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- Operator
- Silk Road Trips
- Explorer
- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Low Intensity
- Travelers can expect some light physical activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 2 - 20
- Ages 18+
Highlights
- Explore Shanghai by metro and taxi
- Ride the overnight train to Xi'an
- Visit the Terra-cotta Warriors
- Discover Tibetan culture at Labrang Monastery
- Tour the ancient Silk Road sites in Turpan
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Shanghai Arrival
- Day 2 Shanghai city tour by metro/taxi
- Day 3 Free morning, overnight train to Xi'an
- Day 4 Xian Tour
- Day 5 Free morning in Xian, then bullet train to Lanzhou
- Day 6 Lanzhou to Labrang by car(230KM 3.5H)
- Day 7 Labrang to Tongren & Xining by car(270KM 5H)
- Day 8 Xining to Kumbum, then bullet train to Zhangye
- Day 9 Zhangye Danxia to Jiayuguan by car (220KM 2.5H)
- Day 10 Jiayuguan to Dunhuang by car (350KM 5H)
- Day 11 Visit Dunhuang Mogao Caves, then bullet train to Turpan
- Day 12 Turpan City Tour
- Day 13 Turpan to Urumqi by car, visit bazaar(180KM 3H)
- Day 14 Urumqi to Tianchi, then overnight train to Kashgar
- Day 15 Kashgar City Tour
- Day 16 Kashgar to Karakul & Taxkorgan by car(320KM 6-7H)
- Day 17 Taxkorgan back to Kashagr by car (320KM 6-7H)
- Day 18 Departing from Kashgar
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Insurance
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Yitel Hotel (Shanghai Lujiazui Fangdian Road Subway Station)
HostelDays 1, 2Upgrade AvailableCity Centre Days Inn (Bell Tower)
HotelDays 3, 4Upgrade AvailableCloud Hotel Lanzhou Zhangye Road Pedestrian Street Branch
Hotelday 5Upgrade AvailableCHEERMAY Hotel (Xining Railway Station Xinqian Wangfujing)
Hotelday 7Upgrade AvailableYunji Hotel Colorful Danxia Scenic Area Store
Hotelday 8Upgrade AvailableRailway Hotel
Hotelday 9Upgrade AvailableDunhuang Hotel Grand Hotel
Hotelday 10Upgrade AvailableTurpan Karez Hotel
HotelDays 11, 12Upgrade AvailableLavande Hotel Kashigar Ancient City
HotelDays 14, 15Upgrade AvailableQiutang Yinfu Hotel
Hotelday 16Upgrade Available
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 20 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Travel with your own group of min. 1 travelers
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
Operated by
Silk Road Trips
Number of tours
150
Age Range
18 to 80 years old
Response time
6 hours
Response rate
100%
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- EUSTACE· October 1st, 2025The trips was what I went for and got. The ships staff were great and tried to make me comfortable especially Cathy, the ship's officer who bought me the daily cruise guide and took me through it. Although I spoke little to no Chinese only using my translator she spoke to me in English and helped me with everything I needed.Show more
- James· July 8th, 2025My wife and I were generally pleased with the total experience. There were a few hiccups but our main contact, Ben, was fast to respond to us. He was our lifeline!Show more
- Winfried· June 20th, 2025Unfortunately one day less on the river than stated when booking. Good facilities; spacious, clean cabin. Spacious upper deck. Very good organization of the interesting excursions. The trip through the three gorges was really great, although the constant soundtrack from the commentator, who spoke only mediocre English, would have been dispensable. The food was varied and of excellent quality. Overall very good price/performance ratioShow more
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- From Saturday20 Dec, 2025To Tuesday6 Jan, 2026EnglishFilling FastFrom:NZ $8,072 per person
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Saturday27 Dec, 2025To Tuesday13 Jan, 2026EnglishFilling FastFrom:NZ $8,072 per person
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Olivia
Asked on May 1st, 2024Is it possible to get a single room if pay a supplement?
Silk Road TripsOperator•Written May 2024It is possible to pay the single supplement, but this tour is based on minimum of 2 people, and no others have booked it.
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Olivia
Traveler•Written May 2024Im interresed in the 18 days tour, there is no other dates? What is the average age of the groupe?
- Silk Road TripsOperator•Written May 2024
So far no booking for this 18-day tour. We will let you know if we got more people or you can do it as a private tour. The tour for 14-day Silk Road tour is about 69 years old.
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