Xining / Qinghai Lake / Zhangye / Jiayuguan / Dunhuang / Turpan / Urumqi / Kashgar12 days
12 Days Silk Road Tour from Xining to Kashgar
A 12-day Silk Road route across Qinghai, Gansu, and Xinjiang, connecting monasteries, Qinghai Lake, Danxia, Great Wall passes, Mogao Caves, Turpan, and Kashgar.
Customizable Plan
Itinerary and travel time can be customized
This sample route is not fixed. SANA can adjust the itinerary, total travel time, daily start time, walking distance, rest blocks, and transport plan around follow-up appointments, recovery status, family preferences, and departure timing.
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Places and pace preview
Detailed itinerary
Recovery-paced schedule
01Day 1
Xining arrival, pickup service, and Taer Monastery
Route focus: Xining arrival, pickup service, and Taer Monastery. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
02Day 2
Qinghai Lake Erlangjian Scenic Area and Chaka Town
Route focus: Qinghai Lake Erlangjian Scenic Area and Chaka Town. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
03Day 3
Chaka Salt Lake Mirror of the Sky and train sightseeing to Zhangye
Route focus: Chaka Salt Lake Mirror of the Sky and train sightseeing to Zhangye. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
04Day 4
Dafo Temple, Zhangye Danxia National Geopark, and transfer to Jiayuguan
Route focus: Dafo Temple, Zhangye Danxia National Geopark, and transfer to Jiayuguan. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
05Day 5
Jiayuguan Pass, Overhanging Great Wall, and transfer to Dunhuang
Route focus: Jiayuguan Pass, Overhanging Great Wall, and transfer to Dunhuang. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
06Day 6
Mogao Grottoes, Singing Sand Dunes, Crescent Spring, and Shazhou Night Market option
Route focus: Mogao Grottoes, Singing Sand Dunes, Crescent Spring, and Shazhou Night Market option. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
07Day 7
Yumen Pass and high-speed train from Dunhuang to Turpan
Route focus: Yumen Pass and high-speed train from Dunhuang to Turpan. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
08Day 8
Jiaohe Ancient City, Karez System, Emin Minaret, and transfer to Urumqi
Route focus: Jiaohe Ancient City, Karez System, Emin Minaret, and transfer to Urumqi. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
09Day 9
Heavenly Lake of Tianshan and Xinjiang Regional Museum
Route focus: Heavenly Lake of Tianshan and Xinjiang Regional Museum. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
10Day 10
Flight to Kashgar, Kashgar Old City, Id Kah Mosque, Ancient Tea House, and Sunday livestock market option
Route focus: Flight to Kashgar, Kashgar Old City, Id Kah Mosque, Ancient Tea House, and Sunday livestock market option. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
11Day 11
Pamir Plateau, Baisha Lake, and Karakul Lake
Route focus: Pamir Plateau, Baisha Lake, and Karakul Lake. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
12Day 12
Kashgar checkout and airport transfer
Route focus: Kashgar checkout and airport transfer. The day can be paced with private transfers, shorter walking windows, and planned rest breaks.
Daily timing can be adjusted around medical review appointments, medication routines, energy level, meals, and departure requirements.
