Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia — three ready-made itineraries for driving your own foreign-registered vehicle through China's northwest, from the Terracotta Army to the Gobi Desert.
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Xi'an - Lanzhou - Dunhuang - Yinchuan
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Each route includes daily mileage, fuel stops, tolls, road conditions and the customs and permit notes that matter when your vehicle carries foreign plates.
China's largest saltwater lake at 3,200 metres — a high-altitude circuit with the mirror-flat Chaka Salt Lake.
View Route →Monastery towns, high grassland and stone-tower villages on the Tibetan fringe of the northwest.
View Route →The Yellow River's loudest waterfall and the loess highlands — a compact 5-day loop from Xi'an.
View Route →Terracotta Army, ancient city walls and mountain driving. A 7-day loop that suits most vehicles, including motorhomes.
View Route →The old Silk Road by car — Zhangye Danxia, Jiayuguan Fort and the Mogao Caves on a 10-day westbound crossing.
View Route →Desert highways, Yellow River bends and the western end of the Great Wall. A compact 5-day loop from Yinchuan.
View Route →Foreign-registered vehicles must be declared to customs through a licensed travel agency before entering China. Tell us your entry border, vehicle type and dates, and we will handle the paperwork.
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