D1. Arrive at Kashgar
Fly to Kashgar from Beijing, Chengdu or other city directly. Meet with your guide and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon or evening, you can make some city tours in Kashgar accordingly.
D2. Kashgar Tour
Your Kashgar tours start from the Abak Hoja Tomb, also named as Fragrant Concubine Tomb, which will tell you the unique history and culture of Uygur people.
And then in the afternoon you will back to the city to visit the Cow and Goat Bazaar, which is the largest livestock trade market in Xinjiang. It would be an interesting experience to see their trade.
In the afternoon you will back to the old town of Kashgar, where you will visit the ground of Heytgah Mosque, enjoy its beautiful architecture outside. And then you will free to explore the prosperous and crowded old town of Kashgar. You will visit their old alleys, magnificent handcraft shops, etc, also delicious Muslim food.
D3 Kashgar / Tashkurgan 290KM, 5.5hrs driving.
In the morning you will head to Pamirs plateau, which is just between China and Pakistan border. It is a long driving day of 5 hours. You will pass by Baisha lake, which will show you the beautiful view of white sand desert and lake.
And you will enjoy the Mustag peak and Kalakuli lake on the road.
Arrive inTashkurgan county in the late afternoon. Wall around in the beautiful plateau city, experience the folklore of Tajik people.
D4 Tashkurgan / Kashgar
Visit the plateau of grassland and mountain in the morning. Head back Kashgar in the afternoon.
D5 Kashgar / Urumqi
Fly to Urumqi in the morning, and make some city tours accordingly in the afternoon, such as the Red Hill Park, and International Bazaar.
D6 Urumqi / Turpan
Head to Turpan in the morning. And then you will explore the ruin of Jiaohe ancient town, which is the largest and most well reserved earth town, and it will tell you the old history of Silk road from 2300 years ago.
In the afternoon you will continue tours in Turpan. And you will explore the Kaner Well Drainage system under the earth. It is really a magic wisdom that people transferred water under the earth channel in this hot area. And you will also enjoy the folklore of Uygur people.
D7 Turpan / Urumqi 198KM, 2 hours’ driving
In the morning you will head to the Red Flame Hill, which is well known in the story of Journey to the West of Monkey King. And then you will visit the Uygur village in Tuyugou Valley, where you will know their life.
Back Urumqi in the afternoon, transfer to flight or train to next stop. End of the tour.
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