Silk Road Railway

31 days - from $0

Itinerary:

Group Size 15 maximum, plus Group Leader Accommodation Hotels & Guesthouses - 19 nights (twin share) Train - 11 nights (4-berth) Meals 21 in total. Breakfast (19), Lunch (2) Travel by Train: Comfortable 4-berth sleepers. There are 7 rail sectors on this journey - Beijing to Xian (1 night), Xian to Turpan (2 nights), Urumqi to Almaty (2 nights), Almaty to Chimkent (1 night), Mashhad to Isfahan (1 night), Isfahan to Tehran (1 night) and Tehran to Istanbul (3 nights). Other: A variety of private chartered vehicles (China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan & Iran are used on the non-rail overland sectors).  For 'Scheduled Sightseeing' we generally use small minibuses, and for 'City Exploring' we use local taxis, public transport and go on foot. Sightseeing Scheduled Sightseeing is part of the itinerary and includes all transport, entrance fees and English speaking local guide. While too numerous to detail here, extensive "Scheduled Sightseeing" is provided in the following cities: Xian, Turpan, Almaty, Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Ashghabad, Mashhad, Isfahan, Tehran, and Istanbul. Full details in the Trip Dossier. City Exploring is further sightseeing outside the itinerary guideline but with the Group Leader. Local Payment Your Local Payment is the final balance payment of your tour price and is to be paid directly to your Group Leader at the Pre Departure Meeting on day 1 of your tour. The Local Payment is utilised by your Group Leader to pay for various locally provided services. Visas Required for China, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkey (depends on nationality). Adventure Center will provide all required invitation letters and full visa support, including detailed visa guidelines. Experience in the region Adventure Center have been operating tours to all the regions visited for more than 15 years. Trip Dossier Our dossier provides further information about this journey and is available on request. Call Adventure Center or your agent, or visit www.sundownersoverland.com What impresses our travellers Crossing Asia from the Far East to Istanbul - by rail, and the incredible architectural highlights of Uzbekistan and Iran.

Trip Reference: SRBI