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Tianchi, Heavenly Lake in English, is a must-see UNESCO site near Urumqi. Red Hill is the symbol of the city Urumqi. This…

All-Inclusive Private Day Tour to Tianchi Heavenly Lake from Urumqi

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This private 4-day tour will let you explore Kuqa and Kashgar, two old towns in Xinjiang. The attractions include Kizil …

Private 4-Day Tour to Kuqa and Kashgar from Urumqi

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Dushanzi Grand Canyon is hidden attraction in Xinjiang, about 300km from Urumqi. The Canyon is impressive by its wave-like…

Private Full-Day Tour to Dushanzi Grand Canyon from Urumqi

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Kanas Lake is one of the best sites to view in China. This 5-day private tour will let you go with a local guide from Urumqi…

Private 5-Day Tour to Kanas Lake from Urumqi

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MisterAccountant

Rhodes, Australia109 contributions

Great two weeks on the Silk Road.

Mar 2024 • Couples

Our 14 day, trip from Kashgar to Lanzhou was a heavily customised tour covering all the towns we wanted to visit. This customisation was easy, only requiring a couple of email exchanges and a WeChat call.
As we were dealing with a Chinese company, it was odd that the cost was quoted in USD. The effect of this on a non-USA resident was an increase in bank fees in making the payments.
Along the way, the driver/guide/vehicle combos were excellent and we made a point of eating at villages, truck stops etc to pick up on the local atmosphere. In most cases the driver & guide, with a little encouragement, ate with us although one pair said they were not permitted by their company to do this, so sat at the table next to ours (??)
Some hotels had been chosen by us and others by the agency, but all were great.
All in all, a very enjoyable experience, although of course, with the benefit of hindsight, more time for cultural shows could have been allowed and a couple of 'scenic' spots deleted, but such is hindsight and personal preferences.

Written April 21, 2024

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Thank you so much for travelling with us SilkRoadTrips in China along the ancient Silk Road. Moreover, it is very nice to read your feedback about the tour, we will review it and make improvement in the future.

Written May 15, 2024

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Ian H

Hong Kong, China90 contributions

An epic adventure

Oct 2024 • Solo

Ben organised a tailor made 12 day trip through Western China from Urumqi to Xi’an.

The trip was amazing - beautiful country, amazing landscapes and impressive sites. It is so different to the east coast of China with its huge population and more pollution.

Ben was a great person to deal with - he was always quick to respond to any questions and was instrumental in the trip being a success.

I booked directly with Ben at Silroadtrips which saved thousands compared to an onshore Australia company - I would definitely recommend this and cut out the middleman as they add nothing.

100% recommend this company. Many thanks for such an amazing enriching journey.

Written October 6, 2024

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That is our great pleasure to operate your adventure in the western China from oasis to desert along the ancient Silk Road route. It is true the western China is so different from eastern part. We are so pleased to know you enjoyed the tour. Thank you so much for your recommendation.

Written October 11, 2024

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H s

Singapore, Singapore1 contribution

Live to travel

Apr 2024 • Friends

Ahhh, Silk Road... what a wonderful journey in the modern days but hardships for the traders many hundreds of years ago. I'm deeply grateful that they are doing their best to preserve the culture so we get to experience it. And I'm truly grateful to Ben, the travel agent who has been discussing the trip with me patiently and suggestively. All tour guides are knowledgeable, funny, and hospitable. Somehow, I feel as if I'm traveling with friends. I've seen many different images of Danxia Mountain, Terrra Cotta, Grand Bazaar, Tibetan Monastery etc, ... but to be there to FEEL it is a whole new dimension! Dont waste time reading my review; JUST GO ;)

Written May 13, 2024

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Awesome custom Silk Road tour!!

That is great to read your review about the fabulous tour in China along the ancient Silk Road. We always do our best to make the tour joyful.

Written May 15, 2024

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Mary T

San Francisco, CA65 contributions

Sep 2017 • Friends

We had a great time travelling from Urumqi and Kashgar China to Lanzhou. We skipped Xian as we have been there before a couple of times. One should include Xian if doing the Silk road trip! The transportation, hotels, suggested restaurants were all arranged by silkroadtrips.com. We were fortunate to have Ben Yan as our tour guide. He had sense of humor, awesome, and knowledgeable. We customized our private tour and we were able to cover all the must dos and visit places. I would highly recommend this company.

Written August 13, 2018

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Hi Mary, thank you so much for your kind comments. We had wonderful time on the ancient Silk Road, wish more people would like to see this cultural and historical route.

Written August 15, 2018

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MichelKlein

Toronto, Canada4 contributions

China in a dream

Apr 2018 • Couples

To travel the Silk Roads was one of our dreams and we finally did it in the 2017 Spring. The three-week trip was organized by Silk Road Trips and gave us everything we had hoped for: the fascinating landscapes of the Xinjiang and Gansu provinces, the artistic wonders (paintings and sculptures) of early Buddhist settlements, architectural marvels and the colourful local bazaars. Our guide, Bin Yan (Ben), spoke perfect English, and had both broad cultural and practical knowledge as well as a great sense of humor and a warm personality.
We had such a wonderful time that we decided to take another three-week tour with Silk Road Trips in April-May 2018, this time from North to South, from Datong to Guilin). And this other trip offered us other wonderful discoveries in terms of landscapes and cultures. We were mostly in the mountains, among ethnic minorities (Dong, Miao, Gejia, Han), who have retained their wooden houses and colourful costumes. And we went down the river Li among the mountains crowned with floating mist
like in a Chinese painting. We were so inspired that we took a lesson in Chinese painting!
In conclusion, we can wholeheartedly recommend Silk Road Trips for its flawless organisation. Besides being an ideal guide, Ben is a very resourceful person. Even when unforeseen problems arose (cancellation of all flights in the province by the Chinese military without any advanced notice, medical emergency), Ben found the perfect solutions. Last but not least, he is very good company, cheerful, well read, offering an overview of present China as well as of its past. Thanks to him, we had two marvelous trips.
Christine Klein-Lataud and Michel Klein (Toronto)

Written May 22, 2018

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China Silk Road pilgrimage

Thank you so much for your kind review, it was my great pleasure to meet you couple in China. We had wonderful time on the ancient Silk Road, in Shanxi and Guizhou etc. Your warm affection for Chinese culture is another important thing to make the tour enjoyable. Wish we would have another tour in somewhere in China.

Written May 22, 2018

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bronvincent2016

Olympia, WA2 contributions

Oct 2015 • Friends

This truly was the trip of a lifetime for me, traveling along China's Silk Road. The highlight was several days spent visiting the Mogao Cave Temples of Dunhuang which my parents had explored in 1948. This personal connection made our travel adventure a pilgrimage for our group of 8 friends and family members in 2013 under the superb guidance of Bin Yan. Bin is knowledgeable, experienced, attentive and personable. I would definitely plan another trip guided by him. He was a wonderful guide with whom we all enjoyed traveling. I wholeheartedly recommend this trip and Bin without hesitation.

Written July 31, 2016

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A clean and tidy ancient city of Kashgar surprised me.

Thank you very much for your comments for your Silk Road tour, wish we will meet in your next China tour!

Written August 1, 2016

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Daniel

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Jul 2019 • Solo

The walled ancient city of Kashgar has been rebuilt with roads paved and reproduction of century old mud brick houses. The style and architecture is different from anywhere in China or central Asia. Unlike other cities in Xinjiang China, there is no over presence of police with machine guns and long baton, but security cameras are everywhere. No cars inside the walled except the garbage collection trucks and goods delivery vans, both electric. Plenty of nice restaurants serving Uyghur cuisine and local brewed beer. Singing and dancing everywhere as July is the peak tourist month. There are many day trips from Kashgar to the nearby tourist sites in the desert or a 2 days side trip to the Tajik village of Tashkurgan in the Pamir Plateau near the Pakistani border. Kashgar is a must for the Silk Road visit.

Review of: Private 4-Day Tour to Kuqa and Kashgar from Urumqi

Written August 28, 2019

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Maria V

Sydney, Australia42 contributions

A MUST DO trip of a lifetime

Oct 2015 • Friends

To follow the Silk Road is the stuff of dreams and if you are lucky -as I was- to have Bin as a guide, then it is the stuff of legends! Bin is amazing: Cool, informed, perfect English, gadget crazy ("What's the weather going to be like in Turpan, BIn?" to satisfy these kind of questions Bin juggles his two smart phones and answers crisply and without missing a beat). He also goes out of his way to take care of you whether you need a doctor or translation at the pharmacy. His planning for this out of the ordinary trip is spotless. Considering that there are overnight trains, minivans and flights involved over 2-3 weeks, it must be very hard to organise but with Bin at the helm everything goes as as smoothly as silk! Don't miss the opportunity of a lifetime. I want to do it again! Dunghuan, Turpan, Kashgar...names that roll off the tongue like honey but you need someone like Bin to plan it for you. He knows every nook and cranny of the Silk Road and he is so much FUN!!! Thank you Bin for the trip of a lifetime...

Written September 30, 2016

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Thanks, Maria. We will always be the best friends after the tour. Wish we could see you again in China!

Written October 9, 2016

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nyarnp

olympia, washington18 contributions

Beyond Amazing

Sep 2015

China had never been on my radar for travel, until a friend invited me to join the adventure she had planned. She put together a three week journey, that reached many places in this vast country. Fortunately, we had a guide, Bin, who helped us experience the history and beauty of his native country. We climbed the Great Wall (my initial reason for the visit), experienced the vast array of Terracotta Warriors, explored the magical Mogao caves near Dunhuang, rode camels in the desert, and met the Uyghurs who live in an autonomous area of China. We happened to be in Bejing when Mao Tse Tung was viewable to the public - quite interesting to see him so life-like!! Bin satisfied our taste buds by selecting a wide array of delicious foods, prepared to the highest standards of cuisine at each opportunity. Our travels took us to various regions by bus, train, airplane as we encountered local people - friendly and accommodating. They obviously hadn't seen many Americans, as they all seemed to want a photograph with us. The memories we brought back with us will bring smiles to our faces for many years. And our wonderful, kind new friend - Bin!!

Written August 4, 2016

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Very recommendable Day-Tour to Turpan

Thank you for your comments for your wonderful Silk Road tour. Wish we will see you again in China!

Written August 6, 2016

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R F

3 contributions

Sep 2024 • Couples

We had a very nice day-tour, 4 very interesting places to visit, very knowledgable guide, safe driver, comfortable car, excellent lunch. We got a lot of impressions and made a lot of pictures.

Review of: All Inclusive Private Day Trip to Turpan from Urumqi

Written September 18, 2024

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