14 Days South and North Xinjiang Tour

Urumqi Arrival

Arrive in
Urumqi
, our guide will greet you at the airport and transfer to hotel. Urumqi is the capital of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, the farthest city from the ocean. It is Mongolian for ‘beautiful farm’. Our bilingual tour guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Urumqi

Altitude:
836m

Urumqi

Urumqi

Visit Xinjiang Regional Museum,then flight to Kashgar

Morning head to 
Xinjiang Regional Museum
, where are many archaeological treasures of the
Silk Road
and Xinjiang’s minority cultures. You will learn about the history of Xinjiang and its peculiar ethnic customs.

Visit 
Grand International Bazaar
 where you can watch Uygur dance show and taste local delicacies.

Say goodbye to Urumqi, be transferred to take the flight to
Kashgar
. Upon a

Visit Karakul Lake,

In the morning, enjoy your nice buffet breakfast. 

The following day will be spent exploring the stunning landscape surrounding the
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 Taxkorgan.

Traffic:
Car (260kms)

Hotel:
Overnight in Urumqi

Meals:
Breakfas

Kashgar City Tour then flight to Urumqi (260kms)

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 Burqin (700kms)

After enjoying the nice buffet breakfast at the hotel, and then our professional tour guide will bring you to head to Burqin with the scenery along the way. Upon arrival, you will transfer to the hotel. Have a good night. 

Traffic:
Car (700kms)

Hotel:
Overnight in Burqin

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
471m

Burqin

Burqin

Drive to Hemu,Visit Hemu Village (170kms)

After breakfast, we’ll take the coach to
Hemu village
, which is also known as the first village in China, the Scenic Spot is located in Burqin County, Altay District, about 30 kilometres east of Kanas Lake. It is an exquisite and unique wooden house village with a small bridge and magnificent scenery. Meanwhile, you can also experience the unique lifestyle of Tuvas, which is quite worth to visit

Drive to Kanas, Explore the Mysterious Kanas Lake (70kms)

Morning enjoy your nice buffet breakfast at the hotel and today we will drive to Kanas which is the most beautiful mountain lake you have never seen. The lake takes on different colors following the four seasons of the year, sometimes it’s crystal blue, sometimes it’s dark green, or even gray. you can enjoy the leisure time in Kanas. if the time of today is not enough, today you will have a chance

Visit Kanas Nature Reserve, then drive to Burqin (180kms)

Today we will still enjoy the scenery of
Kanas Nature Reserve
, It is the most beautiful mountain lake you have never seen. The lake takes on different colors following the four seasons of the year, sometimes it’s crystal blue, sometimes it’s dark green, or even gray. Afternoon head to Burqin, enjoy the sunset of
Five-colored Beach
, Walk into the colorful Beach, you will feel as if in a dream w

Drive to Kuitun, Passing by Urho Ghost City (460kms)

Enjoy the sunrise and after breakfast, travel along the Gurbantunggut Desert to the 
Urho Ghost City
, one of the famous yardang landform in China, caused by strong howling wind and erosion. The various strange shapes formed by the wind erosion make you connect them with pagodas, temples, animals, etc.

Traffic:
Car (460kms)

Hotel:
Overnight in Kuitun

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
486m

Drive to Yining, Passing by Anjihai Grand Canyon and Sayram Lake (450kms)

Enjoy your breakfast the hotel, on the way travel to
Anjihai Grand Canyon
,
which is called the paradise of the photographer. Anjihai River is originated in Tianshan Mountain, through many years of scouring, in the vicinity of Tungut, it was formed a huge alluvial fan under the Northern slope of Tianshan Mountain. The scale of the river valley alluvial fan is quite magnificent, to the north open

Drive to Naraty Grassland (260kms)

After breakfast at the hotel, our leader will lead you into
Naraty Grassland
, one of the world’s four largest grasslands of the sub-alpine meadow flora,  has been a famous pasture beautiful grassland scenery cfeaturing local kazakh folk customs since the ancient times. There you can experience some activities including living in ger and galloping across the prairie. 

Traffic:
Car (260kms)

Visit Naraty Grassland, then back to Yining (260kms)

Get up early this morning to see a typical river bed grassland—
Naraty Grassland
, one of four famous grassland in the world.

Prairie is as beautiful as in a poem or a picture. There are springs densely distributed here. Every year, from May to September, with flowers all blossoming out here and numerous herds gathering around, a great number of tourists domestic and abroad are attracted here. T

Drive back to Urumqi (700kms)

Today we will be driving back to Urumqi, enjoy the scenery on the way. Upon arrival, transfer you to the downtown hotel and check in. Spend your rest of day at leisure.

Traffic:
Car (700kms)

Hotel:
Overnight in Urumqi

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
836m

Yining Kazanqi Folk-custom Village

Urumqi Red Hill

End of Your Trip

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

Traffic:
Car+Flight

Hotel:
No accommodation

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
836m

Dates & Pirce

Dates

1 Person

2 Persons

3-6 Persons

7-9 Persons

Single Supplyment

Dec.-Mar.

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Apr.-Nov.

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