12-Day Xinjiang Private Tour of  Kashgar, Kanas and Turpan

 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 Wu’erhe Town

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the hotel lobby at agreed time. We are ready to start the adventure. Driving on the China and Pakistan highway for about 4hrs to enjoy the landscape of Pamirs Plateau, 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.

Experience beautiful Karakul Lake 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: Stone Fortress, Golden Grassland

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Kashgar

Today we will drive back to Kashgar. On the way, you will visit the Stone Fortress. The city was oval in shape, and the walls were constructed of bricks on sun-dried walls. Its outer circumference is 1,285 metres.

Over the past few years, new wooden pathways have been constructed to allow tourists to walk these beautiful grasslands, known as the Golden Grassland. From here you can get better photos of the stone fortress. Take a walk around the ranch to see the local Tajik customs.

Attractions: Idigar Mosque, Sunday Bazaar, Handicraft Street

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi

Today meet your guide and driver at the hotel lobby, then we will do a full day Kashgar city excursion. ​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.

Lunch was arranged in the local Restaurant. We will pay a visit to the famous Sunday bazaar, which used to be a great place to meet locals, traders and travellers on the Silk Road. Today, there are still many locals who transfer their sheep and cattle to the local market for exchange.

Kashgar city tour ends with the wandering to the bustling Handicraft street. We 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.

After visiting, say goodbye to Kashgar, where you must have an amazing experience and you will catch the flight to Urumqi.

Attractions: Tuyoq Village, Jiaohe Ruins

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Turpan

We will arrive at the next stop in Turpan this morning. A must and first visit is the oldest Uighur village, Tuyoq Village, located in the very center of Flaming Mountain Canyon. It used to be the holy site of Buddhism and Islam. It is mainly composed of reddish sandstone, conglomerate and mudstone from the Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary periods of the Mesozoic Era. Locals call it "Kyzyltag", meaning "Red Mountain".

The village consists of four parts: canyon scenery, Maza tomb and the old buildings of the ancient village. And pay a visit to the Jiaohe Ruins, 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: Karez Well, Sugong Minaret, Xinjiang International Bazaar

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Fukang

Morning depart from the hotel, we will head to the Karez Well, which is a special kind of irrigation system. Qan'erjing drew out the groundwater and turned the desert into an oasis, which was called "well canal" in ancient times.

Then explore the Sugong Minaret, the largest Islamic minaret in China built in 1778. ​ In the afternoon, we will drive all the way to Fukang.

Passing by Urumqi, enjoy a walking tour at the Xinjiang International Bazaar. It is currently the largest bazaar in Urumqi, with the most concentrated and intact expression of Uyghur culture. Tonight we will stay at a Hot Spring Hotel near Heavenly Lake.​ You can get a great rest and get ready for tomorrow’s trip.

Attractions: Heavenly Lake

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Beitun

Today you will enjoy the tour of the picturesque Heavenly Lake (approximately 1.5hrs), known as "Yaochi" in ancient times, which is located in Fukang City, Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang. In ancient Chinese mythology, Tianchi is also the place where the Queen Mother of the Western Heaven bathed. 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.

Attractions: Hemu Village

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Hemu

In the morning, enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Then we will travel to the most beautiful Tuwa village, Hemu. It is a tranquil village, with herds of cattle and sheep. The locals are warm and hospitable. As the ancient Chinese poet Tao Yuanming described, "Arcadia". If you want to explore the life of Tuwa people, they will be excited to invite you into their home to experience their life.

Attractions: Kanas Nature Reserve, Fish Pavilion

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Jiadengyu 

Your guide and driver will pick you up in the morning, and then drive along the mountain road to Kanas Nature Reserve. The whole area remains in a primitive state, with flat and boundless grasslands covering the land like a huge green blanket, wooden houses scattered, smoke rising from the cooking fire, and the aroma of milk wine wafting through the air.

Upon arrival, change the shuttle bus to the inside of the Reserve to enjoy the beautiful scenery, head to the Fish Pavilion, enjoy a view of Kanas. Later in the afternoon back to Jiadengyu District to check into the hotel.

Attractions: Five-colored Beach

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Burqin

Today we will head to Burqin, enjoy the scenery of Five-colored Beach, located about 24 kilometers north of Burjin County, and it is the only way to Habahe County and Kanas. It is adjacent to the ripening Irtysh River, and on the other side of the lush green valley scenery distant glow, can be said that "a river across the two sides, there are two days."

In the evening, you can walk around the street in Burqin, enjoy your leisure time and tasty snacks. And we will spend the night in Burqin.

Attractions: Urho Ghost City

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi

Say farewell to Burqin and travel along the Gurbantunggut Desert to the Urho Ghost City. Here is a typical Yadan landform. The giant stone columns on the Gobi are strange, like a yellow medieval castle, vicissitudes of life and some grim. And between the stone pillars, often the wind whistling, like a ghost crying, sounds creepy. Thereafter, we will drive back to Urumqi in the late in the afternoon.

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.