2001 Silk Road Trip Itinerary (August 17-28, 2001)
Friday, 8/17/01
Beijing to Urumqi, Flight XO 9102, 2:40-6:35 PM
Accommodation: Urumqi Holiday Inn; 011-86-991-281-8788
Saturday, 8/18/01
Urumqi: Southern Mountain Pastureland
Urumqi to Kashgar, Flight XO 9901, 7:10-8:40 PM
Accommodation: Kashgar, Seman Hotel; Phone: 011-86-998-255-2150
Sunday, 8/19/01
Kashgar: Sunday Bazaar, Abakh Hoja Tomb, Id Kah Mosque
Accommodation: Kashgar, Seman Hotel; Phone: 011-86-998-255-2150
Monday, 8/20/01
Kashgar: Mahmut Kashgari's Tomb
Kashgar to Urumqi, Flight XO 9902, 9:40-11:10 PM
Accommodation: Urumqi Holiday Inn; 011-86-991-281-8788
Tuesday, 8/21/01
Urumqi to Heavenly Lake (Tianchi) by bus
Accommodation: Kazakh yurt
Wednesday, 8/22/01
Heavenly Lake to Urumqi by bus
Urumqi: Red Hill, Xinjiang Provincial Museum
Accommodation: Urumqi Holiday Inn; 011-86-991-281-8788
Thursday, 8/23/01
Urumqi to Turpan by bus
Turpan: Emin Minaret, Grape Valley, Karez Underground Irrigation Channels, Jiaohe Ruins, Uyghur Peformance
Accommodation: Luzhou Binguan/Oasis Hotel; Phone: 011-86-995-852-2491
Friday, 8/24/01
Turpan: Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Astana Tombs, Gaochang Ruins
Turpan to Dunhuang; Night train K 890 (hard sleeper), 10:10 PM-8:25 AM
Saturday, 8/25/01
Dunhuang: Mogao Caves, Singing Sand Mountains (Mingsha Dunes), Crescent Moon Lake
Accommodation: Dunhuang International Hotel; Phone: 011-86-937-882-8678
Sunday, 8/26/01
Dunhuang to Xi'an, Flight WH 2232A, 11:00 AM-1:40 PM
Xi'an: City Wall, Bell Tower
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel; Phone: 011-86-29-721-6868
Monday, 8/27/01
Xi'an: Army of Terracotta Warriors, Huaqing Springs, Banpo Neolithic Village
Grand Fire-pot Dinner
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel; Phone: 011-86-29-721-6868
Sunday 8/28/01
Xi'an: Provincial Museum, Wild Goose Pagoda
Xi'an to Beijing, Flight CA 1210, 12:40-2:20 PM
Accommodation: Home Sweet Home!! Xinsong Aparments at BNU