The Travel Club's first trip will be to China this year (2007).
Name of the Tour: The Ancient Silk Road - 絲 綢 之 路
Tour Dates: 09/15/2007 – 10/01/2007 (17 days)
交河故城 (Jiao He). Please click here to see the 6th article of the series detailing the trip.
新疆維吾爾自治區博物館/天山 - 天池. Please click here to see the 7th article of the series detailing the trip.
月牙泉和鳴沙山. Please click here to see the 8th article of the series detailing the trip.
敦煌莫高窟 (Mogao Caves) Please click here to see the 9th article of the series detailing the trip.
天下第一雄關 - 嘉峪關 Please click here to see the 10th article of the series detailing the trip.
蘭州和五泉山 Please click here to see the 11th article of the series detailing the trip.
蘭州 - 劉家峽和炳靈寺石窟 Please click here to see the 12th and 13 th article of the series detailing the trip.
西寧 Please click here to see the 14th article of the series detailing the trip.
西安和華山 Please click here to see the last article of the series detailing the trip. 
The group will arrive at Urumqi 烏魯木齊 via Shanghai on September 17 2007. Of all the cities in the world, Urumqi is probably the farthest
from the sea! You are about to step on that mystical road where the East meets the West.
Please click here to see the 2nd article of the series detailing the trip.
The group will arrive at Turfan/Turpan (吐魯番城市) on September 18, 2007. Turfan is a remote desert city in the far west of China, one of the
lowest places on earth, where rain never falls and summers are scorching hot. Turfan was once an important staging post on the Silk Road and
its large oasis produces most of the best grapes in China.
Please click here to see the 3rd article of the series detailing the trip.
The group will visit Flaming Mountain and Karez Wells (火焰山及坎爾井) during the visit of Turphan on September 18, 2007.
The Flaming Mountain is located in north Turphan Basin of Xinjiang Province. The Flaming Mountain is a small mountain running across the basin.
The mountain is combination of red sand and rocks that makes the mountain looks like a red dragon sleeping on the area basin. Karez Well system is
the pride of Turphan. It along with the Great Wall and Grand Beijing-Hangzhou Canal is regarded as the three most important achievements of ancient time.
Please click here to see the 4th article of the series detailing the trip.
The group will arrive at Urumqi via Shanghai on September 17 2007. The group will visit Gaochang (高昌). The ruin of Gaochang was an ancient city, located
30 km SE of modern Turphan in Xinjiang. Gaochang was built in the 1st century BC. It was an important site along the Silk Road . It was burnt down in wars
in the 14th century. Old palace ruins and inside and outside cities can still be seen today.
Please click here to see the 5th article of the series detailing the trip.
Registration for the "The Ancient Silk Road" in September 2007 was closed on January 15, 2007. We are happy that 29 persons have signed up for this trip.
Before the trip, we will introduce to you expected attractions of the trip each month.
Please scroll down toward the end of this page to view the attractions.
Tour Cost per person:
Option #1: Departure City – New York (JFK airport), 
$3,538 = $3,149 $125 (VIP) $264 (Airport taxes)
Option #2: Departure City – LosAngeles
$3,288 = $2,899 $125 (VIP) $264 (Airport taxes)
Note: Option 1 and 2 costs DO NOT INCLUDE airfare to departure cities.
Discount: If you pay a deposit of $300 on/before January 15, you can save $250 individually for the trip.
Additional Discounts:
If we have a 24-person group for the trip, one land fare of $2,499 ($2,799-$250) will be free.
If we have a 16-person group for the trip, half of the land fare of $1,249.5 will be free.
Rita Teng is the 2007 Travel Coordinator for the BEINU Association. She has used the Grand American Travel Agency many times and believes it is worth while to utilize a VIP group. The largest benefit of the VIP group is that the tour meals, transportation (within China) and tour guides are substantially better than the regular group.
If you are interested in attending this tour or have any questions, please contact Rita Teng via phone at 703-759-6092 and/or email mohruchio@cox.net.
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