Kazakhstan – China – Laos Overland Road Trip

Route: Kazakhstan – China – Laos

Register in the form on the right to join our Kazakhstan-China-Laos Group for costs sharing
Starting from Europe or Central Asia, driving/riding through China, and arriving in Southeast Asia.
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Highlights of

Kazakhstan – China – Laos Road Trip

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, silk road, Hexi Corridor, The core area of Tibetan culture and art, national parks in china, Experience China’s megacities, Giant Panda, World Heritage, magnificent natural landscape, Lots of camping opportunities

Itinerary

Day 1: Horgos Port
The guide will wait for you at the china side of the border. Procedures for people and vehicles.
Today can’t stay in car or camping. Leave your vehicle at the Customs control department, driver
will come back tomorrow.
Overnight: Today can’t stay in car or camping.

Day 2: Horgos Port

We will finish the rest of the procedures Today. Obtain your temporary driver license and number plate.

Today can’t stay in car or camping.
Shopping opportunity: medicine, oxygen, car parts. You’d better prepare car parts that need to be
replaced in your own country, cause some can’t be bought in china, especially when there is no such vehicles in china.

Day 3: Horgos Port – Urumqi, 661km
Fruit Gully, Jieyou Princess Lavender Garden, Sayram Lake,

Day 4 : Urumqi 
Visit : Tianshan Grand Canyon, Tianchi, Daban Cheng windmills, No.1 Glacier

Day 5 :Urumqi – Turpan, 200km

Visit: Kumtag Desert, Tuyugou Mazha Village, Grape Valley

Day 6: Turpan
Grape Valley, Ancient City of Gaochang, Ancient City of Jiaohe, Karez System, Flaming Mountain, Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs, Aydingkol Lake, Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Desert Botanical Garden, Emin Minaret, Tuyugou Valley Mazha Village

Day 7: Turpan – Hami, 420km
Hami King’s Palace, Hami Museum

Day 8: Hami – Dunhuang, 420km
Mogao Grottoes are located in Dunhuang at the western end of the Hexi Corridor. Its excavation lasted about 1,000 years from the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms to the Yuan Dynasty, which is unique in Chinese grottoes. It is not only a brilliant art treasure house of ancient Chinese civilization, but also an important witness of the dialogue and exchanges between different civilizations that took place on the ancient Silk Road. There are 735 caves in Mogao Grottoes, more than 45,000 square meters of preserved murals, more than 2,400 painted sculptures, and 5 wooden eaves in Tang and Song Dynasties. It is a microcosm of the development and evolution of Chinese grotto art and enjoys a high historical status in grotto art. The paintings and sculptures of Buddha statues and the content of Buddhist scriptures in the caves are places for Buddhists to practice, view images and worship. The Dunhuang Grottoes are a three-dimensional art combining architecture, sculpture and murals. Mogao Grottoes are UNESCO World Heritage.

Day 9: Dunhuang – Jiayuguan, 400km
Jiayuguan Fort, Overhanging Great Wall

Jiayuguan Fort was first built in the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1372). It took 168 years (1372-1539) from the initial construction to the completion of a complete pass. The most majestic one among them is well preserved.

Day 10: Jiayuguan – Zhangye – Mati Temple, 300km
Zhangye National Geopark, Mati Temple

Day 11: Mati Temple – Rebkong (Tongren), 500km
Longwu Monastery, Wutong Monastery, Thangkas art

Day 12: Rebkong (Tongren) – Labrang monastery
Labrang monastery

Day 13 – Day 15: Labrang – Huanglong – Chengdu, 740km

Day 16: Chengdu
Panda and Rest

Day 17 – Day 18: Chengdu – Kunming, 820km
Leshan giant buddha

Day 19: Kunming – Jianshui – Yuanyang
jianshui ancient town, yuanyang rice terraces

Day 20 – Day 21: Yuanyang – Mohan, 520kmS

Day 22: Exit China, entering Laos
Byebye China, Hello Laos

Detailed Itinerary road book wil be provided after registration.