Destinations

Silk Road Expeditions Travel Service organizes trips in silk road destinations in China,Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as we are based in core of Silk Road where China connects with Stan’s countries of centeral Aisa and south west Asia via old Silk Road

More Specifically by the following Cross border Routes :

• Bishkek /Osh (Kyrgyzstan) -Kashgar (China) via Irkeshtam or Torugat Pass ,
• Kashgar -Tajikistan via Karasu pass and Pamir highway ,
• Necesssry Permits for crossing these borders within China,Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

In China’s Silk Road we will operate following areas ,

Xinjiang ,Tibet and Gansu area , more specifically in Kashgar ,Urumqi ,Turpan ,Dunhuang ,Lanzhou ,Xiahe and Labrang area , most of the destination tours will start from Urumqi or in Kashgar as it is transport hubs of Xinjiang towards northern areas of Xinjiang and Ily valley area to the west, and Turpan , Kashgar and Khotan area to southern Xinjiang region , more significantly we will organize tours from Kashgar to Lhasa Tibet through Xinjiang-Tibet highway through Aksaichin area ,Guge Kingdom ruins,Mt Kailash and Mt Everest Base camp area to take you to Lhasa the Capital of Tibet where you can cross border into Nepal via Janmu or Jilong Pass, we are happy to hear from you for free consultation and we will help you design your trip in a various options , if you can’t find any suitable itinerary , please send us an email and we will adjust itinerary according to your time schedule ,

Kashgar Tours

Kashgar has been claimed “the best-preserved example of a traditional Silk Road city to be found anywhere in Central Asia”, although the city is becoming more developed, Kashgar unspoiled city, pearl of Silk Road , Gate way to central and south Asia located at the intersection of the southern and northern Silk Road you must be the luckiest person to witness this old city before all be changed and disappear .

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Urumqi-Turpan Area Tours

Urumqi is located in the middle of Tianshan ranges and it is political ,economic ,educational and trasport hub of Xinjiang ,most of the tours to Xinjiang region would be started or ended in Urumqi as it has very convenient transport system of Air and land , it is one of the only city in the world most far from the sea to any direction , Urumqi has one of the best museums in China to see the culture of ethnic diversity in Xinjiang Region .

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Dunhuang Tours

Dunhuang is one of the top Silk Road cultural tour destinations in China ,Situated near the common boundary of Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang, the historical city Dunhuang is a renowned tourist destination famous for the Mogao Caves. Dunhuang, long ago referred to as ‘Sha Zhou’ (beautiful desert oasis), was the hub of middle and eastern silk routes in ancient times. The city is an attractive and top destination for Chinese Buddha cultural center because murals in Mogao Caves, a shrine to the culture and arts of Dunhuang, Today, as a reminder of this historical area, we are left with the Mogao Caves, Yangguan Pass, Yumenguan Pass .

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Khotan(Hetian,Hotan)-Kashgar Tours

Khotan (和田; Hétián in chinese; also known as Kotan or Hotan), is a town on the southern (Jade) Branch of the Silk Road in Xinjiang Province in China and Located at the northern foot of the Karakorgan Range and on the southern fringe of the Taklimakan Desert with an elevation of 1,372 meters with estimated population of 3 and half million . Neighbored by the regions of Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet within China and borders with India and in the south. Khotan could be regarded as the local Uighur Handcraft center with it’s hand made local products of Hotan jade,  Hotan Silk Products and Hotan Carpets.

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Kashgar Tours

Our guided trips take you across mountains, deserts, grasslands, and historic Silk Road sites so you experience what makes the land and people of Xinjiang unique.

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support Xinjiang by traveling with locals

through our local team and guides, we want to give you plenty of interaction with the people of Xinjiang so you can understand them on a deeper level.

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1- Kashgar Tours

Kashgar has been claimed “the best-preserved example of a traditional Islamic city to be found anywhere in Central Asia”, although the city is becoming more developed, Kashgar unspoiled city, pearl of Silk Road , Gate way to central and south Asia located at the intersection of the southern and northern Silk Road , Being the Islamic cultural center and one of the influential touristic cities in Central Asia and China, Kashgar still Authentic, old Silk Road style still exists, you must be the luckiest person to witness this old city before all be changed and disappear
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2-Urumqi -Turpan Tours

Urumqi is located in the middle of Tianshan ranges and it is political ,economic ,educational and trasport hub of Xinjiang ,most of the tours to Xinjiang region would be started or ended in Urumqi as it has very convenient transport system of Air and land , it is one of the only city in the world most far from the sea to any direction , Urumqi has one of the best museums in China to see the culture of ethnic diversity in Xinjiang Region

Turpan is located in the Turpan Basin which is deepest basin in China, northeastern part of Taklimakan desert. it is the Key city on the Middle Silk Road and unique Uyghur Buddha cultural City throughout the Buddha cultural period in the history of Uyghur’s until the 14th century ,then Islam became completely dominant religion in this area after middle of 14th century that Uighur Buddhist royal family escaped to Tibet after big defeat in the war between  the Islamic Uyghur’s from the west , that’s why Turpan has considerably best preserves Buddhist historical sites and some of them very well preserved ancient ruins that protected by UNESCO ,Top Silk Road Destinations in Turpan would be  Emin Minaret, Karez well Museum, Bezaklik  Buddha caves ,jiaohe ancient city ,Gaochang Ancient City, Tuyuq valley, 

3- Dunhuang Tour

Dunhuang is one of the top Silk Road cultural tour destinations in China ,Situated near the common boundary of Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang, the historical city Dunhuang is a renowned tourist destination famous for the Mogao Caves. Dunhuang, long ago referred to as ‘Sha Zhou’ (beautiful desert oasis), was the hub of middle and eastern silk routes in ancient times. The city landmark is an attractive statue, the idea of which comes from the mural in Mogao Caves, a shrine to the culture and arts of Dunhuang. In ancient times, Dunhuang was the center of trade between China and its western neighbors. At that time, it was the most westerly frontier military garrison in China. With the flourishing of trade along the Silk Road, Dunhuang was prompted to become the most open area in international trade in Chinese history. It provided the only access westward for the Chinese Empire and eastward for western nationalities. Today, as a reminder of this historical area, we are left with the Mogao Caves, Yangguan Pass, Yumenguan Pass and many wonderful Chinese poems depicting the time. Although what remains of the two Passes are crumbling walls, one can still experience the atmosphere of that time while visiting in person.

4-Khotan(Hetian)-Kashgar Tours

Khotan (和田; Hétián in chinese; also known as Kotan or Hotan), is a town on the southern (Jade) Branch of the Silk Road in Xinjiang Province in China and Located at the northern foot of the Karakorgan Range and on the southern fringe of the Taklimakan Desert with an elevation of 1,372 meters with estimated population of 3 and half million . Neighbored by the regions of Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet within China and borders with India in the south.. Khotan was once center of a Buddhist empire. The old capital, Yoktan, is about 10 km west of the current city ,khotan could be regarded as the shopping center because of its highlights: Hotan jade, Hotan sheep, Hotan silk products and Hotan carpet. The area has been famous for a jade for centuries. Khotan jade is first mentioned in written history about 200 BC. There are mines, but much of the stone is found in riverbeds. This is one of the few areas with black jade and white jade.

5- Urumqi -ily Valley Tours

Ily Valley (Ghulja) is one of the most beautiful areas of Xinjiang located in the middle of Tianshan (tengri tagh ) ranges which is near the Khazakistan border in the west , Ily valley has beautiful nomadic pastures and grasslands of local Khazak ,Mongul and Uyghurs ,The grasslands in Ily lies in a fold of the Tianshan Mountains (tiān shān shān mài 天山山脉), one of the largest mountain ranges in Asia. Surrounded by ridges on three sides, it is open on the west to humid currents of air. A vertical division of grassland belts has been formed ranging through frigid meadows, montane meadows, montane meadow steppe, montane steppe, montane desert steppe, plain desert and river valley meadows.
popular destinations in Ily would be : Nalat (nà lā tí cǎo yuán 那拉提草原), Kongnaiz (gǒng nǎi sī cǎo yuán 巩乃斯草原), Zhaosu (zhāo sū cǎo yuán 昭苏草原) and Tangbula (táng bù lā cǎo yuán 唐布拉草原) are the four major grassland areas in Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture  (yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhou 伊犁哈萨克自治州). Their counterparts are located at high altitude, either on mountain plateaus or slopes, or at the foot of the mountains, neighboring large woods and deep vales.

6- Urumqi-Kanas Lake Tours

The Kanas Lake (kā nà sī hú 喀纳斯湖), a frigid highland valley lake, nestling at the foot of the Youyi (Friendship) Peak of the Altai Mountains (ā ěr tài shān 阿尔泰山), is actually the widest section of the Kanas River, a tributary of the Erix River. Kanas is the only outstretched belt of Siberian taigas forest in China, the only distribution area of Siberian plants in China, the largest branch river head of Etix River—the only water system to the Arctic Ocean in China .The Kanas Lake, which means “beautiful, rich and mysterious” in Mongolian, can be found 150km north of Bu’erjin Town (bù ěr jīn 布尔津) in Xinjiang (xīn jiāng 新疆). Located in a valley in the Altai Mountains near the very northern tip of Xinjiang, the lake is 1,374m above sea level and covers an area of 45sqkm with the deepest point of 188m.

7-Urumqi-Turpan -Dunhuang Tours

private and group tours could also be organized between Urumqi ,Turpan and Dunhuang , we have various types of itineraries and plans , and welcome you to visit our our tours ,

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8- Kashgar – Mt Kailash-Everest Base camp -Lhasa Western Tibet Tours

Tibet Overland Road trips from Kashgar to Lhasa one of the most interesting road trip in China especially in Xinjiang and Tibet region ,more specifically very few people would be able to travel from Kashgar to Lhasa through G219 Xinjiang -Tibet Highway , Tibet the most remote places in the World is home to the amazing wilderness, a great diversity of Geographical structure and Unique Tibetan unspoiled Culture. Taking an Overland journey from Kashgar to Lhasa and explore unspoiled least visited areas of Western Tibet would be once in life time trip which not lots of tourists can do and it is almost non touristic you will explore Gugi acient Tibet kingdom ruin ,holly mountain Kailash Kora ,accessing the base camp of world’s highest peak Mt Everest and visiting the remote Tibetan villages to Reach Lhasa and from Lhasa you have chance to continue your eastern Tibet Tour or to cross border into Nepal via Janmu or Jilong pass , it will for sure give very authentic experiences. The journey brings you on the most Dangerous highway in the world. It is also the Highest and Hardest highway in the world. You will cross the un-inhabitants places . Your Tibetan and Uyghur guides and Drivers are experienced and can make your journey easy ,adventures and wild. The wilderness and harsh environment along the route will make it truly a lifetime experiences.

Kashgar Silk Road Expeditions Adventure Travel Service and it’s Team guarantees that you will enjoy this authentic journey and will come back to us again and will recommend to your friends ,

Waheed from Silk Road Expeditions

• Silk Road Tours
• Xinjiang Tours
• Kashgar Tours
• Urumqi -Turpan Tours
• Urumqi-ily Valley Tours
• Urumqi-Kanas Lake Tours
• Urumqi-Turpan-Dunhuang Tours
• Travel Guide
• Xinjiang Mountain Travel Guide
• Xinjiang Travel Guide
• 3 Days Karakoram Highway Tour
• 5 Days Kashgar Weekend Tour
• 6 Days Kashgar -KKH-Nomadic Cultural Tour
• 7 Days Whole Kashgar Tour
• 3 Days Urumqi-Turpan Tour
• 11 Days Southern Xinjiang Silk Road Tour
• 12 Days Xinjiang Classic Silk Road Tour
• 15 Days Northern Xinjiang Tour
• 15 Days Xinjiang Silk Road -Tianshan Landscape Photography Tours
• 22 Days Xinjiang Whole Exploration Tour
• 7 Days Khotan-Kashgar-KKH Tour
• 8 Days Kashgar-Urumqi-Turpan Tour
• 9 Days Kashgar-Urumqi-Turpan -Dunhuang Tour
• 13 Days Lanzhou-Kashgar Popular Silk Road Tour
• 9 Days Lanzhou-Urumqi-Silk Road Tour
• 5 Days Urumqi-Turpan-Dunhuang Tour
• 6 Days Urumqi-Kanas Tour
• 9 Days Urumqi-Ily Valley -Tianshan Photography Tour

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