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Silk Road Tours in China

Silk Road Tours are tailored tour packages for exploring the Silk Road within China, and you can experience the world's oldest trade routes and highlights. China Silk Road stretches more than 4,000 km on the gigantic regions of northwestern China, an almost dizzying agglomeration of desert, grassland, raging river, and colossal mountains. The best highlights are a series of historical towns and ruins running from Xi'an, through Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, and eventually into Central Asia. Silk Road is not only a road of business, but also a road of art and culture. You can follow in the footsteps of traders over 1,000 years ago and learn how commodities such as wool, gold, and silver were traded. In addition, you can also experience the history, cultural relics, ethnic minorities, landscape, and local interaction along the great Silk Road.

As the pioneer of the China Silk Road tours, we have carefully designed Silk Road tour packages that include the best highlights of the Silk Road. Our Classic China Silk Road tours offer an easy and flexible pace tailored for everyone. With our local tour guides and exclusive arrangements, you will touch the heartbeat under the ground of the Silk Road. Our Silk Road tour will take you back on the world's oldest trade route, witnessing the wonders of the Terracotta Warriors, the Buddhist treasures of the Mogao Grottoes, the mystery of the Taklimakan Desert, and the prosperity of the Kashgar Bazaar. Our well-designed Silk Road tour package will never let you down. Valuable, enjoyable and customizable!

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Classic Silk Road Tour Packages

We carefully design classic Silk Road tour packages. Our Silk Road tours offer an easy and flexible pace tailored for everyone to experience the history, cultural relics, ethnic minorities, landscape, and local interaction along the great Silk Road. Remember all these tour packages can be changed according to your needs.

Find Your Favorite China Silk Road by Destinations

China Silk Road started from Xi'an (the capital of the Western Han Dynasty) or Luoyang (the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty). You are passing through Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, and Gansu, reaching Xinjiang. Many towns in these provinces contain countless glorious historical and cultural treasures. We’ve listed the top ten tourist destinations (including Xi’an, Luoyang, Dunhuang, Kashgar…) with priceless cultural relics and stunning scenery to experience. Click on your favorite destination to find general travel information and top-recommended tours. If you are looking for any other places for a more in-depth experience (such as Kuche, Korla, Baoji, Zhongwei, Guyuan…), feel free to contact us for more detailed information.

China Silk Road Travel Guide Useful Articles

Silk Road is really a precious cultural treasure for human beings and a wonderful travel route for explorers. Do you want to know more about it? Such as how the Silk Road got its name, where the Silk Road started and ended, how long it took to cross the Silk Road in ancient times, who traveled on the Silk Road… Or do you want to have more travel information about it? Such as how to plan a Silk Road tour, what the top destinations on th

China Silk Road Express Tours

Want to enjoy a longer Silk Road holiday in China and visit more valuable destinations for more fun? China Discovery offers you more choices. You can visit the most classic destinations together with Silk Road destinations in one go! If you are a first timer to China, we suggest you get a first touch of China by visiting Beijing, Xian, Shanghai and Guilin - where China’s history, culture, nature and city view can be exhibited perfectly. Yangtze River Cruise is also a great option added into your itinerary for a leisurely experience. Besides, many travelers prefer an adventure to Zhangjiajie for an jaw-dropping view of the Avatar World. Moreover, you can step into Yunnan (Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La) and Anhui(Huangshan, Jiuhuashan) to have minority fun, Shanxi (Datong, Pingyao, Wutaishan…) and Henan (Luoyang, Zhengzhou…) to discover the civilization of ancient China. There are lots of wonders in China awaiting your exploration. Just select your favorite or customize your own tour according to your own interest and preference as well.

FAQs of Silk Road Tours in China

1. Why is it called the Silk Road?
The Silk Road earned its name from Chinese silk.
2. Where does China's Silk Road start?
China Silk Road started from Xi'an (the capital of the Western Han Dynasty) or Luoyang (the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty).
3. What are the famous cities along the Silk Road?
Xi’an, Luoyang, Lanzhou, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, and Kashgar are popular travel cities along the Silk Road.
4. When is the best time to visit the Silk Road?
Generally speaking, May to October is the best time for a Silk Road tour in China.
5. What are the famous attractions along the Silk Road?
The Terracotta Warriors, Famen Temple, Dunhuang Mogao Caves, Jiayuguan Pass, Ancient City of Gaochang, etc.
6. What were the main means of transportation on the Silk Road?
In ancient times, the camel, also named as "the Ship of the Desert", was the major mode of transportation. But nowadays, tourists can travel the Silk Road by flight or train.

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