17 Days $6975 per person
Silk Road Adventure in China
Imagine departing Xian in a camel caravan laden with silk, spices, incense and gems for the far-away Mediterranean. Your path will not take you all the way to Italy, but only to the border with the “Stans”. You can see the famous terracotta soldiers of Xian, drive across the menacing Taklimakan Desert, explore the oasis towns of Turfan, Kuqa, and Khotan, spend a day with the nomads near the Heavenly Lake, shop the Sunday Market in Yutien and mingle with the people of Xinjiang – Uighurs, Kazaks, Tajiks and others.
Note: For those who would like to arrive early, Myths and Mountains would be happy to arrange a pre-trip extension in Beijing.
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Land Cost: Starting At $6975 per person*
*Based on 4-6 People (excluding international air)
Activities
Trip Overview
Experience & Explore
- Day 1
Arrive in Beijing
- Day 2
Fly to Xian; Visit the Terracotta Soldier and Horse Museum; Explore the Muslim Quarter
- Day 3
Tour Xian including Little Goose Pagoda, Big White Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi Museum
- Day 4
Fly to Dunhuang; Drive out to Crescent Lake and the Gobi Desert
- Day 5
Visit the Dunhuang Grotto Art and Mogao Grottos; Board an overnight sleeper train to Turpan
- Day 6
Explore the ruins of Gaochang, Huoyan Shan and Bazelik Thousand Buddha Caves
- Day 7
Wander the market, visit the Emin Minaret, the Jiaohe Ruins and a few grape farms
- Day 8
Head west to Urumqi and visit the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum; Fly to Hotan
- Day 9
Hike in the desert out to the Rawak Pagoda or explore the town
- Day 10
Head to Mingfeng; Stop in Yu Tien for the market and visit the mosque
- Day 11
Drive to Kuqa
- Day 12
Explore Kizil Caves and the Kezikalahan War Signaling Station
- Day 13
Explore Kuqa
- Day 14
Fly back to Urumqi and drive out to Heavenly Lake
- Day 15
Morning at leisure and then drive back to Urumqi
- Day 16
Fly to Beijing
- Day 17
Transfer to the airport for your fight home
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