Silk Road Discovery

Embark on a journey of historical discovery as you fly to Beijing from a choice of UK airports with selected airlines.

Begin your amazing discovery of China with a Peking duck welcome dinner. Your home for the next three nights is Beijing.

Meals Included: Dinner

Visit China’s most iconic attraction, the Great Wall at Mutianyu. 

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Wander through Tiananmen Square.

Afterwards, enjoy lunch with a local family in a traditional home in the Hutongs before relaxing on a rickshaw ride through the ancient laneways.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Fly to Dunhuang, a major stop along the Silk Road known as the ‘City of the Sands’. Check into your hotel in Dunhuang for the next two nights. Tonight, visit the Shazhou Night Market.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Begin your exploration of the area starting with the Yadan Landform and Yumen and Yangguan Passes. Later this afternoon, ride a camel through the Singing Sand Dunes to the Crescent Moon Spring, a crescent-shaped oasis sitting amongst the rolling sand dunes.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Begin the day with a visit to the Mogao Museum, Caves and Grottoes. Once home to many monks and nuns, the caves are a system of sanctuaries and temples filled with ancient Buddhist statues and paintings dating back thousands of years. 

After lunch drive to Jiayuguan and enjoy an overnight stay.

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Visit the western end of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall at the Jiayu Fortress and Pass. From the wall you will be able to see the Gobi Desert. After exploring the fortress, visit the Wei Jin Dynasty Mural Tomb and drive to Zhangye for an overnight stay.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Gaze in wonder at the Danxia National Geological Park’s multi-coloured rock formations before flying to Xi’an. Spend the next three nights at your hotel in Xi’an.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Stroll around the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Thanksgiving Temple.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Visit a local painter’s home, famous for its rural peasant paintings. Learn about his art and enjoy lunch with his family. Explore Xi’an’s ancient city wall. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty Cultural Show and dinner.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Explore the maze of markets in the Muslim Quarter before flying to Shanghai for a three night Special Stay.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Stroll along the famous Bund and compare its heritage buildings to those in Yu Gardens. Explore the Pudong area and admire the view from Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in Pudong. Tonight, witness the renowned agility and skill of the Shanghai Acrobats. 

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Later, enjoy time at leisure to shop on Nanjing Road. 

Meals Included: Breakfast

Take the high-speed train to Yichang to board the boutique Yangzi Explorer. On board enjoy included wine and beer with lunch and dinner. 

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Inspect the Three Gorges Dam project site. Continue sailing through Xiling Gorge while sampling afternoon tea delights.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Glide up Shennong Stream by longboat (sampan). Later, traverse Wu Gorge, known for its sheer rock walls, and Qutang Gorge, the most dramatic of the Three Gorges.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Join an insightful excursion to Fuling to see the 816 Underground Project.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Disembark and visit Ciqikou and take a tour of Chongqing, depart this afternoon transfer to Chongqing airport.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Welcome home.