Mysterious Kanas Lake+ South Xinjiang Cultural 15 Days tour

Place & Transport: Urumqi, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Arrive at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
 

Place & Transport: Urumqi-Kashgar，Air
Today's Activities: visit the Apak Hoja Tomb, Eidgar Mosque, The Old part of Kashgar, Handicraft Street

Detail Itinerary:
-The Apak Hoja Tomb  Situated in a eastern suburb of Kashi city-Haohan village, the Apak Hoja Tomb is the key cultural relic preservation  area in Xinjiang Autonomous Region. It is a Islamism Saint lineage mausoleum with classical Islam historic building style. It is said that there were 72 people buried in the grave, one of them was a princess of Emperor QianLong, hence it was named "the Apak Hoja Tomb“ .
-Eidgar Mosque  It is the largest mosque in China, full of strong ethnic and religious characteristics. Consisted of four main parts: the buddhist monastery turret, the garden, the scripture hall and the week palace, it is a sacred place and many pepole come here every year.
-The Old part of Kashgar Located in the center of kashgar, having a population of 12.68 million, crossing streets, flexible layout, secluded spots, making it the onlly city blocks with islamic characteristics in China.
-Handicraft Street Next to the mosque tightly,about 1000 kilometers long, gathering hundreds of manual workshops and  vending booths. You can enjoy shopping all kinds of antiques there...

Place & Transport: Kashgar-KarakulLake-Kashgar，Bus
Today's Activities: drive to the Karakul Lake, Muztag-Ata Snow Peak, Opal Bazaar

Detail Itinerary:
-Karakul Lake  A sparkling glacial lake, at the foot of Muztag-Ata Snow Peak, surrounded by stunning rocky mountains, and snow-covered peaks as high as 7500m (the lake's at 3,600). You can walk around the lake (about 4 hours) at the water's edge, or take a ride by pony, camel or motorbike, or just enjoy the scenery before returning to Kashgar. Camping is available in the yurts (best to come well prepared), and longer treks available by arrangement, and the surface of water reflects the beauty of Muztag-Ata Snow Peak...

Place & Transport: Kashgar-Aksu，Bus
Today's Activities: visit the National Forest Park of Tianshan Mountain

Detail Itinerary:
We visit the National Forest Park of Tianshan Mountain, it enjoy a high reputation for its beautiful unusual nature sight, rich plant resources, plain sincere national minority culture. there are many types of trees in the garden, such as poplars, elms, willows, almonds...all of these vigorous old trees show various postures of their own.

Place & Transport: Aksu-Kuqa，Bus
Today's Activities: visit the Charqi Yardan Landform , Kizil Thousand Buddah Caves

Detail Itinerary:
-Charqi Yardan Landform  It looks just like a building with colour of camel's hair, and  there are small colourful hills besises, with groups herds in the sunset, you may wander whether you are in a beautiful picture.  
-Kizil Thousand Buddah Caves Sharing the reputation as “four bigest rock caves” , it is the earliest and the most west large-scale rock cave groups, dating back to 3 A.D, there are many strange but beautiful wall painting on the wall of the caves, which are of high scientific and artistic value.

Place & Transport: Kuqa，Bus
Today's Activities: visit the Grand Canyon, Ancient city of Subash, Grand Mosque, Beacon Tower

Detail Itinerary:
-the Grand Canyon Gathering the character of magical, majesty, grand, wonderful, vicious, and graceful, it is another bright pearl of the Silk Road, fulling of mystery.
-Ancient city of Subash The surrounding terrain is of great strategic and importance, it is said that in the ancient times, Subash was a city with the Kingdom of Women. Somes archaeologists even travel around from a distant.
-Grand Mosque Located on the top of Heidunbaza, it is a place for local pepole to pray. It's time for apricots to ripe in June, Kuqa is the home of China white apricot, so we can enjoy the delicious food as you wish.
-Beacon Tower  Beacon Tower was used to defence the enemy in the past for sending message by lighting a fire and smoke.Now, It has been a tourist resort and receive its visitors every day.

Place & Transport: Kuqa-Korla，Bus
Today's Activities: visit the Tarim River Bridge, Tamarisk poplar Forest, the Taklamakan Desert

Detail Itinerary:
-Tarim River Bridge: Stretching about 2179 kilometers, the brige is located at the junction of Yaerrang river, Heitan river,Keshigeer river and Akesu river. Because the sediment from an iceberg is not stable,it is called "no rein horse".
-Tamarisk poplar Forest A natural reserve ecosystem in Xinjiang Automous Region,for the purpose of protect the poplar forest. There are also many mammals in the  reserve,such as wild camels, wild camels, horses, foxes, rabbits, wolves and so on...
-Taklamakan Derset Kalamakan is rich in  mineral resources such as  oil and gas. Oil is very  important to Kalamakan that  the petroleum is the supporting industry there. Hence we can see miles of oil fields when we drive across.



 

Place & Transport: Korla-Urumqi，Bus
Today's Activities: visit the Iron Gate Pass, Bostan Lake

Detail Itinerary:
-Iron Gate Pass It is the most important part of "Silk Road", because it is dangerous and solid, so it was named "Iron Gate Pass", meaning it is difficult to pass. It was one of twenty-six famous gates in ancient China, and there are many stroies about this gate passed down from one generation to generation.
-Bostan Lake It is the biggest freshwater lake in Xinjiang, high mountains around. In the spring time, the weather is changable, the reeds, birds, and lutos make the senery of the sunrise or sunset here fulling fill with poetic and artistic conception, so it is really a good place for the photographers to creat  new works.

 

Place & Transport: Urumqi -Beitun，Bus
Today's Activities: visit the Multi-coloured Bay, drive pass the Kurbantungut Desert, the Fiery Mountain

Detail Itinerary:
-the Multi-coloured Bay There is a colorful world in the desert, north of Jimusaer county. It is a picture of nature's masterpiece, the mud and stone is colorful, strange, mysterious and glorious, taking on all kinds of posture...
-the Kurbantungut Desert  It is composed of four deserts, Suobuguergelai Desert in the west, Huojingnielixin Desert in the east, Akekumu Desert in the north and Dezuosuoteai Desert in the middle. But there are plenty of plants in some parts of it, so it is also fit for some animals to survive there.  
-the Fiery Mountain Because the body of mountain is shining just like the burning fire, so called it the Fiery Mountain, but it is different from the Multi-coloured bay, which is colourful instead. It is really a dazzling spot on the way trip.

Place & Transport: Beitun-Kanas，Bus
Today's Activities: drive pass the Meteorite Stone, the Irtish River ,enjoy the scenery of Altay Mountains

Detail Itinerary:
-the Irtish River The Irtish River rises in Aertaile Mountain, and it is the only river flowing into the Arctic Ocean in China, the water rolls turbulently, trees growing along the side of the river, as a green ribbon floating in the desert...
-Altay Mountains  Altay Mountains are rich in  forest and mineral resource, the highest peak of the mountain is the Youyi Feng, which rises to a height of 4374 feet above sea level. It is the tyical continental climate here, warm and wet in summer, but cold in winter.  Altay Mountains has rich cultural heritage, witness the up and down of the tribes here.