|  | GSR 01. The Great Silk Road from Persia to ChinaUzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Chinese Xinjiang, 30 daysJune, July, August |
This truly trans Asian tour is passes through the most interesting countries of ancient Silk Road from China to Europe. You will drive more than 7000 km following the prints of ancient caravans, which were carrying invaluable for that time silk, porcelain and spices. The tour begins in Iran (ancient Persia) passes through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and ends in the capital of China Beijing. You will be engrossed in those times history, see delightful memorials of long elapsed epochs which still tell about the grace of empires and genius of ancient architectures.
No other tour includes at once almost twenty monuments acknowledged by UNESCO as masterpieces of the world heritage.
The itinerary: Tehran - Isfakhan - Yazd - Shiraz - Meshkhed - Mari - Bukhara - Samarkand - Tashkent - Kokand - Rishtan - Osh - Pamir high road - Saritash settlement - Kashgar - Turpan - Dunhuang - Lanzhou - Tibetan Labrang Monastery - Xi’an - Beijing - Great Chinese Wall
Duration: 30 days
BRIEF PROGRAM OF THE TOUR
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Day 1
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Arrival to Tehran.
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Day 2
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Excursion along Tehran.
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Day 3
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Transfer to Isfakhan.
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Day 4
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Sightseeing in Isfakhan.
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Day 5
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Transfer to Yazd. After lunch sightseeing along the ancient city.
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Day 6
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Transfer to Shiraz.
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Day 7
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Sightseeing in Shiraz.
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Day 8
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Flight to Meshkhed. Sightseeing.
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Day 9
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Transfer to Check point “Serakhs” (Iran-Turkmen border) and farther to Mari.
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Day 10
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Excursion along ancient Merv.
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Day 11
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Transfer to Bukhara through Karakum desert, Farab Check Point (Turkmen-Uzbek border).
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Day 12
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Whole day Sightseeing in Bukhara.
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Day 13
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Continue of Sightseeing. After lunch transfer to Samarkand.
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Day 14
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Excursion in Samarkand.
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Day 15
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Transfer to Tashkent. After lunch – excursion along the city.
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Day 16
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Transfer to Osh with excursion in Kokand and Rishtan.
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Day 17
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Excursion in Osh. After lunch transfer along Pamir high road to Saritash settlement.
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Day 18
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Transfer to Kashgar through Check point “Irkeshtam” (Kyrgyz – Chinese border).
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Day 19
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Kashgar city sightseeing.
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Day 20
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Walking along the old city. Transfer by train to Turpan.
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Day 21
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After lunch excursions along the ancient city.
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Day 22
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Continue of Sightseeing. After dinner transfer by evening train to Liuyuan (Dunhuang).
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Day 23
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Arriving to Dunhuang. Sightseeing. After lunch transfer by train to Lanzhou.
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Day 24
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Arrival to Lanzhou. Excursion program.
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Day 25
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Drive to Tibetan Labrang Monastery. Lunch in Tibetan restaurant. Return to Lanzhou.
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Day 26
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Arrival to Xi’an. Excursion program.
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Day 27
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Excursion to the City Wall. Transfer to Beijing by night train.
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Day 28
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Arrival to Beijing. Excursions.
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Day 29
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The full day trip to the Great Chinese Wall.
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Day 30
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Flight home.
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Please look at another links in category Cultural tours:
- CUZ 01. Classic Uzbekistan
- CUZ 02. All Uzbekistan
- CUZ 03. Uzbekistan - Oriental Fairy Tale
- CUT 01. From Kyzylkum Desert up to Tien-Shan Mountains
- CUT 02. To UNESCO World Heritage in Central Asia
- CUT 03. Along Alexander Macedonskiy Road
- ADU 01. Adventures in Uzbekistan
- UTK 01. Pamir – The Roof of the World
- GSR 02. Along the Silk Road to Kashgar
- CEU 01. Culture and nature of Uzbekistan
- CKG 01. All Kyrgyzstan. The country of nomads and sky mountains
- CKZ 01. Two capitals of Kazakhstan
- CTJ 01. All Tajikistan. The Kingdom of Pamir mountains
- CTK 02. Along Marko Polo Road
- CTM 01. All Turkmenistan. From Bronze to Golden Age
The sights and touristic objects in Uzbekistan:
Boy-Bulok cave, Bukhara, Caves of Uzbekistan, Chimgan and Beldersay, Ecological Center Jeyran, Ferghana Valley, Hozrat-Daud cave, Karshi, Khiva, Khorezm, Kievskaya cave, Ledopadnaya cave, Nurata Region, Nuratau Nature Reserve, Polatkhan cave, Pulathan plateau, Samarkand, Shahrisabz, Tamerlan cave, Tashkent, Termez, The Ugam-Chatkal National park, Zarkent Cave
The sights and touristic objects in Kyrgyzstan:
Arslanbob, Bishkek, Chil-Ustun Cave, Inylchek glacier, Issyk-Kul lake, Karakol, Naryn region, Osh, Sarychelek lake, Sonkul lake, Tash-Rabat caravanserai
The sights and touristic objects in Turkmenistan:
Ashkhabad, Canyons of Yangikala, Darvaza gaz crater, Dekhistan, Ekedeshik, Gaurdak, Kunya-Urgench, Kushka (Gushgy), Margush, Merv, Nissa, Serakhs, Turkmenbashi
The sights and touristic objects in Chinese Xinjiang:
Apak Hoja Tomb, Attractions Park, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Emin (Imin) Minaret, Erdaogiao Bazaar, Flaming Mountains, Grape Valley, Hun Shan (Red Hill), Id Kah Mosque, Jiaohe settlement, Karakul Lake, Kashgar (Kashi), Kyariz (kariz) – old irrigation system, Mahmud Kashgari Tomb, Museum of Turfan History, Necropolis Astana, Safari Park (Tien Shan Reserve of Wildlife), Salt Lake, Settlement Gaochang, Several scenic areas near Urumqi, Sunday Market, Tashkurgan, The geographical center of Asia continent, Tien-shi Lake (Heaven Lake), Turpan, Tuyuk Village, Urumchi, Xinjiang State Museum
You may also pay attention at Uzbekistan hotels
Tashkent Hotels, Samarkand Hotels, Bukhara Hotels, Khiva Hotels, Karshi Hotels, Shakhrisabz Hotels, Urgench Hotels, Nukus Hotels, Navoyi Hotels, Termez Hotels, Baysun Hotels, Angren Hotels, Fergana Hotels, Kokand Hotels, Margilan Hotels, Namangan Hotels, Andizhan Hotels, Yurt camps of Uzbekistan, Charvak hotels, Chimgan hotels, Beldersay hotels, Yangiabad hotels, Sentyabsay hotels | |
