16 Days Silk Road and Yunnan Tour

Arrive in Urumqi

Upon arrival and check-in at the hotel, we will proceed to visit the
Xinjiang Museum
and
Xinjiang International Bazaar
. The Xinjiang Museum is the primary institution for collecting and researching unearthed cultural relics and specimens in Xinjiang. The museum houses over 50,000 pieces of various cultural relics. The Erdaoqiao Market & International Bazaar is the largest in Urumqi. The bustli

Visit the Sunday Bazaar

After having breakfast, we will take a flight to Kashgar to visit the
Sunday bazaar
. In the afternoon, we will take a flight back to Urumqi. The Sunday Bazaar, also known as the livestock market, is a bustling place where farmers and buyers gather on Sundays. They arrive by various means such as donkey carts, trucks, bicycles, horseback, utes, motorbikes, or on foot, along with their animals. Th

Visit the Karakul Lake

Morning driving on the China and Pakistan highway to visit the Karakul Lake and enjoy the Pamir landscape. Then back to Kashgar for rest.
Karakul Lake
is situated at an altitude of 3,600 m. It is the highest lake on the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the Pamir, Tien Shan, and Kunlun Mountain ranges. Surrounded by mountains that remain snow-covered throughout the year, the three highest peak

Kashgar One-day Tour

After breakfast take the city tour. visit the 
Apak Hoja Tomb
, and
Id Kah Mosque
, and walk around the Old Town. Be transferred to the airport in the afternoon. Id Kah Mosque It is the largest Mosque in China and the most famous one in Xinjiang. The Mosque was built in the middle of the fifteenth century and has gradually developed to its present size. Id Kah Mosque, with about 16800 square mete

Turpan One-day Tour

After breakfast visit the Heavenly Lake and then head to Turpan, check in hotel upon arrival.
Heavenly Lake
,110 kilometers from Urumqi, the Heavenly Lake is a long and narrow gourd-shaped moraine lake, 3400 meters long, about 1500 meters wide, 105 meters at the deepest point, with an average depth of 40 meters, covering an area of about 5.9 square kilometers. There are eight beautiful scenic spo

Visit the Tuyoq Village & Flaming Mountains

In the morning, you can visit the
Tuyoq Village
, which is constructed on the eastern and western cliffs of Tuyoq Valley. It has more than 40 caves, with 10 of them preserving murals. After that, you can head to visit the
Flaming Mountains
, which lie in the Turpan Basin on the northeastern rim of the Taklamakan Desert. When viewed from afar, they look like a red dragon. This desert is the large

Visit the Mogao Caves & Echoing-Sand Mountain & Crescent Lake

When you arrive, make sure to visit the
Mogao Caves
,
Echoing-Sand Mountain
, and
Crescent Lake
. The Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the great artistic and religious wonders of the world. It is famous for its exquisite murals and various sculptures inside the caves, which were built in different dynasties, spanning 1,000 ye

Visit the Jiayuguan Pass & The Great Wall on the Cliff & Great Walls Museum

In the morning, we will take a bus to Jiayuguan and visit the
Jiayuguan Pass
,
The Great Wall on the Cliff
, and the
Great Walls Museum
. Afterward, we will take a flight to Lanzhou in the afternoon. The Jiayuguan Pass, built-in 1372 during the Ming Dynasty, is located about 6 km southwest of Jiayuguan City. It stands in the Jiayu Highland, situated between the Wenshu and Heishan Mountains at t

Xiahe One-day Tour

Today the tour will start from the 
Binglingsi Thousand Buddha Temple
, take a speedboat from Liujiaxia Reservoir to Binglingsi in the morning. On the way, you will see the green water connects to the yellow water while the blue sky connects to the yellow earth. Perhaps this can only be experienced in Liujiaxia. Upon arrival, head to visit the Binglingsi Thousand Buddha Caves which are close to Li

Visit the Labrang Monastery and Songke grassland

In the morning visit the
Labrang Monastery
and
Songke grassland
. Back to Lanzhou and take the flight to Lijiang via Kunming airport. Labrang Monastery: is located at the foot of the Phoenix Mountain northwest of Xiahe County in Gannan Tibetan Nationality Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. A propitious place in the hearts of the Tibetans, it stands by the Daxia River and faces the Dragon Mo

Visit the Lijiang Ancient Town & Black Dragon Pool & Baisha Village

After breakfast visit the 
Lijiang Ancient Town
, 
Black Dragon Pool
, Baisha Village, Mountain River Show
.

Lijiang Old Town is officially called “Dayan Town”, “Dayan” literally means a “great ink stab”, a graphic description of the town’s location on a piece of rich flatland fed by a river and surrounded by green mountains. Dayan Town is the large Naxi settlement first built during the Souther

Visit the Stone Drum Town & First Bend of Yangtze & Tiger Leaping Gorge

After breakfast head to visit the
Stone Drum Town, First Bend of Yangtze,
Tiger Leaping Gorge
, and then transfer to Shangrila.

First Bend of Yangtze River: The attraction is the Jinshajiang section of the Yangtze, with an elevation of over 1800 meters. The site is one of the top attractions of Lijiang and the important hub linking the Tiger Leaping Gorge, Laojunshan, and Meli Snow Mountain. T

Visit Nixi Village & Benzilan Town & the Moon Bend of Jinsha River & and Dongzhulin monastery

Visit 
Nixi Village
,
 Benzilan Town
, the
Moon Bend of Jinsha River
, and
Dongzhulin monastery
.

Nixi Village: This is a small Tibetan village nestling along the popular adventure route from Deqing to Zhongdian in Yunnan Province. Nixi Village is the most “Shangri-la” part of Shangri-la. A tiny village standing by green grassland on which flocks of yaks, sheep, and horses graze gives a sense

Visit the Dukezong Old Town & Sonzanlin Monastery & Napa Lake

Morning visit the

Dukezong Old Town
, 
Sonzanlin Monastery
, 
Napa Lake
, and the villages around

Songzanlin Tibetan Monastery: Being the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, Songzanlin Monastery, also known as Guihua Monastery, is one of the famous monasteries in the Kang region. The monastery is located near Shangri-La County, at the foot of Foping Mountain. Construction of the mona

Kunming One-day Tour

After breakfast visit 
Stone Forest
, 
Bird-Flower Market
, and
Green Lake
.

Stone Forest: is in Lunan Yi Nationality Autonomous County, which is about 120 kilometers (75 miles) from Kunming and requires only a three-hour drive. It covers an area of 400 square kilometers (96,000 acres) and includes both large and small stone forests, as well as many other scenic spots. An old local saying says