China Adventure Tour of Beijing-Urumqi-Kashgar-Xian-

Chongqing-Yangtze-Yichang-Shanghai

Day1.
arrive in Beijing capital airport. Visit Temple of Heaven. (Dinner)

Day2.
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Summer Palace, Beijing Roast Duck dinner, Kong Fu show. (B, L)

Day3.
Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs. (B, L)

Day4. Beijing—Urumchi
Hutong tour and Beijing zoo. Be transferred to airport to Urumqi.  Arrive in Urumqi. ( B, L )

Day5. Red Hill Park, Heavenly Lake
Be picked up from your hotel by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle.
Drive to visit Red Hill Park. As a symbol of Urumqi, Red Hill is unique for making up of reddish-brown rocks. At the top of the hill stands 8-meter high pagoda with nine stories, called "Zhenlong pagoda". Visitors can get a bird-view of the whole city of Urumqi on the top of Red Hill.
Move on to visit the Heavenly Lake. Formerly known as Yaochi (Jade Lake), it is a relic of the Quaternary Period Glacier and its surrounding geological relics. Covering 4.9 square kilometers, with melted snow as its source, this crescent-shaped lake is guarded by the stately peaks and offers a spectacular sight. Enjoy International Grand Bazaar Banquet Performance.
Be transferred back to your hotel after the tour. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day6. Southern Pasture
Be picked up from your hotel by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle.
Drive to visit the Southern Pasture. Located at the foot of the Tianshan mountain range, Southern Pastures is a famous summer resort for forest of emerald green spruce rounds it while flowers, flocks and herds strew it. West White Poplar Gully is the most typical sights in the Southern Pastures. Then we will visit the Xinjiang Museum. This museum was built in 1953 with an area of 7,800 sqm. The exhibitions in the museum can be divided into minority cultures objects, cultural relics excavated on the ancient Silk Road and over 10 mummies found in the vast desert.
Visit the bazaar to see the local market and do some shopping. Be transferred back to your hotel after the tour.
(Breakfast, Lunch)

Day7. Urumchi -Kashgar
Kashgar Sunday Bazaar and Old Town
Be met by English Guide and vehicle from airport.
Drive to visit The Old town of Kashgar. Kashgar has remained sheltered from outside influences with locals who are very friendly. Walking through the narrow lanes of this old town evokes a scene from the Arabian Nights.
Then we will move on to visit Kashgar Sunday Bazaar. Sunday Bazaar is one of the great markets of central Asia. Various Moslem nationalities in colorful costumes arrive on foot, bike, horseback, modern motorcycles and donkey carts. Food, animals, cloth goods, and metalwork are bought and sold in this vast open-air market. Be transferred back to your hotel. (B,L)

Day8. Kashgar ID Kah Mosque and Xiangfei Tomb (Apak Hoja Tomb)
Be met by English guide and vehicle.
Visit Id Kah Mosque, which is also renowned for its long and glorious history. The building complex comprises the Hall of Prayer, the Doctrine-Teaching Hall, the gate tower, a pond and some other auxiliary structures. It ranges the largest mosque in China with an area of 16,800 square meters, and could hold 10,000 prayers at the same time. Then Move on to visit the Tomb of Xiangfei, also called Apak Hoja Tomb. Xiangfei (Fragrant Imperial Concubine) is one of the concubines of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong. It was said that her body send forth the rich delicate fragrance of flower, so called Xiangfei. After she died, her remains were escorted back to Kashgar and were buried in the Apak Hoja Tomb, the tomb of the descendants of an Islamic sage. Be transferred to airport to Urumchi. (B,L)

Day9. fly to Xi’an. Visit Great Mosque. (B,L)

Day10.
Be picked up from your hotel at 09:00 am.
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum-the Eighth Wonder
of the World. Then we will visit the Huaqing Hot Springs.
Move on to visit the Banpo Neolithic Village.
Taste delicious local Dumpling Dinner -traditional food for Chinese New Year. Enjoy Tang Dynasty Show. Be transferred back to your hotel. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day11.
Be picked up from your hotel at 09:00 am. Visit the Provincial Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, city wall. Be transferred to hotel. (B, L)

Day12.
Be transferred to Xian airport to connect flight to Chongqing.
Be met by local guide in Chongqing. Visit E-ling Park and Ciqikou Town.
Be transferred to Cruise port on Yangtze River.
Check in Century Star(5 star) or Oriental King(5 star) Cruise ship on Yangtze River. (B,L,D)

Day13. Yangtze River Cruise

Day14. Yangtze River Cruise

Day15. Yangtze River Cruise—Yichang—Shanghai

Day 16. Shanghai
Visit Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yu Garden, The Bund (B,L)

Day17.
Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Museum –Departure

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Notes: Hotel accommodation is based on two persons sharing one standard room.

Package Price Includes
-Domestic flight;
-Hotel accommodation as mentioned;
-Private car or van in each city (air-conditioned);
-English-speaking tour guides;
-All meals mentioned in the itinerary;
-Admission fee of mentioned attractions in the itinerary;
-Performance mentioned in the itinerary;
-Fuel, Parking, Expressway cost.
Package Price Excludes
-China visa fee;
-International air tickets and International airport tax;
-Personal expense;
-Flight depart from Shanghai;
-Gratuities to guides and drivers;
Payment: ChinaTravelKey accept payment via 4 methods:
-pay our tour guide in cash (Except the hotel or airlines needs deposit).
-Credit card at least one week before tour date.
-Western Union at least 1 week before tour date.
-Transfer payment to bank account at least 3 weeks before tour date
Seasons
-High: April, May, September,Ocotober, November
-Shoulder: March, June, July, August
-Low: December, January, February