Today your flight will touch down in Kashgar. We will meet you at the airport exit with a welcome board and then transfer you to the local hotel check in. The rest of the day is free for you to explore this city. 

Your today's trip now kicks off!

The first stop is Bulongkol Lake. Driving on the China and Pakistan Highway, enjoy your time admiring the magnificent Bulongkol Lake, also known as Baisha Mountain (White Sand Mountain). It is located in the Pamir Platea. Alternating between the dark rock and white sand, the scenery outlines a perfect calligraphic masterpiece, which looks quiet and beautiful.

Then turn to the mysterious Karakul Lake, where herds of livestock are reflected as Kirghiz herdsmen usually settle down and graze their herds by the lake.

After visiting, drive to Taxkorgan in the late afternoon and have a good rest. Look forward to tomorrow!

Today, before driving back to Kashgar, we will first visit the Stone Fortress.

The city is oval in shape and the city walls were built with sun-dried bricks on stone foundation. Over the past few years, new wooden pathways have been constructed to allow tourist to walk these beautiful grasslands, known as the Golden Grassland. From here you can get even better photos of the Stone Fortress. You can also walk around the pastureland to see Local Tajiks customs. 

Then head back to Kashgar and have a good rest!

After breakfast, you will be picked up at your hotel. Then, enjoy a full day excursion of Kashgar! 

Let's start from the Apakh Hoja Tomb (Xiangfei Tomb), the largest and most influential Islamic burial Place in Xinjiang and a fundamental cultural relic unit under the protection of the Autonomous Region. As a Mausoleum of the descendants of an Islamic sage, it was built around 1640 AD.

Then we will visit the Idigar Mosque, the largest Mosque in China and the most sacred mosque for the locals to practise their Islamic activities.

Next we are going to the Old Town. Come and join the exciting movement in this well-preserved Uighur residential area. Our speciality: relaxing in the Hundred-years Tea house, taste the local rose tea and nang-bread!

Continue to visit Handicraft Street, gathered hundreds of handicraft workshops, which has become a boutique exhibition for handicraft in Kashgar and Central Asia.

After the city tour, you will be transferred to the airport and take a flight to Yining. Our driver will meet you and then take you to the hotel for rest.

Get up early and start your journey! We will drive about 180 kilometers to Zhaosu for 4 hours, with blue sky, white clouds, cattle and sheep all over the mountains, and galloping Zhaosu horses. Wildflowers bloom everywhere in the mountains, and your eyes will be full of beautiful sceneries.

Upon arrival, we will visit Xiata, which is bordered by the main vein of the peaked Tianshan Mountains and the mighty Turks River.

This morning, you can hike around the Wetland Park, where there are many biological species, such as some rare plants and protected animals. Hike in the park 2-3 hours to see hordes of horses galloping like arrows in the river. Every day at noon there will be a large number of horses bath in the river, chasing each other and splashing waves.

After visiting, we will drive to Gongliu for overnight stay.

Today is a good day as we will drive to Nalati to enjoy the scenery of Nalati grassland.

It is also known as Gongnaisi grassland, Turkic language means "white yang slope", in the east of Xinyuan Nalati Town, about 110.0 kilometers away from Yili Xinyuan County. Located on the northern slope of Nalati Mountain, it is a mountainous grassland developed on the Tertiary paleoflood deposit. The Nalati grassland is a subalpine meadow plant area that is one of the four major grasslands in the world and has been a famous pasture since ancient times. The combination of beautiful grassland scenery and local Kazakh folk customs has made it become a famous tourist resort in Xinjiang. 

After visiting the beautiful Nalati, we will drive you to hotel for rest.

Have a wonderful day with blooming Apricot Flowers!

Today you will enjoy the tour of the picturesque Tuergen Apricot Valley, located in Xinyuan County, Yili, and close to the border of Kazakhstan. Apricot Valley has for years been attracting intrepid tourists who are eager to catch a glimpse of the majestic sea of pink and white apricot blossom that arrives every spring. This county has the largest apricot forest in Xinjiang and if you want to see it for yourself then you're in luck.

After visiting, we will spend the night in Yining.

Freshen up in the morning and start your day!

We will meet you at the hotel lobby and then we will head to Sayram Lake. We will pass by the famous Guozigou Bridge, the largest and most important bridge in Xinjiang. There are many beautiful bends and you can enjoy the scenery of Guozigou valley which is the most beautiful valley in Northern Xinjiang enroute.

Not far from the Gouzigou Bridge is the famed Sayram Lake, which is known as the last drop of tears of the Atlantic. The largest alpine lake in Xinjiang. Stroll around the lake and enjoy the blooming wildflowers and the beautiful grassland around the lake.

Then we will drive to Jinghe for hotel check in and have a good rest!

Today after breakfast, we will take a 6-7 hours' driving back to Urumqi.

After arriving, we will check into the hotel first, then our guide and driver will show you around the Urumqi city, you can shop freely in Grand Bazaar. If you want to buy some special products for your family and friends; or just explore the cultural customs of Urumqi.

Next, we will transfer you to hotel and have a good rest! 

Always hard to say goodbye to our tourists. Today is time to back to your sweet home and you will be transferred to the airport. All we want is that you will enjoy this trip, and looking forwards to seeing you soon.