XinJiang Provence 12 Days 11 Nights China Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Urumqi Airport Pickup
1 stop
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Urumqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) pick-up: free pick-up time 07:00-16:00. Pick up at the airport and go to the hotel for rest, then arrive at the welcome dinner restaurant at 18:40. Welcome Banquet: Lovely Xinjiang—Silk Road Banquet. You can enjoy Xinjiang song and dance performances and taste Xinjiang specialties. Recommended menu for the welcome dinner: Ga Xifu's private dishes, Fengman fragrant pear mixed with Chamagu, Kashgar old jelly, Narat grassland-style tripe, Changji pepper chicken, beef jerky gift from the grassland, braised Qiaoertai, copper plate golden pepper and spicy chicken, lovely Xinjiang ice-boiled beef short ribs, Western Region ancient roasted whole lamb, Wenmin sand-stir-fried meatballs, Xinjiang pigeon noodles, 3 roasted pigeons in Muqam hometown, scallion-fried Bachu mushrooms, Niya egg fried sand onions, blanched olive flowers, pomegranate flower thin-skin buns, Loulan original pilaf, mint tea (large pot), staple food, rice, steamed buns, fruit
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Urumqi--Tianshan Tianchi--Turpan
2 stops
2
Urumqi
Today you will depart from Urumqi to Tianshan Tianchi, which features four complete vertical natural landscape belts, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, and alpine lakes. It also features the ancient myth of Queen Mother of the West, religion, and unique ethnic customs natural scenery. After finishing your trip to Tianshan Tianchi, you will go to Turpan to stay. Itinerary: Urumqi → Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area (ticket included, inside visit) → Turpan
8 hours • Admission ticket free
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Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area(ticket included, inside visit) Also known as Tianchi National Geopark, it was called "Yaochi" in ancient times. It is located in Fukang City, Changji Prefecture, on the north side of Bogda Peak, about 110 kilometers away from Urumqi City. It is a famous tourist attraction in Xinjiang. It is a national scenic spot and a national 5A scenic spot in China. In ancient Chinese mythology, Tianchi is also the place where the Queen Mother of the West bathes. Tianchi Lake has an altitude of 1910 meters and a depth of 105 meters. The lake reflects Bogda Peak and is surrounded by spruce trees. The scenery is like a fairyland. The scenic area includes natural landscapes such as mountain lakes, wetland meadows, and forest canyons. It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013.
Admission ticket free
Day 3
Turpan --The Flaming Mountains--Karez--Jiaohe ruins--Kumtag Desert--Turpan
5 stops
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Turpan
Today you will visit The Flaming Mountains in the story of Journey to the West; Visit the Karez, one of the three great engineering projects in ancient China, and experience the wisdom of the Karez; Enter the Jiaohe ruins, the world's largest, oldest and best-preserved adobe city; Go to the Kumtag Desert, a flowing desert connected to the city. Itinerary: Turpan → The Flaming Mountains (ticket included, inside visit) → Karez (ticket included, inside visit) → Jiaohe ruins (ticket included, inside visit) → Kumtag Desert (ticket included) → Turpan
8 hours • Admission ticket free
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The Flaming Mountains (ticket included, inside visit) Wu Cheng'en, an outstanding writer in the Ming Dynasty, wrote the novel "Journey to the West" with realistic and romantic methods, which has been circulated for hundreds of years. People are full of longing for the places in "Journey to the West", such as the Flower-Fruit Mountain and the Flame Mountain. There is no grass growing on the Flame Mountain. Looking closely at the Flame Mountain, the mountains are overlapping and undulating, and the folds are crisscrossed and winding. Under the direct sunlight, the heat waves are rolling, and the clouds are lingering. The ochre-brown peaks are like blazing flames. No wonder the Flame Mountain has won the reputation of "flying fire dragon".
Admission ticket free
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Karez System
Karez(ticket included, inside visit) Karez can collect groundwater naturally and avoid excessive evaporation by digging underground channels. Because of its magic and scale throughout Xinjiang, it is known as the third largest ancient project in China besides the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. It is at least 2,000 years old and is still an important source of water for agricultural irrigation.It consists of four parts: open channels, underground channels, vertical wells, and reservoirs (dams). Karez water is a natural, pollution-free mineral water formed by the snow accumulation, melting of glaciers, and rainwater infiltrating into the ground in the Tianshan Mountains. It is rich in minerals, sweet and refreshing, and long-term drinking is good for health and longevity. The museum displays the working principle and excavation process of Karez. You can take a good visit.
Admission ticket free
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Jiaohe ruins(ticket included, inside visit) It is currently the largest, oldest and best-preserved adobe city in the world. Because it is located at the confluence of two rivers, it is called "Jiaohe Ancient City". The entire Jiaohe City is like a huge ship on a long journey, or like a huge willow leaf, recording the ups and downs of history in the 10-kilometer-long Yarnaizi Valley. The Ancient City of Jiaohe was listed as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2014, and together with the Ancient City of Gaochang, it is known as a Tale of Two Cities.
Admission ticket free
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Kumtag Desert (ticket included) Kumtag Desert means "sand mountain" in Uyghur. It is located at the junction of western Gansu and southeastern Xinjiang. It is roughly located in the north of the Aqik Valley-Dunhuang Yadan National Geopark line, in the south of the Altun Mountains, and in the west of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The area is bounded by Lop Nur Big Ear, and borders Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain and Annanba National Nature Reserve in the east. Its geographical coordinates are: East longitude: 90°27'～94°48', North latitude: 39°00'～40°47'. The desert covers an area of ​​about 22,000 square kilometers.
Admission ticket free
Day 4
Turpan-- Bosten Lake Dahekou Scenic Area--Korla
3 stops
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Turpan
Today we will go to Bosten Lake, the largest inland freshwater lake in China, to enjoy the vast reeds swaying in the wind around the lake, the sunny beach that looks like the seaside, and the quiet wetland fishing village; for lunch, we will enjoy a special fish feast with a rich menu; Today's trip will end with returning to Korla city. Itinerary: Turpan → Bosten Lake Dahekou Scenic Area (ticket included, inside visit) → Korla Lunch special meal fish feast reference menu: Bohu lao rice, farm grass carp cubes, dry fried smelt, homemade crucian carp, braised five black, braised fish head, steamed Qiaoertai, tribal chicken, homemade celery, garlic Pureed broccoli, stir-fried choy sum, scrambled eggs with potatoes, Bohu fish ball soup, rice, steamed buns, fruit
8 hours • Admission ticket free
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Bosten Lake Dahekou Scenic Area (ticket included, inside visit) Bosten Lake is a mountain sunken lake. Its main water source is Kaidu River, and it is also the source of Kongque River. The lake body of Bosten Lake can be divided into two parts: the large lake area and the small lake area. The area of ​​the large lake is nearly 1,000 square kilometers, and the area of ​​the small lake is only more than 100 square kilometers. It was called "West Sea" in ancient times. It is located in the hinterland of Xinjiang, the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, and the edge of Taklimakan Desert. It is the largest inland freshwater lake in China, one of the four major reed areas in the country, a national 5A-level scenic spot and a national wetland park. In addition, Bosten Lake is rich in various freshwater fish and is the largest fishery production base in Xinjiang.
Admission ticket free
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Turpan
Lunch special meal fish feast reference menu: Bohu lao rice, farm grass carp cubes, dry fried smelt, homemade crucian carp, braised five black, braised fish head, steamed Qiaoertai, tribal chicken, homemade celery, garlic Pureed broccoli, stir-fried choy sum, scrambled eggs with potatoes, Bohu fish ball soup, rice, steamed buns, fruit
Admission ticket free
Day 5
Korla --Kezil Thousand-Buddha Grottoes--Kuqa Big Nang City-- Kuqa
3 stops
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Today you will visit theKezil Thousand-Buddha Grottoes, an important relic of the World Heritage Silk Road. Its unique kiln shape, mural themes and artistic style deeply reflect the situation of Qiuci Buddhism and represent the cultural and artistic level of the Qiuci nation. After visiting Kezil Thousand-Buddha Grottoes, you will go to Kuqa Big Nang City to fully experience the glutinous rice culture. Itinerary: Korla → Kezil Thousand-Buddha Grottoes (ticket included, inside visit) → Kuqa Big Nang City (ticket included, inside visit) → Kuqa
8 hours • Admission ticket free
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Kezil Thousand-Buddha Grottoes (ticket included, inside visit) As an important relic of the World Heritage Silk Road, this place was once filled with Buddhist chants, but a thousand years later only caves and mottled murals remain, which makes people sigh. The sculpture of the monk Kumarajiva at the entrance watches the footsteps of visitors today with his eyes slightly closed. Climbing the steps leading to the cliff, dozens of cave sites are scattered on the cliff, making people feel the power of faith; Kizil Grottoes was successfully included in the World Heritage List as a site of the "Silk Road: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network" jointly applied for by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Admission ticket free
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Kuqa Big Nang City (ticket included, inside visit) Kuche Big Nang City is the "Big Nang City" of Kuche County, which integrates Nang culture display, Nang making technology, Nang making experience, and Nang sales, aiming to promote this intangible cultural heritage to a wider market. It covers an area of ​​20,000 square meters and has a total of 72 storefronts, consisting of five parts: Nang making area, Nang experience area, special snack area, handicraft exhibition area, and Nang culture exhibition hall. In the Nang making area, the top local Nang making masters of Kuche will be gathered, and Nang will be uniformly packaged and sold.
Admission ticket free
Day 6
Kuq--Wensu Grand Canyon--Aksu
2 stops
15
Aksu City is located in the upper reaches of the Tarim River. It is named after the water and means "white water city" in Uyghur. It was the territory of Gumo and Wensu, two of the 36 kingdoms in the Western Regions during the Qin and Han Dynasties. It is an important post station on the ancient Silk Road and the birthplace of Qiuci culture and Duolang culture. It is known as the "South of the Yangtze River outside the Great Wall". When the county was established during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, it was called Aksu County. Itinerary： Kuqa → Wensu Grand Canyon (ticket included, inside visit) → Aksu
8 hours • Admission ticket free
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Wensu Grand Canyon(ticket included, inside visit) The Wensu Grand Canyon has China's rare ancient rock salt geological scenery, the unique Yadan geological scenery in western China, and China's unique giant karst geological secrets. It can be called Xinjiang's "living geological evolution history museum." Entering the scenic spot is like entering a beautiful and powerful natural gallery. The rock layers on the mountain wall in the canyon are clearly distributed, and the folds and curved lines formed by extrusion are very clear. The fractured rocks are sandwiched in the rock layer on the mountain wall. After hundreds of millions of years of wind and rain erosion, towering cliffs, strange peaks, and various shapes have been formed. It is a strange, rugged and strange landscape with strong colors, various shapes and colors.
Admission ticket free
Day 7
Aksu--Xiangfei Park--Kashgar
2 stops
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The Kashgar region was formerly known as "Shule", "Renru" and "Shufu", including the ancient Shule, Puli, Shache, Yinai, Wuhezhai and Xiye. Kashgar, as a transportation hub on the ancient Silk Road, is an international commercial port where Chinese and foreign merchants gather. It is also a national historical and cultural city in Xinjiang, which concentrates the characteristics and essence of Uyghur folk customs, culture and art, architectural style and traditional economy. Itinerary: Aksu → Xiangfei Park (including tickets and inside visit) → Kashgar
8 hours • Admission ticket free
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Xiangfei Park(including tickets and inside visit) In the mid-eighteenth century, a woman named Iparhan married into the Central Plains from the Western Regions and became the beloved concubine of Emperor Qianlong. Because she had the scent of Elaeagnus angustifolia flowers, people called her "Fragrant Concubine". Strolling in the Fragrant Concubine Garden, taking a photo under the popular love tree, quietly appreciating the Western-style landscape architecture, and listening to the local guide telling the legends of the distant stories, it is a great enjoyment.
Admission ticket free
Day 8
Kashgar--Baisha Lake--Pamir Golden Grassland--Taxkorgan Stone City Ruins--Tashkurgan
4 stops
19
Kashgar
Today you will visit Baisha Lake. The wooden plank road beside the lake is about 1 km long. Walking on the plank road, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lakeside with swaying tree shadows. After leaving Baisha Lake, you will walk into the Pamir Plateau and go to a wetland on the Pamir Plateau. —Jincaotan; Jincaotan is just under the Stone City. Leave Jincaotan and enter the Stone City to visit the famous ancient city ruins on the Ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang. Itinerary: Kashgar → Baisha Lake (including tickets and visits) → Pamir Golden Grassland (including tickets and visits) → Taxkorgan Stone City Ruins (including tickets and visits) → Tashkurgan
8 hours • Admission ticket free
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Baisha Lake(including tickets and visits) Taxkorgan White Sand Lake, also known as Chaklak Lake, is a must-go place from Kashgar to Taxkorgan, located on the side of the national highway. Due to the invasion of plateau sand for thousands of years, the surrounding mountains have been eroded and weathered to form white sand hills, and the white sand in the lake has accumulated due to the wind all year round, so it is called "White Sand Lake". Walking around the White Sand Lake, you can see the original ecological picture formed by the blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains, sand lakes and sand hills. The White Sand Lake and the White Sand Mountain are dependent on each other, like lovers, guarding the sacred mountains and holy waters of the Pamir Plateau. The scenery is magnificent!
Admission ticket free
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Pamir Golden Grassland (including tickets and visits) The Golden Grassland is located on the east side of Taxkorgan County, on both sides of the Taxkorgan River, and is a wetland on the Pamir Plateau. Under the Stone City, there is a village called Alar, so it is named Alar Golden Grassland. Because the Taxkorgan River flows through this place, there are abundant grass and water, cattle and sheep everywhere, and it blends beautifully with the snow-capped mountains, white clouds and blue sky in the distance. At sunset, the green grass beach is golden, and the shepherd's white yurt and sheep in the distance are bathed in the sunset, which is beautiful.
Admission ticket free
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Taxkorgan Stone City Ruins (including tickets and visits) Tashkurgan Stone City is located on the north side of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County. Tashkurgan, which means "Stone City" in Turkic, is 3,100 meters above sea level. It is a famous ancient city site on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang. During the Han Dynasty, it was the royal city of Puli, one of the 36 kingdoms in the Western Regions. After the Tang Dynasty government unified the Western Regions, it set up a Congling Guardhouse. In the early Yuan Dynasty, the city walls were expanded with large-scale construction, and the old Stone City was given a new look. In the 28th year of Guangxu, the Qing court established Puli Hall here and repaired the old castle. There are stove pits in the houses in the city. In the southeast corner of the ancient city, there is an ancient Buddhist temple ruins.
Admission ticket free
Day 9
Tashi-- Wakhan Corridor-- Panlong Ancient Road--Bandir Lake--Tashi
4 stops
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Today, we will go to the Wakhan Corridor to see the important channel for communication between Chinese civilization and Indian civilization; "Today I have walked through all the detours in life, and from now on my life will be smooth sailing", the slogan of Panlong Ancient Road is the goal pursued by countless people. Today we will drive along the winding mountain road and overlook the scenery below the mountain; we will leave the Panlong Ancient Road and head to Bandir Lake to enjoy the comfortable and natural lake view. Itinerary: Tashi County → Wakhan Corridor (Outside visit) → Panlong Ancient Road (car tour) → Bandir Lake (Outside visit) → Tashi County
8 hours • Admission ticket free
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Wakhan Corridor(Outside visit) The Wakhan Corridor is located in the southern part of the Pamir Plateau, with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters. It is a narrow valley from east to west from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to neighboring Afghanistan. In 1963, the border between China and Afghanistan was completely closed. At the same time, the Wakhan Corridor The corridor was also forgotten and became a dead-end road with no one knowing where it came from or where it ended. Historically, it was part of the ancient Silk Road in Eurasia, connecting Chinese civilization with Indian civilization, Central Asian civilization, and Persian civilization. An important channel for the exchange of civilizations and European civilizations. In the 4th century BC, Alexander the Great of Macedonia from the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe also bypassed here to reach northwestern India when he marched eastward to Central Asia and South Asia.
Admission ticket free
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Panlong Ancient Road(car tour) Lying in the Kunlun Mountains, at an altitude of about 4,100 kilometers, it looks like a giant dragon lying in the mountains, watching over this sacred mountain in the west of the motherland. Therefore, it is called the Panlong Ancient Road, also known as the Waqia Highway. The entire highway is located in Waqia Township, Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture. It is 75 kilometers long and is all winding mountain roads. There are a total of 639 S-bends. The dark new asphalt road surface looks like a mountain painting.
Admission ticket free
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Bandir Lake(Outside visit) The Bandir Blue Lake was originally a reservoir built for water storage. The lake water is meltwater from glaciers. It is blue due to special minerals and appears peacock blue or dark blue due to the refraction of sunlight. The locals named it Bandir Blue Lake, and it is also known as the "sapphire" "inlaid" in the Kunlun Mountains.
Admission ticket free
Day 10
Tashi--Muztagh Ata Glacier Park--Karakul Lake--Kashgar
3 stops
27
Today you will visit Muztagh Ata Glacier Park and Karakul Lake. The Glacier Park is at a high altitude and has many well-developed glaciers. You can see ice towers, ice caves and other landscapes here, as well as beautiful and spectacular scenery. Karakul Lake is at the foot of Muztagh Ata Peak, and the lake water is deep and dark. The lake water changes colors throughout the day as the sun shines on it. Itinerary: Tashi County → Muztagh Ata Glacier Park (including tickets and visits) → Karakul Lake (including tickets and visits) → Kashgar
8 hours • Admission ticket free
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Muztagh Ata Glacier Park(including tickets and visits) Muztagh Ata Glacier Park is located in Taxkorgan County, at the foot of the world-famous "Father of Icebergs" - the 7,546-meter Muztagh Ata Peak. The park is 20 kilometers in radius, 72 kilometers away from the county seat, 12 kilometers away from National Highway 314, with an average altitude of 5,000 meters. The beautiful "Green Bow Lake" is here. Visitors can see the majesty of the glaciers, the beauty of the ice snakes, the variety of ice towers and ice caves, and the tenderness and coldness of the four-layer ice lake. You can also see strange mountains and rocks, exotic flowers and plants, and precious wild animals.
Admission ticket free
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Karakul Lake Tours
Karakul Lake(including tickets and visits) Karakul means "Black Sea". It is 3,600 meters above sea level, 30 meters deep and covers a total area of ​​10 square kilometers. It is a rare plateau lake in the world, surrounded by ice peaks and snow-capped mountains. You can see the world-famous peaks with an altitude of more than 7,000 meters - the three Kunlun Mountains - from a close distance.
Admission ticket free
Day 11
Kashgar--Kashgar Old Town-- Id Kah Mosque-- Kashgar
5 stops
30
Kashgar
Today we will visit the old city of Kashgar, explore the century-old teahouse, walk into the world of Uyghur elders, see the intangible cultural heritage craftsmanship of ancient Uyghur craftsmen, and feel the life atmosphere of the Uyghur people; All roads in the Kashgar old town lead to the Id Kah Mosque, which is the largest mosque in Xinjiang, a landmark of Islamic culture, and a great place to take humanistic photos. Itinerary: Kashgar Old Town → Id Kah Mosque (including tickets and internal visits) → Kashgar
8 hours • Admission ticket free
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Kashgar old town The ancient city of Kashgar has a history of more than 2,100 years. The opening ceremony with a long history recreates the unique courtesy of the ancient city to welcome distinguished guests. The streets and alleys of the old city of Kashgar are crisscrossed, with flexible and changeable layouts. Most of the houses are brick-wood and earth-wood structures. It is a maze-like block featuring Islamic culture, and every brick will guide you in the right direction.
Admission ticket free
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Id Kah Mosque(including tickets and internal visits) All roads in the Kashgar old town lead to this mosque. For Muslims, this is not only a place for worship, but also a home for their purified souls. It is located on the west side of Id Kah Square in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, covering an area of ​​25.22 acres. It is the largest mosque in Xinjiang, rich in Islamic characteristics, and a landmark building in Kashgar. There are many pigeons and Uygur elders chatting on the square, making it a good place to take pictures of humanities.
Admission ticket free
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Kashgar
Reference menu for the farewell dinner: Oxtail stewed with corn, one-meter barbecue, Qiaoertai fish, Bachu mushrooms, refreshing Chamagushi, spinach gluten, colorful salad, emperor porridge, golden meat, pumpkin buns, pilaf, hometown spicy chicken , Yanqi spicy lamb, stir-fried lotus root, blanched Chinese cabbage, tiger skin spicy eggplant, fried goose eggs with sand onions, flavored beans, scallion-fried walnut mushrooms, fruit plate, Haierbag special tea, yogurt
Admission ticket free
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Kashgar
Note: If you choose to end the trip on the same day, please book a flight to leave Kashgar Laining International Airport (KHG) before 20:00 in the evening, and the relevant hotel fees will be refunded.
Admission ticket free
Day 12
Kashgar Airport Drop-off
1 stop
35
Today we will end our pleasant trip to southern Xinjiang. You can book a suitable flight to leave Kashgar Laining International Airport (KHG) according to your needs.
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Age and Safety: Customers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Pregnant women may join if under 24 weeks by the trip's end.
• Room Details All hotel rooms are equipped with either two Full/Double beds or one King/Queen bed, depending on availability at the hotel on the day of check-in. The maximum occupancy per room is four travelers.

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