Silk Road
Overview
Take a 13-night trip and retrace the steps of ancient merchants by traveling the famous Silk Road. Start by spending a night in Beijing before you fly to Lanzhou, the ancient border town of Imperial China. Next travel to Dunhuang, where you see stunning Buddhist frescoes at the Mogao Grottoes. Afterward, travel across the Gobi desert to the small town of Liuyuan and board a night train to the oasis city of Turpan. In Turpan, shop at the local bazaar, where you can find grapes, apricots, and walnuts of different varieties grown in this fertile land amid the barren desert. Next. travel to Urumqi, where Chinese culture mixes with the local Uighur population. Finally, head to Kashgar, the most remote city in all of China, and see how this thriving community comes together amid adversity. Spend another night in Urumqi and then two nights in Shanghai as you travel back to the US. Starting from ₹628,112, including air, with weekly guaranteed departures from April to October.
Facilities
Tour Features
- Round trip trans-airfare via Cathay Airways coach class from Los Angeles
- Round trip airport transfers
- Local airfare as per itinerary
- Overland transfers with sightseeing stops as per itinerary
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Jianguo Garden in Beijing
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Legend Hotel in Lanzhou
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Dunhuang Hotel in Dunhuang
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Turpan Guest House in Turpan
- 1 night stay onboard your train to Turpan
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Holiday Inn in Urumqi
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Qinibagh in Kashgar
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Sunrise on the Bund in Shanghai
- Hotel taxes and service charges
- Extensive sightseeing tours by coach/car with English-speaking guide and admission fees in each location as per itinerary
- Daily breakfast, 12 lunches, 9 dinners
- Airline fuel surcharge (subject to change) and government taxes and fees
Rates do not include
- Any expenses of personal nature such as tips, laundry, table drinks, telephone calls, etc.
- Optional Travel Insurance
- Any item not mentioned above
Remarks
- If above hotels or Cathay Airways are not available at the time of reservation, alternative hotels at the same category or airlines could be used. Prices may differ.
- During trade fairs season and during Christmas and New Year’s Days, some hotels may require surcharges. The prices may increase.
- Ticket(s) must be issued and full payment must be received 90 days prior to departure
- Major credit card accepted; Credit card authorization required
- Change and cancellation penalty (₹20,967-₹50,323 per person) apply once ticketed; Triwalk Tours’ general cancellation policy applies
- Hotel upgrades, additional hotel nights, extensions to all Asian destinations and add-on air fares from various US cities are available
Itinerary
Depart the USA on your Cathay trans-flight for Beijing. Cross the International Date Line.
Arrive Beijing in the morning and transfer to your hotel. (Jianguo Garden)
Fly into the desert regions of Gansu province, landing in the provincial capital of Lanzhou. (Legend) (B/L/D)
Today, cruise up the Yellow River to the grottoes at Binglingsi, water level permitting. (B/L/D)
Fly across the Gobi Desert to the oasis city of Dunhuang. Transfer to your hotel. (Dunhuang) (B/L/D)
View the stunning frescoes at Mogao Grottoes, which recount the legends of Buddhism, as well as the customs and traditions of centuries. (B/L/D)
Travel overland across the Gobi Desert to the small town of Liuyuan, where you board a night train to the oasis city of Turpan. (B/L)
Arrive in Turpan, an oasis city wheregrapes,apricots,and walnuts abound.Visit the ancient fortress cities of Gaochang and Jiaohe. (Turpan Guest House) (B/L/D)
Arrive Urumqi by coach, traveling through the desert and onto grasslands. Tour in and around the city. (Holiday Inn) (B/L/D)
Morning sightseeing at the Xinjiang Museum. An evening flight takes you to the oasis city of Kashgar, the most remote city in China. (Qinibagh) (B/L/D)
Mingle with the local populace as they assemble from miles around for their weekly bazaar. Also visit the Id Kah Mosque and the tomb of Abakh Hoja. (B/L/D)
Return to Urumqi by air and transfer to your hotel. (Holiday Inn) (B/L/D)
Fly to Shanghai and transfer to your hotel. (Sunrise on the Bund) (B/L)
Visit the Bund, the Jade Buddha Temple and Yu Garden. Shop along Nanjing Road. (B/L)
Board your Cathay flight to the USA, arriving the same day. (B)
