Kashgar 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:
Luxemon Qinibagh Hotel

Altitude:
1289m

Kashgar City Tour

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

Drive to Taxkorgan and visit Karakul Lake (320 kms)

In the morning, enjoy your nice buffet breakfast. At 09:00 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. After about 40mins driving. we stop in the
Opal village
 to visit the
traditional bustling bazaar
. Then continue to drive, we will visit the
White Sand Lake
, with Wit

Taxkorgan back to Kashgar then Train to Kuqa

Driving 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 meters in circumference outside. Walking around the pastureland to see Local Tajiks customs. There is a vast grassland just below the relics — 
Golden Wetland
. New wooden pathways have been built recently, so that

Visit Tianshan Great Canyon

Our first stop is 
Kizil Grottoes
, located on the northern bank of the Muzat River 65 kilometers west of Kuqa and the earliest major Buddhist cave complex in China. Walk through the caves and enjoy Buddhist cultural feast across centuries. Pay avisit to the 
Tianshan Great Canyon
, which is the excellent geological park all over the world. It recorded the whole process of crustal movement in Xin

Kuqa City Tour then Train to Urumqi

Today there is an option to visit  
Kizilgaha Beacon Tower
. Locating 10 km outside Kuqa, the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower provide security for traveling caravans on the Silk Road and prevent enemy invasions. Round earth tower built with a wooden roof, it rises to the sky in the middle of the desert landscape as typical scenery of the region. 

Then continue your trip to 
Subash Ruins
to experience

Visit the Heavenly Lake (120 kms)

Morning arrive in Urumqi. 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 th

Drive to Turpan and Have City Tour (200 kms)

After breakfast, the good day begins. First we drive to
Tuyoq Village
 which is a
n ancient 
oasis
-village in the 
Taklamakan desert
, 70
 
km east of 
Turpan
 in a lush valley cutting into

the 
Flaming Mountains
 
and famous for 
its seedless grapes and a number of ancient Buddhist meditation caves nearby containing frescos. Then we make our way to
Bezekilik Thousand Buddha Caves
which are 

Turpan City Tour

Today you will have a full day to explore this fertile oasis. We will take you to visit 
Turpan Museum
, to explore the local culture and history. Pay a visit to 
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.

Afterwards explore 
Jiaohe

Train to Dunhuang and Visit Echoing Sand Mountain

Say goodbye to Turpan and then 4 hours train ride to Liuyuan Station,
Dunhuang
. Drive another 2hours to the 
Echoing Sand Mountain & Crescent Lake
, where you can ride the camels for 40mins to experience the beautiful dessert scenery. 

After an extraordinary day, freshen up and enjoy a good dinner, we continue to appreciate the bustling 
Shazhou Night Markets
 dotted with special commodities

Visit Yardan National Geological Park

we will be visiting the 
Yumenguan Pass
, it got the name because the famous Khotan jade entered the Dunhuang from here. Yumenguan pass and Yangguan pass were the two critical defensive passes protecting Dunhuang from invasion from the West about thousands of year ago. From here you can not only learn more history and culture about the ancient Silk Road, but also learn many famous poems of Tang Dy

Visit Mogao Grottoes then flight to Tashkent

Continue our silk road travel, today our professional tour guide will bring you to travel to Dunhuang, it is the best place where you can explore Chinese history and culture. Our first destination is 
Mogao Grottoes
, also known as the Thousand Buddha Caves, this UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the great artistic and religious wonders of the world and it is famous for its exquisite murals and

Tashkent city tour

Today you will have a full day dedicated to a sightseeing tour in Tashkent. We will firstly visit
Independence Square
, which is the main square of the country and was erected as a symbol of victory over fascism in World War II. Then we will have a chance to walk along the local
Broadway
, a walking street between Independence Square and Amir Timur Square.

Afterwards, we will take a ride on th

Fast train to Samarkand

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the railway station in Tashkent to catch the fast train to Samarkand. Samarkand is situated in the valley of the river Zerafshan. It is the second largest city in Uzbekistan and is of the same age as the cities of Babylon and Rome.

We will firstly pay a visit to its most outstanding sights, such as Registan Square, Shakhi-Zindeh,
Mausoleum of Guri Emi

Samarkand City Tour

Today we will continue exploring Samarkand city. We will visit the
Afrasiab Museum
 to learn the history of Samarkand and ancient Silk Road. Then we’ll visit the
Tomb of Saint Daniel
. On the shore of Siab, a small tributary of Zerafshan River, there is a sacred place, which keeps the relics of Daniel, the Old Testament Biblical Prophet. Another version says that there are the relics of Daniyol