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Silk Road Tour from Kashgar to Lanzhou 12 Days, a 12 days tour from Kashgar to Tashkurgan, Kashgar and 9 destinations.
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Day by day
Kashi Diqu, Xinjiang, China (Kashgar airport, 08:00 - 22:00)
Transfer (Kashgar Airport, China - Kashgar, China)
Hotel 4* (Green Oriental Hotel (Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area)), Hotel 4* (Meilun Hotel, Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area), Hotel 4* (Mercure Kashgar (Gucheng Scenic Area))
Kashgar
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Kashgar, China - Tashkurgan, China)
Hotel 5* (Jin jiang International Hotel Urumqi), Hotel 4* (Tashkurgan East Search Culture Hotel)
Visit Karakul Lake Stop at White Sand Lake View yurts on the grassland
Karakul Lake Muztagata White Sand Lake
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Tashkurgan, China - Kashgar, China)
Hotel 4* (Green Oriental Hotel (Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area)), Hotel 4* (Meilun Hotel, Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area), Hotel 4* (Mercure Kashgar (Gucheng Scenic Area))
Explore Tashkurgan town Visit Stone City (2,000-year-old ruin)
Stone City
Breakfast, Lunch (Authentic traditional Uyghur food including nang bread, hand-stretched noodles, and pilau at a local Uyghur's house)
transfer (Kashgar, China - Kashgar Airport, China), flight (Kashgar, China - Urumqi, China), transfer (Urumqi Airport, China - Urumqi, China)
Hotel 4* (Atour Hotel Urumqi Minzhu Road), Hotel 4* (Holiday Inn Express Urumqi Railway Station), Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Urumqi Innovation Plaza)
Visit Apa Hoja Mausoleum (built 1640) Explore Kashgar Old Town Visit Handicraft Street Visit Id Ghar Mosque (non-praying times) Authentic Uyghur lunch at local house Optional: Visit Animal Bazaar (Sundays only)
Taste local snacks (Nang Bread, grilled eggs, dried fruits) Visit Animal Bazaar (opens Sundays only, relocated near Kashgar Airport)
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* (Atour Hotel Urumqi Minzhu Road), Hotel 4* (Holiday Inn Express Urumqi Railway Station), Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Urumqi Innovation Plaza)
Visit Heavenly Lake (Tianchi)
Heavenly Lake (Tianchi)
Breakfast, Lunch (Uyghur lunch)
transfer (Urumqi, China - Turpan, China)
Hotel 4* (Turpan James Joyce Coffetel), Hotel 4* (Metropolo Jin Jiang Hotels Turpan), Hotel 4* (Holiday Inn Express Turpan by IHG)
Visit Ancient City of Jiaohe Visit 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, Lunch
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 Kaitong Building), Hotel 4* (Jiayuguan Hotel)
Visit Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Jiayuguan, China - Zhangye, China)
Hotel 4* (Zhangye Jiancheng Holiday Hotel), Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Zhangye West Railway Station)
Visit Jiayuguan Fortress Climb Overhanging Great Wall Visit Wei and Jin Ancient Cemetery
Jiayuguan Fortress Overhanging Great Wall Wei and Jin Ancient Cemetery
Breakfast, Lunch
transfer (Zhangye, China - Matisi Monastery, China), transfer (Matisi Monastery, China - Zhangye Danxia, China), transfer (Zhangye Danxia, China - Zhangye, China)
Hotel 4* (Zhangye Jiancheng Holiday Hotel), Hotel 4* (Hampton by Hilton Zhangye West Railway Station)
Visit Matisi Monastery Visit Zhangye Danxia (Rainbow Mountains)
Matisi Monastery Zhangye Danxia
Breakfast, Lunch
train (Zhangye, China - Lanzhou, China), transfer (Lanzhou Station, China - Lanzhou, China)
Hotel 4* (Lanzhou Mercure Hotel, South Tianshui Road), Hotel 5* (Yuluxe Lanzhou)
Visit Zhangshan Iron Bridge Visit Water Wheel Park Visit White Pagoda Hill
Visit Gansu Provincial Museum (if tickets available)
Gansu Provincial Museum Zhangshan Iron Bridge Water Wheel Park White Pagoda Hill
Lanzhou Shi, Gansu, China (Lanzhou Airport, 08:00 - 22:00)
Breakfast
Transfer (Lanzhou, China - Lanzhou Airport, China)
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