8-Day Silk Road Tour from Kashgar to Dunhuang, Zhangye etc.

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival Kashgar
1 stop
1
Kashgar Old City
Arrival Kashgar and transferred to your hotel. If time permits, you can visit the biggest bazaar in China, Kashgar Bazaar. Otherwise you will visit it next day.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Kashgar
3 stops
2
Start the city tour with your tour guide. Visit the old mosque to learn the history of Uighur people.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
3
Abakh Hoja Tomb
Afterwards, you will visit the well-known family tomb which is well-preserved its impressive architecture.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
4
Visit Animal Bazaar (only on Sundays), and old town with local guide. Catch 2-hour evening flight to Urumqi. Upon arrival, transferred to hotel in Urumqi.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Urumqi--Tianchi--Turpan
1 stop
5
Tianchi Forest Park
Drive one hour to Tianchi, Heavenly Lake in English, to visit the stunning mountain lake in the Mt Tianshan. Then you will take 4-hour ride to Turpan that is a hub city on the ancient Silk Road.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Turpan Sightseeing
5 stops
6
Ancient City of Gaochang (Kharakhoja)
Visit the ancient City of Gaochang that was a ruin for the Gaochang Kingdom 700 years ago,
1 hour • Admission ticket included
7
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
Visit Bezeklik Grottoes afterwards, though most of them were damaged but still can tell its splendid Buddhism culture,
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Emin Minaret (Su Gong Ta)
Visit the pretty minaret that was built in 1777AD with a traditional Uyghur architecture.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
9
Karez System
Visit Karez System Musuem where you will learn how the local people suivive in the desert.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
10
Ancient City of Jiaohe (Yarkhoto)
Visit the ruin city that was built on a 30-meter high platform. There are still well-preserved houses, temples, and lanes etc.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Turpan--Liuyuan--Dunhuang Bullet Train & Car
1 stop
11
Mingsha Shan - Echoing-Sand Mountain
Take a morning fast train for 4 hours from Turpan to Liuyuan where you will take 1.5-hour ride to Dunhuang. Visit the Singing Sand Dunes and Crescent Moon Spring in the afternoon. You can explore the night market if you are interested.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Dunhuang--Jiayuguan Car
1 stop
12
Mogao Caves
Visit the highlight of the Silk Road, Mogao Grottoes. Then you will be transferred 5 hours to Jiayuguan by car.
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Jiayuguan to Zhangye by car
2 stops
13
Jiayuguan Fortress
Visit Jiayuguan Fort in the morning. Then you will take 3-hour car ride to Zhangye Rainbow Mountain. Later, you will be transferred to Zhangye hotel.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
14
Zhangye Danxia Geopark
Visit Zhangye Rainbow Danxia, which is renowned for its colorful clays.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Transferred to Zhangye Airport or train station, tour ends
1 stop
15
Transferred to Zhangye Airport or train station, the tour ends
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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