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8 Days 7 Nights Xinjiang Silk Road Tour
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Itinerary Day by Day

Day 1 Urumqi Arrival

Welcometo Urumqi, an important station on the Silk Road. It is also the farthest cityfrom the shoreline in the world. Different nations form its peculiar customs.Here is the best place, where you can taste delicious grapes and Hami melon,enjoy beautiful landscape, and learn about the colorful local culture. Enjoy yourself!

Day 2 Heavenly Lake
Heavenly Lake
Located in the north side of Bogda Shan, Xinjiang Province, Tianchi is also named as “Heavenly Lake”. It is about one hour’s drive from Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Province. The lake is surrounded by lofty mountains. Due to the light refraction, the water near the bank is green, while the part far away from the bank is blue.
Day 3 Turpan Tour

In the morning, you will drive to Turpan for today’s sightseeing.

Karez Irritation Systems
Turpan is located in an endless desert, so local people constructed the Karez Irritation Systems to pump the underground water. The first Karez was constructed over 500 years ago. The grapes in Turpan are extremely sweet due to the underground water’s nurture.
Jiaohe City Ruins
Around 800 years ago, the Jiaohe City was buried by the sand in Turpan. Although the sand terminated the civilization of the city, it also preserved the city very well for people nowadays. When the city was unearthed in 1961, it very soon became the most beautiful ruins in the world.
Emin Minaret
Built in 1778 AD, the Emin Minaret is the largest tower in Xinjiang. The major material of the tower are black bricks, which form 15 patterns on the tower, including rivers, flowers and cattle. When you look up at the entrance of tower, you may think you are in a piece of exquisite local blanket.
Day 4 The Flaming Mountain
Bezeklik Grottoes
There are frescos in 40 of the 57 Bezeklik Grottoes. The frescos are mainly about Buddha and other Buddhis legends. It is amazing to see a Buddhist relic in an Islamic zone. Most of these grottoes were carved around 1000 years ago.
Flaming Mountain
As you may know from its name, the Flaming Mountain is very hot and its color is red. The highest air temperature in summer is 47.8 degrees centigrade, and the surface temperature is over 70 degrees centigrade. There is on plant on the mountain at all.
Grape Valley
As we can know from its name, the Grape Valley is a kingdom of Grape. 90% part of the valley are grape fields. Unlike most parts in Xinjiang, the clime in the valley is wet and cool. That’s the reason why the grape is sweet and big in the valley. The local people built a grape museum for tourists to learn more about its grape culture.

After today’s sightseeing, you will drive back to Urumqi.

Day 5 Fly to Kashgar

After breakfast, you will fly to Kashgar, the westernmost city in Xinjiang.

Abakh Khoja Tomb
The Abakh Khoja Tomb is known as the tomb of one imperial concubine. She was born in Kashgar and went to Beijing to marry an emperor in the 17th century. Most tourists come to the tomb to commemorate the imperial concubine. Her tomb looks like an Islamic palace.
Kashgar Bazar
With more than 2,000 years’ history, Kashgar Bazar is the largest international trade market in Northwest Region of China. Western and Chinese merchants traded their commodities here in ancient times. Nowadays, it is a souvenir market.
Day 6 Karakul
Karakul
Karakul means “Black Sea” in local language. It looks black because of its dark and deep water. During cloudy days, the lake is absolutely dark; During sunrise and sunset, the lake turns gold and red alternately.
Day 7 Kashgar Ancient City
Id Kah Mosque
The Id Kah Mosque was initially built in 1422 AD. It is one of the largest mosques in China. Around 3000 Muslims worship here every day. The magnificent halls are must-sees in the mosque.
Kashgar Ancient City
Kashgar Ancient City is the only existing ancient city along the silk road. The earliest introduction to ancient city was found on a book published 2100 years ago. Both Buddhist and Islamic relics can be found in this ancient city.

You will fly back to Urumqi after today’s tour.

Day 8 Xinjiang Museum
Xinjiang Museum
Established in August 1959, Xinjiang Museum is situated in No.581, Xibei Road, Urumqi. It owns more than 37 thousand pieces of cultural relics, including 281 pieces of top relics, which enable to museum to be a top-class museum in China.

You will be transferred to the airport for your back flight after today’s sightseeing. Hope you had a good time in Xinjiang and wish you all the best in future.

Price: What’s Included & What’s Excluded

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The above price is based on a private tour for 2 people. Price varies depending on travel date, group size, hotel class, program in your itinerary and possible fluctuation of currency exchange rate.

What’s Included?

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Experienced drivers & air-conditioned vehicles
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Professional licensed English-speaking local guide
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Hotel accommodation with breakfasts
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Domestic flights (economy class) or high-speed trains (second class) listed in the itinerary
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Admission tickets, activities, meals listed in the itinerary
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Accident insurance
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Our service from tour planning, handling, operational and finishing your trip

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Single room supplement
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Transportation
In a private tour, it means you will transfer to the tourist attractions in one city by private vehicle. The private car we selected is spacious, comfortable and air-conditioned. And the driver we use are very experienced. As for traveling between two destinations, we use domestic flights (economy seat) or high speed trains (second class seat, usually less than 6 hours). The local guides and drivers will pick you up at the airport/train stations, and escort you to the hotel.
Meals
“B” stands for breakfast. You will have it at your hotel in the morning.
“L” stands for lunch. The restaurants we will arrange for you are all designated tourist restaurants approved by local tourist administration bureau. All are in good sanitary conditions. Your guide will assist you with ordering the dishes.
“D” means dinner. All dinners are excluded in the itinerary. You have the chance to taste some authentic Chinese food and local snacks.
If you have special dietary requirements (vegetarian, halal, kosher, Indian, or gluten-free), please let us know before your booking. We will try our best to take care of you.

Accommodation & Hotel Condition for Your China Tour

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Have a good sleep everyday is very important during your China tour. In a private tour, you can decide on your own which hotel class you want - luxury 5 star, comfortable 4-star or economic 3-star.
All the hotels in each destination we selected are at good location, close to commercial street or tourist attractions. And, all the hotels we use have a business relationship for many years and they have windows, air-conditioners, hot water, showers, wifi... (except for basic accommodation condition when travel to Mount Everest) to ensure you luxury and comfortable sleep experience. The staff can speak English and they will provide you the high quality service. If you have any requirements, you can ask them to help.

Photo Gallery for This Itinerary

  • Day1- Welcometo Urumqi, an important station on the Silk Road.
  • Day2- The heavenly lake is as transparent as jade
  • Day3-  The first Karez was constructed over 500 years ago.
  • Day3- Around 800 years ago, the Jiaohe City was buried by the sand in Turpan.
  • Day3- Built in 1778 AD, the Emin Minaret is the largest tower in Xinjiang.
  • Day4-  There are frescos in 40 of the 57 Bezeklik Grottoes.
  • Day4- As you may know from its name, the Flaming Mountain is very hot and its color is red.
  • Day4- Xinjiang
  • Day5-  The Apak Khoja Mausoleum was original built in 1640 as the final resting place of Yusef Khoja, a well-respected teacher of the Quran at the time.
  • Day5-  Kashgar Bazaar is renowned as the biggest market in Central Asia.
  • Day6- Karakul Lake is known as “Father of Glaciers”
  • Day7- Built in 1442, the Id Kah Mosque is an iconic part of Kashgar
  • Day7- The Old Town is the soul of Kashgar
  • Day8-  Xinjiang Regional Museum is one of the best place to study the culture and history of  Silk Road.

What Travelers are Saying about This Tour

Let’s see what our customers said about the above trip and you can browse the recent reviews and opinions on tour arrangements, tour guides, drivers/cars, attractions, dining, hotels... And, you can learn from their detailed itineraries for further planning your China tour! Read and get inspired now!
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Reviewed on Dec. 2022
Wonderful Experience
Very professional and knowledgeable. Could not of asked for better planning. The explanations were detailed and interesting. The local restaurant choices were delicious. When asked to be flexible or help with plans outside the scheduled tour they were very happy to accommodate. Highly recommend and very very happy with this tour!
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Mouhannad A
Rating: star star star star star
Reviewed on Nov. 2022
Memorable trip!!!
One of the best trips I ever had, I give five stars for the professionalism and good itinerary. I had a great informatory trip. The guide was very knowledgeable with all part of and the city. His historic background is rich and coming from the heart. Our driver was very careful and patient with traffic and both were very prompt. Food was ok and service was good. I highly recommend this travel agency, if you go to China make sure to use them.
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Reviewed on Oct. 2022
Amazing trip in China
We had an amazing time in each place we visited. If we come back to China we will definitely use this travel agency again. We couldn’t fault any part of our trip!
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Reviewed on Oct. 2022
Excellent Service
We used Asia Odyssey Travel to plan our 2 week itinerary within China. They booked all hotels, flights, cars and guides. The organisation and execution of the plan was excellent and we were well looked after. Highly recommended.
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Reviewed on Aug. 2022
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We had a great holiday. They listen to our needs and adapt the trip according to our desires. The guides are excellent and very effective. I recommend and I will certainly reuse them for the next vacation.
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Reviewed on July 2022
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