Highlights

The price is based on 2persons in a private tour for 4star hotel

  • Wandering in the Kashgar Old Town, take the photo of lovely kids, chat with the locals, and admire the craftsmen.

  • Getting close to Id Kah Mosque, which is the largest mosque in China, and one of the three largest in middle Asia.

  • Trekking by the side of Karakul Lake of Pamir Plateau, visit the yurt of Kyrgyz family at the foot of the Muztagh Peak along the China Pakistan Highway.

  • Adventure to the particular kind of irrigation system, it is created by the wisdom locals in the vast Gobi desert.

7 Days Xinjiang Travel to Kashgar, Turpan and Urumqi Travel Map

ITINERARY Close All

Day 1Kashgar Arrival

Welcome to Kashgar, the ancient city with special local cultural and ethnic characteristics along the Silk Road. Be transferred to the hotel. Relax and prepare for your Natural Wonder and Culture Adventure.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: Overnight in Kashgar
Altitude: 1298m

Day 2Sightseeing in Dawakun desert then back to Kashgar (120 kms)

Today we will drive all the way to visit Dawakun desert, which is Located about 110 km (70 miles) from Kashgar. In the center of the Dawakun Desert is a lake, is a great place to sunbathe, relax, and enjoy some delicious Uyghur food. After visiting, drive back to downtown end the trip.

Traffic: Car (120kms)
Hotel: Overnight in Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1298m
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    Dawakun Desert

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    Dawakun Desert

Day 3Visit Karakul Lake then Drive back to Kashgar (260 kms)

Today we will Drive on the China and Pakistan highway about 4hrs to enjoy the landscape of Pamirs Plateau. 


you can 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 Kashgar.


After visiting, we drive back to Kashgar

Traffic: Car (260kms)
Hotel: Overnight in Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1298m
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    Karakul Lake

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    Karakul Lake

Day 4Visit Shipton Arch (200kms)

Morning start the tour at driving 2-3 hrs away from the Kashgar city to pay a visit to Shipton Arch, reputedly the highest natural arch in the world. Located at the junction of the Kunlun Mountain and the Snow Mountain. People can hear the echoes from  many stone caves in Shipton Arch which stands on the Pamirs Plateau which shaped like "∩".

Traffic: Car (200kms)
Hotel: Overnight in Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1298m
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    Shipton Arch

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    Shipton Arch

Day 5Kashgar City Tour then Flight to Urumqi

Today you will enjoy a full day excursion of Kashgar. Pay a visit to Id Kah Mosque, the largest Mosque in China and the most sacred mosque for the locals to practise their Islamic activities at 09:00. Continue the visiting to Old Town at 10:30 with the open ceremony of Maxilap show. Come and Join the exciting movement in this well-preserved Uighur residential area. Our speciality: Relaxing in the Hundred-years Tea house,taste the local rose tea and nang-bread!


After Lunch in the local Restaurant. Continue to visit Handicraft street, gathered hundreds of handicraft workshops, which has become a boutique exhibition for handicraft in Kashgar and Central Asia.


Then drive to Sunday Bazaar drive to Sunday Bazaar that is combined two section. The covered bazaar sells the clothing, nuts, household goods and many things out of your imagination.The outdoor Animal Bazaar is the first bazaar we visit, where the farmers and buyers arriving by donkey cart, truck, bicycle, horseback, motorbike or on foot, with their animals. It's loud, lively and cheerful as they arrive. It is quite interesting to witness their typical methods of bargin.


Thereafter, catch the night flight to the capital city of Xinjiang- Urumqi(2hrs).

Traffic: Car+Flight
Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 836m
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    Handicraft Street

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    Sunday Bazaar

Day 6Drive to Turpan, Visit Karez Well, Sugong Minaret and Jiaohe Ruins (200kms)

After a breakfast in hotel, we drive to Turpan. Our first tour is the Karez Well irrigation system that produce the best melons and grapes in China. Following is the visiting to Sugong Minaret, a conduit for cultural exchange between different ethnic and religious groups. Today's tour end up with the 2hrs's exploration of Jiaohe Ruins, resembles Pompei, but 300 years older，a Chinese archaeological site found in the Yarnaz Valley, 10 km west of the city of Turpan and a natural fortress located atop a steep cliff on a leaf-shaped plateau between two deep river valleys where you can experience the way of life of the Uygur ancestors.

Traffic: Car (200kms)
Hotel: Overnight in Turpan
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 36m
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    Karez Well

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    Sugong Minaret

Day 7End of Tour

Today you will say goodbye to Turpan, be transferred based on your flight or train schedule. Wish you a pleasant journey home!

Traffic: Car
Hotel: No accommodation
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 36m

Dates & Pirce

Dates 1 Person 2 Persons 3-6 Persons 7-9 Persons Single Supplyment
Dec.-Mar. 95 95 95 95 /
Apr.-Nov. 80 80 80 80 /

INCLUDES

  • Private transportation through out the itinerary. SRT will arrange for all travelers to be met on arrival and seen off on departure based on your flight info.

  • Shared accommodations in well located, tourist to superior class hotels include breakfast, service charge and government tax.

  • All entrance fees(shuttle bus) sightseeing; excursions and activities as per the itinerary

  • Domestic flights from Kashgar to Urumqi

  • Private friendly and professional English-Speaking guides (French, Italy, Russian, German can be arranged per your request)

  • Visa support letter for you to apply Chinese visa easily.

  • Travel and health insurance when travel with us.

  • 8, A 24/7 helpline while you are traveling.

EXCLUDES

  • International and domestic flights or train not indicated.

  • Food, Lunch or dinner not specified

  • Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers

  • Personal expenses and the other tours or activities not mentioned

TRIP NOTES

  • We will upgrade trains to 1st class where available if book the tour 5 months in advance of departure.

  • There is no problem to travel Silk Road during Ramadan.

  • Complimentary 2 bottles of water each person on daily use.

Transportation

We will use business MPV to luxurious coaches and trains.

Accommodation

All the hotels we selected are 4-5star well-located in the city center with good and proper breakfast for our clients.

Guides

Our guides are very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful. And our group tours will be escorted from SRT.

Climate and Altitude

Generally speaking Mid March—End Oct are the best time to visit Silk Road. And we strongly suggest you come in May, June, October to avoid the heat and crowd. No need to worry about high altitude along the Silk Road. We will prepare Oxygen bags if the package includes Xiahe, Qinghai Lake and Taxkorgan County.

We offer beneficial Cancellation Policy to our customers.

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