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Day1 Arrival in Urumqi (D)
Our guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. Visit the International Grand Bazaar of Xinjiang.
Accommodation: Hoi Tak Hotel Xinjiang
Day2 Urumqi (B+L+D)
Have breakfast in the hotel and then drive to visit the Heavenly Mountain and the Heavenly Lake (including the cruise). In the afternoon, visit the Xinjiang Regional Museum.
Accommodation: Hoi Tak Hotel Xinjiang
Day3 Urumqi to Kashgar (B+L+D)
Take a flight to Kashgar from Urumqi. Visit the Id Kah Mosque, Kashgar Grand Bazaar and the famous Handicrafts Street. You will be served with the typical Xinjiang food, which needs to take with your hands.
Accommodation: Kashgar International Hotel Xinjiang
Day4 Kashgar (B+L+D)
Have breakfast in the hotel. Visit the Abakh Hoja Tomb, Bazaar and Kashgar Old Street in the old Kashgar City. You will be served with another typical Xinjiang food, local noodles and rice pudding at lunch and dinner.
Accommodation: Kashgar International Hotel Xinjiang
Day5 Kashgar to Urumqi to Turpan (B+L+D)
After breakfast, fly from Kashgar to Urumqi. Visit the Southern Pasture and the local yurt. Ride a horse for White Poplar Valley Falls. On the way, visit the Wind Power Station. After the visit, drive to Turpan and transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation: Tu Ha Petroleum Hotel
Day6 Turpan to Dunhuang (B+L+D)
After breakfast, we will visit the Jiaohe Ancient Ruins, Emin Minaret, Ancient Astana Tombs. Also the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Karez Well and go to visit a local family. Take an overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang.
Accommodation: Overnight Soft Sleeper Train
Day7 Dunhuang (B+L+D)
Upon arrival, visit the Mogao Grottoes, Echoing-Sand Mountain (Mingsha Shan) (enjoy a camel ride in the desert) and Crescent-Moon Spring (Yueya Quan).
Accommodation: Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel
Day8 Dunhuang to Jiayuguan to Jiuquan (B+L+D)
Drive from Dunhuang to Jiayuguan. On the way, visit the Gobi Desert, Yadan Landscape. Arrival in Jiayuguan, visit the Jiayuguan Pass. Drive to Jiuquan and transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation: Jiuquan Hotel
Day9 Jiuquan to Zhangye (B+L+D)
After breakfast, visit the Jiuquan Park. And then drive to Zhangye. Upon arrival in Zhangye, our guide will transfer you to the hotel. Visit the Grand Buddha Temple.
Accommodation: Huachen Hotel
Day10 Zhangye to Xining (B+L+D)
After breakfast, drive to Xining. On the way from Zhangye to Xining, visit the Daban Mountain and also visit the Ta'er Monastery. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation: Tianniange Hotel
Day11 Xining (B+L+D)
After breakfast, drive to visit the Qinghai Lake, the Sun and Moon Mountain and the Back-Flow River.
Accommodation: Tianniange Hotel
Day12 Xining Departure (B)
Visit the Dongguan Mosque. And then take flight to Xian. Our guide will see you off at the airport.
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