Overland Russia – China – Pakistan driving road trip

1.Day: Enter from Suifenhe

Document process and get your temporary driving licence and temporary number plate.

2.Day: Suifenhe  – Changbaishan (523km)

3. Day: Changbaishan

visit: Changbaishan National Forest Park, the Heavenly Lake (Tianchi)

4. Day: Changbaishan – Shenyang (560km)

5. Day: Shenyang – Chengde (582km)

visit: Chengde Summer Resort

6. Day: Chengde –  Simatai Great Wall (90km)

Visit: the great wall
Overnight: You could hiking a bit near the wild great wall and camping there.

7.Day: Simatai Great Wall – Beijing (140km)

Visit: Forbidden City, the temple of heaven, Tianan men square, Houhai hutongs Overnight: Hotels in Beijing

8.Day: Beijing

Visit: Bird Nest, Summer Palace Try the famous Peaking Duck

9.10 Day: Beijing – Pingyao (600km)

Visit: Pingyao Ancient City, Qiao family country yard, Pingyao ancient City Wall.
Overnight: Camping or hostel

11.Day: Pingyao – Xi’an (535km)

Visit: Muslim Street, Bell and Drum Tower
Overnight: hostel in Xi’an

12.Day: Xi’an

Visit: Terracotta Army, Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Giant Goose Pagoda
Overnight: hostel in Xi’an

13.Day: Xi’an – Tianshui (341km)

Visit: Maijishan Grottes
Overnight: Tianshui

14. Day: Tianshui – Labrang (440km)

Visit: Langbrang monastery
Overnight: Xiahe

15.Day: Xiahe – Xining (240km, altitude: 2261m)

Visit : Qinghai Lake Overnight: Xining

16.Day: Xining – Zhangye (350km)

Visit: Danxia National Geopark
Overnight: Zhangye

17.Day: Zhangye

Visit: Ice Valley Danxia Geopark
Overnight：Zhangye

18.Day: Zhangye – Dunhuang (600km)

Visit: Crescent Lake, Mingsha Mountain
Overnight: Dunhuang

19.Day: Dunhuang Visit : Mogao cave

Overnigt: Dunhuang

20.Day: Dunhuang – Hami (420km)

Visit: Kumutag Desert Overnight: Hami

21.Day: Hami – Turpan (400km)

Visit : Grape Valley, Flaming Mountain, Jiaohe Ruins
Overnight: Turpan

22.Day: Turpan – Korla (400km)

Visit: Bosten Lake
Overnight: Korla

23.Day: Korla – Kuqa (300km)

Visit: Tianshan Mystery Canyon
Overnight: Kuqa

24.Day: Kuqa – Akesu (260km)

Visit: Kezil Thousands Buddha Cave
Overnight: Akesu

25.Day: Akesu – Kashgar (500km)

Visit: Kashgar Old City
Overnight: Kashgar

26.Day: Kashgar

Visit: International Bazaar
Overnight: Kashgar

27.Day: Kashgar – Taxkorgan

28. Taxkorgan – Kunjerab – Exit to Pakistan