2 Days Urumqi & Turpan Tour
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Trip Overview
We will take you on a tour of the mysterious and fascinating historical Silk Road in China. You will visit the UNESCO World Heritage site, the Mogao Grottoes in
Dunhuang, and the historical Turpan, an oasis in the Gobi Desert. You will learn about the ancient Karez irrigation system using wells and underground canals, take a
boat cruise in the Heavenly Lake on the Heavenly Mountain (Tianshan), be a guest in a Kazak yurt along the lakeshore, visit the famous Kashgar Sunday Bazaar, and enjoy
the beautiful landscape of Karakul Lake along the Karakom highway.
Highlights:
- Heavenly Lake,
- local Uygur Family,
- Bezeklik Grottoes,
- The Flaming Mountain en route,
- Turpan Museum,
- Karez Well,
- Sugong Minaret,
- Jiaohe Ruins,
- Xinjiang International Bazaar
Day |
Route |
Attraction & Activities |
Lodgings |
B |
L |
D |
D1 |
Urumqi--Heavenly Lake--Turpan |
Heavenly Lake, local Uygur Family |
Turpan 4¡ï |
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D2 |
Turpan--Urumqi |
Bezeklik Grottoes, The Flaming Mountain en route, Turpan Museum, Karez Well, Sugong Minaret, Jiaohe Ruins,Xinjiang International Bazaar |
Lanzhou,4¡ï |
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Cost & Calendar(minimum pax NO.1)
| From:RMB£€/per person | 2018.1.01~3.31 | 2018.4.01~6.19 | 2018.6.20~10.10 | 2018.10.11~12.31 | / |
Comfortable Class (4¡ïHotels)twin sharing |
/ | 9550 | 9880 | / | / |
Single room supplement(4¡ïHotels) |
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1000 | 1600 | / | / |
Schedule
Code:S3 |
2018---2 Days Heavenly Lake and Turpan Tour(Join in) |
Month |
Date |
Jan |
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Feb |
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Mar |
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Apr |
27 |
May |
4 ,11 ,18 ,25 |
Jun |
5 ,8 ,15 ,22 ,29 |
Jul |
6 ,13 ,20 ,27 |
Aug |
3 ,10 ,17 ,24 ,31 |
Sep |
7 ,14 ,21 ,28 |
Oct |
5 ,12 |
Nov |
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Dec |
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Day 1: Urumqi to Heavenly Lake to Turpan (300kms, 4hrs driving) (D) Morning your guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel. Then driving to Fukang and visit the Heavenly Lake, a picturesque Alpine lake, 2000m up in the Tianshan mountain range. Heavenly Lake is a long and narrow gourd-shaped moraine lake, 3400 meters long, about 1500 meters wide, 105 meters at the deepest point, with an average depth of 40 meters, covering an area of about 5.9 square kilometers. There are eight beautiful scenic spots in the lake scenic area. Afternoon, we will drive to Turpan, dinner will be arranged in local Uygur Family. Overnight in Turpan£¬4¡ï |
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Day 2: TurpanUrumqi (200kms,3hrs driving), (B) Morning we will head to visit the Bezeklik Grottoes, which is a complex of Buddhist cave grottoes dating from the 5th to 14th century between the cities of Turpan and Shanshan at the north-east of the Taklamakan Desert near the ancient ruins of Gaochang in the Mutou Valley. Enjoy the scenery of The Flaming Mountain en route. Then we are going to visit the Turpan Museum, to explore the local culture and history. visit the Karez Well, which is a special irrigation system in desert areas. Sugong Minaret, the largest Islamic minaret in China built in 1778. And Jiaohe Ruins¡ªwith a history of 2,300 years lies between two rivers on a loess plateau atop a cliff of over 30m. It is one of the best preserved ruins of its ancient era in China, it was include in the World Heritage List on June 22, 2014. then drive back to Urumqi and visit the Xinjiang International Bazaar, the largest bazaar in Urumqi. After that, Tour will end at Urumqi. End of tour! |
Jiaohe Ruins |
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Price include : - Private transportation with good AC |
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Price exclude : -Personal expenses and tips to the guide and driver 10usd/person/day (suggested) |
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