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The experience
Silk Road from Xi'an to Kashgar 16 Days by train, a 16 days tour from Xi'an to Lanzhou, Linxia and 13 destinations.
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An itinerary overview showing the order of destinations.
Day by day
Xi'an Shi, Shaanxi, China (Xi'an Airport, 08:00 - 22:00)
transfer (Xi'an Airport - Xi'an, China)
Hotel 3* (City Centre Days Inn)
Breakfast
transfer (Xi'an - Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum)
Hotel 3* (City Centre Days Inn (Bell Tower))
Visit Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum Walk along Xi'an City Wall Explore Muslim Quarter
Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum Xi'an City Wall Muslim Quarter
Breakfast
train (Xi'an, China - Lanzhou, China), transfer (Lanzhou Train Station - Lanzhou, China)
Hotel 5* (Yuluxe Lanzhou)
Breakfast
transfer (Lanzhou, China - Linxia, China), sailing (Linxia, China - Bingling Si Caves, China), transfer (Bingling Si Caves, China - Labrang, China)
Visit Bingling Si Caves
Bingling Si Caves
Breakfast
transfer (Labrang, China - Xining, China)
Hotel 3* (Heye Youth Travel Hotel (Xi'an Bell Tower Metro Station))
Visit Labrang Monastery
Labrang Monastery
Breakfast
transfer (Xining, China - Xining Train Station, China), train (Xining, China - Zhangye, China), transfer (Zhangye Train Station - Zhangye, China)
Hotel 3* (Beichen Hotel)
Visit Kumbum Monastery
Kumbum Monastery
Breakfast
transfer (Zhangye, China - Jiayuguan, China)
Hotel 3* (Jiayuguan Yihao Hotel)
Visit Danxia Mount Visit Jiayuguan Fort
Danxia Mount Jiayuguan Fort
Breakfast
transfer (Jiayuguan, China - Dunhuang, China)
Visit Minshan Sha and Crescent Moon Spring
Explore Dunhuang night market
Minshan Sha Crescent Moon Spring
Breakfast
transfer (Dunhuang, China - Liuyuan Station, China), train (Liuyuan, China - Turpan, China), transfer (Turpan Train Station - Turpan, China)
Hotel 3* (Turpan Karez Hotel)
Visit Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves
Breakfast
transfer (Turpan - Various sites in Turpan)
Hotel 3* (Turpan Karez Hotel)
Visit Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves Visit Ancient City of Jiaohe Visit Gaochang Visit Karez Irrigation System Visit Emin Minaret
Taste dried fruits and Uyghur food for lunch
Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves Ancient City of Jiaohe Gaochang Karez Irrigation System Emin Minaret
Breakfast
transfer (Turpan, China - Urumqi, China)
Hotel 3* (Ibis Hotel (Urumqi Youhao Mingyuan))
Visit Erdaoqiao Grand Bazaar
Erdaoqiao Grand Bazaar
Breakfast
transfer (Urumqi, China - Heavenly Lake, China), transfer (Heavenly Lake, China - Urumqi Train Station, China), train (Urumqi, China - Kashgar, China)
Visit Heavenly Lake (Tianchi)
Heavenly Lake (Tianchi)
Breakfast
transfer (Kashgar Train Station - Kashgar Old Town)
Visit Apa Hoja Mausoleum Explore Kashgar old town Visit Handicraft Street Visit old Id Ghar Mosque
Visit Animal Bazaar (Sundays only)
Apa Hoja Mausoleum Kashgar Old Town Id Ghar Mosque Kashgar Animal Bazaar
Breakfast
transfer (Kashgar, China - Tashkurgan, China)
Hotel 3* (Lavande Hotel Kashigar Ancient City)
Visit Karakul Lake
Taste yak hot pot for dinner
China-Pakistan Friendship Highway White Sand Lake Karakul Lake Muztag Ata
Breakfast
transfer (Tashkurgan, China - Kashgar, China)
Hotel 3* (Lavande Hotel Kashigar Ancient City)
Visit Stone City View Pamir Plateau grasslands
Stone City Pamir Plateau
Kashi Diqu, Xinjiang, China (Kashgar airport, 08:00 - 22:00)
Breakfast
transfer (Kashgar, China - Kashgar Airport, China)
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