12 Days Xinjiang Tour to Kashgar & Kanas

✈️Kashgar

Today you will catch the flight to Kashgar. We will meet you at the airport. Transfer to your hotel and check in. Have a good rest.

Traffic:
Plane

Hotel:
In Kashgar

Altitude:
1290m

Kashgar🚗Taxkorgan

In the morning, enjoy your nice buffet breakfast. Your guide and driver will meet you at hotel lobby to start the adventure. Driving on the 
China and Pakistan highway
 about 4hrs to enjoy the landscape of
Pamirs Plateau.
 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 shu

Taxkorgan🚗Kashgar

Today we will drive back to Kashgar, on the way, you will visit the 
Stone Fortress
. The city is oval in shape and the city walls were built with sun-dried bricks on stone foundation. It is 1285 metres in circumference outside. 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

Kashgar✈️Urumqi (airfare included)

Today meet your guide and driver at the hotel lobby, then we will do full day Kashgar city excursion. we will visit the 
Idigar Mosque
, the largest Mosque in China. Around 10:30 we’re going visit the 
Old Town
 when the open ceremony ready to greeting all the tourists with the culture show, further exploration to the special culture and experience the lifestyle with the arrangements of the visiti

Urumqi Sightseeing🚗

We will drive 1.5 hours to entrance of the 
Heavenly Lake
 about 08:30, following is the 40-minutes shuttle bus twisting through the picturesque Tianshan mountains to the edge of the Lake. Either Trek around the lake, enjoy the boating cruise, or even take the cable car to the explore the Maya Mountain for the incredible view of Bogoda Peak.

Lunch will be arranged in local restaurant. Back to Ur

Urumqi🚗Turpan(200kms,3hrs)

This morning we will drive you to the next stop Turpan. 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. 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
, with a history of 2,300

Turpan🚗Urumqi (200kms,3hrs)

Morning depart from the hotel, we will head to the 
Karez Well
, which is special kind of irrigation system, here you can not only visit this ancient irrigation system, but also get rid of the heat of summer. Then explore the 
Sugong Minaret
, the largest Islamic minaret in China built in 1778. In the afternoon, we will drive all the way to Urumqi.  Upon arrival you will be transferred to hotel an

Urumqi🚗Beitun (450kms, 5hrs)

On today’s trip, we will pass through the  impressive 
Ulungur Lake
. 

Ulungur Lake is a picturesque place with clear water and blue sky. Take a walk barefoot on the soft beach, you can see ducks hide & seek in reeds and seagulls glide freely above the sky. Take a boat if you want, floating on the water to overlook  the wide lake， there’s nothing to do but relax.

After the visiting, we will co

Beitun🚗Hemu(220km,4hrs)

In the morning, enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Then we will travel to the most beautiful 
Tuwa village Hemu
, tranquil village, herds of cattle and sheep, warm and hospitable locals, What a beautiful and mysterious place! if you want to explore the life of Tuwa people, they will very welcome you to visit their family. 

Note: When arrive in Hemu, we will change the shuttle bus to the village,

Hemu🚗Kanas(35km,1hrs)

Your guide and driver will pick you up in the morning, and then drive along the mountain road to 
Kanas Nature Reserve
, China’s only European-like ecological site that has been awarded the title of the “Pure Land of the World” due to its unspoiled natural scenery. En-route, visit Kanas Lake. Upon arrival change the shuttle bus to the inside of the Reserve to enjoy the beautiful scenery, head to t

Kanas🚗Urho (350kms,5hrs)

Today we will head to Urho. Where you can enjoy the scenery of 
Five-colored Beach
, you will feel as if in a dream world. The unique lava landscape consisted of purplish red, vandyke red, yellow and light green mudstone, sandstone and gravel. This is a masterpiece of nature, and miracle of Burqin. In the evening, you can enjoy the beautiful sunset of Urho Ghost City. 
Urho Ghost City
, also known

Urho🚗Urumqi✈️(410kms,4hrs)

Say farewell to Burqin, we will drive back to Urumqi Airport for departure in the morning.

Looking forward to seeing you again!

Traffic:
Car&Plane

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
800m

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