Day01 Enter China, drive Tourgat – Kashgar, approx. 170KM to Kashgar, approx. 3.5hrs. In the morning we arrive in Tourgat port between China and Kyrgyzstan. Leading car and your guide will meet you at Chinese country border. Then escort you to cross approx. 110km no man land and then get to Tourgat border. Guide will assist for custom formalities etc. The procedure is complex and might take a lot of time. So you may leave the border in the late afternoon. Drive to Kashgar. 3N at 4*Barony Hotel Day02 Kashgar: we will assist for custom formalities and car check, obtain your temporary drive license and vehicle tag etc. Day03 Kashgar: city sightseeing. approx. 70km. Our guide today will bring us to visit Kashgar includes the bazaar where many Uyghur people make business and the old city area of Kashgar, Id Kah Mosque and the Tomb of Abakh Hoja etc. Day04 Kashgar – Aksu: asphalt road, approx. 540km, approx. 8hrs. 1N at 3*Youyi Hotel Day05 Aksu – Kucha (= Kuqa): asphalt road, approx. 380km, approx. 6hrs. En route we will make an excursion to the Thousand Buddha Grottos (Caves) of Kizil. On arrival, visit Kucha Grand Mosque and the Watch Tower. 1N at 3*Kucha Hotel Day06 Kucha – Korla: asphalt road,, approx. 272km, approx. 5hrs. On the way, we can visit the Subash Ancient City. 1N at 3*Bazhou Hotel Day07 Korla – Turfan: asphalt road, approx. 420km, approx. 6hrs. Visit Bosten Lake en route. If time allows, visit Emin Minarett (Sugong Ta) and Karez. 1N at 4*Huozhou Hotel Day08 Turfan – Hami: asphalt road, approx. 480km, approx. 7hrs. Today we will visit the Flaming Mountain, Gaochang Ancient City Ruins, and the Thousand-Bouddha Caves of Beziklik. 1N at 3*Hami Hotel Day09 Hami – Liuyuan – Dunhuang: highway and asphalt road, approx. 425km, approx. 7hrs. In the morning visit Hui-king Tomb. Leave for Dunhuang, Gansu Province. In the afternoon, arrival in Dunhuang. 2N at 4*Solar Hotel Day10 Dunhuang: Full day tour in Dunhuang. Appreciate Mogao Grottos, which is one of the greatest examples of Buddhist art, and symbol of East-West cultural exchange. Visit the Singing Sand Dunes and Crescent Spring Pool. Day11 Dunhuang – Jiayuguan: asphalt road and highway, approx. 373km, approx. 6hrs. Visit Jiayuguan Tower and Hanging Great Wall. 1N at 4*Huanyuan Hotel Day12 Jiayuguan – Zhangye (1483M): highway, approx.224km, approx.3hrs. On the way, view the mystery Danxia Landform. Visit Temple of the Great Buddha in Zhangye. 1N at 4*Huachen International Hotel Day13 Zhangye - Lanzhou (507km). 2N im 4*Legend Hotel Day14 Lanzhou: Visit Provincial Museum, Iron Bridge, and White Pagoda Temple. Day15 Lanzhou - Tianshui (Maijishan Grottoes) (390km). 1N im 4*Sun Light Hotel Day16 Tianshui - Xi'an (390km). 2N at 4*Grand New World Hotel Day17 Tianshui - Xi'an: Visit the Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall and Bell Tower. Day18 Xian - Luoyang (373km). 2N at 4*Peony Hotel Day19 Luoyang: Visit Shaolin Temple and Pagoda Forest, the White Horse Temple and Longmen Grottoes. Day20 Luoyang - Xinyang (365km). 1N at 4*Sun Light Hotel Day21 Xinyang - Nanjing (518km). 2N at 4*Ramada Hotel Day22 Nanjing: Visit the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Temple of Confucius (Fuzimiao) and of the grave (Mingxiaoling) of the first emperor of the Ming dynasty - Zhu Yuanzhang. Day23 Nanjing - Wuxi - Suzhou (216km) highway. You will visit Zhuozheng Yuan (Garden of the Humble Administrator), Liu Yuan (Lingering Garden). Then shipping on the Grand Canal and visit a silk factory. 1N at 4*Garden Hotel Day24 Suzhou - Water Town Zhujiajiao - Shanghai (160 km): highway. 1N at 4*Oriental Bund Oriental Hotel Day25 Shanghai: Visit Yu Garden (Yu Yuan), the old town , the "Bund" - the waterfront at the port of Shanghai and TV Tower. Day26. Shanghai shipment. Help during the customs clearance. Day27 Leave Shanghai and China: Departure from Shanghai.
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