strong sun, hence the name Flaming Mountains. Ancient poets describe that flying birds stay 1000-li away from the Flaming Mountains). In the afternoon visit the Karez Irrigation System-one of the greatest ancient public work projects in China. Then visit the 3000 years old Jiaohe Ancient City which is surrounded by two rivers. In Jiaohe the streets, dwellings , Buddhist Pagodas and office buildings, and visit Sugong minaret, visit Grape Valley ( Putao Gou ) is situated in a canyon, than the overnight-train to Liuyuan

After breakfast drive to Dunhuang,  visit the well renowned Mogao Caves. This is a real treasure trove of art, set out in the middle of the desert, containing thousands of Buddhist Statues and Frescoes. Next, visit Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Moon Lake, you also will have the chance to take an optional camel ride (self-paid) on the desert.

Today we will visit Jiayuguan Pass the ending post of the Ming Great Wall, then vist Great Wall Museum , Later transfer to train-station to Lanzhou. Overnight on the train.

Lanzhou is the Geometric center of China. We will visit Yellow River Water Mill Park, The Statute of Yellow River Mother. visit the White Pagoda Mountain, City Tour.

After breakfast transfer to airport by domestic flight to Xi’an, visit the famous Terracotta Warriors and horses of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, is The Provincial History Museum. Then follow by visit Huaqing Spring and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.