Day 01 Arrive in Urumqi (Meals: -/-/- )
Upon your arrival in Urumqi, be met at the airport by our Discoverchinatours guide, and driven to the hotel. The rest of the time is free for you to explore the city.
Day 02 Urumqi (Meals: B/L/-)
Sightseeing: Heaven Lake / Nanshan Grassland
After an early breakfast, we set off for Heaven Lake, Heaven Mountain and Nanshan Grassland (White Poplar Gully).
Heaven Lake: Situated in the Tianshan range, 115 km northeast of Urumqi, at an elevation of 1980m, Tianchi Lake is one of the main tourist attractions in China.
Nanshan Grassland (White Poplar Gully): Screened by snow-capped peaks and dotted with tall and straight dragon spruce trees, it is an ideal place to have an excursion.
Day 03 Urumqi Kashgar (Meals: B/L/-)
Sightseeing: Red Hill / Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum / Erdaoqiao Bazaar
You will pay a full day visit to Hongshan Park, Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum and Erdaoqiao Bazaar. As sunset approaches, you will be transferred to the airport to Kashgar. Upon your arrival in Kashgar, be met and transferred to your hotel.
Red Hill (Hong Shan): From Red Hill (Hong Shan), 910 metres or 3,000 feet high, on the east bank of the Urumqi River, there is a panoramic view of the city.
Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum : This museum houses an impressive collection of exhibits, covering artifacts and relics from more than 12 minority groups.
Day 04 Kashgar Urumqi (Meals: B/L/-)
Sightseeing: Fragrant Concubine Tomb (Xiangfei Tomb) / Id Kah Mosque / Sunday Bazaar
You will spend the day touring around the city, including visits to Fragrant Concubine Tomb, Id Kah Mosque, Sunday Bazaar. Then take evening flight back to Urumqi. Upon your arrival in Urumqi,be met and transferred to your hotel.
Fragrant Concubine Tomb (Xiangfei Tomb): It is a monumental hall, finished in 1640, with a large dome of dazzling glazed green tiles.
Id Kah Mosque: This mosque, the largest one in China, can accommodate 20,000 people, and almost certainly the most active in the country. You can even hear the call to prayer booming around the city center--a rare sound in China.
Sunday Bazaar: On Sunday, thousands of farmers driving carts flock from the countryside to the great Kashgar bazaar around Aizilaiti Lu, east of the Tuman River, the population of the great Bazaar reaches 50,000 as people come from the neighboring area and stream into the Sunday morning bazaar£©
Day 05 Urumqi (Meals: B/-/-)
Enjoy some free time or indulge in some shopping before your flight to next destination.
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