Urumqi Trip Overview
Join this 2 days private tour to explore Turpan and Kashgar from Urumqi. Spend a day in Turpan and have the flexible customized tour by choose 2 attractions interested you most, such as Jiaohe Ancient City and Karez Irrigation System, then take the evening flight to Kashgar. Explore the most attractive historical sites next day: Id Kah Mosque ,Apak Hoja Tomb and the Kashgar Old Town. Afterwards take the evening flight back to Urumqi. Experience the friendly services of the local tour guide who will accompany you throughout the attractions, and explore the landmarks at your own pace. Tour includes English speaking tour guide, private vehicle, all entrance fee and lunch, Turpan – Kashgar -Urumqi Plane Tickets. Please book your own hotel in Kashgar.
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Urumqi, China
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China
Join this 2 days private tour to explore Turpan and Kashgar from Urumqi. Spend a day in Turpan and have the flexible customized tour by choose 2 attractions interested you most, such as Jiaohe Ancient City and Karez Irrigation System, then take the evening flight to Kashgar. Explore the most attractive historical sites next day: Id Kah Mosque ,Apak Hoja Tomb and the Kashgar Old Town. Afterwards take the evening flight back to Urumqi. Experience the friendly services of the local tour guide who will accompany you throughout the attractions, and explore the landmarks at your own pace. Tour includes English speaking tour guide, private vehicle, all entrance fee and lunch, Turpan – Kashgar -Urumqi Plane Tickets. Please book your own hotel in Kashgar.
Day 1: Urmuqi – Turpan – Kashgar(L, D)
Your English speaking guide and private car will pick you up at 8:00am in your Urumqi hotel’s lobby. Then heading directly to Turpan, it will take about 3 hours. Your professional tour guide will give you an explication of the Silk Road and the related Chinese history and culture on the way. Feel free to discuss with your tour guide on which attractions you are interested, choose 2 attractions in Turpan.
• Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves.
• Emin Minaret (Su Gong Ta)
• Karez irrigation system
• Ancient City of Jiaohe (Yarkhoto)
• Flaming Mountains
• Astana Tombs
• Ancient City of Gaochang
After your sightseeing, your tour guide will drop you off at Turpan Airport for your late evening flight to Kashgar, your driver in Kashgar will pick you up from the airport and take you to your hotel in Kashgar (Please book your own hotel)
Day 2: Kashgar – Urmuqi (L)
Meet your guide at 10:00am and start to explore the 2000-year-old ancient city which full of customs, stories and homes. You will gets the sense of what this legendary Central Asian hub was like in the days when the Silk Road was at its zenith.
Then continue to the Id Kah Mosque which is typical of Uygur Islamic architecture. Being one of the largest mosques in China, it can accommodate up to 20,000 people for religious holidays or the Friday prayers. The mosque is busy and its vast esplanade serves as a meeting place.
Stop at a local restaurant for an authentic local Lunch. Then you explore the famous Apakh Hoja Tomb which is the holiest place in Xinjiang for the Muslims, and an architectural treasure. The site is also known as the Xiang Fei (Fragrant Concubine) Tomb in memory of Abakh Khoja’s granddaughter, Iparhan, who was the Fragrant Concubine of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty.
Your guide will drop you off at Kashgar Airport for your evening flight back to Urumqi. Your driver in Urumqi will pick you up and transfer you back to your hotel in Urumqi.
Note: Please book your own accommodation in Urumqi and Kashgar.
