This trip takes you on an exciting camel trek through the Taklamakan Desert.
Legend says that you can enter this desert but never leave! The direct translation of Taklamakan in English is 'Sea of Death'. Legend states that this area was once a prosperous city where many lived. The people were not good at following the rules of religion and it is believed the Gods punished them by raining sand down, the town and all its inhabitants perished under the
sand. When the wind blows up into a storm you can sometimes glimpse glod and other artifacts from this ancient buried village.
Day 1 - Beijing - Kashgar -
Take the flight in Beijing at 07:40, transfer in Urumqi and arrive in Kashgar at 15:05. Your guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to your hotel.
Hotel: Overnight at 4 star hotel.
Day 2 - Kashgar - Yopurga (130km) - (B)
In the morning, transfer from Kashgar to Yopurga, the last village before the Taklamakan Desert. You will stop at Yopurga village to purchase food supplies for the trip and then continue to the edge of the desert. You will then load your baggage on camels and begin the trek. The trek normally starts at 14:00 local time. The afternoon is spent on camel back through the desert.
Hotel: Overnight in tents.
Day 3 - 5 - Desert trekking - (B)
Desert trekking begins at 09:00 and continues throughout the day until 16:00 when we stop and camp for the night. Evenings are spent with the guide. Camel driver will prepare the food for you. Later you will sit around the campfire. If you are lucky, your evening kebab could consist of a fresh desert snake!
Hotel: Overnight in tents.
Day 6 - Back to Kashgar - (B)
This morning you will return by camel to your desert entry point at approximately 12:00. Your vehicles will meet you there and bring you back to Kashgar.
Hotel: Overnight at 4 star hotel.
Day 7 - Kashgar - Urumqi - Beijing - (B)
After breakfast, departure from Kashgar, take the flight in the morning to Urumqi and then take the flight at 14:45 to Beijing.