Xinjiang Tour Day 5 (B, L)
Xian
Visit Terracotta Warriors.
Xinjiang Tour Day 6 (B, L)
Xian
Visit Bell Tower, History Museum and Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Xinjiang Tour Day 7 (B, L)
Xian / Dunhuang
Fly to the oasis town of Dunhuang, set amidst rolling sand dunes where you have the chance to ride a camel or toboggan down the dunes. Visit the Echoing-sand Dune and the Crescent Lake.
Xinjiang Tour Day 8 (B, L)
Dunhuang / Turpan
Visit the Mogao Grottoes and the Dunhuang Museum. Take an overnight soft sleeper train to Turpan.
The real attraction of this region is the spectacular Mogao Grottoes– home to some of the most stunning ancient Buddhist cave art in existence and the birthplace of Chinese Buddhism. Created over a period of more than ten centuries and dating back to 366AD, the Mogao Caves have been largely preserved because of the low humidity in the region and because they were abandoned for centuries.
Xinjiang Tour Day 9 (B, L)
Turpan / Urumqi
Arrive in Turpan in the morning and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Gaochang Ruins, the Karez Well, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Flaming Hill. Drive for two hours through the famous Gobi Desert to Urumqi.
Turpan, an oasis town set amidst a huge expanse of desert inhabited mainly by Uighur people. We visit the amazing Karez Well, the Emin Minaret and the ancient ruins of the town of Gaochang. We also travel beneath the Flaming Mountains and stop at Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves.
Xinjiang Tour Day 10 (B, L)
Urumqi
A day trip to Nanshan to visit Kazak villages and farms, enjoy magnificent dinner show at Grand International Bazaar
Urumqi, a name inherited from Magician language meaning beautiful pasture, now serves as the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. Among China's 55 ethnic communities, there are 47 living in Xinjiang. This makes Xinjinag a best place to study rich folklore and customs.
Xinjiang Tour Day 11 (B, L)
Urumqi / Beijing
Take morning flight to Beijing. Transfer for flight to sweet home.
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