Summary
Unlock the secrets of the Silk Road on this immersive journey across Central Asia. From Beijing all the way to Ashgabat, this epic 41-day trip heads west across China, showcasing stunning relics, dynastic palaces, Muslim minarets, hidden grottoes and rock-cut Buddhist masterpieces. Continuing into Kyrgyzstan and to the heartland of Uzbekistan, be dazzled by Central Asia proper: the tranquil landscape of Song-Kol Lake; wild boar and deer around Chychkan Gorge; Solomon's Throne in historic Osh; and the superb mosques and museums of Samarkand. Finish up in the often forgotten Turkmenistan, watching eternal flames glazing over Darvaza crater, visit settlement of Yerbent in the desert and blow your imagination of Central Asia in the futuristic Ashgabat. Full of warmly hospitable locals, spectacular expanses and constant evocations of a legendary past, this is Silk Road and Central Asia at its magical best.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Beijing
- Day 2
- Xi'an
- Day 3
- Xi'an
- Day 4
- Xi'an - Overnight Train
- Day 5
- Zhangye
- Day 6
- Zhangye - Danxia Geological Park
- Day 7
- Jiayuguan
- Day 8
- Jiayuguan - Dunhuang
- Day 9
- Dunhuang
- Day 10
- Turpan
- Day 11
- Turpan/Overnight Train
- Day 12
- Kashgar
- Day 13
- Kashgar
- Day 14
- China/Kyrgyzstan Border - Torugart Pass – Naryn
- Day 15
- Bishkek
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- Day 25
- Tashkent
- Day 26
- Samarkand
- Day 27
- Samarkand
- Day 28
- Bukhara
- Day 29
- Bukhara
- Day 30
- Tashkent
- Day 31
- Tashkent
- Day 32
- Khiva
- Day 33
- Khiva
- Day 34
- Konye-Urgench – Darvaza
- Day 35
- Yerbent – Ashgabat
- Day 36
- Ashgabat
- Day 37
- Mary
- Day 38
- Merv – Mary
- Day 39
- Ashgabat
- Day 40
- Ashgabat
Travel Countries (4): China, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Travel Cities (14): Ashgabat, Beijing, Bishkek, Bucchara, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Kashgar, Khiva, Konye-Urgench, Osh, Samarkand, Tashkent, Xian, Zhangye