Special points by this route:   
1. Include all the important sightseeing of the silk route tour (China Part) of Dunhuang, Turpan, and Kashgar.   
2. Camel ride and overnight in tent behind the mountain of Echoing-Sand Mountain in Dunhuang  
3. Visit the Tuyugou Great Canyon near Turpan, this is one of the most mystical place but still not familiar to tourists.   
4. Visit the Kuche, ancient city on the silk road, which is normally not for the FIT tourist. Visit the Subashi Ancient City and Kizil Thousand Buddha caves. 
5. Visit the Karakuli See  

Day 1/Arrive in Dunhuang                                                                   
You can fly from Beijing or Xi'an to Dunhuang, or take train K591(10:00-09:30+1) from Xi'an to Dunhuang.   
Arrive in Dunhuang, the center of trade between China and its western neighbors in ancient time. Transfer to a hotel to deposit your luggage, as you will overnight in a tent this night. Buy some food in the supermarket (own cost for the food).    
Take sightseeing of Crescent Lake, a natural wonder in the Gobi Desert, located in the arms of Echoing-Sand Mountain. Each time the wind blows, there is a sound from the mountain and when there is a breeze, the sound is like musical instruments, hence the name Echoing-Sand Mountain.   
At the foot of the mountain you can ride a camel for about 2 hours. Stay overnight in the tent. (Seeping bag be prepared by the clients themselves, tents will be offered from the travel agency.) (No meal)   

Day 2/Dunhuang-Turpan    overnight train                                      
After a simple breakfast, ride the camel for about 2 hours, go outside the mountain. We'll offer a 1 hour shower room for you to take a shower.   
Today's highlight is to visit one of most famous archaeological discovery at the beginning of the 20th century - the Mogao Grottoes, also known as Thousand Buddha Cave, which is also the largest, best preserved and richest treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. Then, take an overnight train to Turpan with Soft Sleeper (first class in China, 4 persons sharing one cabin). Train schedule only for your information: Dunhuang-Turpan K726(20:16-08:20+1). (B,L,D)  

Day 3/Turpan                                                                                                                                                 
Arrive in Turpan in the morning, a key point on the Silk Road since ancient times, with a great number of historical relics as well as unique landscapes. Pick up from the railway station. Pay a visit to the Astana Tombs; the Ancient City Sites of Gaochang, the largest set of ancient city ruins ever found in the Western Regions; Tuyugou Great Canyon is not a name that is familiar to tourists. Visitors are often ignorant of this small place tucked in a mountain valley. However, Tuyugou has a rich religious history that few other places in China can match. It located 13 kilometers to the southwest of Gaochang Ancient City (Gaochang Ruins). Tuyugou is a traditional village of vineyards, orchards, narrow streets and irrigation channels tumbling between ancient mud-brick houses and shady trees against the backdrop of the bare, red Flaming Mountains. An easy and pretty walk takes you to a group of very ancient caves carved into the mountainside. Move on to visit the Thousand Buddha Caves, one of the most important Buddha grotto relics in Xinjiang; and Flame Mountain, the hottest place in China. With the scorching sun directly overhead, the red mountain rocks glow and the air shimmers in the heat. It looks like raging flames, so the mountain got named Flaming Mountain. (B,L)   

Day4 /Turpan-Kuche      overnight train                                                                                            
After breakfast, visit the Karez Irrigation System, an underground irrigation system that was constructed over 2,000 years ago and is considered one of the greatest engineering achievements of ancient China, with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Visit the Emin Minaret, the largest ancient Islamic tower in Xinjiang; the Ancient City of Jiaohe, the largest and best-preserved ancient city built from compressed earth anywhere in the world. Then, pay a visit the Grape Valley, a grape kingdom worthy of its name, where you can enjoy numerous kinds of grapes and experience the grape culture. Take overnight train to Kuche: 5806: 00:34-13:58 (train schedule is only for your reference) with soft sleeper (first class in China, 4 persons sharing one cabin). (B,L,D)   

Day5 /Kuche                                                                                    
Arrive Kuche in the afternoon. Visit a local Uigur village and lunch by the local family. (While you are visiting Xinjiang, it is important to be aware of the time zone being used. Although officially run on Beijing time, Xinjiang people also use there own system. If Beijing time is used it means that the sun doesn't raise until 9:00am and it is still light at midnight in the summer months. When making travel arrangements, be sure which time zone or system is being used or you could get caught out. So, lunch time is about 14:00 or 15:00. ) Visit Subash Anceint City: Though it remains only as ruins, it was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Guici. The city is believed to be even older than the ancient Harappan civilization, which dates back around 4,000 years. (L)  

Day6 /Kuche                                                                                    
Visit Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, one of the four biggest groups of grottoes in China, which is a national Class A Cultural Relics Reserve, it lies in Mingutag Mountains in Baicheng County. Visit the Grand Kuche Mosque, which is the second biggest mosque in Xinjiang, first built in the 17th century, but after the burnt down it was rebuilt in 1931. The great praying hall, which can accommodate 1000 prayers, is supported by 88 pillars, embellished with carved designs and in many colors, a fine example of Uygur architecture.(B,L)  

Day7 /Kuche–Kashgar                                                                 
Take train 7556(08:12-19:06) from Kuche to Kashgar with hard sleeper (6 person sharing in 1 cabin, there is no soft sleepers on this train). (B)   
There is another train, which has soft sleeper K9786 (04:08-12:45 ) to Kashgar, but the time is not comfortable.  

Day8 /Kashgar                                                                               
Pay a visit to Id Kah Mosque, than stop at the Tomb of Yusup Hazi Hajup, a great Uygur poet and philosopher. Visit the Abakh Khoja Tomb, 17th Century family cemetery of the Kashgar area Islamic leader. In China the tomb is better known as the Tomb of Xiang Fei.   
Visit the Kashgar old city and pottery workshop of the local handicraftsman. If one would like to see a place where time has stood still it is Kashgar (Kashi). Walking through the narrow lanes of this old town evokes a scene from the Arabian Nights. Kashgar has remained sheltered from outside influences with locals who are very friendly. Amongst the most popular professions are coppersmiths, carpenters, jewelers and cobblers, all using tools of bygone days. (B,L)  

Day 9/Kuche-Kashgar                                                                   
Sunday Market in Kashgar, Whole day by yourself. (no guide, no van) (B)  
One of the most popular events in the town is the weekly Sunday Bazaar that draws a variety of ethnic groups like the Uyghur, Tajik, Kyrgyz and Kazakh to the streets of Kashgar. They come on foot, bike, horseback, modern motorcycles and donkey carts, all with the hope of selling merchandise ranging form scissors to camels. Here we enjoy mingling with the locals and learn to sharpen our bargaining skills.   

Day10/Kashgar-Karakuli Lake-Kashgar                                      
About 4 hours drive to the enchanting Karakuli Lake with breathtaking views of the Muztagata (ice mountain), reflected on the still lake. Karakuli Lake is located in one of the most remote sections of the Pamir Mountains. After the visit, drive back to Kashgar. Stay overnight in Kashgar. (B,L)  

Day11/Kashgar-                                                                              
Take flight to Urmuqi or next station. (B)  

Note: B-Breakfast  L-Lunch  D-Dinner

Hotel (or the same standard):                                                                                                                      
Dunhuang: Tent in the mountain 1 Night (Sleeping bag prepared by the client) and 1 hour shower room   
Turpan: *** Turpan Hotel   
Kuche: *** Kuche Hotel  
Kashgar: **** Bang Chen Hotel