The Cultural Heritage of the Silk Road

Outline of the itinerary

Day 01 Arrive Beijing
Day 02 Beijing ( Visit Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven & Hutong tour)
Day 03 Beijing-fly Urumqi (Visit Erdao Qiao International Grand Bazaar)
Day 04 Urumqi-Wind Mill-Turpan. (Visit Emin minaret, City museum, Jiaohe ancient city ruins and Karez Well. Evening Uighur dance performance)
Day 05 Turpan (Visit Beziklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Gaochang ancient city ruins, Astana ancient tombs and Tuyok ancient ruins)
Day 06 Urumqi (Visit Regional Museum)-flu Kuqa (Visit Subashi ruins)
Day 07 Kuqa- Baicheng- Kizil Buddhist Grottoes, Kumutula Grottoes, Ancient Beacon Tower, & Salt Water Gorge
Day 08 Kuqa (Visit Kuqa Grand Mosque, old city, local friday market)-fly Urumqi
Day 09 Urumqi-fly Kashgar (Visit Id – Kah mosque, Tomb of Abakhja family, old city)
Day 10 Kashgar (Sunday Bazaar, Ivan cattle bazaar, visit Uighur family)
Day 11 Kashgar- Sand Lake-Karakul Lake. encounter with local Kirgiz herdsmen
Day 12 Kashgar-fly Urumqi - Tianchi Lake, boat ride on lake- Urumqi
Day 13 Urumqi-fly Xi'an (Visit Dongguan Mosque, evening Tang Dynasty Palace show)
Day 14 Xi’an-Tianshui (Visit Majishan Grottoes)
Day 15 Tianshui-Lanzhou (Visit Provincial Museum)
Day 16 Lanzhou- Liujiaxia Reservoir, boat to Binlingsi
Day 17 Lanzhou-drive Wuwei (Visit Leitai Ruins, Wenmiao Temple, Luashi si ta, Haizang Si and Dayun Si)
Day 18 Wuwei-Zhangye (visit Mati si Temple and Wood Buddha Pagoda & Reclining Buddha Temple)
Day 19 Zhangye-Jiayuguan (visit fort, Weijin Dynasty underground ancient tombs, Great Wall Museum)
Day 20 Jiayuguan-Anxi-Yulin Grottoes-Dunhuang
Day 21 Dunhuang (Visit Mogao Grottoes & museum, West Thousand Buddha Caves)
Day 22 Dunhuang (Visit County Museum, White Horse Pagoda, Mingsha Shan sand dunes and Yueyaquan crescent moon lake, camel ride, visit night bazaar)
Day 23 Dunhuang-fly Beijing (Attend Peking Opera.)
Day 24 Depart Beijing