Private Journey
Kashgar & Karakoram Five Days
A private China route with day-by-day pacing, hotel logic, seasonal pricing, and guide support confirmed before payment.
Route Overview
A route designed for depth, not distance
Pace built around energy, not a checklist. Star-level hotels confirmed privately. One real local culture thread on every route.
Day by Day
The shape of the trip
A representative shape. We finalize each morning during the planning call so the route reflects your interests and pace.
Kashgar & Karakoram Five Days
City stops, day ranges, and the main movement between anchors are shown before you ask a planner to confirm the route.
Tap any day to open the full plan — where you stay, what you do, meals, what is included, and traveler notes. All 5 days are shown below.This route is fully customisable — adjust it with a specialist →
Day1 Kashgar — Old town & Sunday bazaar
Touch down and just breathe — no rush today. Kashgar is a soft landing, and your guide spends day one quietly working out your rhythm so the whole trip bends around you, not some script.
inside or near the old town - inside or near the old town
the Kashgar old town lanes
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Uyghur polo when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Kashgar is the living heart of Uyghur Silk Road culture
Day2 Kashgar — Old town & Sunday bazaar
Slow start or early one, totally your call. the Id Kah Mosque is roughly the heart of today, and we leave plenty of breathing room so nothing feels rushed. Food-wise, hold out for Uyghur polo — worth it. And here’s the bit that’s properly ours: Uyghur Muqam, atlas-silk (etles) and Kashgar pottery — a silk-weaver and a potter workshop. Most tours can’t get you in the room — we can.
inside or near the old town - inside or near the old town
the Id Kah Mosque + private intangible-heritage session
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Uyghur polo when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Kashgar is the living heart of Uyghur Silk Road culture
Day3 Karakul Lake — Karakul Lake & Pamir peaks
We’ll build today loosely around Karakul Lake under Muztagh Ata, at your pace and nobody else’s. Expect a small surprise or two your guide pulls out depending on the day. Kyrgyz lamb and dairy sorts the eating.
a lakeside yurt or guesthouse - a lakeside yurt or guesthouse
Karakul Lake under Muztagh Ata
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Kyrgyz lamb and dairy when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Karakul is the high Pamir herding world
Day4 Karakul Lake — Karakul Lake & Pamir peaks
Today’s the kind you’ll be showing people photos of later — a Kyrgyz yurt afternoon, with the freedom to slow right down whenever something catches your eye. Lunch or dinner usually circles back to Kyrgyz lamb and dairy. And here’s the bit that’s properly ours: Kyrgyz yurt-felt and embroidery craft. Most tours can’t get you in the room — we can.
a lakeside yurt or guesthouse - a lakeside yurt or guesthouse
a Kyrgyz yurt afternoon + private intangible-heritage session
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Kyrgyz lamb and dairy when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Karakul is the high Pamir herding world
Day5 Tashkurgan — Stone fortress on the Pamir
Ease into the Tashkurgan stone fort and golden grasslands today. Nothing’s rigid — your guide flexes things around the weather and how you’re feeling, so it stays comfortable start to finish. And Tajik highland fare is exactly what you’ll want when hunger hits. And here’s the bit that’s properly ours: Tajik eagle-dance and music tradition. Most tours can’t get you in the room — we can.
a Pamir guesthouse - a Pamir guesthouse
the Tashkurgan stone fort and golden grasslands + private intangible-heritage session
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Tajik highland fare when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Tashkurgan is Chinas Tajik Pamir frontier
Dates & Pricing
Choose a tentative date - see your seasonal supplement
Base price for standard non-holiday departures. Chinese national holidays add a supplement automatically.
Kashgar & Karakoram Five Days
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Base per traveller$3,240.00
Seasonal supplement+0%
Trip value before offer$3,240.00
Pay in full today: 20% off$648.00
Full payment due today$2,592.00
Deposit plan: 10% off trip value$324.00
Deposit plan total after 10% off$2,916.00
20% deposit due today after 10% off$583.20
Deposit balance after planner confirms$2,332.80
Holiday supplement is shown before checkout. Final guide, room, and rail availability is confirmed by a planner.
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