Beijing – Urumqi – Kashgar – Aksu – Kuqa – Turpan – Dunhuang – Jiayuguan – Zhangye – Xining – Tongren – Xiahe – Lanzhou – Beijing – Chengde
Our trip report:
Perfect coordination: we were waited for and taken care of at every break: plane or train arrival.
Program: Well designed; days generally not overloaded.
Meals: The package we chose (breakfast included, but not other meals) was perfect for us. Adel in Xinjiang gave us great advice on choosing restaurants, dishes, and the bills.
Roads, cars: Overall, the roads are excellent, fast, with occasional pleasant surprises for the driver: completed sections of motorway. Cars: comfortable, safe.