Day 1 USA - Beijing

Today we board an international flight bound for Beijing, China. Cross the International Date Line.

Day 2 Beijing

Arrive in Beijing, the capital of China. Our guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the luxury hotel for rest and relaxation.

Day 3 Beijing - Kashgar

After breakfast, be transferred to airport and fly to Kashgar. Kashgar is a city in Xinjiang, in China’s far west. It was a stop on the Silk Road, with its history stretching over 2,000 years. Today it’s known for the Kashgar Sunday Bazaar, a daily market crammed with pashminas, spices, fur caps and more. Another major site is the 15th-century Idkah Mosque, which can house up to 20,000 worshipers. Arrive in Kashgar, be met and transfer you to the office to apply for a pass, then visit the International Grand Bazaar. Kashgar Grand Bazaar is the world's largest Grand Bazaar (Uyghur language, meaning bazaar, farmers market), Islamic culture, architecture, ethnic trade, entertainment, food and beverage in one, it is a collection of Xinjiang tourism products and exhibition center, the Grand Bazaar market displays the minority specialties of a wide range of commodities, you will have experience  the local peoples life. Lunch: Chinese style combined dishes. Dinner: Stewed mutton.

• Includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 Kashgar

We visit Fragrant Princess Garden, it is  the characteristic ethnic minority customs of Xinjiang and the tomb garden of Qianlong's favorite Fragrant Princess..then visit Kashgar Old Town, the soul of Kashgar is in the old city of Kashgar, which represents the city's ancient past and peaceful present. The Old City is located in the center of Kashgar, many of the residential houses have a history of hundreds of years, each brick and  tile are full of Kashgar's past, .It is the only labyrinthine neighborhood in China characterized by Islamic culture. It can reflect the decorations of ethnic minority families and the architectural style of Uyghur houses. Visit  Etigarh Mosque, it is the largest mosque in Xinjiang, where tens of thousands of people worship during Islamic festivals. Tour the Handicraft Stree where  the tinkling sound of craftsmanship takes you to the ancient Silk Road .We go to Kashgar's famous [century-old teahouse] to learn about the local characteristics of the way of life, a pot of tea and a naan can spend a leisure afternoon. For dinner, we go to the night market in the ancient city to taste the local specialties of barbecue, and special snacks, such as: blue sky pigeon soup, jar jar meat, face lungs, grilled lamb kebabs, and other special snacks.

• Includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 Kashgar - Ta County

We drive to the Pamir Plateau in Tashkurgan County,  taking pictures in the Oyitag Red Mountain Canyon, from here we enter the Pamir Plateau, the altitude  begins to increase  gradually , the highest point is Subash Darshan about 4000 meters. Visit White Sand Lake Scenic Spot,  the sand and lake water reflecting each other, forming a bright landscape, like a mirror ,then we drive to  the Moustagh Glacier known as 4688 meters above sea level, the Pamir Plateau is surrounded by the three peaks, the famous Gonggel Peak, Gonggel Nine Farewell Peaks and Moustagh Peak. It adds a magical and beautiful color to the Pamir Plateau, the great scenery of the Pamir Plateau is dazzling, here at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, glaciers within hand reach, the scenery is spectacular and charming, exceptionally magnificent. Later, we will look at the Karakorum Mountains in the distance and drive on the Karakorum Road - China-Pakistan Friendship Road  to Tashkurgan County. Dinner will be served with yak meat hot pot, a local specialty of Tashkurgan County. Reminder: 1. The road to Tashkurgan County is a winding mountain road, please prepare medication to prevent motion sickness beforehand. 2. The altitude ranges from 2,800 meters to 4,000 meters at  Subash Darshan, and then to 3,600 meters in Tashkurgan County, so be ware of altitude sickness. 3. Tashkurgan County has a high altitude and a relatively low temperature, so prepare thick clothes in advance. 4. In Pamir Plateau, the ultraviolet rays are strong, so please do sun protection beforehand.

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Day 6 Kashgar - Stone City - Golden Caotan - Panlong Ancient Trail - Ta County - Kashgar

We visit Stone City, located in the Silk Road Xinjiang section of the western end of the Pamir Plateau,it is one of the  China's three major stone cities (Liaoning Stone City, Nanjing, Tashkurgan Stone City) ,the city wall, gate, monastery and residential sites are.preserved . Visit  Golden Grass Beach Scenic Spot, Golden Grass Beach is on the edge of Tashkurgan County, Tashkurgan River flows through here, beautiful water and grass, cattle and sheep everywhere, and the distant snow-covered mountains, white clouds and blue skies blend together..then drive to the famous Netflix attraction Panlong Ancient Road, visit Panlong Ancient Road (use seven-seat van only).After the tour we go to Kashgar.

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Day 7 Kashgar - Yarkand

We enjoy the opening ceremony of the ancient city of Kashgar ,then drive to the famous Shache (190 kilometers) ,it was the  capital site of Yerqiang Khanate ,  one of the thirty-six countries in the western region. Visit the Shache King Mausoleum, It is the king's mausoleum, covers an area of 1,050 square meters, although hundreds of years passed its wall decorations patterns, building materials and structural layout are still clear as new. we will continue to drive to Zepu.

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Day 8 Zepu - Hotan

Drive to Zepu Golden Poplar Scenic Spot.Visit the famous Xinjiang Golden Poplar National Forest Park, there are about 640 hectares of natural poplar forest in the park,  one tree with 10.05 meters high and chest diameter of 1.2 meters is honored as "poplar king" ,it has a thousand years of growth history. We continue our drive to Hetian, if time permits we visit Hetian Museum  to learn about the history and culture. If  time permits we will also visit the Hetian Jade Market to appreciate the various jade varieties. Hetian is located at the foot of Mount Kunlun, which is rich in sheep's jade. You can also visit the White Jade River, where you can experience picking up jade on the banks of the river, and if you are lucky you can pick up a lot of nice jade. Visit the Hetian Night Market, taste the special baked eggs and enjoy the minority performance (this is a free performance daily at the market.)

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Day 9 Hotan - Taklimakan Desert - Alar

Today we will enter the hinterland of the famous Tarim Basin and cross the Taklamakan Desert, we visit the famous Rewak Buddhist Temple Ruins, the shape and exquisite statues in the ancient Buddhist temple sites  is unique. We enter into the Taklamakan Desert, the entire desert east-west length of about 1000 kilometers, north-south width of about 400 kilometers, with a total area of 337,600 square kilometers, it  is the largest desert in China, and  the world's second largest flowing desert, this is the second desert highway in the hinterland of the desert, built along the Hetian River. There are poplar forests on both sides of the desert highway, poplar tree is known as "the hero trees of the desert that will not die for a thousand years, ," The famous Hetian River feeds the creatures along the way, and as time passed and the river receded, it has left a lot of precious cultural heritage to Xinjiang and even to the world, and the desert archaeology of Hetian River is very famous.

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Day 10 Alar - Aksu

Moussalaith Brewing Craft, and the World Guinness Book of Records - the largest age folk singing and dancing group. By displaying historical relics and recreating scenes of the Dolan people's primitive life, it comprehensively demonstrates the Dolan people's architecture, food, handicrafts and folklore. Go to Wensu Grand Canyon to visit "Wensu Grand Canyon, it is the most beautiful Danxia geological wonders in western China and the largest rock salt karst geological resort in China.Wensu Grand Canyon has rare ancient rock salt geological wonders in China, peculiar Yadan geological wonders in western China, and unique giant rock erosion geological secrets in China, which is called the "Living Museum of Geological Evolution History" in Xinjiang.The folds formed by the pressure, the curved lines are very clear, the fractured rocks are sandwiched in the rock layers of the mountain wall, and after hundreds of millions of years of erosion by wind and rain, they formed the peculiar landscapes of towering cliffs, strange peaks, different shapes, jaggedness and weirdness, strong colors, a thousand shapes, and a variety of colorful landscapes. Then we will take bus to Aksu.

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Day 11 Aksu - Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon - Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves - Kuqa

Today we have a very full itinerary and we will also visit the most essential part of the Dokugu Highway. First of all, Visit the Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon, it is located in the southern section of the Dukui Highway, This place is comparable to the Antelope Canyon in the U.S.A. The scenery is exotic and strange, which is mesmerizing. Afterwards we go to  Guzi Grottoes Buddhist site,visit Kizil Thousand Buddha Cave, it belongs to the ancient state of Guzi,  one of the birthplace of the art of Guzi Grottoes, its grottoes architectural art, sculpture and mural art occupies an extremely important position in the art of Buddhism in Central Asia and the Middle East The Kizil Grottoes were excavated in the 3rd century AD and gradually ceased to be built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD, After the visit, you will be driven to Kuche City, which was the capital of Datang Western Regions - Quzhi Kingdom,enjoy the local characteristics of the night market culture, a variety of naan characteristics and naan cultural history is unique. You can buy and taste it.

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Day 12 Kuqa-Luntai-Korla

Luntai County is located in the southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, the northern edge of the Tarim Basin. Visit Poplar Forest Park, it is a typical desert forest meadow vegetation type in the Tarim River Basin, distributed from the upper river valley to the lower river bed.There is a saying that "it will not die till 3,000 years, and not fall for 3,000 years after death". Most of the world's poplars grow in China, and more than 90 percent of China's poplar forests grow in the Tarim River Basin in Xinjiang. poplar is called "Tokelak", which means "the most beautiful tree".It is also known as the "Desert Hero Tree" because of its tenacious vitality and amazing ability to resist drought, wind and sand, and salinity. After enjoying the photo tour, take the bus to Korla - the capital of fragrant pear.

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Day 13 Korla-Bosten Lake-Urumqi

After breakfast, proceed to Korla Bosten Lake, the largest inland freshwater lake in China, covering an area of ​​965 square kilometers. It receives the Kaidu River from the depths of the Tianshan Mountains and originates from the Kongque River, the mother river of Loulan. Bosten Lake coexists with snow-capped mountains, lakes, oasis, desert, exotic birds and exotic animals, and sets off each other to form a rich and colorful landscape. The Great Lake has vast waters, vast mist, and the same color as the sky and water. It is known as a pearl in the vast sea of ​​desert. We take the bus to Urumqi. Have a Xinjiang flavor dinner, taste the lamb kebabs, baked buns, pulled pork and other food.

Then drive to Urumqi.

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Day 14 Urumqi - Beijing - USA

After breakfast, you are transferred to airport for your return flight back to your home. You will be in the United States the same day. End of tour.

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