Silk Road Cycle Tour

Silk Road Cycle Tour Cycling tour along the Silk Road which starts the Pakistan and continues via the famous Karakoram Highway towards Kashgar, ends in Beijing.

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DAY .1	ARRIVE AT ISLAMABAD
	Arrival at Islamabad airport and transfer to hotel.
DAY .2	ISLAMABAD-ABBOTABAD
	Drive to Abbotabad and then biking to Besham over night in hotel (6 to 7 hour biking).
DAY .3	ABOTABAD-CHILAS
	Biking to Chilas over night in hotel (8 hour bike).
DAY .4	CHILAS-GILGIT
	Biking to Gilgit over night in hotel (5-6 hour bike).
DAY .5	GILGIT
	Rest day in Gilgit or Sight seen in Gilgit over night in hotel.
DAY .6	GILGIT-MINAPIN
	Bike to MinaPin over night in hotel (5 to 6 hour Bike).
DAY .7	MINAPIN-KARIMABAD
	Bike to Karimabad over night in hotel (4 to 5 hour bike).
DAY .8	KARIMABAD-PASSU
	Bike to Passu over night in hotel(5-6 hour ).
DAY .9	PASSU-SUST
	Bike to Sust over night in hotel (5 to 6 hours).
DAY .10	SUST-TASHKURGAN
	Drive and Bike to Tashkurgun China over night in hotel.
DAY .11	TASHKURGAN-KARAKUL LAKE
	Bike to Karakul lake 100 kilometer over night in Yurt.
DAY .12	KARAKUL LAKE-KASHGAR
	Bike to Kashgar 200 km over night in hotel.
DAY .13	KASHGAR
	Situated at the foot of the impressive Pamir mountains, Kashgar was once the key trading post bridging the East and the West. Largely inhabited by the Uygurs, this ancient city is dotted with Muslin architecture and still retains the exotic feel of the Silk Road era. We will visit Kashgar's lively markets, which attract thousands of people from the far corners of the region. They come here to sell, bargain, and trade everything ranging from camels to raisins. Our sightseeing tour will also include the Id Kha Mosque and the tomb of Abjak Hoja. Our tour includes the tombs of Abakh Hoja, the famous Eidgah Mosque and the most unique old town with typical Uyghur styled homes. We visit the various shopping alleys full of noodle shops, bakeries, teashops, blacksmiths and carpenters. Time has stood still - try a local taxi, which is a donkey cart.
DAY .14	KASHGAR-URUMQI
	Today we will have a free day, allowing you to explore Kashgar's old quarter, home to a fascinating mix of ethnicities - Uygurs, Tajiks, Kyrgyz and Uzbeks - or visit one of Kashgar's many other sights. In the evening we will take a flight back to Urumqi.
DAY .15	URUMQI-BEIJING
	Fly back to Beijing. Rest of the day free at leisure.
DAY .16	BEIJING DEPARTURE
	Transfer to Airport for homebound flight to departure from Beijing.