Cross China from Ruili Chengdu Horgos (19 Days)

Code Id NAVO-SD-411 (Ruili-Chengdu-Horgos)
Title
Cross China from Ruili-Chengdu-Horgos (Burma-China-Kazakhstan)
P.S. Self-drive through China from Yunnan to Xinjiang via Silk Road
Duration 19 Days
Areas Yunnan-Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu-Qinghai-Gansu-Xinjiang province
Itinerary Ruili-Dali-Xichang-Chengdu-Xi’an-Lanzhou-Xining-Jiayuguan-Dunhuang-Hami-Turpan-Urumqi-Sayram Lake-Huocheng
Season Mar.-Nov.
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cross china from ruili chengdu horgos
Highlights Dali Ancient Town; Ethnic minorities villages in Yunnan; Chengdu Panda Base; Xi’an, Terra-Cottas Warriors; Kumbum (Ta’er Monastery); Qinghaihu Lake; Dunhuang Mogao Cave and Sand Dunes; Turpan world 3rd lowest place; Silk Road, Sayram Lake.

Itinerary day by day

 

01 Burma-Enter China by Ruili [Enter Yunnan prov.] Hotel
Entering China and to through all procedures.
02 Ruili-Dali 420km Hotel
Accomplish the rest procedures, then drive to Dali for staying overnight.
03 Dali Hotel
Enjoy in Dali ancient town with beautiful Erhai Lake.
04 Dali-Xichang [Enter Sichuan prov.] 568km Hotel
Drive to Xichang by almost expressway.
Xichang: For Yi people’s living areas, with the Lake of Qinghai and sufficient sunshine, it’s an beautiful ethnic city for Chinese people’s holiday.
05 Xichang-Chengdu 440km Hotel
Drive to Chengdu by expressway.
Chengdu: Given its resident’s laid-back attitude and long-established penchant for hanging out in teahouses, it is frequently ranked among the nation’s most liveable cities. And it’s a historic city with above 2500 years already.
.Chengdu Panda Base: where you can have a close touch with lovely Giant Panda.
06 Chengdu-Jiange-Guangyuan 310km Hotel
Drive to Guangyuan via Jiange. Enjoy on the road.
07 Guangyuan-Xi’an [Enter Shaanxi prov.] 470km Hotel
Driving day and enjoy on the road.
08 Xi’an Hotel
Xi’an city: Its fabled past is a double-edged sword. Primed with the knowledge that this legendary city was once the terminus of the Silk Road and a melting pot of cultures and religions, as well as home to emperors, courtesans, poets, monks, merchants and warriors; visitors can feel let down by the roaring, modern-day version. But even though Xi’an’s glory days ended in the early 10th centtury, many elements of ancient Chang’an, the former Xi’an , are still present.
The options: the hundred years old city wall, drum tower, bell tower, and Shanxi Historical museum, one of the three best historical museums in China.
09 Xi’an-Terra Cottas Warriors-Tianshui [Enter Gansu prov.] 420km Hotel
After free visiting in Xi’an city in the morning, After lunch drive to visit Terra Cottas Warriors and stay overnight there.
10 Tianshui-Lanzhou-Xining [Enter Qinghai prov.] 550km Hotel
Driving day by expressway.
11 Xining-Kumbum-Mingle 420km Hotel
Drive to Mingle. Visit Kumbum when via. Driving day with almost country road. A long driving day for about 8 hours.
12 Mingle-Zhangye-Jiayuguan [Enter Gansu prov.] 300km Hotel
Driving day and enjoy on the road.
Jiayu Pass: the largest and most intact pass of the Great Wall of China
13 Jiayuguan-Dunhuang 370km Hotel
Drive to Dunhuang. Free visiting after arrival.
14 Dunhuang-Hami [Enter Xinjiang prov.] 400km Hotel
Drive to Hami. Enjoy on the road for charming Silk Road.
15 Hami-Turpan 400km Hotel
Drive to Turpan by expressway for about 6 hours. Visiting around Turpan after arrvial or when via.
Turpan: the 3rd lowest place on the planet.
Options in Turpan: •Karez well system •Grape valley •Gaocang ancient town •flaming mountain etc.
16 Turpan-Urumqi 192km Hotel
Drive to Urumqi for about 3 hours and enjoy on the road. Like Heaven Lake of Tian Shan.
Urumqi: the capital city of Xinjiang prov.
17 Urumqi-Jinghe 420km Hotel
Free enjoy in Urumqi and driving to Jinghe for staying overnight.
18 Jinghe-Sayram Lake-Huocheng 230km Hotel
Drive to Huocheng for about 3-4 hours; enjoy on the road for mountain passes, yurts and yaks. Have fun at Sayram Lake when via.
Sayram Lake: located in the Bortala Prefecture near the Tian Shan Mountains, Xinjiang, China. In the Kazakh language Sayram means ‘blessing’. It is also known as Santai Haizi. It is the largest alpine lake in Xinjiang and also the highest.
19 Huocheng-Horgos-Exit to Kazakhstan Hotel
Do the exit process at custom and then help you exit China to Kazakhstan. NAVO service ends here.