Features: Urumqi------Turpan-------Kuqa-------Aksu--------Crossing Taklimakan Desert---------Hotan------Kashgar------UrumqirQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Flight from Beijing or Shanghai to Urumqi. Meet with the group at Urumqi International Airport then transfter to Hotel. rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Day 01: Drive to Turpan from Urumqi, and then tour in TurpanrQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Visit the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves or Grottoes (Grottoes are architectural styles and the richest mural content in Turpan), Gaocheng ancient city (Started in the first century B.C, it was a key point on the ancient Silk Road,). Flaming Mountain (The Flaming Mountains were formed in the organic movements of the Himalayas fifty million years ago). Astana-Karahoja Ancient Tombs (Known as the "Underground Museum" and widely valued by Chinese and foreign archaeologists and historians, there are murals depicting figures, birds and flowers on display in the three tombs). rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour
Overnight in Turpan Osis Silk Road Hotel/ Turpan Hotel rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Day 02: Day tour in Turpan, then drive back to Urumqi before the dinnerrQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Visit the Jiaohe Ancient city, Karez system (Karez System is an irrigation system of wells connected by underground channels, is considered as one of the three great ancient projects in China). Emin Minaret (Emin Minaret was built in 1777, is the largest extant old tower in Xinjiang; and it is the only Islamic tower among the hundred famous towers in China). rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour
Overnight in HoiTak Hotel rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Day 03: Take a morning flight from Urumqi to Kuqa (Kuche), and then tour in KuqarQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Meet with the group at Kuqa airport, and then quick stop in your hotel then go out for sightseeing. Kuqa is the biggest county of Aksu prefecture. Kuqa used to be the important pass on the middle silk road (route) in Xinjiang. It is also a center for Buddhism in southern Xinjiang. Visit the Kizil Thousand Buddha caves (5th and 6th century AD). It is the second best well preserved Buddhist cave in China.rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour
Overnight in Kuqa International Hotel/ Kuqa HoterQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Day 04: Half day tour in Kuqa, then drive to Aksu after lunchrQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Visit the ancient city of Subash. Visit Kuqa Grand mosque and have some free time in Kuqa old town. Set out for Aksu from Kuqa. rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour
Overnight in Aksu Hongfujinlan Hotel/ Aksu Guesthouse rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Day 05: Drive a crossing the desert from Aksu to HotanrQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Set out from Aksu to Hotan in the morning for travel across the Taklimakan dessert. This road from Aksu to Hotan is the second road which is cross the Taklimakan desert; it is officially opened to the public since end of 2007. Taklimakan dessert is the second largest shifting desert in the world; it covers an area of 337,600sqkm. Taklimakan desert used to be called Death of the Sea before 1993; this is the year which the first Taklimakan Desert Highway from Niya to Korla or Kuqa was built. The word Taklimakan means Death of Sea in Uyghur language: once you come in you can never come out. Enjoy the fascinating scenery of the dessert and sand dunes. Arrive in Aksu before dinner. It is 280km from Kuqa to Aksu. rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour
Overnight in Hotan Zhejiang Hotel/ Hotan Guesthouse rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Day 06: Day tour in HotanrQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Visit the Sunday market in Hotan, it is as big as the Sunday market in Kashgar. Visit the ancient city of Melike Awat, White Jade River and white jade factory, visit carpet and silk factories. These three handicrafts are well known all over China, and the world. rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour
Overnight in Hotan Zhejiang Hotel/ Hotan Guesthouse rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Day 07: Drive from Hotan to KashgarrQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour We set out from Kashgar early in the morning to Hotan. On the way to Hotan, we will visit Yingsar (which is the famous town for making Uyghur knives in Xinjiang) and visit the knife factory. Stop in Yarkand(shache in Chinese) for a few hours to have lunch, after lunch visit the Golden Grave Yard( It is Yarkand Uyghur Kingdom’s Grave yard, from 16th century; local people called to show respect to the king, and they name it Golden Grave Yard) or Tomb of Aman Nisahan (the lady who combined the Famous Uyghur Twelve Mukam and invented one Mukam herself, and she is the wife of the second king of the Yarkand kingdom) and visit the old town in Yarkand. Yarkand once was the capital of the Uyghur Kingdom in ancient times, and it was an important station on the Ancient Silk Road. It has a history of more than 2000 years. Drive straight to Hotan after Yarkand. It is 540km from Kashgar to Hotan.rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour
Overnight in Taxinan Barony Hotel/ Qinibagh Hotel rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Day 08: Day tour in Kashgar, and then take an evening flight to UrumqirQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Visit Sunday market (which is the biggest market in central Asia, the market is active everyday, but Sunday is a much more crowded and big day). Id Kah mosque (which is the biggest mosque in China, was built in 1442) . Old town (old part of Kashgar city, the nationality living in old town is 100% Uyghur). Tomb of Appak Hoja or fragrant concubine tomb (Appak Hoja was the leader and master of white mountaineer Sufism in the Southern part of Xinjiang) .handcraft street ( The street is full of different types of handicraft making such as kitchen utensils, copper pot, musical instruments, and so on).rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour
Overnight in HoiTak Hotel rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour Day 09: Day tour in Urumqi and take evening flight to Beijing or ShanghairQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour
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Visit the Heavenly Lake in the morning. Heavenly lake is the superlatively beautiful. Heavenly Lake lies 1980 meters above sea level and is hemmed in by the towering snow-capped Bagda Peak. Heavenly Lake is a natural paradise with breath taking scenery. Visit XinJiang Museum (Xinjiang Museum is a large integrated museum; it is the centre of the collections and cultural relics in Xinjiang). Heavenly Lake is 110km from Urumqi. Take you to the airport (that evening or the following morning) and help you to check in. rQwSilk Road Tour,Xinjiang tour
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