• 13 Days

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  • DESTINATIONS:

    Xinjiang
  • TRIP STYLE:

    Cultrual and adventural trip
  • ALTITUDE:

    800M-2000M
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Day 1. Home - Chengdu - Urmuqi

Take the plane to Chengdu , and then transfer the domestic flight to Urumqi.


Day 2. Urumqi - Turpan 

After breakfast drive to “fire state”calledTurpan, along the way can enjoy the country's largest wind power station of Dabancheng. After lunch to visit tuyugou , which is with 1700 years of history, is oldest Uighur village in Xinjiang, is also the first China holy sites of Islam, known as the "China Mecca", and then go to the Jiaohe ancient site which is the largest and the most well preserved Adobe buildings city in the world, overnight in Turpan.


Day 3. Turpan - Korla

After breakfast visit Karez well, is a special area of desert Karez irrigation system,  one of the three ancient works of China, after that we travel toTuokexun, visit the ancient pass- tiemenguan. Night stay in Korla.


Day 4. Korla - Luntai desert road - Luntai

After breakfast, starting from Korla, we drive toLuntai desert road, it is the longest desert road in the world, a total length of 446KM, and cross the "dead sea" - Taklimakan Desert, known as the "the green Great Wall", you can enjoy the Millennium Populuseuphratica forest along the way, because rooted over 50 meters down the ground, they thrive in hostile environments, defying droughts, sandstorms and salinization, survive and multiply in the desert, it was praised as "desert hero tree", we will drive one part of the desert road to make sureeveryone can appreciatethismagnificent "Dead Sea" , after that returned to Luntai and overnight there.


Day 5. Luntai - Kuche 

After breakfast, we drive 3.5hours to Kizil Grottoes, it is one of the "six famous grottos"in China,is located above the precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs. The preservation of themurals cave is more than 80, a total area of about 10 thousand square meters of murals.Buddhism was introduced to ancient China from ancient India through the Pamirs plateau, they built Kizil Grottoes when went through the western regions, this is also the earliest and most west part grottos in China, After that we drive back toKuche,  visit the earliest religious court - Kuche temple, and  ancient Subhash city site. Night stay in Kuche.


Day 6. Kuche - Wensu Grand canyon - Akesu 

After breakfast we head to the Grand Canyon of Wensu and experience the geological park which was formed 25 million years ago. And the have a long driving toAkesu


Day 7. Akesu - Kashgar 

After breakfast we continue our journey to Kashgar , Kashgar is located in Kashgar river formed by alluvial flood plains, is one of the oldest and the most fertile oasis in west part of Xinjiang, known as "hometown of fruit". Night stay in Kashgar.


Day 8. Kashgar day tour

After breakfast visit xiangfei tomb, it is the largest Islamic China mausoleum, afternoon stroll in the old street, on both sides of the street is full of all kinds of folk arts and crafts workshop. After this, continue to visit Kah mosque which is the largest mosque in size and influence in China. And then Visit the old town of Kashgar. many buildings were constructed for over 400 years. Night stay in Kashgar.


Day 9. Kashgar - Cara Cooley lake - Tashikuergan 

After breakfast drive to Taxian County, on the way can see the Uygur farmers in rural scenery. Overlooking to the southern Flaming Mountains and the beautiful scenery, Enjoy an altitude of 7546 meters of the snow mountain and Cara Cooley lake, after lunch drive to Tashikuergan County


Day 10. Taxian - Kashgar

After breakfast we drive to Stone City, the city walls of Shiling base is big, this is one of the thirty-six countries location named puli kingdom in the western regions before 2000 years ago. After that we return to Kashigarto stay.


Day 11. Kashgar - Urumqi

After breakfast, we drive to the PuximenTianmen scenic spot, in 1947, the British explorer Shipton found a stone archin the mountains of the Pamirs,, called Shipton stone, the local people reverently called "Tianmen ", since then, the Tianmenpicture appeared in the "National Geographic" magazine, gradually being recognized. In 2005, identified as the world's 20 most scenic spots worthy of exploration of American Adventure magazine.Afternoonreturn to Kashgar, take the afternoon train back to Urumqi at5:30pm.

 

Day 12. Urumqi - Chengdu - home

Arrive at Urumqi at 10:30am in the morning, after lunch to the airport, take the afternoon flight to Chengdu or Xi'an, and then transferred to the evening flight back to Kuala Lumpur


Day 13. Ending our happy journey, safety home! 


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