Silk road Kashgar,Turpan,heavenly lake Kanas 13 days tour

Welcome to our beautiful Xinjiang we will pick you up at the airport and head to dinner restaurant, then head to the hotel stay in Kashgar overnight

Kashgar arrival

After breakfast in the hotel, drive to Taxkorgan County leisurely, along the Karakoram Mountains to White sand Lake  the lake is blue, surrounded by white sand like snow, looks so beautiful. Then go to Muztag Glacier Park, experience the mystery of the glacier. Then head to the hotel to rest

Taxkorgan arrival

After breakfast in the hotel, we will drive to the Golden Grassland and Stone Fortress  to feel the peace and beauty of nature, and then we will head to explore the Karakul Lake  ,walk around the lake and take a deep breath  ,it is located  at the foot of the Father of the glacier-Muztag. Under the sun shine the holy Muztag snow mountain reflected in the lake ,and Tajk Ethnic group is the main minority who settle down here and graze their herds around the lake . then drive back to Kashgar ,stay in kashgar overnight.

Kashgar arrival

After breakfast in the hotel, go to Kashgar city to enjoy the ancient city Opening ceremony, Khan Bazaar, Oil Painting Street and other places to feel the history and culture of Kashgar Ancient City. Century-old teahouse, be sure to sit for a while, taste a cup of tea, listen to folk artists to play and sing and enjoy leisure time. Go to Xinjiang's largest mosque Id Kah Mosque, Xiangfei Garden  Xiangfei Garden scenic area with "Xiangfei" culture is the theme, is not only a typical Uyghur traditional architectural art features of the ancient building complex, but also a variety of cultural integration and coexistence of mausoleums, but also famous for the burial of Qianlong's concubine, After sightseeing, transfer to the airport to Urumqi according to the flight time, pick you up after arrival and check into the hotel.

Urumqi arrival

After breakfast in the hotel, drive to Turpan, known as the Fire state, passing by the beautiful saltlake and the spectacular wind Power Station on the way. After arriving in Turpan, the most mysterious place in the west is Tuyoq Village which is also the oldest Uygur village in XinJiang. which is located in the center of the flaming mountain Canyon,it consists of four parts: Grand Canyon,Mazar (tomb), ancient village, Mosque and Buddhism Grottoes ,we will have lunch in the ancient village, then to visit the historic site Jiaohe ancient Ruins, one of the best preserved ruins of its ancient era in China it is also the World Heritage list.

Turpan arrival

After breakfast in the hotel, take a bus to visit the Karez well underground irrigation system, which is known as one of the three ancient great projects in China and the other two are  Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Great Wall, it is the life of Turpan people ,and then go to the largest existing ancient pagoda Su Gong Pagoda in Xinjiang ,it was built in 1778 by Sulaiman and next to it is a mosque ,it is the largest mosque in Turpan, then have lunch, and then take the car back to Urumqi and stay there overnight.

Urumqi arrival

After breakfast in the hotel, take a car about 1.5h to the heavenly lake, which is a national 5A level scenic spot and a famous summer resort. Take the shuttle bus to the Heavenly lake Scenic Spot bus stop, then take the battery car to the lakeside. After paying a visit to the lake  have lunch then head to Beitun by car, after arriving in Beitun check in and stay there overnight.

Urumqi arrival

After breakfast in the hotel, go to Kanas by car. When you arrive at the entrance of the scenic area, transfer to the shuttle bus to enter Kanas  scenic spot. Along the way, you can enjoy Shenxian (fairy Bay, Wolong Bay, Moon Bay, Yaze Lake and Kanas Lake, which is the deepest freshwater lake in Xinjiang, with an elevation of 1374 meters and a maximum depth of 188 meters. You can choose a cruise boat to enjoy the scenery of Kanas Lake, or you can choose a Tuva family visit to learn the customs of the 57th ethnic group. You can take the shuttle bus to the Fish Viewing pavilion to challenge the 1068 steps from the fish pavilion you will have a good bird view of Kanas and explore the traces of Kanas Lake monster. Then go back to Jiadengyu hotel.  tonight you will stay in jiadengyu village

Jiadengyu arrival

After breakfast in the hotel, go to Hemu scenic area by car, after two hours enter Hemu village scenic spot then you need take the local shuttle bus, through the original birch forest, the Irtysh River, Hemu is known as the God's private land, which is also one of the eight major photography places in the country. Hemu Village is a beautiful primitive village surrounded by snow-capped mountains, birch forests and rivers. You can take pictures by the Hemu River, and stay in the Hemu scenic area at night to experience the original log cabin for a night under the sunny day you can appreciate the stars sky.

Hemu arrival

After breakfast in the hotel, drive to the Russian style town "Burjin". After arrival, go to the colourful beach scenic spot, enjoy the colorful Yardan landform, and the Irtysh River’s origin, the only river in China that flows into the Arctic Ocean. In the evening, you can go to the Burjin night market to taste the famous wild fish, and the delicious Xinjiang specialty drink Kawas.

Burjin arrival

After breakfast in the hotel, drive to Ulhe to visit "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" shooting site Ulhe ghost town scersnic spot, where you can enjoy the miracle Yadan landform. Formed naturally all kinds of images Like an ancient castle, Elephant peacock, lions, human figurine and so on ,tonight stay in Ulho or Karamay for the night.

Ulho  arrival

after breakfast in the hotel  drive to Urumqi ,after arriving go to Xinjiang international grand Bazzar, here you can learn Xinjiang folk customs and taste scrumptious food .and stay in Urumqi overnight.

Urumqi  arrival

According to your flight our driver and tour guide will transfer you to Urumqi international airport, your unforgettable beautiful China’s tour comes to an end ,see you next time and have a good trip.