Journey Across the Silk Road: Where History Meets the Horizon
Step into a story thousands of years in the making as we travel the Legendary Silk Road, the ancient trade route that once connected East and West and shaped the course of civilization. Now it’s your turn to walk the same path that welcomed explorers like Marco Polo, traders, monks, and adventurers.
This unforgettable journey features some of China’s most surreal and iconic landscapes: marvel at the vibrant Rainbow Mountains, experience desert trekking and camping under the stars, and ride camels through endless sand dunes. Relax by the otherworldly beauty of Chaka Salt Lake, take in the vast serenity of Qinghai Lake, and explore sacred Buddhist grottoes and remote oases that once sustained caravans for centuries. We’ll even stand at the end of the Great Wall, where history meets the desert wind.
If you’re looking for an adventure that combines ancient legends, breathtaking nature, and a touch of the extraordinary, this Silk Road expedition is the perfect escape.
Shanghai / Your preferred location
Meet your MoreFunAsia guide in the airport arrivals hall – We’ll have your private vehicle on standby ready to transfer you to visit Ta’er Temple. And check in your hotel.
Meals: Welcome Dinner
Accommodation: Enraton International Hotel
Moving deeper into unpaved territory.
Visit Qinghai Lake (boat ride optional, at own cost)
Transfer to Chaka ( about 2.5-hours drive)
Stay overnight in Chaka
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Jinhengji Hotel, Chaka
Visit Chaka Salt Lake (small train ride optional, at own cost)
* Need to arrive at 6am when the Lake opens, if you want to take the small train, then take the 07:10 one, also need to leave Chaka lake at about 10:00 to transfer to Xining train station to board the train to Zhangye (departs at 16:24), so time management is important.
• Transfer to Xining train station to Zhangye
Suggested Train Route: Xining-Zhangye D2757 16:24 – 18:27
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Tianwei International Hotel
Visit Matisi Temple
Visit Zhangye Danxia National Geo
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Tianwei International Hotel
Take the morning train to Dunhuang.（D2749 11:14-16:20）
Transfer to Dunhuang by train
Visit Crescent Lake and Mingsha Echo-Sand Mount
Enjoy the BBQ dinner party with others and stay overnight at Desert Yurt Camp
Meals: Breakfast, BBQ Dinner
Accommodation: Dunhuang Desert Yurt Camp
Visit Yumenguan
Have the tour to Great Wall of the Han Dynasty
Visit the River Storage City
Enjoy Yangguan Pass
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Dunhuang Tianrun International
Meet your MoreFunAsia guide and driver at the hotel lobby and visit Mogao Grottoes before driving to the airport for your departure flight back home.
Visit Mogao Grottoes
Transfer to Dunhuang airport
Meals: Breakfast
