8-Day Xinjiang Group Tour of Kashgar, Urumqi 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 Taxkrogan

In the morning, enjoy your nice buffet breakfast. Our guide will meet you at hotel lobby to start the adventure. We will drive on the China and Pakistan Highway, you can appreciate the beautiful scenaries for Pamirs Plateau - snow mountain, lake at here. Experience beautiful Karakul Lake where the herds of livestock around the lakeside are reflected in lake Kirghiz herdsmen usually settle down and graze their herds before shuttling you onward to Taxkorgan.

The lake is in the mountains in the environmental protection, the lake water and grass, often Kirgiz herdsmen stationed here. Karakuli Lake is one of the few highland lakes in the world. Every year in summer and autumn, 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: Stone Fortress, Golden Grassland

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Kashgar

Before drive back to Kashgar, you will visit the Stone FortressThe 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 tourist 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. The mosque was also an important institution for spreading Islamic culture and training talents in ancient times, training many Islamic clergymen and scholars, and other influential poets, literary scholars, historians and translators, which had a certain influence on the religious circles both at home and abroad.

Then we will pay a visit to the famous Sunday bazaar. This morning, you can enjoy plenty of sleep and wake up to the bustling Kashgar Sunday market, 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.

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. After the visit, bid farewell to Kashgar and transfer to the airport for your flight to Urumqi.

Attractions: Heavenly Lake, Xinjiang International Bazaar

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi

Today you will drive to the picturesque Heavenly Lake. Tianshan Tianchi, known as "Yaochi" in ancient times, 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.

Afterwards, transfer back to Urumqi about other 1.5hrs, visit the Xinjiang International Bazaar, the largest bazaar in Urumqi. You'll find a bustling market filled with fruit, clothing, crafts, knives, carpets and almost anything that you can imagine.

Attractions: Tuyoq Village, Jiaohe Ruins

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Turpan

Today we will drive to the historical sites and oases of Turpan. The highlight of this journey is the oldest 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.

Attractions: Karez Well, Sugong Minaret

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi

Morning depart from the hotel, we will head to the 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.

Then explore the Sugong Minaret, the largest Islamic minaret in China built in 1778. After visiting, we will transfer back to Urumqi for rest.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Not included

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport and back to your destination. Wish you a pleasant journey home!