Day 1 – To Beijing: Overnight flight. (N)

Day 2 – Beijing: Arrive and transfer to the Novotel Peace Hotel for 3 nights. Afternoon tour of the Temple of Heaven. (N)

Day 3 – Old Beijing: Full-day tour of Beijing. (B, L)

Day 4 – Great Wall: Take a full-day tour to the Great Wall at Jinshanling Pass. (B, L)

Day 5 – To Xian: Tour the Imperial Summer Palace. Fly to Xian. Stay 2 nights at the Grand New World Hotel. Visit Xian’s old city. (B)

Day 6 – Terracotta Warriors: Full-day tour of the Terracotta Warriors and Shaanxi History Museum. (B, L)

Day 7 – To Dunhuang: Visit the city wall. Fly to Dunhuang. Stay at the Dunhuang Hotel. (B)

Day 8 – To Turpan: Full-day visit to Singing Sand Hill, Crescent Moon Lake and Mogao caves. Overnight train to Turpan. (B)

Day 9 – Turpan: Transfer to the Huozhou Hotel for a 1-night stay. Take a tour of Emin Minaret and the ruins of the ancient city of Gaochang, and visit Tuyaq valley, Karez well and the Flaming mountains. (B, D)

Day 10 – To Urumqi: Tour the stark Jiaohe ruins. Drive to Urumqi and stay at Sheraton Urumqi Hotel for 2 nights. (B, L)

Day 11 – Urumqi: Visit Heavenly Lake. Visit a Kazakh family on Nanshan Pasture. (B, L)

Day 12 – To Kashgar: Visit Tartar Mosque, Southern Mosque and Xinjiang Museum. Fly to Kashgar and transfer to the Tianyuan International Hotel for 3 nights. (B, D)

Day 13 – Kashgar: Visit the Sunday bazaar and take a tour of Kashgar’s old town. (B)

Day 14 – Kashgar: Full-day visit of Karakul Lake to go hiking and meet local Uygur families. (B, L)

Day 15 – To Beijing: Fly to Beijing for 1 night at the Langham Place, Beijing Capital airport. (B)

Day 16 – To London: Fly to London. (B)

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