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Good morning, everyone. Today is a leisure day. A few motorcycles should be repaired and adjusted within today. Tomorrow, you will all leave China. Some information still needs to be informed to you in advance to ensure the final smooth departure.

First of all, please make sure to complete the packing of your luggage and refueling within today. Because tomorrow, all your time will be spent on the road, at customs, at checkpoints along the way and for exit formalities. As a team leaving the country, each one of you should cooperate with the group activities. Otherwise, it will cause a great delay in leaving the country and you will arrive at your destination very late.

Secondly, tomorrow you will also pass through a section of domestic expressway. Please prepare 30 yuan for each vehicle. This toll station is too remote and only accepts cash payment.

Thirdly, if someone needs to exchange Kyrgyzstani currency, it can only be done in the small village of Topa on the way. The local guide can assist you.

Fourthly, due to customs and border management, as well as vehicle speed limits, there may be multiple delays on the way and it will take a relatively long time. You must be mentally prepared.

Please make preparations in advance so that tomorrow will be much smoother.

Pay special attention that you must set off punctually at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow! ! ! !

Day 24 May 11 Sunday
Aksu to Kashgar

Ride to Kashgar, most westward city of China,
Kashgar is the ancient trading post, the biggest city in western China.
Kashgar is a charming city to visit and to sample great foods here. Ride 467km Warm 25℃

Check Point before Kashgar
Drop off bikes to the garage for services
Organize your luggage
Kashgar Old Town
Time to celebrate by a bottle of Wusu beer

This is the last stop before we cross the border. The hotel tomorrow has a great location. Diagonally opposite is the entrance to the old town of Kashgar, where there are food streets, mosques, etc.

You may be more concerned about issues related to motorcycle repair and maintenance. The motorcycle repair shop is ten kilometers away from the hotel. Since there are quite a few motorcycles that need repairs, those who arrive at the hotel earlier tomorrow can go to the repair shop for repairs first. Then, we still have one more day on the day after tomorrow to ensure that all motorcycles can be maintained and repaired as much as possible before crossing the border.

In addition, we will arrange a farewell dinner tomorrow evening. The company will pay for it. We hope everyone will attend. The specific time will be informed to you all tomorrow morning.

Day 23 May 10 Saturday
Luntai to Kucha

Grand Canyon to Aksu
Along the desert, ride to Kucha Grand Canyon for pay a visit to this beautiful canyon washed out by water.
We then ride to Aksu city, long day but easy day on flat highway to Aksu.

Ride 475km Warm 30℃
Kucha Grand Canyon
Back to Kucha for Lunch
Aksu Night Market
    Howard Johnson Hotel
Great canyon, Kuqa Grand Canyon is located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, in the northern part of Kuqa County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is 80 kilometers away from Kuqa County Town. In the Uyghur language, it is called “Kizil Yar”, which means “red cliffs”. With an altitude of over 2,800 meters and running in an east-west direction, it is a ground fissure that was eroded by the meltwater from the Tianshan Mountains. The fissure is over 50 meters deep and 5 kilometers long, and is known as the “Mysterious Grand Canyon” and the “Devil’s Canyon”. Kuqa Grand Canyon is one of the top ten most beautiful canyons in China and has been listed as a national geopark.

Great canyon, Kuqa Grand Canyon is located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, in the northern part of Kuqa County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is 80 kilometers away from Kuqa County Town. In the Uyghur language, it is called “Kizil Yar”, which means “red cliffs”. With an altitude of over 2,800 meters and running in an east-west direction, it is a ground fissure that was eroded by the meltwater from the Tianshan Mountains. The fissure is over 50 meters deep and 5 kilometers long, and is known as the “Mysterious Grand Canyon” and the “Devil’s Canyon”. Kuqa Grand Canyon is one of the top ten most beautiful canyons in China and has been listed as a national geopark.

Day 22 May 9 Friday
Turpan to Luntai
Ride out of Turpan, we shall climb up a bit
toatds the Tianshan range, nice sweeping bends to ride before we descend again to Luntai at the northern edge of the Taklamagan desert.
Luntai is a small city on the edge of the desert, have a ethnic charm.

Ride 530km Warm 25℃
Tianshan Range
Taklamagan Desert
Lunch in Korla

Jing Tai Hotel
轮台锦泰酒店
博斯坦路与青年路交叉口

Day 21 May 8 Thursday
Hami to Turpan
Ride to Turpan, passing flaming mountain for a visit, Turpan is 40 meters lower than seal level. Turpan has some interesting sites like the Sugong Tower, the Grape Valley and the Jiaohe Ruins.. etc..
You may visit those places by taxi or ride
your bikes there.

Ride 415km Alt. 100m Hot 30℃
Flaming mountain
Jiaohe Ruins
Nigh markets
Metropolo Jin Jiang Hotels

Day 20 May 7 Wednesday
DunHuang to Hami

Follow the silk road we ride to Hami, officially
entering Xin Jiang, Hami is a mid city on the way to Turpan. Go through the check point, then you will notice the petrol stations will require a local ID to refill the tanks. Your guide and drivers ID should work fine. Ride 415km Alt. 400m Hot 25℃

Major Check point entering Xin Jiang
Fast highway ( pillions may need to sit in the van to pass the toll gates )
Royal Tombs visit
Hampton by Hilton