Sep

8

(Saturday) Depart USA for Beijing. International airfare is not included in tour price.

Sep

9

Arrive Beijing after crossing International Dateline. New Otani Hotel 5 star, dinner if you arrive by meal time.

Sep

10

Tour Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, cloisonné factory. Peking Duck Dinner. B. L. D.

Sep

11

Mitianyu Great Wall with cable car ride, Ming Tombs and Sacred Way. B.L.D.

Sep

12

Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Pearl Market. Mongolian Hot Pot Dinner and visit to food street. B.L.D.

Sep

13

Hutong Tour. Afternoon flight to Urumqi. B.L.D. Urumqi Haide Hotel 5 star. B.L.D.

Sep

14

Museum of Minorities and Mummies, local market. Late evening flight to Kashgar. Kashgar Qinibagh New Friendship Hotel 3 star B.L.D.

Sep

15

Tomb of Abakh Hoja, old town and Idkah Mosque, local markets. B.L.D.

Sep

16

Sunday Bazaar, visit to local family in old section of city. Late flight to Urumqi. Urumqi Haide Hotel 5 star. B.L.D.

Sep

17

Bus from Urumqi to Turpan. Visit Great Mosque of Suliman, underground irrigation systems. Turpan Oasis Hotel, 3 star. B.L.D.

Sep

18

Ancient cities Gaochang and Jiaohe, Ten Thousand Buddha (Bezeklik) Caves. Overnight train to Dunhuang. B.L.D.

Sep

19

Early morning arrival in Liuyuan, bus to Dunhuang. Afternoon visit to Magao Grotto Caves and sunset camel ride. Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel 4 star. Dinner at hotel. B.L.D.

Sep

20

Morning flight to Xian. City Wall and Gate, Jade Carving Factory (if time allows). Xian Hyatt Hotel 5 star. B.L.D.

Sep

21

Terra Cotta Warriors, Shaanxi Provincial Historic Museum. Dumpling dinner. B.L.D.

Sep

22

Visit to farmer painter, afternoon flight to Kunming. Buffet dinner in hotel. Harbour Plaza Hotel 5 star. B.L.D.

Sep

23

Morning flight to Dali. Three Pagodas, cruise on Erhai Lake, Catholic Church, Old Town, local market and local shopping. Asia Star Hotel, 4 star. B.L.D.

Sep

24

Afternoon bus to Lijiang, along the way visit Xinjua for silver making, visit Heqing village. Grand Hotel, 3 star. B.L.D.

Sep

25

Museum of Dongba Culture, indigo and tie-dyeing workshop, Black Dragon Pond. Evening musical performance. B.L.D.

Sep

26

Old Town and local shopping. Afternoon flight from Lijiang to Shanghai. Bus to Suzhou. Nanlin Hotel, 4 star. B.L. D.

Sep

27

Silk Embroidery Research Institute and Museum, Silk Reeling Mill, local shopping. Evening show at Master of Nets Garden. B.L.D.

Sep

28

Cruise on Grand Canal. Afternoon train to Shanghai. Jin Mao Tower, drive by the Bund. Regal Shanghai East Asia Hotel 4 star. B.L.D.

Sep

29

Shanghai Museum, Bound Foot Shoe Museum. Mongolian barbecue lunch. Buffet dinner at hotel. B.L.D.

Sep

30

Depart Shanghai for USA, arrive same day after crossing International Dateline. B.