Riding China from Mohan-Chengdu-Xi’an-Horgos (24 days)

Code Id NAVO-RT-312 (Mohan-Chengdu-Xi’an-Horgos)
Title Riding China Mohan-Silk Road-Horgos (Laos-China-Kazakhstan)
P.S. Riding through China from Yunnan to Xinjiang via Silk Road
Duration 24 days, 23 nights in China
Areas Yunnan-Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu-Xinjiang province
Itinerary Mohan-Jinghong-Kunming-Zhaotong-Yibin-Chengdu-Xi’an-Lanzhou-Zhangye-Dunhuang-Hami-Turpan-Urumqi-Sayram Lake-Huocheng
Season Whole year
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Riding China from Mohan-Chengdu-Xi’an-Horgos
Highlights Jinghong, Tropical Botanic Garden, ethnic minorities villages at Jinuo Mountain etc.; Chengdu Panda Base; Xi’an, Terra-Cottas Warriors; Kumbum (Ta’er Monastery);Dunhuang Mogao Cave; Turpan world 3rd lowest place; Silk Road.

Itinerary day by day

01 Laos-Enter China by Mohan-Mengla [Enter Yunnan prov.]
Entering China and to go through all procedures.
02 Mengla-Menglun-Jinghong 100km
Accomplish the rest procedures, then ride to Jinghong.
03 Jinghong-Mojiang 340km
Ride to Mojiang and enjoy on the road.
04 Mojiang-Kunming 300km
Ride to Kunmign and enjoy on the road.
05 Kunming-Zhaotong 410km
A long riding day today.
06 Zhaotong-Yibin [Enter Sichuan prov.] 260km
Ride to Yibin. Part of the road condition is not good, ride carefully and enjoy the nice natural scenery on the way.
07 Yibin-Qianwei-Leshan 235km
Ride to Leshan for about 6.5 hours. After arrival visit the world heritage-Leshan Giant Buddha.
08 Leshan-Chengdu 170km
Ride to Chengdu for about 3.5 hours. Visit around in Chengdu after arrival. 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.
09 Chengdu-Jiange-Guangyuan 360km
Ride to Guangyuan along G108. Enjoy on the road.
10 Guangyuan-Foping [Enter Shaanxi prov.] 360km
Riding day and enjoy on the road.
11 Foping-Xi’an 220km
Ride to Xi’an. And free time in Xi’an city after arrival.
12 Xi’an
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. 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. •Terra Cottas Warriors:  Famous World Heritage which built in Qin Dynasty-the first Dynasty of China.
13 Xi’an-Tianshui 365km
Riding along G310. A long riding day.
14 Tianshui-Lanzhou [Enter Gansu prov.] 290km
Riding day and enjoy on the road.
15 Lanzhou-Weiwu-Yongchang 350km
Riding along G312, experience on the ancient Silk Road.
16 Yongchang-Zhangye-Jiayuguan 415km
A long riding day for about 9-10 hours today. Stay overnight in Jiayu Pass. •Jiayu Pass: the largest and most intact pass of the Great Wall of China
17 Jiayuguan-Dunhuang 380km
Ride to Dunhuang and enjoy on the road.
18 Dunhuang-Hami [Enter Xinjiang prov.] 420km
Ride to Hami. Enjoy on the road for charming Silk Road.
19 Hami-Shanshan-Turpan 410km
Ride to Turpan. And stay overnight there.
20 Turpan-Urumqi 192km
Have fun in Turpan in the morning. Then ride to Urumqi and enjoy on the road. Turpan: the 3rd lowest place on the planet. Options in Turpan: •Karez well system •Grape valley •Gaocang ancient town •Flaming mountain etc. Urumqi: the capital city of Xinjiang prov.
21 Urumqi-Kuytun 290km
Free enjoy in Urumqi and riding to Kuytun for staying overnight.
22 Kuytun-Jinghe 220km
Ride to Jinghe and enjoy on the road.
23 Jinghe-Sayram Lake-Huocheng 314km
Ride to Huocheng; 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.
24 Huocheng-Horgos-Exit to Kazakhstan
Do the exit process at custom and then help you exit China to Kazakhstan. NAVO service ends here.