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The experience
Silk Road 8D from Kashgar to Zhangye, a 8 days tour from Kashgar to Urumqi, Turpan and 3 destinations.
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An itinerary overview showing the order of destinations.
Day by day
Kashi Diqu, Xinjiang, China (Kashgar airport, 08:00 - 22:00)
transfer (Kashgar Airport, China - Kashgar, China)
Hotel 4* (Atour Hotel Ancient City Pedestrian Street Kashgar), Hotel 4* (Green Oriental Hotel (Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area)), Hotel 4* (Meilun Hotel, Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area)
Breakfast
flight (Kashgar, China - Urumqi, China), transfer (Urumqi Airport, China - Urumqi, China)
Hotel 4* (Urumqi Atour Hotel), Hotel 4* (Holiday Inn Express Urumqi Railway Station), Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Urumqi Innovation Plaza)
Guided city tour of Kashgar Visit Apa Hoja Mausoleum Explore Kashgar old town Visit Id Ghar Mosque
Visit Animal Bazaar (available if traveling on Sunday)
Apa Hoja Mausoleum Kashgar Old Town Id Ghar Mosque Animal Bazaar
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Urumqi, China - Heavenly Lake, China), transfer (Heavenly Lake, China - Urumqi, China)
Hotel 4* (Urumqi Atour Hotel), Hotel 4* (Holiday Inn Express Urumqi Railway Station), Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Urumqi Innovation Plaza)
Visit Heavenly Lake (Tianchi) Visit Erdaoqiao Grand Bazaar
Heavenly Lake (Tianchi) Erdaoqiao Grand Bazaar
Breakfast, Lunch (Uyghur lunch)
transfer (Urumqi, China - Turpan, China)
Hotel 4* (Metropolo Jin Jiang Hotels Turpan), Hotel 4* (James Joyce Coffetel (Turpan Grand Bazaar Jiaohe Huayu Branch)or similar hotel), Hotel 4* (Holiday Inn Express Turpan by IHG)
Visit Ancient City of Jiaohe Learn about Karez Irrigation System View Emin Minaret Visit Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves
Ancient City of Jiaohe Karez Irrigation System Emin Minaret Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves Flaming Mountain
Breakfast
train (Turpan, China - Liuyuan, China), transfer (Liuyuan, China - Dunhuang, China)
Hotel 4* (Dunhuang Zhongzhou International Hotel), Hotel 4* (Dunhuang Silk Road Yijun Hotel), Hotel 4* (Dunhuang International Hotel)
Visit Minsha Shan (Singing Sand Dunes) View Crescent Spring
Explore Dunhuang night market Watch performance copied from Mogao Caves
Minsha Shan (Singing Sand Dunes) Crescent Spring
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Dunhuang, China - Jiayuguan, China)
Hotel 4* (Jiayuguan Hotel), Hotel 4* (Jiayuguan Kaitong Building)
Visit Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves Qilian Mountains
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Jiayuguan, China - Zhangye, China)
Hotel 4* (Zhangye Jiancheng Holiday Hotel), Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Zhangye West Railway Station), Hotel 4* (Xi Yu International Hotel Zhangye)
Visit Jiayuguan Fortress View Zhangye Rainbow Danxia
Jiayuguan Fortress Zhangye Rainbow Danxia
Zhangye Shi, Gansu, China (Zhangye Airport, 08:00 - 22:00)
transfer (Zhangye, China - Zhangye Airport or Station, China)
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