Highlights


  • Driving on the China-Pakistan Highway and enjoy continues stunning scenes passing by your windows.

  • Admire the amazing Karakul Lake which shows a completely different rich color with the reflection the holy Muztagh. 

  • Pay a great visit the turquoise finger-shaped Kanas Lake, the Last Fairyland on the earth to discover Water Monster here as well.

  • Urho Ghost City, also know as wind city. Being one of the few typical wind erosion physiognomies in the world, it is renowned for its howling wind and unique structures.

【Departure date: every Saturday】

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Day 1Kashgar Arrival✈️

Today you will catch the flight to Kashgar. We will meet you at the airport. Transfer to your hotel and check in. Have a good rest.

Hotel: In Kashgar
Altitude: 1298m

Day 2Kashgar🚗Taxkorgan

Driving on the China and Pakistan Highway. You can enjoy the magnificent Bulongkol Lake also known as Baisha Mountain (white Sand Mountain) is located in the Pamir Plateau, a large plateau in the Pamir mountain range at an altitude of about 3500 to 5000m with mountains up to more than 7000m, located next to the Karakoram Highway, so it is one of the must stop spot on the way to Karakul Lake and Taxkorgan. This view shows the central part of the plateau from the southeast covering Tajikistan  in the center, Eastern China on the right and Afghanistan as well as northern Pakistan on the foreground left. 

Experience beautiful Karakul Lake where the herds of livestock around the lakeside are reflected in lake Kirghiz herdsmen usually settle down and graze their herds before shuttling you onward to Taxkorgan. The following day will be spent exploring the stunning landscape surrounding the highway, and we will drive to Taxkrogan County for overnight stay.     


Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Taxkorgan
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 3100m
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    Karakul Lake

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    Pamirs Plateau

Day 3Taxkorgan🚗Kashgar

Today we will drive back to Kashgar, on the way, you will visit the Stone Fortress. The city is oval in shape and the city walls were built with sun-dried bricks on stone foundation. It is 1285 metres in circumference outside. Over the past few years, new wooden pathways have been constructed to allow tourist to walk these beautiful grasslands, known as the Golden Grassland. From here you can get even better photos of the Stone Fortress. Walking around the pastureland to see Local Tajiks customs.  

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1298m
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    Golden Grassland

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    Stone Fortress

Day 4Kashgar✈️Urumqi

Today meet your guide and driver at the hotel lobby, then we will do full day Kashgar city excursion. we will visit the Idigar Mosque, the largest Mosque in China and the most sacred mosque for the locals to practise their Islamic activities. around 10:30 we have to visit the Old Town when the open ceremony ready to greeting all the tourists with the culture show, further exploration to the special culture and experience the lifestyle with the arrangements of the visiting to the local Uighur Family. 

Lunch arranged in the local Restaurant. We will pay a visit to the famous Sunday Bazaar that is combined two section. The covered bazaar sells the clothing, nuts, household goods and many things out of your imagination. The outdoor Animal Bazaar is the first bazaar we visit, where the farmers and buyers arriving by donkey cart, truck, bicycle, horseback, motorbike or on foot, with their animals. It is quite interesting to witness their typical methods of bargain. Kashgar city tour ends with the wandering to the bustling Handicraft street. 

After visiting, say goodbye to Kashgar where you must have amazing experience and you will catch the flight to Urumqi.  


Traffic: Plane
Hotel: In Urumqi
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 836m
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    Kashgar Old Town

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    Sunday Bazzar

Day 5Urumqi🚗Turpan

This morning we will drive you to the next stop Turpan. A must and first visit is the oldest Uighur village Tuyoq Village located in the very center of Flaming Mountain Canyon. It used to be the holy site of Buddhism and Islam. The village consists of four parts: Canyon scenery, Maza tomb and the old buildings of the ancient village. And pay a visit to the Jiaohe Ruins, with a history of 2,300 years lies between two rivers on a loess plateau atop a cliff of over 30m. It is one of the best preserved ruins of its ancient era in China, it was include in the World Heritage List on June 22, 2014.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Turpan
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 36m
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    Jiaohe Ruins

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    Tuyoq Village

Day 6Turpan🚗Urumqi

Morning depart from the hotel, we will head to the Karez Well, which is special kind of irrigation system, here you can not only visit this ancient irrigation system, but also get rid of the heat of summer. Then explore the Sugong Minaret, the largest Islamic minaret in China built in 1778. In the afternoon, we will drive all the way to Urumqi. enjoy a walking tour at  the Xinjiang International Bazaar, the largest bazaar in Urumqi. You'll find a bustling market filled with fruit, clothing, crafts, knives, carpets and almost anything that you can imagine.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Urumqi
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 552m
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    Sugong Minaret

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    Xinjiang International Bazaar

Day 7Urumqi🚗 Fuhai

Today you will enjoy the tour of the picturesque Heavenly Lake (approximately 1.5hrs), 2000m up in the Tianshan mountain range which is surrounded by the snow mountains, blooming wildflowers, evergreen pine trees. 40-minute scenic shuttle bus ride that twists though the dramatic mountains. Then you can either walk to the lakeside in 10mins or take the electronic cart. There are 3 options suggested. Boating cruise to take the incredible view of Tianshan Mountain. Trekking along the lake in the fresh air. or you can explore further to the Maya Mountain by the cable car to enjoy the magnificent view of the Mountains. After the visiting, we will drive along the S21 desert highway and visit the Ulungur Lake en-route.

Traffic: Train
Hotel: Fuhai Elong Hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 530m
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    Heavenly Lake.

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    Heavenly Lake

Day 8Fuhai 🚗Hemu

Arrive in Beitun in the early momrning, enjoy a simple breakfast at the local restaurant, Then we will travel to the most beautiful Tuwa village Hemu, tranquil village, herds of cattle and sheep, warm and hospitable locals, What a beautiful and mysterious place! if you want to explore the life of Tuwa people, they will very welcome you to visit their family. 

Tips: When arrive in Hemu, we will change the shuttle bus to the village, please  leave your luggage in the coach. Prepare a washing bag and just take your necessities.


Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Hemu
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1124m
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    Hemu Village.

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    Hemu Village

Day 9Hemu🚗Kanas

Your guide and driver will pick you up in the morning, and then drive along the mountain road to Kanas Nature Reserve, China's only European-like ecological site that has been awarded the title of the "Pure Land of the World" due to its unspoiled natural scenery. En-route, visit Kanas Lake. Upon arrival change the shuttle bus to the inside of the Reserve to enjoy the beautiful scenery, head to the Fish Pavilion, enjoy a view of Kanas. Later afternoon back to Jiadengyu district to check into the hotel. 

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Kanas
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1375m
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    Kanas Lake

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    Kanas

Day 10Kanas🚗Urho

Today we will head to Burqin, enjoy the scenery of Five-Colored Beach, Walk into the colorful Beach, you will feel as if in a dream world. The unique lava landscape consisted of purplish red, vandyke red, yellow and light green mudstone, sandstone and gravel. this is the most beautiful colorful Beach, masterpiece of nature, and miracle of Burqin.

After lunch, we will drive to Urho Ghost City and appreciate the beautiful sunset by taking the shuttle train. aka "Urho Wind City", a unique wind-eroded geological area commonly referred to as "wind city" because of the frequent howling winds.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Urho
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1463m
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    Five-colored Beach

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    Five-colored Beach.

Day 11Urho🚗Jinghe

in the morning, we will drive to Dushanzi and pay a visit to the amazing Dushanzi Grand Canyon, which is the hidden attraction in Xinjiang, formed by the snow and rain of Tianshan Mountain in dry years, like a group of bamboo poles rising up. The valley floor is 100-400 meters wide and the valley shoulder is 800-1,000 meters wide, with a height of 200 meters and an altitude of 1,070 meters.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Jinghe
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1463m
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    Ghost City.

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    Ghost City

Day 12Jinghe🚗Yining

Today we are going to the most beautiful  Sayram Lake, the another highlight of your northern Xinjiang tour, which is known as the last drop of tears of the Atlantic. Sayram Lake is a fairyland with wonderful natural scenery. its water is very clear and pure. you can stroll on the shore, enjoy the blooming wildflowers and the beautiful grassland around the lake. then driving on the spectacular Guozigou Bridge, the largest and most important bridge in Xinjiang. 

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Yining
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 660m
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    Sayram Lake.

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    Sayram Lake

Day 13Yining🚗Tekes

Driving from Yining to Tekes, you will start your journey from the ingenious Kalajun Prairie, which is as beautiful as in a poem or a picture. There are springs densely distributed here. Every year, from May to September. The ideal place for people of the pasture to exchange materials and hold cultural activities. Kalajun, in Kazak, means "a dark wilderness". For generations, people on the grassland have lived a simple nomadic life. The traditional lifestyle exudes a unique charm. 

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Tekes
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1208m
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    Kalajun Prairie.

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    Kalajun Prairie

Day 14Tekes🚗Naraty

Today, your guide and driver will pick you up in the morning. We'll head to the famous pasture Naraty Air Grassland, The famous pasture has been famous pasture land ever since the ancient times, and there are wide river valley, high mountains, the crisscrossed deep gores, the flourishing foreset and open grassland. you can enjoy the beautiful scenery and explore the Kazakh way of life. Afterwards, we will transfer you to check in your hotel. Have a good rest.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Naraty or Xinyuan
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1388m
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    Naraty Grassland.

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    Naraty Grassland

Day 15Naraty🚗Yining

Say farewell to beautiful Naraty and back to Yining. we will go to Kazanqi Folk Village, a blue fairy tale town in the city. This village in the hinterland of the Tianshan Mountains is full of colorful Uyghur dwellings. It is a Soviet style with sky blue Color-based, colorful spire houses with wood-carved windows are like walking into Chefchaouen in Morocco. Next, pay a visit to the Accordion Museum on Liuxing Street. According to reports, the museum has a collection of more than 800 accordions from more than 20 countries, attracting many tourists to take pictures here, and even music lovers come here.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Yining
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 660m
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    Accordion Museum

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    Kazanqi Folk Village

Day 16Yining Departure✈️

Today you will be transferred to the airport and back to your sweet home, wish you have a pleasant home journey.

Traffic: Plane
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 660m

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INCLUDES

  • 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 and 2nd class express train 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.

  • 8, A 24/7 helpline while you are traveling.

EXCLUDES

  • International and domestic flights 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

TRIP NOTES

  • We will upgrade trains to 1st class where available if book the tour 5 months in advance of departure.

  • There is no problem to travel Silk Road during Ramadan.

  • Complimentary 2 bottles of water each person on daily use.

Transportation

We will use business MPV to luxurious coaches and trains.

Accommodation

All the hotels we selected are 4-5star well-located in the city center with good and proper breakfast for our clients.

Guides

Our guides are very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful. And our group tours will be escorted from SRT.

Climate and Altitude

Generally speaking Mid March—End Oct are the best time to visit Silk Road. And we strongly suggest you come in May, June, October to avoid the heat and crowd. No need to worry about high altitude along the Silk Road. We will prepare Oxygen bags if the package includes Xiahe, Qinghai Lake and Taxkorgan County.

We offer beneficial Cancellation Policy to our customers.

Payment and Deposit 

1. 4 to 15 pax in a group (4 pax min, 15 pax max)

2. Typically we will take 700 USD per person as deposit when you book the trip (You can pay the deposit through WeChat/Alipay/bank transfer.)

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3. Then the balance will be paid when you arrive. (Note: The balance needs to be paid 7 days before departure if your trip is just in the official Chinese holiday. E.g. Chinese New Year, Labor's Day, National Day)

  • Our cancellation policies are very friendly.

  • If you have to cancel your trip for some unexpected reasons, we have the following policies:
    1. FULL REFUND at least 15 days before departure date. (Note: except the cost of service fees paid for the third party, such as trains, hotels,transportation etc)2. FULL REFUND if there is no flight and train to arrive resulted from extreme weather or government restrictions.

  • If the trip is cancelled due to severe weather conditions or any government restriction, full refund will be offered.

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