Have you thought of driving into China with your own vehicle? It could be the most fantastic and amazing travel experience for overland tours in China, but it is a bit expensive for a single car to make such a trip. China Exploration pushed the join-in self driving tours for the overland tourist in order to cut down the budget as well as add more fun to the trip.
In this project, we will apply all of the government documents and apply Chinese driving license and plate for you. You just arrive at China boarder on time! And you can also fly to the boarder city and rent a Chinese car to join us! Come on!
China Exploration has long been expert in the overland tour: we know how to make self-drive overland in China ,how to enter china with a car,how to drive into china with permits, as well as how to get china driving license for foreigners.We will bring tourist to the remote and original reserved places and show you the authentic country side of this land.
Tour Available:
1st Departure Group: Jun 6th, 2017- Jun 30th, 2017
2nd Departure Group: Jul 20th, 2017-Aug 12th, 2017
3rd Departure Group: Sept 20th, 2017 - Oct 14th, 2017
Itinerary
D1 Turgart / Kashgar (Paved road, 101kms )
Cross the boarder today, meet with your guide, after complete the boarder works, you can driver toKashgar.
D2 Kashgar
Get your Chinese temporal driving license and plate, and then you can make city tours in Kashgar, such as the old town, Aitigar Mosque, Bazaar, etc.
D3 Kashgar / Aksu （ Express way 462kms ）
Start your overland tours today. It is a long driving today along the north Silk Road, and we can enjoy theTakelimakan Desert en route as well as the villages of Urgar ethnic minorities.
D4 Aksu / Kuche / Kurle （ Express way 545kms ）
Continue your overland tours today along the north Silk Road, and we can enjoy the Takelimakan Desert en route as well as the villages of Urgar ethnic minorities.
D5 Kurle / Turpan （ Express way 392kms ）
Continue your overland tours today along the north edge of Takelimakan desert, enjoy the great view of desert and oasis en routes.
D6 Turpan / Hami （ Express way, 412kms ）
Visit the ruin of Gaochang in Turpan in the morning. And in the afternoon drive to Hami, and enjoy the Gebi desert en route.
D7 Hami / Dunhuang （ Express way, 415kms ）
Drive to Dunhuang in the morning, and visit the Minshashan Hill in the afternoon. If you like, you can ride camelhere, and enjoy the Sunset of the desert.
D8 Dunhuang / Jiayuguan （ Express way, 365kms ）
Visit Mogao cave in the morning, enjoy the amazing painting 1000 years ago. And in the afternoon head for Jiayuguan overland.
D9 Jiayuguan / Gulang （ Express way, 526 kms ）
It is a long driving day today again, and we will drive along the Hexi Corridor, enjoy the villages and towns en route. If time permit, we will drop a visit to the Giant Buddha temple in Zhangye.
D10 Gulang / Pingliang （ Express way, 540 kms ）
Driving day, enjoy the villages and towns en route.
D11 Pingliang / Xi'an （ Express way, 360 kms ）
Driving day, enjoy the mountain and wide plateau of Loess en route. Arrive in Xi’an in at noon.
D12 Xi’an Leisure Tour
Surely we will visit Terra Cotta Museum at first, and then make tour to other historical sites in Xi’an city, such as the Old City Wall, Wide Goose tower, Historical Museum, etc.
D13 Xi’an / Chengdu （ Express way 715kms ）
We will start our long overland tours again today, enjoy the huge mountain of Qingling today and the great work of Express way bridges en route. Arrive in Chengdu in the afternoon.
D14 Chengdu Leisure Tour
Leisure Tour today. It is amazing experience to visit lovely Pandas by self driving, and if you donate certain money to the panda, you can even hold it in your arm and take photo together! Of course, today is also a good chance to enjoy delicious Sichuan food, hot pot or family banquet, all for your choice!
D15 Leshan / Ya’an （ Express way 189 kms ）
Drive to Leshan in the morning, and then we will visit the Giant Buddha today, you can both hiking or make river cruise of the Giant Buddha, and then drive to Ya’an in the late afternoon.
D16 Ya’an / Yanyuan (Half Express way, half paved way 425kms ）
Again a long overland tour by self drive through the Express way. But you will travel through the residency of a new ethnic minority of Yi people today. Enjoy the big mountain and unique villages en route today.
D17 Yanyuan / Luguhu Lake ( Paved road 137km ）
It is a long overland tour of self driving today, enjoy the beautiful mountain en route.
D18 Luguhu Lake / Lijiang ( Paved road 285km )
Free to explore the beautiful lake around in the morning, and in the afternoon we will make 3 hours’ driving toLijiang. (you have to buy the entrance ticket of Luguhu, then you are allowed to get through this path)
D19 Lijiang Tiger leaping gorge
Hiking in the tiger leaping gorge.
D20 Lijiang/ Dali（ Express way 206kms ）
Free to explore the old town of Lijiang. And then head for Dali by overland tours in the afternoon.
D21 Dali/ Kunming（ Express way 318kms ）
In the morning we visit the Erhai lake, and the Dali old town. Dali could be one of the most beautiful tour cities in China. And then start the self drive overland tour again in the afternoon, and drive to Kunming.
D22 Kunming / Jianshui （ Express way 209kms ）
Head for Jianshui by self drive, and we will drop a visit in the Stone Forest en route.
D23 Jianshui / Mojiang （Paved way 210kms ）
In the morning we will explore the Zhu Family garden and Confucius temple, and then start our overland tours to Jinghong in the afternoon.
D24 Mojiang / Mengla （Half Express way, half paved way 380 kms ）
It is long driving tour today, and we will try to reach Mohan boarder.
D25 Cross boarder to Laos
Cross China boarder to Laos and our China overland tours is complete. End.
US $ 3990. 00 per car
Custom deposit service charge USD 300 per car
It is based on one car with two passengers, and only one driving license provided, extra diving license US $ 150.00. If there are more passengers in the car, extra US $ 300.00/ per person will be charged.
1. All of the government paper works, such as tourism, military, police, transportation, China Custom, etc.
2. One public English speaking guide. He or she will seat in one of the cars time to time, so each car should leave a seat for him or her.
3. Traveler accident injury insurance with the highest refund of RMB 250,000.00.
4. The travel permits for the traveller.
5. The temporal driving license and driving plate of the car in China. Each car we provided only one free temporal driving licenses, and US $ 150 per person will be charged for the extra driving license.
6. Provide free visa invitation letter.
7. Obliged vehicle insurance. Explanation of Obliged Vehicle Insurance: Any of the vehicle owner is obliged to buy this insurance in China, and it is to compensate the accidents to the third party ( Not inlucded insurant’s vehicle or passengers)
1). When insurant has responsibility for the accidents, so the highest refund to the third party is RMB 2000 in property, RMB 10000 in medicinal treatment, and RMB 110000 for death or physical disability.
2).When the insurant has no responsibility for the accidents, so the highest refund to the third party is RMB 100 in property, RMB 1000 in medicinal treatment, and RMB 110000 for death or physical disability.
And the compensation is to be paid by the insurance company after it received qualified files and official letter from traffic police department. The compensation terms are subjected to the insurrance company. Part B is not responsible for any accident cause by the vehicle or driver of Part A, and any accident by the thrid party.
1. Your vehicle. You can drive your vehicle into China, or rent a Chinese vehicle.
2. Your oil, vehicle maintenance, parking fee, toll gate fees.
3. Your meals, accommodation and tour site tickets. You can stay in motor home or camping when the condition is suitable. And you can also stay in hotel if you like and pay for it in cash yourselves.
4. China visa or China visa extension fees.
5. Any of the medicinal cost due to your own health .
6. The deposit required by China Custom.
7. Any other cost we have not mentioned.
1. The information of your organization or travel agency or name, including your name, nationality, address, contact, the purpose of the travel.
2. The vehicle’s files: The clear pictures of them in front, side, back. Each of them should be 2 pieces. The copies of vehicle's registration paper in your country. You also need to state clearly about the vehicle, including their brands, place of production, engine numbers, chassis numbers, their value, their driving plate in your country, the name of their owner.
3. The drivers’ files : their names, nationalities, gender, occupation, passport numbers. They should be accord with your passport. The copy of their driving license in their country or their international driving license, which should be qualified in driving your car. Their ID photo , which we will use to obtain driving license. 8 pieces.
4. The information of passengers, including their names, nationalities, gender, occupation, passport numbers and copy of passport.
5. The annual vehicle Test certificate.
1. All of the files you can send us through email scanning copies.
2. The driver should obey China traffic laws.
3. The overland travel we provided is only for sightseeing tours friendly, any activity disobeys China law should be handed up to police department. Any activities of taking film for the military base, trucks are absolutely dangerous and will cause problem.
4. The obtaining work is a very complex procedure with strong government facilities, so we suggest early work on it in order to ensure everything runs smoothly.
5. The information of road and distance is only for referrence.
1. The route is permit by the government strictly, so the group can not deviate it except on urgent situation.
2. Because it is group tours, all of the vehicles and travelers are bounded together, so you must enter and exit China together at the same boarder at the same time.
3. Unexpected facilities existed in the overland tours, so it is flexible in entering and leaving days, please leave certain margin for it when you apply files of other countries.
4. If for anyone's own irresistible reason that makes other guests can't go in or out on time, such as illness and car accident, etc, he or she should take responsibility for that.
