This incredible adventure is designed
to show you the best of this vast region in a short time span of
only two weeks and we assure you that each moment of this trip will
carve a lasting impression on your memory.
| DAY |
ITINERARY |
| 1
|
Arrive
at Beijing |
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Arrive
at Beijing and transfer to hotel. |
| 2 |
Beijing |
| |
After
a hearty American style breakfast, leave Beijing by deluxe motor
coach. Today you will climb the Great Wall, one of the world's
fantastic architectural achievements. The tour continues to
the renowned Sacred Way leading to the famous Ming Tombs. In
the evening, return to Beijing for a special Peking Duck dinner
party. |
| 3
|
Beijing |
| |
This
morning, explore the best of Beijing with a visit to Tian'anmen
Square, the world's largest square, and the incomparable Forbidden
City. After lunch, visit the spectacular and vast Summer Palace
with an optional boat ride on Lake Kunming. Evening enjoy a
memorable Peking Opera performance. |
| 4
|
Beijing
- Urumqi |
|
|
After
breakfast fly to Urumqi, Our guide in Urumqi will meet you at
Urumqi airport. Urumqi, the capital of Xinjang Uygur Autonomous
Region, looks no different than any other Chinese city; the
streets are lined with modern concrete buildings and its population
is dominated by the Han Chinese. But visit the lively market
at Erdaoqiao, where anything from Uigur handicrafts, silk carpets
to fruits and kebabs are sold, and you will be reminded that
you have indeed arrived at a waystation along the ancient Silk
Road. |
| 5
|
Urumqi
to Tianchi (Lake of Heaven) |
| |
We
will take a 2-3 hour bus ride up a mountain and across desert
to reach Heavenly Lake(1,980 m/6,496 ft), a small alpine lake
surrounded by lush spruce forests and snow-capped mountains.
We will hike along the lake to get to the other end. |
| 6 |
Heavenly
Lake to Dapingtai (3,200 m/10,499 ft) |
| |
We
will start the day early to begin our hike to Bogda Peak. We
will hike through forests and meadows for 5 to 6 hours, arriving
at Dapingtai, where we will spend the night. |
| D.7 |
Base
Camp at Bogda Peak (3,800 m/12,467 ft) |
| |
As
we make our ascent, the surrounding scenery will change gradually
from dense forests to rocky hills. We will approach the snow
line and the peak 6-7 hours from the start of the trek. |
| 8
|
Bogda
Peak |
| |
In
the morning we will visit the glaciers, the main water source
in the area. On the way you will see the xuelian, or snow lotus,
a rare plant indigenous to the region. We will wrap up early
today to prepare for the long hike tomorrow. |
| 9 |
Tianshan
Meadow |
| |
After
leaving the base camp we will trek south along a valley facing
other peaks in the mountain range. As we descend, we will return
to the forest. We will continue trekking until sunset, arriving
at Tianshan meadow where we will camp for the night. |
| 10 |
Tianshan
to Urumqi via Turpan |
| |
A
2.5-hour drive will take us to Turpan, an entirely different
world from where we have spent the last week. Located 150 m
(492 ft) below sea level, Turpan is one of the lowest spots
in the world as well as the hottest and driest in China. It
is famed for its grapes and melons. The town was a former garrison
of the Chinese army and an important stop on the Silk Road.
We will visit Gaochang, a nearby town which was once the capital
of the Uighurs, and later on the Grape Valley, where we could
drop by at a winery or sample some of their grapes. We will
take a bus back to Urumqi in the evening. |
| 11 |
Urumqi - Beijing |
| |
A.M free at leisure P.M fy to Beijing from Urumqi. |
| 12 |
Free
day in Beijing. |
| |
Free
day in Beijing for shopping or walking tour around the streets.
|
| 13 |
Departure
from Beijing. |
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Departure
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