Travel China: The Silk Road - Mummies, Deserts, Caves, & Markets

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The Silk Road: Mummies, Deserts, Caves, & Markets

Traveling humankind’s greatest path of ideas, culture, and wealth!

Imagine departing Xian in a camel caravan laden with silk, spices, incense and gems for the faraway Mediterranean. Your path will not take you all the way to Italy, but only to the border with the Stans.

You can see the famous terra cotta soldiers of Xian, drive across the menacing Taklimakan Desert, explore the oasis towns of Turfan, Kuqa, and Khotan, spend a day with the nomads near the Heavenly Lake, shop the famous Sunday Market in exotic Hotan (far better than Kashgar today), and mingle with the people of Xinjiang – Uighurs, Kazaks, Tajiks and others.

DATES & LAND COST:
Starting from $4,495.00 pp based on 2-5 people
Custom dates and prices available

May 7, 2010 - May 23, 2010
September 3, 2010 - September 19, 2010

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Day 1	Arrive in Beijing D
Day 2	2 Fly to Xian; visit the Terracotta Soldier and Horse Museum; explore the Muslim Quarter B, L, D
Day 3	Tour Xian including Little Goose Pagoda, Big White Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi Museum B, L, D
Day 4	Fly to Dunhuang; drive out to Crescent Lake and the Gobi Desert B, L, D
Day 5	Visit the Dunhuang Grotto Art and Mogao Grottos; board an overnight sleeper train to Turpan B, L, D
Day 6	Explore the ruins of Gaochang, Huoyan Shan and Bazelik Thousand Buddha Caves B, L, D
Day 7	Wander the market, visit the Emin Minaret, the Jiaohe Ruins and a few grape farms B, L, D
Day 8	Head west to Urumqi and visit the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum; fly to Hotan B, L, D
Day 10	Hike in the desert out to the Rawak Pagoda or explore the town B, L, D
Day 11	Head to Mingfeng; stop in Yu Tien and visit the mosque B, L, D
Day 12	Drive to Kuqa B, L, D
Day 13	Explore Kizil Caves and the Kezikalahan War Signaling Station B, L, D
Day 14	Explore Kuqa B, L, D
Day 15	Fly back to Urumqi and drive out to Heavenly Lake B, L, D
Day 16	Morning at leisure and then drive back to Urumqi B, L, D
Day 17	Fly to Beijing B
Day 19	Transfer to the airport for your flight home B

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