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Make memories on this tour experiencing the ancient marvels and expansive landscapes of remote China that are the stuff of legends of the Silk Road. Create your own photographic opportunities as you cross the Gobi desert like travelers of old, visit an oasis and listen to the legends of warring factions that spurred construction of battlements. By contrast, enjoy the artistic artifacts, murals, carvings and museums that show life as it was.
Launch the tour from Xi’an and explore this ancient capital’s highlights: the Terracotta Army, City Wall, Great Mosque, and fabulous Muslim Quarter. Enjoy the comfort of speedy bullet train travel as you move on to Jiayuguan with the extraordinary vistas of the Overhanging Great Wall and incredible Wei and Jin dynasty frescoes. Savor the Silk Road highlights of Dunhuang and Turpan, where you’ll experience once in a lifetime highlights: Mogao Caves, Crescent Lake, Echoing Sands Dune, Jiaohe Ruins, and the Flaming Mountain. Wrap up the tour in Urumqi, home of the Urumqi Grand Bazaar. Inclusive of 7 nights accommodation in four and five star hotels, a choice of first and second class seat bullet train travel between destinations, local knowledgeable guides in every destination, all transfers, and daily breakfasts, this Silk Road train tour is the ideal way to enjoy an authentic experience of this glorious region. Ready to book? Let’s do it!
This 16 days tour provides a wonderful eclectic mix of China’s man-made and natural wonders. Visit the ancient and modern capitals, Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai where you’ll find ancient history mixing with contemporary China. Travel at near lighting speed on one of China’s newest bullet trains on the journey between Beijing and Xi’an. Appreciate the contrast of stunning natural landscapes along the Old Silk Road, including highlights such as the Bingling Si Grottoes, the rainbow-colored Danxia landform, Mogao Grottoes, and the Flaming Mountain. This tour is a photographer’s heaven and one on which beautiful travel memories will be made. Including all in country transfers, 15 nights hotel accommodation, daily buffet breakfast, high speed train travel, fully guided tour with driver transport, airport transfers, you’ll wonder why you waited so long to book.
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