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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.

Route Gallery

Places and pace preview

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Detailed itinerary

Day 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.
Day 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.
Day 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.
Day 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.
Day 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.
Day 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.
Day 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.
Day 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.
Day 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.
Day 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.
Day 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.
Day 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.

Our Services

Entry & On-Ground Care Services

Visa & Arrival CARE

Our team handles medical visas, assigns a dedicated guide to handle airport pickup and accommodation setup, so you arrive prepared and stress-free.

Fast-Track Green Channel
Skip the Queue

Direct access to top specialists without long waits — we pre-schedule your preferred consultation slot so you see the right doctor immediately

Bilingual Medical Escort
Full Language Support

Professional interpreters stay with you through every step, from registration and consultation to tests, treatment, and discharge.

Recovery & Wellness Travel
Heal, Explore, Recharge

After treatment, our team can arrange wellness tours and guided cultural experiences across China's most iconic wellness destinations.

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