Silk Road

11 DAYS JOURNEY

11 Days Silk Road Group Tour from Kashgar to Xi’an

Duration

11 Days

Price From

$2050

Tour Type

Private Tour

Group Size

Max 12

Tour Overview

● Marvel Karakul Lake, a high-altitude lake set at the foot of snowcapped Muztagh Ata (7,546m) and Kongur Tagh (7,719m)

Tour Highlights

  • Karakul Lake
  • Karakul Lake

Day by Day Itinerary

1

Kashgar Arrival

Welcome to
Kashgar
, the ancient city with special local cultural and ethnic characteristics along the Silk Road. Be transferred to the hotel. Relax and prepare for your Natural Wonder and Culture Adventure.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Kashgar

Altitude:
1289m

2

Visit Karakul Lake (260 kms)

In the morning, enjoy your nice buffet breakfast. At 09:00 your guide and driver will meet you at hotel lobby to start the adventure. Driving on the China and Pakistan highway about 4hrs to enjoy the landscape of Pamirs Plateau.40mins driving. we stop in the
Opal village
 to visit the
traditional bustling bazaar

On the way, you can experience beautiful

Karakul Lake
where the herds of l

3

Kahgar City Tour then Flight to Urumqi

Today you will enjoy a full day excursion of Kashgar. Pay a visit to

Id Kah Mosque
, the largest Mosque in China and the most sacred mosque for the locals to practise their Islamic activities at 09:00. Continue the visiting to
Old Town
at 10:30 with the open ceremony of Maxilap show. Come and Join the exciting movement in this well-preserved Uighur residential area. Our speciality: Relaxing in

4

Urumqi – Heavenly Lake (120 kms)

We will drive 1.5 hours to entrance of the
Heavenly Lake
 about 08:30, following is the 40-minutes shuttle bus twisting through the picturesque Tianshan mountains to the edge of the Lake. Either Trek around the lake, enjoy the boating cruise, or even take the cable car to the explore the Maya Mountain for the incredible view of Bogoda Peak.

Lunch will be arranged in the Yurt of the local Kazakh

5

Drive to Turpan and Have City Tour (200 kms)

With an early start today at 08:00. Drive all the way to Oasis
Turpan
that we will pass by the wind power station and vast Gobi desert in 3hrs.

Our first stop 
Tuyoq Valley
, an ancient oasis-village. We will have lunch in the local Uygur family before exploring this traditional village surrounded by the impressive grape trellis and the stories of the adventurers all of the world.

About

6

Train to Dunhuang and Visit Echoing Sand Mountain

After a pleasant breakfast, take you to the train station then train to
Dunhuang
(Liuyuan Station). We specially arrange Dunhuang experts and professors who’ll introduce this exotic city in detail to you. The 
Crescent Lake & Singing Sand Mountains
is an oasis Gobi desert, surrounded by numerous sand dunes, reaching a relative height of 250 meters (820 feet). The Mingsha Shan is so named for th

7

Visit Mogao Grottoes then Drive to Jiayuguan (350 kms)

After breakfast, let’s visit the world famous 
Mogao Grottoes
, which was designated as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO for its 1600 years accumulated cultural, architectural, and art treasures. There remains 492 cave temple and 45000 square meters of frescos. According to Tang Dynasty records, a monk had witnessed onsite a vision of thousand Buddhas under showers of golden rays. Thus inspired

8

Jiayuguan City Tour then Flight to Xi’an

Today we begin our journey to the 
Jiayuguan Fortress
. Standing among vast desert and surrounded by rolling mountains,it looks like a dignified general guarding the grand land. Besides functioning as a frontier military fortress, it was also an important traffic hub along the
Silk Road
, the oldest worldwide trading route.

After that, you will explore 
the Great Wall Museum
, which was opene

9

Visit Terracotta Warriors

Tour starts at 08:00 and then drive 1 hour to get close to the incredible
Terracotta Warriors
 in China’s first Emperor’s Tomb built 2300 years ago,the most significant archaeological excavations of the 20th century.

 

After lunch in the local restaurant, head to ancient architecture and a holy place for Buddhists. – 
Big Goose Pagoda
, The restored Buddha and building are beautiful with spec

10

Xi’an City Tour

Today is an another day to explore the history and culture in Xi’ an.

We will visit 
Shaanxi Museum
, one of the major museums in China. It is home to numerous unearthed cultural artifacts and represents the imposing image of a 13-dynasties capital. 

Continue tour to the 
Ancient City Wall
, the most well-preserved city wall and the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. Yo

11

End of Tour

Today our journey comes to an end after a good breakfast. You will be transferred to the airport or train station based on your schedule.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
No accommodation

Meals:
Breakfast

Dates & Pirce

Dates

1 Person

2 Persons

3-6 Persons

7-9 Persons

Single Supplyment

Dec.-Mar.

95

95

95

95

/

Apr.-Nov.

80

80

80

80

/

What’s Included

  • Private transportation through out the itinerary. SRT will arrange for all travelers to be met on arrival and seen off on departure based on your flight info.
  • Shared accommodations in well located, tourist to superior class hotels include breakfast, service charge and government tax.
  • All entrance fees(shuttle bus) sightseeing; excursions and activities as per the itinerary
  • Domestic flights from Kashgar to Urumqi, Jiayuguan to Xi’an
  • 2nd class express train from Turpan to Dunhuang (Liuyuan Station) listed in the itinerary
  • Private friendly and professional English-Speaking guides (French, Italy, Russian, German can be arranged per your request)
  • Visa support letter for you to apply Chinese visa easily.
  • Travel and health insurance when travel with us.

What’s Not Included

  • International flight arrive in Kashgar and leave from Xi’ an not indicated.
  • Food, Lunch or dinner not specified
  • Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers
  • Personal expenses and the other tours or activities not mentioned

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