Where Next?

Destination: The Silk Road: Far Western China and Central Asia

Why: Because it's a part of the world that has been on my list for a long, long time

When: September/October 2008

How: Central Asia Overland, with Explore

Itinerary

  • Day 1 Fly London/Beijing
  • Day 2 Arrive Beijing
  • Day 3 Visit Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City; fly Urumqi
  • Day 4 Visit museum; Drive Korla
  • Day 5 Drive to Kuqa
  • Day 6 In Kuqa; visit ancient sites
  • Day 7 Drive to Aksu; visit virgin forest
  • Day 8 Drive across Taklamakan Desert to Hotan
  • Day 9 In Hotan; visit Cottage Industries
  • Day 10 Drive Yarkand
  • Day 11 Drive via Uighur knife factory; drive to Kashgar
  • Day 12 & 13 In Kashgar; visit famous Sunday market; optional full day excursion through the Pamir mountains to Karakul Lake
  • Day 14 Drive via Kyrgyzstan border to Tash Rabat
  • Day 15 Drive Song Kul Lake
  • Day 16 Drive Bishkek; via Lake Issy Kul
  • Day 17 In Bishkek; optional visit Ala Archa gorge
  • Day 18 Drive via Kazakhstan to Tashkent
  • Day 19 In Tashkent; city tour
  • Day 20 In Tashkent; overnight train Urgench
  • Day 21 Arrive Urgench; drive Khiva; sightseeing in the Old City
  • Day 22 Drive Bokhara
  • Day 23 In Bokhara; tour
  • Day 24 Drive Karmana; continue to Yangikasgan; 4WD to camp, optional camel riding in desert
  • Day 25 Morning at Lake Aydarkul; drive to Samarkand
  • Day 26 In Samarkand; visit Gur Emir Mausoleum and Registan Square
  • Day 27 In Samarkand; visit Ulug-Beg observatory and museum; afternoon optional visit to Marakanda
  • Day 28 Drive Tashkent; fly London
  • Information

    Map of countries visited
    (as at 18 April 2008)

    North America

    Central America and the Caribbean

    -

    South America

    Africa

    -

    Europe

    the Middle East

    • Land of the Peacock Throne, 2007
    • Jordan
    • Syria
    • Turkey - Istanbul, 2003

    Asia

    Australia and Pacific

    • Australia
    • Fiji
    • New Zealand
    • Rarotonga & the Cook Islands

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