Crossing Deserts from Kashgar to Dunhuang

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October 10th 2010

Published: October 19th 2010

From Kashgar to Dunhuang we spent 4 nights bush camping in the desert followed by 2 nights in Turpan and another night camping before reaching Dunhuang. There wasn't too much to see along the way, but parts of the Taklamakan desert were pretty spectacular. The Taklamakan desert is one of the largest sandy deserts in the World. We spent 2 full days driving with nothing but sand dunes on either side of the highway. We visited some interesting ruins near Turpan, though not much is left of them. The highlight was taking a donkey cart ride at the Gaochang ruins.

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