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The Takla Makan Desert constitutes one of the
largest moving bodies of sand in the world. Stretching west
from the ancient Silk Road trading center of Kashgar to the
mysterious desert of Lop in the East, it's dunes conceal the
ruins of numerous ancient civilizations. Therefore, despite
the popular rendering of "Takla Makan" into English as "you go
in, you don't come out," it's literal meaning in Turkic is
"covered or locked house" or "buried city." Traditionally
looked upon with dread, caravanners related tales of strange
apparitions and alluring voices, that if succumbed to, led its
members to death among the endless sea of billowing dunes.
Others, like explorers Sir Aurel Stein and Sven Hedin have
trodden its sands and lived to tell their stories. This
program offers a safe 11 days crossing of the Takla Makan,
eight of these are spent on foot, three in 4 wheel drive
vehicles. Top of the range camping equipment, experienced
cameleers and reliable support vehicles ensure that each
participant fully enjoys the natural beauty and challenge of
this crossing without undue anxiety. Leaving the southern arm
of the Silk Road at the oasis of Yutian, we traverse the
desert vastness until the northern oasis of Aksu is reached,
from here we drive to urumqi via Kuqa and Kurla . end the
challenging adventure tour.
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Activity Feature Desert expedition /Jeep
safari / Camelpack trekking / Wildlife & plant Tour
/ Sightseeing tour /Anthropology &Folklore
experience / Historical & cultural tour / Nature
Trip / Photography tour/ Camping / Ecotourism Duration
19Days / 18 Nights including 10 nights of camping
Itinerary
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Day01
Drive to Kashgar via Torugart pass or Irkistam Pass
Day02 Kashgar
Day03
Drive to Khotan
Day04 Khotan
Tour, then drive to keriya
Day05 Drive to
Daheyan, enter into the desert.
Day06/12
Trekking westwards to Mazatagh Hill located in the Khotan
River valley
Day13 Arrivel in Mazatag in
the center of the desert
Day14 Drive to
Arar
Day15 Drive to Aksu
Day16 Drive to kurla
Day17 Drive to Urumqi
Day18
Urumqi
Day19 Departure Urumqi
Suitable Season
April-
June, End of September December
Entry
Option
Arrival in any one of those cities, which are
namely Beijing, Shanghai,Guangzhou, Islamabad, Bishkek,
Alamaty, fly to Urumqi , then fly to Kashgar.
Or
arrival in Tashkurgan via Khunjirap Pass, drive to Kashagr,
Exiting Option Fly any one of those cities, which are
namely Beijing, Xian ,Shanghai,Guangzhou, Alamaty, Bishkek for
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