China (Northwest Silk Road)

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Northwest China's Silk Road corridor stretches across Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang provinces, tracing the ancient trade routes that once connected China to Central Asia, the Middle East, and beyond. The region is defined by dramatic contrasts — the vast Taklamakan Desert, the snow-capped Tianshan mountains, the Gobi, and the fertile Hexi Corridor that threads between them. Iconic stops include the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang, home to extraordinary Buddhist art spanning a thousand years, the ancient garrison town of Jiayuguan, and the Uyghur culture and bazaars of Kashgar. Travellers come for deep history, raw and remote landscapes, multiday overland journeys, and one of the world's most legendary travel routes.