Join in the 7 days Xinjiang small group tour to catch a glimpse of the natural and cultural beauty of Northwestern China. The Xinjiang tour has a brilliant itinerary with all highlights of Kashgar, Turpan, and Urumqi included, unfolding an exciting adventure of Karakul Lake, Kashgar Old Town, Id Kah Mosque, Karez Well, Jiaohe Ruins, Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Cave, Urumqi International Bazaar, Heavenly Lake…Enjoy an ultimate expedition in the most west end of China together with like-mind group members, is there anything more thrilling to do in your next vacation?
When you arrive at Kashgar airport, you will find the driver is waiting for you at the exit after you reclaim your luggage. When you meet, the driver will drive you to the hotel. The rest of the day,take your time to relax yourself and prepare for the coming tour.
Accommodation: 3 star hotel
In the morning, you will meet the guide in the lobby to start your journey. The first full day tour covers only one scenic spot: Karakuri Lake. The lake is 3 hours riding from downtown Kashgar. Together with the snow-capped Muztag Ata Mountain, they make up a fresh picturesque world.
Noon: Lunch on your own.
PM: When the tour ends, transfer back to your hotel.
Accommodation: 3-star hotel
AM: After the breakfast, we will visit the Id Kah Mosque, a typical Islamic architecture like domes, minarets and arches, as well as pious prayers. It has a 500 years history. The next stop is the Abakh Khoja Tomb, which is an ancient Islamic building complex and a cemetery. Five generations of a famous Islamic master were buried here. It is considered as the largest dome architecture in the east of the cemetery.
Noon: Lunch on your own.
PM: The last stop of today is the Old Town of Kashgar and Local Livestock Market.
When the tour ends, transfer back to your hotel.
Accommodation: 3-star hotel
AM: Take the morning flight to Urumqi. Our local guide and driver in Urumqi will pick you up from airport and then transfer to Turpan. It will take about 2.5 hours riding.
Noon: Lunch on your own.
PM: Arriving in Turpan we will visit Karez Well, the gigantic underground irrigation system created by ancient Xinjiang people. Then we will visit the existed largest ancient pagoda in Xinjiang, Sugong Pagoda. The pagoda is a 44-meter-high (144 feet) Islamic pagoda, which bears a history of over 200 years. The last stop will be Jiaohe Ruins, which is one of the most important towns along the ancient Silk Road. It is also the largest, oldest and best-preserved earth construction in the world.
Accommodation: 3-star hotel
AM: In the morning after hotel pickup, you will pay a visit to the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Cave, a series of caves with thousands of Buddhism murals. The vivid murals show many Buddhism figures, stories, and the social life about 1,000 years ago in Ancient Gaochang Kingdom. Then we will visit Tuyuq Village, the oldest existed Uygurs village in Chinawhere you will see the ancient earth-and wood structure Uygures house and it is regarded as the Chinese Mekka due to its position in Muslim people.
Noon: Lunch on your own.
PM: The last stop in Turpan will be the hottest place in China– the Flaming Hill, situated at the north of ancient Silk Road. The temperature is so high that nothing grows on the hill.
When driving back to Urumqi we will visit the Urumqi International Bazaar.
Accommodation: 3-star hotel
AM: In the morning our local guide will pick you up from hotel and then go to visit Xinjiang Museum which has a huge collections, including silver works of art, stone steles, coins and currency, ceramics, wooden articles, and paintings. The amazing part will be the well-preserved 4,000-year-old corpses, unearthed along the Silk Road. Then we will drive you to Souvenir Shop of the Great Hall of the People is famous for high quality Hetian jade. Various kinds of jade will just bring you an eye feast.
Noon: Lunch on your own.
PM: Then we will pay a visit the Heavenly Lake (Tianchi) of Tianshan Mountain in the rest of the day.
Accommodation: 3-star hotel
After breakfast at the hotel, you may have all your belongings and luggage packed, check out of the hotel by yourself. Our guide and driver will drive you to the airport to take the homeward flight.
Tour start date | Luxury Class | Comfortable Class | Standard Class | ||
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July 20th | contact us | contact us | $1540 | ||
Single Room Supplement | $ | $ | $160 | ||
Hotel Standard | 5 star | 4 star | 3 star | ||
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The core of our service is excellent travel guides. Over 20 years, we have built up a considerable professional guide team that is knowledgeable, attentive and flexible. The most experienced and reliable guides will be arranged for your unique China tour. Our passionate guide team is full of contagious enthusiasm and keen interest to share culture and history in a pleasant manner. We are always glad at your service to lead you to explore a real China and experience authentic local life in China.
The first mission of our service is to ensure you feel safe and comfortable during your travel. The vehicles we use are air-conditioned, clean and well-maintained. Our drivers are all licensed drivers with many years of driving experience. Moreover, we offer free baby seats for families with little kids.
Food is a very important part of Chinese culture. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to taste the real local Chinese food!
Buffet breakfast will be included in the hotel if you would like accommodation to be arranged by us. Having lunch at local restaurants close and convenient to the attractions you will visit, you would enjoy the local dishes in each city. Chinese style, Vegetarian or Muslim meals are all available. If you have any other diet requirements or allergies, please feel free to let us know, we will try our best to organize it.
For daily dinner, you are suggested to have it on your own when you are exploring each city in your own time, this way would be more flexible for you to choose food as per your interest and preference.