Highlights

  • Explore one of the oldest cities in Xinjiang-Turpan, the best place for you to know the Silk Road Culture.

  • Travel to the ruins of Jiaohe to imagine how prosperous the business trade a thousand years ago. You will be amazed by the locals that made the Karez well irrigation system, which create the oasis. 

  • Enjoy yourself in Tuwan Village of Hemu for its cooking smoke alike painted in pictures rising up on Tuwan's wooden houses, grassland, horse riding, and Tuwan' food and traditions.

  • Pay a great visit the turquoise finger-shaped Kanas lake, the Last Fairyland on the earth to discover Water Monster here as well.

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Day 1✈️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+Car
Hotel: In Kashgar
Altitude: 1290m

Day 2Kashgar🚗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 shuttling you onward to Taxkorgan. The following day will be spent exploring the stunning landscape surrounding the highway, and we will drive to Taxkrogan County for overnight stay.     

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Taxkorgan
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 3100m
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    Karakul Lake

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    Pamirs Plateau

Day 3Taxkorgan🚗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 get even better photos of the Stone Fortress. Walking around the pastureland to see Local Tajiks customs.  

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1290m
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    Golden Grassland

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    Stone Fortress

Day 4Kashgar✈️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 visiting to the local Uighur Family. 

Lunch arranged in the local Restaurant. Then pay a visit to the famous Sunday Bazaar. The bazaar sells the clothing, nuts, household goods and many things out of your imagination. Kashgar city tour ends with the wandering to the bustling Handicrafts Street, dazzling jewelry, primitive pottery, unique musical instrument, daily resources of the locals. 

After visiting, you will catch the flight to Urumqi.    


Traffic: Plane+Car
Hotel: In Urumqi
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 800m

Day 5Urumqi🚗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 years lies between two rivers on a loess plateau atop a cliff of over 30m. 

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Turpan
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 820m
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    Jiaohe Ruins

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    Tuyoq Village

Day 6Turpan🚗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 back to Urumqi and head to Xinjiang International Bazaar, which is the largest bazaar in Urumqi. You'll find a bustling market filled with fruit, clothing, crafts, carpets and almost anything that you can imagine. 

After visiting, transfer to hotel and check in, have a good rest.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Urumqi
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 800m
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    Sugong Minaret

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    Xinjiang International Bazaar

Day 7Urumqi🚗Beitun (450kms, 5hrs)

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.

After the visiting, we will continue the journey to Beitun, Upon arrival, transfer to the downtown hotel for overnight stay.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Betiun
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 550m
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    Heavenly Lake

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    Heavenly Lake

Day 8Beitun🚗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, Please  leave your luggage in the coach. Prepare a washing bag and just take your necessities.


Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Hemu
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1124m

Day 9Hemu🚗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 the Fish Pavilion, enjoy a view of Kanas. Later afternoon back to Jiadengyu district to check into the hotel. 


Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Jiadengyu
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1374m
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    Kanas

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    Kanas

Day 10Kanas🚗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 as Wuerhe Wind City", a unique wind-eroded geological area commonly referred to as "wind city" because of the frequent howling winds.Thereafter, we will drive back to Urumqi for overnight stay.

After visit, we will spend the night in Urho. 


Traffic: Car
Hotel: In Urho
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 1390m
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    Five Colored Beach

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    Ghost City

Day 11Urho🚗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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INCLUDES

  • Private transportation through out the itinerary. SRT will arrange for all travelers to be met on arrival and seen off on departure based on your flight info.

  • Shared accommodations in well located, tourist to superior class hotels include breakfast, service charge and government tax.

  • All entrance fees(shuttle bus) sightseeing; excursions and activities as per the itinerary

  • Domestic flights and 2nd class express train listed in the itinerary

  • Private friendly and professional English-Speaking guides (French, Italy, Russian, German can be arranged per your request)

  • Visa support letter for you to apply Chinese visa easily.

  • Travel and health insurance when travel with us.

  • 8, A 24/7 helpline while you are traveling.

EXCLUDES

  • International and domestic flights not indicated.

  • Food, Lunch or dinner not specified

  • Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers

  • Personal expenses and the other tours or activities not mentioned

TRIP NOTES

  • We will upgrade trains to 1st class where available if book the tour 5 months in advance of departure.

  • There is no problem to travel Silk Road during Ramadan.

  • Complimentary 2 bottles of water each person on daily use.

Transportation

We will use business MPV to luxurious coaches and trains.

Accommodation

All the hotels we selected are 4-5star well-located in the city center with good and proper breakfast for our clients.

Guides

Our guides are very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful. And our group tours will be escorted from SRT.

Climate and Altitude

Generally speaking Mid March—End Oct are the best time to visit Silk Road. And we strongly suggest you come in May, June, October to avoid the heat and crowd. No need to worry about high altitude along the Silk Road. We will prepare Oxygen bags if the package includes Xiahe, Qinghai Lake and Taxkorgan County.

We offer beneficial Cancellation Policy to our customers.

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