Silk　Road　Travel　Itinerary2　Lanzhou

D1 Lanzhou (L/D)

Arrive at Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province. After transferring to the city, visit the Yellow River, the Water Wheel and the White Pagoda  Park. Stay in Legend Hotel 4*

D2 Lanzhou (B/L/D)

Take a van to the LiuJiaXia Reservoir, and have a boat ride on the reservoir to get to the Bingling Grottoes, enjoy the breath-taking scenery along the Yellow  River. After dinner, take a night train to Jiayuguan by using a soft sleeper berth.

D3 Jiayuguan / Dunhuang (B/L/D)

In the morning, arrive at Jiayuguan, where the west end of the Great Wall is constructed. Visit the Jiayuguan Fort. After lunch, take a van to Dunhuang. Stay in Dunhuang Silk Road Hotel 4*

D4 Dunhuang (B/L/D)

 Visit the Singing Sand Dunes and the Crescent  Lake, a wonder of the nature and have a unique experience of riding camels among sand dunes. After a visit to the world Buddhist art treasure house---the Mogao Grottoes, take a night train to Turpan by using a soft sleeper berth, enjoying the scenery of the vast Gobi area.

D5 Turpan (B/L/D)

After arriving at the train station, transfer to Turpan, the hottest, driest, sweetest and lowest place inChina. During the day, visit the Karez Well, one of the oldest water irrigation systems in the world; the Jiaohe City Ruins, which is one of the world cultural heritages; the Flamming Mountain, a famous mountain in the stories of A Journey to the West; the Bezclic Grottoes; the Grape Valley and Gaochang City Ruins; which is Turpan’s another world cultural heritage. Stay in the Grand Turpan Hotel 4*.

D6 Turpan / Urumqi (B/L/D)

Take a van to Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang Ugur Autonomous Region. After arriving, visit the Heavenly Hill, take a cruise on the Heavenly Lake and enjoy the snow-capped mountain in summer. After returning from the hill, transfer to the city’s Red  Hill Park and have a bird’s eye view of the city. Stay in Hoi Tak Hotel 5*.

D7 Urumqi / Shanghai (B/L)

   Take a flight for Shanghai.