Day 1: Korla Airport (KRL) - Korla Furunde Wanda Jin Hotel (Welcome Dinner)
Upon arrival at Korla Airport (KRL), meet and greet then transfer to the Hotel.
4 times arrival transfer provided: 10:00am - 1:00pm - 4:00pm - 6:00pm, please make sure you meet the driver on time at arrival hall because the pick-up team will leave airport on time. (If your arrival time differs from what we provide, please arrange your own transport to hotel)
The hotel's check-in time is 2:00pm onward, but the hotel sometimes changes the time according to its own room status. If you cannot check in, you can store your luggage and check in again later.
Upon arrival, you will be given a Uyghur's unique hat as present.
7:00pm - Welcome Dinner at hotel. After that, free at leisure. Recommendation: you can go to the nearby Wuika Times Square and Swan River Scenic Spot to visit and shopping.
Overnight at Korla Furunde Wanda Jin Hotel
Day 2: (8:30am - 9:00pm) Korla - Kuqa (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
After breakfast, drive to visit:
[Taklamakan Desert] is China’s first desert road and is currently the world’s longest graded road running through mobile deserts. It has been the center of the ancient Silk Road since ancient times. It is now the main battlefield for oil exploration and development. It is PetroChina. Sinopec's main oil and gas field base.
[Tarim Basin] China's longest inland river.
Lunch at local restaurant.
[Populus euphratica Forest National Nature Reserve] Desert hero tree. This ancient tree has a history of 65 million years. It can live in the desert "Born without death for a thousand years, without failing for a thousand years, but immortal for a thousand years", especially in the golden autumn of October, the dazzling Populus euphratica forest, plus dead silence The sand dunes in China further highlight the vitality of Populus euphratica, and the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions have been buried in the ruthless desert. Only the Populus euphratica forests that can witness this period of history are still standing. *Including shuttle buses, including small trains*
After that, follow National Highway 314 to Kuqa County, which is the 36th Small Country in the Western Regions, now Kuqa County.
Dinner at local restaurant.
Transfer to hotel and check in.
Overnight at Kuqa Tianyuan International Hotel
Day 3: (8:30am - 8:30pm) Kuqa - Aksu (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
After breakfast, drive to visit Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves, one of the four largest grottoes in China.
[Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves] is a large-scale cave temple complex built earlier in China, famous for its colorful murals.
Lunch at local restaurant.
[Kuqa Bazaar] Vendors gather, bustling with each other, and groceries are plentiful and a dazzling array. Snacks, agricultural and sideline products, fashionable department stores, handicrafts, gold, and silver jewelry, it seems that all the people and things in Kuqa are concentrated on the bazaar. From a distance, the colorful sun umbrellas are the beautiful scenery of the "Bazaar".
Transfer to Aksu.
Dinner at local restaurant.
Transfer to hotel and check in.
Overnight at Aksu Tianyuan International Hotel
Day 4: (8:30am - 9:00pm) Aksu - Kashgar (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
After breakfast, drive to Wensu Grand Canyon.
[Wensu Grand Canyon] It is locally called "Kutluk Grand Canyon", which means "breathtaking and mysterious" in Uyghur language. It is the most beautiful Danxia geological scene in western China and the largest rock salt karst geological scene in China. Wensu Grand Canyon has the rare ancient rock and salt geological scenery in China, the peculiar Yadan geological scenery in western China, and the unique giant karst geological secrets in China. It can be called the "living geological evolution history museum" in Xinjiang. *Include shuttle bus*
Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch, drive to Kashgar, the westernmost city in China.
[Kashgar] Some people say, "Your Xinjiang tour is not complete without Kashgar." It is the only national historical and cultural city in Xinjiang. Kashgar gives people the feeling of being on the edge of the vast desert Gobi as if nestling at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. However, Kashgar is a masterpiece of modern and ancient blending, and it is also a place where the cultures of China and Western Asia blend.
Dinner at local restaurant - tasting roast lamb specialties.
Transfer to hotel and check in.
Overnight at Radisson Blu Hotel, Kashgar
Day 5: (9:00am - 8:30pm) Kashgar (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
After breakfast, let us learn a different activity-Uyghur dance.
[Learning Uyghur Dance] About 1 hour, under the leadership of a professional dance teacher, learn Uyghur dance. Uyghur dances are lively and graceful, with brisk and dexterous steps. The use of various parts of the body is more meticulous, especially the changes in the wrists and dance posture are extremely rich. The dance style in Xinjiang has a strong western style.
Lunch at local restaurant - taste the Bosten Lake flavor fish specialties.
Proceed to visit the old city of Kashgar.
[Kashgar Old Town] The strong Islamic homestay architectural style, the streets, and alleys intersect like spider webs, in chaos and order, you can identify the direction and location according to the shape of the floor tiles, bringing together a variety of food, handicraft workshops, primitive dwellings, etc.
[Tasting local special afternoon tea in Kashgar A Hundred-Year-Old Teahouse] There is no WIFI here and no one is in a hurry. It follows and inherits the traditional Uyghur lifestyle, condensing the heavy memories of the old city. Drink a bowl of warm tea, here, time seems to slow down. *Includes a cup of tea (green tea or black tea, etc.) and snacks (naan or baked buns)*
[Id Kah Mosque] is a large-scale Islamic building with a history of more than 500 years. The mosque is composed of a chapel, a sutra hall, a gate tower, a pool, and other buildings. The temple gate is made of yellow bricks with plaster joints and clear lines.
Dinner at local restaurant.
Transfer back to hotel and rest.
Overnight at Radisson Blu Hotel, Kashgar
Day 6: Radisson Blu Hotel - Kashgar Airport (KHG) (Breakfast)
After breakfast, transfer to Kashgar Airport (KHG) according to your departure time.
4 times departure transfer provided: 6:00am - 9:00am - 12:00noon - 3:00pm, please make sure you are in the hotel lobby on time, because the team will leave on time.
Please check out before 12:00noon. In case of late check-out, please pay the additional fee at the front desk of the hotel.