Price: from $3699 / person
Trip begins at: Shanghai
Trip ends at: Shanghai
Attractions: Flaming Mountain, Mogao Grottoes, Mingsha Sand Dunes, Crescent Lake, Camel Riding, Jiayuguan Great Wall, Danxia Geological Park
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Full Itinerary
Day 1: Los Angeles – Shanghai
Depart from LAX today aboard a spacious jet for your transpacific journey. When you cross the international dateline from east to west, you lose a day and you will “gain” the lost day back when you fly from China back to US.
Day 2: Arrival at Shanghai
Upon arrival at Shanghai, you will be met by the tour guide from Spring Tour who will help you check in the reserved hotel. After this long voyage, it will be a pleasure to settle into your luxurious accommodations.
Accommodation: Shanghai Hotel or similar class
Day 3: Shanghai – Urumqi
Today you will fly to Urumqi in the morning. Your wonderful Silk Road tour will start from today. The tour guide will meet you at the airport. In the afternoon, go to visit the azure 【Heavenly Lake】of the Tianshan Mountains.
Meal: B, D
Accommodation: Urumqi Hoi Tak Hotel or similar class
Day 4: Urumqi – Turpan
Today you will visit the 【Xinjiang Museum】, which contains rich collections from the archaeological excavations along the ancient intercontinental trade route that put Caesar in Rome in contact with the Han Emperor in China. Then visit the 【International Grand Bazaar】. After lunch, you will go to Turpan.
Dinner will be the local specialty – 【roast lamb】.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Tuha Petroleum Hotel or similar Class
Day 5: Turpan – LiuYuan
Turpan is located in the Turpan Basin, which is 80 meters (260 feet) below the sea level. There are many attractions you will explore: 【the Ruins of Jiaohe】 – a Han Dynasty garrison that was destroyed by Genghis Khan; 【the Karez Well】, an ancient sophisticated irrigation system devised by the Uyghurs (an Islamic Turkic people).【The Flaming Mountains】, with red sandstone slopes heavily striated from years of ancient erosion . After dinner, you will board the overnight train to Liuyuan.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: overnight on the train
Day 6: Arrival in Liuyuan
Your train will arrive at Liuyuan in the morning, where you will be met by the tour guide and transfer to Dunhuang. Check-in at the hotel and rest.
After lunch, you will go to visit 【Mogao Grottoes】, where legend purports that in the 4th century C.E., a Buddhist monk had a vision of 1,000 Buddhas, and began to carve on the sandstone cliffs of these grottoes, with subsequent additions of other art objects of Buddhist iconography. Many of the astounding wall paintings and artifacts are still preserved today at the Mogao Grottoes where you can still have a first-hand glimpse of their beauty and serenity.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Grand Soluxe Hotel Dunhuang or similar class
Day 7: Dunhuang – Yadan Geographic Feature
You will go to visit 【Mingsha Sand Dunes】 and【Crescent Lake】 in the morning. Here, you will mount a camel for a caravan ride to the sand dunes for outstanding views of desert scenery that awed ancient tradesmen from Central Asia, Persia and Arabia as well. After lunch you will go to visit the great Yadan. 【Yadan】 is a rock ridge feature caused by wind and water erosion， which is found in dried-up riverbeds and may also be found in deserts. They can form very unusual shapes and some resemble various objects, even people.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Grand Soluxe Hotel Dunhuang or similar class
Day 8: Dunhuang － Jiayuguan － Jiuquan
Today, you will go to 【Jiayuguan】 by bus. Jiayuguan is the first pass toward the westernmost end of the Great Wall of China (over 1,400 miles away from Beijing). Along with Juyong Pass and Shanhai Pass, it is one of the main passes of the Great Wall military fortification system used to thwart incursions by roving nomadic warlords. The pass is located at the narrowest point of the western section of the Hexi Corridor, 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) southwest of the city of Jiayuguan in Gansu Province. The structure lies between two hills, and was built near an oasis that was then on the extreme western edge of ancient China.
Afterward, you will be transferred to Jiuquan for your overnight stay.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Jiuquan Hotel or similar class
Day 9: Jiuquan － Zhangye
Today you will go to Zhangye and visit 【Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park】, which is known for its colorful rock formations.
After that, you will proceed to visit 【Giant Buddha Temple】.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Huachen International Hotel or similar class
Day 10: Zhangye － Xining
Today you will go to Xining by bus, which is the capital of Qinghai Province, near Tibet. On the way, you will visit 【Qinghai Lake】, which is the largest lake in China. Located in Qinghai province on an endorheic basin, Qinghai Lake is classified as a saline and alkaline lake. Both the Chinese name “Qinghai” and the older Mongolian name “Kokonor” translate to “Blue Lake” or “Teal Sea”. Qinghai Lake is located about 100 kilometers (62 mi) west of the provincial capital of Xining at 3,205 m (10,515 feet) above sea level. Twenty-three rivers and streams empty into Qinghai Lake, most of them seasonal.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Xining Qinghai Hotel or similar class
Day 11: Xining — Shanghai
Today you will visit the【Kumbum Monastery】, one of the six largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. It was here that the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) Sect of Tibetan Buddhism was founded in 1583 by Tsongkhapa. It was ranked in importance as second only to Lhasa. Then, you will proceed to visit one of the major Islamic mosques in China. You will then fly to Shanghai in the afternoon.
Meal: B, L, D
Accommodation: Shanghai Hotel or similar class
Day 12: Shanghai
Whole free days on your own to explore Shanghai. Lunch and dinner on your own.
Meal: B
Accommodation: Shanghai Hotel or similar class
Day 13: Shanghai – Los Angeles
Today is the day of farewell to your classical Silk Road trip. After a pleasant breakfast, free at your own leisure till the assemble time for the transferring to airport for the flight back to your hometown or next destination.
Meal: B
| All Inclusive Price | From $3699 / person, double occupancy |
|---|---|
| Single Supplement | From $700 / person |
| Durations | 8 – 14 Days Tours |
Package Inclusion && Exclusion
Includes:
- Round trip international airfares & taxes
- Domestic airfares & taxes
- Hotel accommodation with breakfast
- Lunches and dinners as itinerary specifies
- Professional English-speaking guides
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Entrance fees per itinerary
Excludes:
- Chinese Entry Visa fees
- Personal expenses, such as visa costs, insurance, drinks from the bar car, laundry, spa treatments.
- Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers (it is encouraged to pay $10 per day from per person)
- Personal travel insurance (we can help buy the insurance, please contact with us)
Terms & Conditions
1. Payment
Reservations, Fares & Payments:
Currency: All tour fares are payable in U.S. dollars.
Deposit:
A non-refundable $300.00 (USD) deposit per person is required at the time of booking. If reservations are made less than 45 days before departure, full payment must be made at the time of booking.
Final Payment: The balance of your payment is due 45 days prior to departure, otherwise Spring Tour reserves the right to adjust the price of the tour fare according to the booking status and the group air ticket availability and it is also subject to cancellation and the deposit will be forfeited.
Payments received 1-10 days overdue will assess a $50 late fee per invoice, not per person. Bounced checks will assess a $25 fee per check. Installment payments will incur a $20 fee per payment.
If you decide to switch payment types after a deposit has been made, there is no additional fee, but requests must be submitted in writing to our office. Depending on whether you’re switching from check to credit card or vice verse, your invoice will be adjusted the difference if you qualify or no longer qualify for the cash discount rate.
If your final payment has already been charged to your credit card, the transaction cannot be reversed. Therefore, switching payment types is not allowed at that time.
Tour fares are subject to change without prior notice which is beyond the control of Spring Tour.
2. Cancellation
Cancellation & cancellation fee:
Written Notice: Cancellation requests must be submitted to Spring Tour or its agents in writing by mail or fax at the following address:
For E-mail address, please inquire sales person of Spring Tour
Office in Los Angeles: 18558 Gale Ave #262 Season’s Place City of Industry CA, 91748 Fax: 626-363-0889
Office in Salt Lake City: 2825 East Cottonwood Parkway #500 Salt Lake City UT, 84121 Fax: 801-990-3111
Cancellation Fee:
Air Portion:
All Air Portion cancellations, regardless of time to departure date, will be subject to the penalty fees set forth by the Airline cancellation policy (Most air tickets are non-refundable and in some circumstances one could exchange for a later departure date with a processing or date change fee).
Land Portion:
- Cancellation requests received 60 days prior to the departure will forfeit the non-refundable $300 deposit.
- Cancellation requests received from 59 days to 45 days prior to the group departure will forfeit 25% of land cost and the deposit.
- Cancellation requests received from 44 days to 10 days before departure will forfeit 50% of land cost and the deposit.
- Cancellation requests received from 9 days to 4 days before departure will forfeit 75% of land cost and the deposit.
- Cancellation requests received within 3 days before departure (including “no shows”) will forfeit 100% of the total tour cost including Airfare. No refunds will be given in such cases.
- No refunds will be made for the fee of the visa which has been processed and issued. The cancellation to the issued group air ticket will follow the regulation of the airline and any incurred costs or fee from the cancellation of the flight will be applied to the customer who cancelled the tour and Spring Tour will not be responsible for any loss.
- If your cancellation affects the price of your roommate, such as forcing them to pay a single supplement, we will deduct this amount from your refund prior to your own cancellation fee. If you have not yet paid in full for your tour, you are responsible to send in the difference to cover your roommate’s single supplement.
- If any guest is not able to continue the trip based on any reason other than Spring Tour’s fault, including but not limited to illness or other health issue of the guest, personal emergent affairs, etc, Spring Tour will not refund any amount paid, even if there is no actual cost occurs.
- If any guests miss the flight or other transportation arranged by Spring Tour due to his or her own negligent, the guests are responsible to reach the destination at his/her own costs.
Tour Schedule Departure Date Change or the Tour is cancelled:
If the departure groups from Spring Tour have less than 6 people booking, Spring Tour reserves the right to change the departure date or cancel the tour due to less booking. Spring Tour will inform the people who booked the tour 30 day prior to the departure date and the payment received will be refunded back except the fee of the visa which has been processed and issued.