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Destinations
- Kashgar
- Korla
- Kuqa
- Tashkorgan
- Turpan
- Urumqi
- Xinjiang
Tour Price
Please consult us ！ more people will be more cheaper。
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- Your Schedule
- Your Interests
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Tour Start and End
Kashgar, Urumqi
Price Includes
- Accommodation-4 star Hotel
- Professional English speaking tour guide
- Transportation with air-conditioned car/bus
- Hotel and meals for guide and driver
Price Excludes
- All flight tickets
- Meals during the tour
- Entrance tickets to monuments and tour spots
- Excursions other than those specified in trips
- Personal expenses
- Tips to guide and driver
To see better of Silk Road corners in Xinjiang, you required to have 12 days, here we have made you a wonderful itinerary of including all the necessary spots of the ancient Xinjiang.
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Kashgar
Our guide and driver will welcome you at Kashgar airport and take you to Hotel. On the way, guide will tell you the basic information about the Kashgar city and the area.
Overnight in Kashgar
Meals: NO
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 2
Kashgar city tour
After breakfast, we will visit the Id Kah mosque, biggest one in Xinjiang. There is a handcraft street around the mosque to visit. Then visit Appak Hoja Tomb, a very special royal family Tomb which was built 17th century, a unique combination of Uighur traditional architecture. After lunch, we will visit the old town of Kashgar. The old town might be high light of your tour. It is not only about construction, but also the people living in the town, their daily life fascinates you.
Overnight in Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 3
Kashgar to Tashkorgan, 300km
It is about 7 hours drive to Tashkorgan through famous Karakorum high way. On the way, we can stop at the local Villages, mountain valley, white sand mountain, and visit Karakul Lake, it is an alpine lake surrounded by high mountain peaks, including the famous Muztag-Ata (father of ice mountain).
Overnight in Tashkorgan
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 4
Kashgar-Tashkorgan
In the morning, we visit Golden grassland, it is the largest and very beautiful grassland around Kashgar, located between two mountains, local Tajik nomads keep their animals and Yurts on the grassland during the summer. After spending a few hours on the grassland, we will visit the ruins of Stone Castle, which was a military stronghold built about 2000 years ago, then drive back to Kashgar.
Overnight in Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 5
Tour around kashgar, travel to Shipton’s Arch
In the morning, we visit Kashgar livestock market, it is a very local, trading market for live animals, View of hundreds of sheep, cattle, horse and camels and people at the market reminds you the layout markets of mid centuries. In the afternoon,we will drive to the Shipton’s Arch, a mountain site about 70 km away from Kashgar, maybe the highest natural arch in the world. On the way, you we will pass through very dry landscape and some oasis, main feature of southern Xinjiang.
Overnight in Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 6
Kashgar to Kucha, 300km
From Korla to Kucha, the landscape is mostly dry, the high way is just between the Tianhsan mountains and oasis, go along with original silk road tracks. Kucha is the biggest oasis town in Xinjiang, has a long history and culture. We visit Kucha Bazaar after arrivel.
Overnight in Kucha
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 7
Kucha Tour
The mountain landscape on the way is fantastic. Kizil thousand buddha caves is 70 km out of Kucha town. The caves was built between 3-8th century AC, one of the earliest and biggest buddha caves in China. Tianshan mysterious grand canyon is located south foot of Tianshan, a naturally formed narrow, deep canyon. The mountain is very dry and color of soil is reddish.
Overnight in Kucha
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 8
Kucha to Korla
On the way, we visit Tarim Poplar park along the Taklamakan desert highway. Taklamakan desert is the largest desert in China, and second largest as shifting sand desert in the world, along the highway you will visit desert poplar forest and enjoy the trees two side of the road, cultivated to protect the road.
Overnight in Korla.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 9
Korla to Turpan
On the way, visit Bosten Lake, it is biggest inland fresh water lake in China, covers about 1000 square km.
Overnight in Turpan.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 10
Turpan Tour
Turpan is a very multicultural area, Turpan is the lowest and hottest basin in China. The Flaming mountain is so dry that not a single plant grow on it. Jiaohe ruins is best preserved Soil structured city ruins in china, also a UNESCO site. The Kariz is underground irrigation system which has been used for almost 2000 years. You may compare the Bizeklik Buddha caves with Mogao grottoes.
Overnight in Turpan.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 11
Turpan to heavenly Lake, then to Urumqi
After breakfast, drive to all the way to the Heavenly lake. It is located on the top of Tianshan mountain, one of the most green and most beautiful places in western China, the surface of the lake is 1910 meters above sea level. views of natural forests and grassland are drastic contrast with the view of dry landscapes in Dunhuang and Turpan.
Overnight in Urumqi.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 4 Star
Day 12
Visit Grand bazaar, Transfer to airport
In the morning, you will visit Grand bazaar of Urumqi, enjoy the local and around area handicrafts, local products etc, later drive to airport. Back home, end the tour.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: NO
You can add or delete days or especial activities from the itinerary, services can be adjusted to your own interests, Please contact us via email and let us know your plan, we are ready to offer you the best customized tour!
Please tell us your hotel requests, we will book hotels accordingly, we have 5 star international hotels at bigger cities, 4 star hotels and 3 star hotels, our hotels include breakfast.
Since our tours are private tours, we offer you private transportation, we have all kinds of comfortable vehicles which are suitable for your journey, please feel free to let us know if you have especial requests for the vehicles.
We usually include breakfast and exclude Lunch and Dinner, it is for flexibility, but of course our guides and drivers always responsible to show you nice restaurants, you just need to tell your favorites.
Based on 2 persons & 4 Star hotels for reference, will be cheaper if there is more people.
