NZCFS EXPLORE : THE NORTHWEST/ TOUR October 2017, 21 Days in China

Xi’an to Explore the ancient historical civilisations and buried cities in the vast Province. Enjoy the culture of the Uighur and other peoples, and travel through dramatic landscapes as we journey east by train and coach along the Old Silk Road into . Follow the legacy of Rewi Alley and the Bailie school he founded.

Highlights include: Xi’an  Terracotta warriors  Huashan Xinjiang  Kashgar animal market  Karez underground irrigation site, old - oldest preserved earthen city, bazaar,  Buddhist caves, Kuqa  Cross the  Hotien jade carving factory Gansu  Buddhist Grottos and Crescent , sand dunes  Zhangye Danxia landscape  Visit Shandan Bailie School and legacies of Rewi Alley  Lanzhou City University, Yellow River Park

Fully escorted, 4-star twin-share accommodation. All inclusive indicative price $8,500 (subject to currency exchange), includes domestic flights in NZ, all meals, etc., (excludes Chinese visa and insurances). For the daily itinerary please see over ……...

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NZCFS EXPLORE CHINA: THE NORTHWEST/SILK ROAD TOUR October 10 to 31 2017, 21 Days in China October 10: Depart NZ Day 11: to Turpan (300km, 4 hrs). Visit Day 1: Arrive Xi’an, wander around Muslim the Kariz underground irrigation system. Stay market and other sites depending on flight in Turpan. arrival time. Stay in Xi’an. Day 12: Day 2: Visit Visit the Terracotta Jiaohe ruins, Warriors, the best- continue to preserved Huashan, old earthen stay at the city in the world, and the museum in Turpan before foot of the passing the most extensive wind energy farm mountain, in China on the way to Urumqi. Huashan. Day 13: A relaxing day in Urumuqi, visit the Day 3: Take cable car up Huashan, explore park to enjoy the locals’ recreational life, and the peaks (according to ability), return the biggest bazaar in the world. Enjoy an (2 hours) to Xi’an. evening show, stay in Urumqi.

Day 4: Fly to Kashgar, either direct flight or Day 14: Travel 5 hours by bullet train into via Urumqi. Stay in Kashgar. Gansu and 3 hours by bus to Dunhuang.

Day 5: Visit the animal market, Idkah Day 15: Visit Mogao mosque, the Grottoes, oldest mosque in and ride camels on the China dating back Sand Mountains. Stay in th Dunhuang. to the middle 15 century, Zhiren Day 16: Back to the rail Shopping Street and line, and bullet train to Zhangye. Abakh Hoja Tomb. Stay in Kashgar. Day 17: Visit Zhangye Danxia land forms, then travel to Shandan. Day 6: Travel Kashgar-Yarkand-Khotan (520KM, 7hrs). Visit Xinjiang Knife Day 18: A day in Shandan with NZCFS part- ners at Shandan Bailie School and Shandan Factory, the best small knife in Xinjiang, and government, visit the Big Buddha, Rewi Alley a silk factory. Stay in Khotan. museum. Stay in Shandan.

Day 7: Drive on to Niya County, located on Day 19: Travel by bullet train from Zhangye, the edge of the Taklamakan Desert (300km, through the new tunnel under the Qilian 4 hrs), where the valley is rich in jade Mountains, to Lanzhou. deposits. Visit a night market, stay in Niya. Day 20: Visit the new Rewi Alley exhibition at Day 8: Travel north across the Taklamakan Lanzhou City University, Bailie Square, sites Desert (750km, 9 hours), passing the poplar alongside the Yellow River, stay in Lanzhou. nature reserves tracing back 65 million years, Day 21: Depart for airport, take domestic arriving in Kuqa. flight to our connection for the international Day 9: A one day tour around Kuqa, including flight to NZ, to arrive Tuesday1 November. the , the earliest Buddhist cave in Flight to be confirmed. China, and the grand canyon and red cliff features of Tianshan UNESCO heritage site. Stay in Kuqa.

Day 10: Kuqa to Korla (390 kms, 5 hrs), over the Tiemenguan Pass, including a cruise on Bosten Lake, the pearl of Xinjiang, stay in Korla.