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Urumqi To Turpan

Drive 200km eastwards to Turpan today. On the way, visit Gaochang Ancient City, Astana Tombs, Thousand Buddha Caves.

Gaochang Ancient City(40) The city's name means 'the King City'. It was founded during the first century B.C. and abandoned during the 15th century. Ascending a height to enjoy a distant view, you can see the whole city in a plane shape of an irregular square, which is divided, into three parts the exterior city, interior city and the palace city. The total area is about two million square meters.

Astana Tombs(20) where the ancient people of the Gaochang city are buried. It is famous for its terracotta figurines and tomb paintings

Thousand Buddha Caves(20): Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves is at the Mutou Valley of the Flaming Mountain. Buddha niches scatter around within the area of about 1 kilometer on the broken cliffs in the west side of the valley. 83 caves are preserved, 40 of which were decorated with murals. The total murals find here reach up to 1,200 square meters.

Altitude: 34m

Astana Tombs

Thousand Buddah Caves

Turpan To Urumqi

Visit Suleiman's Minaret, Karez Well,Jiaohe Ruins today, drive back to Urumqi in the late afternoon.

Suleiman's Minaret: This was built in 1777 to commemorate and praise Turpan's ruler, Emin Khoja, who had achieved brilliant military success in suppressing the armed rebellion

Karez Well: This irrigation system of wells connected by underground channels is considered to be one of the three great ancient projects in China.

Jiaohe Ruins:Jiaohe is a famous historical and cultural city built with local conditions by ancient nationalities of Cheshi,Han, Uighur,etc. As a city consisting of earth constructions, it is seldom seen in the world both in ots size and good preservation situation. Now it is a major cultural site under state protection

Altitude: 800m

Jiaohe Ruins

Karez Well

Inclusion

Transportation

Local drivers familiar with the routes with years of driving experience.
Airport pick-up upon arrival and drop-off at departure.
Private transportation throughout the itinerary together with air-conditioned vehicles.

Internal Trains or Flights

Airfare listed in the itinerary with tax (eco class)
High speed Train Tickets listed in the itinerary ( 2nd Class)

Guide Service

Professional English speaking local tour guides.
Friendly and warm service for you during the journey.

Entrance Fees

Entrance fees for sightseeing, excursions, and activities listed in the program.
Shuttle buses and Eco Cart listed in the itinerary is arranged. ( no hidden cost)

Accommodation

4 star boutique hotel (2 persons shared one room)
Delicacy western style breakfast provided by the hotel.
24 hrs opening local stores around the hotel for your convenience.

Additional Service

Allowance for the guide and driver.
Travel accident insurance and a 24/7 helpline for assistance.
2 bottles of water a day to each person for daily use.

Exclusion

Personal expenses and the other optional tours or activities not mentioned.
Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers. (7-10 USD /pax/day)
Arrival/departure flights or train on the first and last day.
Lunch and dinner throughout the itinerary. (Budget: 5-15 USD /pax/meal)

TRIP NOTES

We will upgrade trains to 1st class where available if book the tour 5 months in advance of departure.
There is no problem to travel Silk Road during Ramadan.
Complimentary 2 bottles of water each person on daily use.

Transportation

We will use business MPV to luxurious coaches and trains.

Accommodation

All the hotels we selected are 4-5star well-located in the city center with good and proper breakfast for our clients.

Guides

Our guides are very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful. And our group tours will be escorted from SRT.

Climate and Altitude

Generally speaking Mid March—End Oct are the best time to visit Silk Road. And we strongly suggest you come in May, June, October to avoid the heat and crowd. No need to worry about high altitude along the Silk Road. We will prepare Oxygen bags if the package includes Xiahe, Qinghai Lake and Taxkorgan County.

We offer beneficial Cancellation Policy to our customers.

Payment and Deposit

1. 4 to 15 pax in a group (4 pax min, 15 pax max)

2. Typically we will take 600 USD per person as deposit when you book the trip (You can pay the deposit through WeChat/Alipay/bank transfer.)

3. Then the balance will be paid when you arrive. (Note: The balance needs to be paid 7 days before departure if your trip is just in the official Chinese holiday. E.g. Chinese New Year, Labor's Day, National Day)

Our cancellation policies are very friendly.
If you have to cancel your trip for some unexpected reasons, we have the following policies:
1. FULL REFUND at least 15 days before departure date. (Note: except the cost of service fees paid for the third party, such as trains, hotels,transportation etc)2. FULL REFUND if there is no flight and train to arrive resulted from extreme weather or government restrictions.
If the trip is cancelled due to severe weather conditions or any government restriction, full refund will be offered.