Golden Silk Road 13 day tour to Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Jiayuguan Pass, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi and Kashgar Day 1 Australia  Guangzhou Day 7 Dunhuang  Turpan Fly with China Southern Airlines evening Meal: B/D Ancient Silk Road, where the flight to Guangzhou. This morning is at leisure. In the afternoon take high speed train to Turpan (approx. 4 cultures of the East meets Day 2 Guangzhou ñ Lanzhou Meal: B/L hours). Turpan, the oasis town famous for its Arrive Guangzhou in the morning; take melons and vineyards, is located in the Gobi the West, will take you to the connecting flight to Lanzhou; afternoon visit desert and the lowest city in China as well as to Yellow River and the city, including the the driest and hottest. Upon arrival met and Jiayuguan Pass to see the west Waterwheel Park. transferred to your hotel. end of the Great Wall, the Mogao Day 3 LanzhouBinglingsi Temple Day 8 Turpan  Urumqi Meal: B/L/D Grottoes in Dunhuang, a local Meal: B/L Today you will visit the bazaar and Day trip to Binglingsi Temple. The Binglingsi experience the atmosphere of the Uygur family visit in Kashgar, the capital Temple is a series of grottoes filled with way of life. You also visit the ancient city of Buddhist sculpture carved into natural caves Jiaohe and a Karez Well. The Karez Well is an city of Xinjiang – Urumqi and and caverns in a canyon along the Yellow underground irrigation system unique to the River. You take boat ride to reach the grottoes area. Drive to Urumqi in the late afternoon. A the famous Sunday Bazaar in via the Liujiaxia Reservoir. buffet dinner is served at your hotel. Kashgar and more. Day 4 Lanzhou  Jiayuguan Pass Day 9 Urumqi Meal: B/L/D This morning you cruise on Heavenly Lake Meal: B/L/D (Tianchi), a deep blue lake surrounded Board the high speed train to Jiayuguan by the snowcapped Heavenly Mountain Pass, which is the western end of the Great Wall of China. You start your tour to the Jiayuguan Fortress, an impenetrable fortress surrounded by 3 inner and outer walls and several lines of defense. You will also visit to the Great Wall Museum.

Day 5 Jiayuguan  Dunhuang Meal: B/L/D Today you will travel by coach to Dunhuang, a strategic staging post on the Silk Road with a history of more than 2,000 years.

Day 6 Dunhuang Meal: B/L Today you visit Dunhuang’s most famous monument - The Mogao Grottoes. These grottoes are popularly known as the ‘Thousand Buddha Caves’, and have a history of over 1600 years. The walls of the caves are lined with Buddhist frescoes, Scriptures, murals and sculpted figures; you also visit Mingsha Hill and Crescent Moon Lake set in an amphitheatre of sand dunes.

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(Tianshan), followed by a visit to the Museum Day 12 Kashgar ñ Guangzhou of Minorities and History. ñ Australia Meal: B Today you will fly from Kashgar to Day 10 Urumqi ñ Kashgar Meal: B/L/D Guangzhou; then take connecting flight Fly to Kashgar this morning. Kashgar is bound for Sydney. an ancient oasis city at a strategic point dominating the ancient trade routes in Day 13 Australia far western China. You visit the Abak Hoja Arrive in Australia in the morning. (Fragrant Concubine) Tomb and the Sunday Bazaar. You spend two nights in Kashgar.

Day 11 Kashgar Meal: B/L Today you visit the Moore Buddha Pagoda, then onto a Uygur village. Next stop the Id Kah Mosque.

Golden Silk Road Dates & Prices ñ

Full package with international airfare * Land Only price: Tour starts from Arrival transfer in Lanzhou (day 2) to Departure Start End departing from Sydney / Melbourne / Brisbane transfer in Kashgar, including domestic air tickets Urumqi - Kashgar & 2nd class train Tour code Australia Guangzhou / Perth from Lanzhou - Jiayuguan; Dunhuang - Turpan. Upgrading to 1st class with surcharge Sunday Thursday China Southern Airlines $120 pp subject to availability. SR190519 19-May-19 30-May-19 $4,480 * Package prices of China Southern are for departing from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Those depart from Brisbane will fly day flight and stay overnight in SR190707 07-Jul-19 18-Jul-19 $4,680 Guangzhou airport hotel; no meals included on day 1. SR190908 08-Sep-19 19-Sep-19 $4,480 Hotels used for this tour:4* Lanzhou Sapphire Hotel; 4* Jiayuguan Jiugang Hotel; 4* Dunhuang Silk Road Hotel; 4* Turpan Tuha Petroleum Hotel; 4* Urumqi Luxemon Land Only: $3380 Single supplement: $880 Yindu Hotel Building B; 4* Kashgar Qiniwak Hotel or similar. * This tour is a guaranteed departure based on a minimum of 2 people. Full package prices above include airport taxes and fuel surcharges. Pre / Post Stay Hotel: $160 (Lanzhou) / $170 (Guangzhou) - per room per night with * Please refer to Page 14 for Tour Inclusions and Extending Your Holiday details. breakfast

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