Advice on silk road please!!

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jeanctc

06-Jul-2007 01:22
Posts: 661

Advice on silk road please!!

I will be travelling to the silk road in Sept for about 10-11 days.I know it's a bit short but that's all the time I have.Where should I absolutely go to enjoy the silk road?Xian is on my list but apart from that,I haven't decided what to visit yet.Thanks.
P.s Will fly in from KL.
I'll be grateful for any advice.

ZHET

06-Jul-2007 06:34
Posts: 1,328

My brother and I did Xinjiang in 11 days in 2003, but that didn't include time in Xi'an. We went to Urumqi, Turpan, Kashgar and Yarkand/Shache. We flew Xi'an-Urumqi and Urumqi-Kashgar and back to save time.

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travela

06-Jul-2007 06:54
Posts: 248

What was Urmqi like ZHET?

People with the powers of observation are often called cynics by those that don't have them. G.B.S

ZHET

06-Jul-2007 19:45
Posts: 1,328

Others will have different opinions, OP, but I thought Urumqi was only useful as a place to fly into and out of.

Some have said that the Museum is nice, but when I was there it was being renovated and I only saw a little of it.

There's a poster on here who has a bar in Urumqi called the Fubar. That might be his TT handle. If you like bars, you might like visiting there.

travela

08-Jul-2007 04:42
Posts: 248

Ta ZHET am being sent there on a 2 day work mission, will look it up for a Sat night (if I can find it)...will let you know what it was like....

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bulbul2

10-Jul-2007 01:42
Posts: 270

Please don't regret of it is short for you. 11 days could be enough, if you plan as following.
Day1 arrive in Xi'an (2 nights)
Day3 arrive in Lanzhou to visit Bing ling Si, to take train to Donhuang.
Day4 Donhuang (1 night)
Day5 Turpan(1night)
Day6 To fly from Urumqi to Kashgar. Check in Seman Hotel.
Day7 To visit in Kashgar
Day8 To go to Karakul and Tashkurgan for two days
Day10 To take a morining flight to Urumqi. To visit the Tian Chi Lake.
Day11 To take a flight to home. For detailde info abdulcafe@gmail.com

bulbul2

10-Jul-2007 01:58
Posts: 270

Hi,
Fly to Urumqi and then Kashgar in a same day. It will be a connected E-ticket to Kashgar. To visit Idkah Mosque, Handcraft walking street, Old town, Apak Huja Momb, Sunday Market. Two days to Karakul Lake and Tashkurgan. This is will be a wonderful part to your trip, as my experience. 5 days trip to Turpan from Kashgar. On trip you could visit the Yingsar(which is famous for Uyghur knife), Yarken( very old town on the silk road), Kargilik(where you can go to Tibet). Hoten( Famous for carpet, silk and Jade), Niya( Last town in the Desert). Cross the Taklimakan Desert(which is Second biggest shifting desert in the world), Kucha( old city on the silk road), Kural (developing city lake Urumqi), Turpan(2nights). Urumqi to home by flight. abdulcafe@gmail.com

jeanctc

11-Jul-2007 10:35
Posts: 661

Thanks to all!Haven't decided on my final itinerary yet but will take everything you said in consideration!

ellyse

28-Jul-2007 00:50
Posts: 8,932

I just came back from 2 weeks in Xinjiang province, plus a couple more days tacked on at the end for Gansu province. Here's my itinerary suggestion:

Xi'an (1+ day)
Xi'an -- Dunhuang train (1 day): K591 (1056--0931) 22h35min
Dunhuang (1 day)
Dunhuang -- Turpan train (overnight): T216/T217 (2016--0822) 12h06min
Turpan (2 days)
Turpan -- Urumqi bus: around 3h
Urumqi -- Kashgar train (1 day): N886/N887 (1209--1104) 22h05min
Karakoram Highway, Karakul Lake, Tashkurgan (2 days)
Kashgar (2 days) --> must have at least Sunday

Cheers!

ellyse

28-Jul-2007 00:51
Posts: 8,932

Forgot to add, you should also budget 1 day in Urumqi to see the new Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum as well as the Erdaoqiao Bazaar.
Cheers!

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