10-Day South Xinjiang Private Tour of Kashgar, Aksu, Turpan and Urumqi

 Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Kashgar

On arrival at Kashgar railway station or airport, our local driver will direct you to your hotel for check-in. Rest time is free for you to explore Kashgar.

Attractions: China and Pakistan highway, Karakul Lake

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Kashgar

After breakfast, go to visit the famous Kashgar Bazaar, showing the historical stories of the Silk Road. It is a gathering place and exhibition centre for Islamic culture, architecture, ethnic commerce, entertainment and catering.

In the morning, enjoy your nice buffet breakfast. Driving on China and Pakistan highway for about 4hrs to enjoy the landscape of Pamirs Plateau. 

It is a collection of sightseeing, adventure, cultural and scientific research activities, also a high-quality tourist destination combining sightseeing, adventure, culture and scientific research activities. This tourist area is centred on the "Stone City, a national cultural relics protection unit, the Golden Grass Beach, a national wetland park, the unique natural landscape of the Caiyun People's Scenic Spot, and the Family Folk Village", which has a profound history and culture as well as beautiful plateau scenery, and also provides an opportunity to learn about the unique folklore of the Tajiks.

The following day will be spent exploring the stunning landscape surrounding Karakul Lake.​ Every year in summer and autumn, it is the base camp of mountaineering tourists, but also passing travellers to visit the place of excursion.​ On a clear day, the turquoise water reflects the silver peaks, the lake and mountains are all in one, and the scenery is so picturesque that it makes people intoxicated and infatuated.

Attractions:Idigar Mosque, Sunday Bazaar, Handicraft Street, Dolan Farmer Painting

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Makit

Today we will do a full day Kashgar city excursion. Around 09:00 we will visit the Idigar Mosque. Itigarh Mosque is an ancient architectural complex with strong national style and religious colours, which is a model of Uyghur ancient architectural art and has become famous as a local symbol of the ancient city of Kashgar.

We will pay a visit to the famous Sunday bazaar. At this bazaar, they will haggle in the sign language that is unique to their people. We arrive at the local handicraft street and are able to see dazzling jewellery, original pottery, unique musical instruments, and the end of the daily life experience of the locals. Free time at a tea house is specially arranged for you to relax and soak up the local culture and traditions.

We are going to the next stop, Makit and pay a visit to Dolan Farmer Painting. Farmers and artists welcome the place for its bold and bright colours. The creative medium is quite varied and you will be dazzled by the paintings created by local farmers who have not received professional training and are enriched by the local traditional culture.

Attractions: Taklimakan Desert, Populus Euphratica Forest

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Aksu

Today you will cross 39° North Latitude, the longest hinterland of Taklimakan Desert, located in the centre of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang's southern border, is the largest desert in China, the tenth largest in the world and the world's second largest flowing desert. Located in the centre of the Eurasian continent and surrounded by high mountains on all sides, the Taklamakan Desert is full of fantastic and mysterious colours.

However, along the way you will pass through the Populus euphratica forest. When the sun sets, you may come to the Tarim River Bund, where the Tarim River is rippling in the sunset, and the golden-coloured poplar forests stand quietly under the setting sun, which is unforgettable.​

Following lunch in the local restaurant, we will drive all the way to Aksu for an overnight stay.

Attractions: Kizil Grottoes

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Kuqa

A new day began. We are heading to Kuqa, which used to be the center of ancient Qiuci and the first stop of Buddhism spreading to the East. Our first stop in Kuqa will go to the Kizil Grottoes, 7 kilometres southeast of the town of Kizil in Baicheng County, Xinjiang. Kizil Grottoes is China's earliest, geographically the westernmost large-scale grottoes, about the 3rd century AD. In the 8th -9th century, AD gradually stopped building. The continuation of the long time in the world is also unique. 1961 announced the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Attractions: Tianshan Great Canyon

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Korla

The tour begins from the mysterious Tianshan Great Canyon, which encompasses all of the natural landscapes of Xinjiang in addition to the desert, has been rated as the national forest park, national 5A tourist attractions, the national sports and recreation bases, which is also known as the "100 miles of golden tourism corridor, leisure and holiday outdoor paradise" by domestic and tourists praised!

Attractions: Jiaohe Ruins

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Turpan

Breakfast at the hotel, then we will drive to Turpan. enjoy the sunset of Jiaohe Ruins. Take your time to walk and stroll. The once bustling neighbourhoods and temples have been preserved, and some of the structures can still be imagined.

Walking to the centre of the main road of the old city, from the observation deck, in addition to the old city and the old village, ethnic characteristics of the building.​ Immersed in the long river of history of the Jiaoxie, only mottled and pale still hides a huge unsolved mystery.

Attractions: Tuyoq Village, Sugong Minaret, Karez Well

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi

Full day sightseeing in Turpan. A must and first visit is the oldest Uighur village, Tuyoq Village. Located in the centre of the Flaming Mountain Canyon. The village consists of four parts: canyon scenery, mazar tombs, and ancient buildings of the ancient village. After finishing there, we will visit the Jiaohe Ruins, one of the best-preserved ancient sites in China, which was inscribed on 22 June 2014 on the World Heritage List.

Following lunch in the restaurant, we will drive all the way from 1hr to Sugong Minaret, the largest Islamic minaret in China built in 1778 by Sulaiman, who is the ruler and leader of Turpan, to commemorate and commend his father's achievements of the reunion of Xinjiang.

In the afternoon we will also pay a visit to Karez Well. Karez Well is a kind of underground water conservancy project created during the long historical development of the working people in arid lands. Qan'erjing drew out the groundwater and turned the desert into an oasis, which was called "well canal" in ancient times. Because of the peculiar structure and extraordinary function of the Qan'erjing irrigation system, it has been attracting people's attention for a long time.

Attractions: Heavenly Lake, Xinjiang Regional Museum

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi

After breakfast, we will meet you at the hotel and then drive you to visit  Heavenly Lake. The lake reflects the Bogda Peak, surrounded by spruce. The scenery is like a fairyland. The scenic area encompasses alpine lakes, wetland meadows, forest canyons and other natural landscapes, and in 2013, the scenic area was named a National Geopark by the state.

After the exploration of the Heavenly Lake, we will drive back to Urumqi, and continue your journey at the Xinjiang regional museum to see archaeological treasures from the Silk Road and Xinjiang's minority cultures. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum is a provincial-level comprehensive geography museum in China, and also an institution for the collection and protection of cultural relics and specimens, scientific research and publicity and education in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Not included

You will have a nice breakfast at your hotel,after that,we will escort you to the airport.Wish you a pleasant journey home.