Kashgar to Turpan Tour by Train, Xinjiang Travel Itinerary

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The price is based on 2 persons in a private tour for 4star hotel

Visit Kashgar was a strategically important town with easy access to Central Asia and Russia.
Amazed by the fantastic landscape of Pamir Plateau on the way to Karakul Lake.
Experience the incredible Sunday Market in Kashgar, it still keeps the way of trading as thousand years ago practised in the ancient Silk Route.
Explore one of the oldest cities in Xinjiang - Turpan, the best place for you to know the Silk Road Culture.
Adventure to the particular kind of irrigation system, it is created by the wisdom locals in the vast Gobi desert.

Kashgar to Turpan Tour by Train Travel Map

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Day 1Arrive in Kashgar or the Borders: Torugart, Irkestam

Welcome to Kashgar! Whether you arrive by flight to Kashgar or cross the border from Kyrgyzstan via the Torugart or Irkeshtam pass, our friendly guide or driver will meet you at the airport, train station, or border. Afterward, you'll check in to your hotel, and the rest of the day will be free for you to explore China's westernmost city.

Traffic: Car

Hotel: Overnight in Kashgar

Altitude: 1298m

Day 2Kashgar City Culture Exploration

Today, you will enjoy a full-day excursion in Kashgar. At 9:00, pay a visit to Id Kah Mosque, the largest mosque in China and the most sacred one for locals to conduct their Islamic activities. Then, at 10:30, continue the visit to Old Town, where you can witness the opening ceremony of the Maxilap show. Come and join the exciting activities in this well-preserved Uighur residential area. Our highlight: Relax in the Hundred-Year Tea House and taste the local rose tea and nang-bread!

After having lunch at a local restaurant, continue to visit Handicraft Street. It gathers hundreds of handicraft workshops and has become a boutique exhibition of handicrafts in Kashgar and Central Asia.

Traffic: Car

Hotel: OVernight in Kashgar

Meals: Breakfast

Altitude: 1298m

Old Town
Handicraft Street

Day 3Drive to Pamir Plateau, Mavels of Karakul Lake (260kms)

The tour starts with a nice buffet at the hotel. Then, at around 09:00, we will start driving and it will take about 4 hours to reach Karakul Lake.

After 1 hour of driving, we will make a stop at Opal Village for a rest. There, you can stroll around the local bazaar and experience the traditional local lifestyle.

Continuing along the Karakorum Highway, we will enjoy the majestic views of the sand dunes, mountains, and sandstone valley, as well as the Hindu Kush Mountains and the Himalayas. The Karakorum Highway is the world's highest cross-border road and one of the most thrilling corridors. You can go trekking around Karakul Lake, enjoying the magnificent landscape and experiencing the nomadic lifestyle of the local Kirghiz people in their yurts.

We will return to Kashgar around 19:00.

Traffic: Car (260kms)

Hotel: Overnight in Kashgar

Meals: Breakfast

Altitude: 1298m

Karakul Lake
Karakul Lake

Day 4Sunday Bazaar and overnight train to Turpan

After breakfast, we will visit the Sunday Bazaar starting around 09:00 when the market begins. Watch as local farmers arrive happily with their donkey carts——it's fascinating to observe their traditional bargaining methods.

This is China's only remaining livestock market, where you can experience authentic animal trading just like in the ancient Silk Road times.

After lunch, we'll stop at a supermarket for supplies before boarding our overnight train.

Train Information:

Cabins are shared by 4 people (private compartment)

If there are only 2 in your group, you may book the entire cabin by paying for the extra beds

Traffic: Car+Train

Hotel: Overnight on the soft sleeper train

Meals: Breakfast

Altitude: 36m

Sunday Bazaar
Sunday Bazaar

Day 5Arrive in Turpan and Have City Tour

Our guide will meet you at the train station and accompany you to the hotel for freshening up. We may check into the hotel if the rooms are ready. Then, we will drive to Tuyoq Valley, an ancient oasis-village. Before exploring this traditional village, which is surrounded by impressive grape trellises and has stories of adventurers from all over the world, we will have lunch at a local Uighur family's home.

Next, we will make our way to Bezekilik Thousand Buddha Caves. These are a complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to 14th century, located between the cities of Turpan and Shanshan (Loulan) in the northeast of the Taklamakan Desert, near the ancient ruins of Gaochang in the Mutou Valley.

After lunch, we will head to the Karez Well irrigation system, which helps produce some of the best melons and grapes in China. Today's tour will end with a 2-hour exploration of Jiaohe Ruins. Resembling Pompeii but 300 years older, it is a Chinese archaeological site located in the Yarnaz Valley, 10 km west of Turpan City. It is a natural fortress situated atop a steep cliff on a leaf-shaped plateau between two deep river valleys, where you can experience the way of life of the Uygur ancestors.

Traffic: Car

Hotel: Overnight in Turpan

Meals: Breakfast

Altitude: 36m

Tuyoq Village
Bezkilik Thousand Buddha Caves

Day 6Say goodbye to Turpan

We will arrange airport or train transfers for you based on your schedule. Wish you a pleasant holiday!

Traffic: Car

Hotel: No accommodation

Meals: Breakfast

Altitude: 36m

Dates & Pirce

Dates	1 Person	2 Persons	3-6 Persons	7-9 Persons	Single Supplyment
Dec.-Mar.	95	95	95	95	/
Apr.-Nov.	80	80	80	80	/

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
Soft sleeper train from Kashgar to Turpan
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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