Day 1
Arrive in Urumqi and transfer to Turpan
Our professional tour guide and driver will welcome you at Urumqi airport and accompany you to Turpan by car. Turpan is 180 kms from Urumqi city, and takes around 2.5-3 hours onto reach there. Upon arrival in Turpan, check in the Oasis Hotel and rest after a long flight and car journey.
Our guide will give you a phrasebook to help you learn some common Uighur phrases to use during your Xinjiang trip.
Day 2
Explore Turpan for whole day
Following a hearty western breakfast at the Hotel we start 
our wonderful day in Turpan beginning with a visit the ancient city of Idikut (Gaochang). The city was first built in the first Century BC and later became capital of the Idikut (Gaochang) Uighur Kingdom in the 8th Century. You can take a donkey cart to visit the site if you like. We’ll stop in the city for about 40 minutes and then drive to Karakhoja Astana tombs, a Tang-dynasty burial ground which also known as the "Underground Museum". Astana means "capital" in the Uighur language and Karakhoja is the name of a legendary hero of the ancient Uighur Kingdom who conquered by killing a vicious dragon.
Moving on, we journey to Toyup village, an old, beautiful and timeless village with a friendly Uighur community. Here we visit several local families and eat lunch with a local family in their home. This could quite likely be the highlight of your tour.. After lunch we visit Bizeklik Thousand Buddha caves which used to be an important center for Buddhist worship under the Xizhou Huigu government of the Idikut (Gaochang) Kingdom.
Finally, on the way back to the hotel we will stop at the Flaming Mountains which people claim are so hot and dry that "flying birds even a thousand miles away dare not to come”. Later, we’ll eat dinner in the Oasis hotel restaurant and the round the day off with an atmospheric song and dance festival in the famous grape valley.
Stay in Oasis Hotel
Day 3
Overnight train to Kashgar
Our special itinerary today includes sightseeing in Turpan and take overnight train to Kashgar after Lunch. First we visit Yargul Ancient city which is one of the best preserved ancient cities in China. The ruins of the buildings are divided into temples, civilian dwellings and government offices. Workshops and residential houses in the streets are still visible and time there is time spent in a world long disappeared.
After an hour of walking around the city area, we’ll push on to see the world famous Karez irrigation system, unique to this part of the world. The system is considered as one of the three great projects in China with the other two being the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Then visit the Emin Suliman minaret which is a magnificent combination of ancient Uighur and Islamic architecture. It is the tallest ancient pagoda in Xinjiang and the only Islamic ancient pagoda in the country. Locals call it “pure tower.”
After early lunch drive to Train station and take overnight train to Kashgar
Day 4
Arrive Kashgar
Our guide driver will meet you at Kashgar train sation and transfer to the Hotel. Rest of the day is your own to explore the city as you will.
Stay in Qinibagh Hotel
Day 5
Day trip to Taklimakan desert 
The Taklamakan desert is the second largest shifting sand desert in the world, covering an impressive 337,600 Square Kilometers. If you decide to make it a day-trip, the desert is only 160m (100miles) from Kashgar city. Starting at 8:00am (local time), we drive through lovely villages and arrive after 2 hours. Then you’ll have enough time to ride Camels or walk on the sand enjoying the beautiful scenery of Mother Nature. There is a famous lake just near the desert named Dakul Lake, which means ‘that which can cure sickness'. In this area local people try to cure their illnesses by covering themselves in hot sand and swimming in the Lake. After riding Camels or just having fun in the desert, your swim in the Lake would be the most memorable and enjoyable feeling at the end of an exciting day.
Overnight at Qinibagh Hotel
Day 6
Day trip to Karakul Lake
Take evening flight to Urumqi and stay in Xinjiang grand Hotel Our experienced local guide and driver will pick you up from your Hotel at 7:00am local time or any desired time you wish, before we set out along the Sino Pakistan (Karakorum Highway) which is one of the most beautiful highways in the world. After an hour of driving we stop in Opal village to buy fresh fruit and Naan bread and finally enter into the surreal glaciated scenery of the Karakorum Highway.
Entering the world of the Kunlun Shan is an opportunity to experience one of the last truly unexplored places on Earth. The hues and colours of some of the world’s highest mountain ranges dominate every horizon on your journey towards Karakul Lake – The Kunlun Shan is known to contain 148 different kinds of minerals. About 125Km from Kashgar City, we must stop to check passports at a checkpoint before stopping at an ancient Caravan Sarai (former camping place of camping place for Silk Road Caravans).
Karakul Lake lies not long after. On the way keep a sharp look out for Kyrgyz Nomadic herds, small mountain and the hued mass of Sandy Mountain all accented by the high colorful peaks of the Kunlun mountain range. By lunch time we reach Karakul Lake and have lunch at a lake side restaurant there.
Besides the lake, you’ll have the opportunity to experience the surrounding culture. We’ll visit a local Kyrgyz family in their unique homes called yurts and take time out to ride horses and camels around the lake and surrounding scenery.
Back to Kashagr in the afternoon and overnight at Qinibagh Hotel
Day 7
Explore Kashgar city and evening flight to Urumqi
Explore the rich, endless culture of the Uighurs in Kashgar. Visit the largest bazaar in Central Asia at the Kashgar Sunday market, spend time by the Id Kah mosque, the largest mosque in China and marvel at the intricate architecture of Kashgar’s historic Apak hoja tomb. We’ll also spend time today in the Kashgar old town and have dinner with a local Uighur family.
Take evening flight to Urumqi. Stay at Xinjiang Grand HOtel
Day 8
Day trip to Heavenly Lake and Xinjiang Museum
Leave for Heavenly Lake after breakfast and travel 115 kms (71 Miles) over two hours by vehicle. Your stay at the heavenly lake is your time to ride horses, go boating, take photos or simply trek around the lake for as long as you like. You can eat lunch together with a local Kazak family or just pay them a visit! This is certainly the easiest way to understand the life style of the Kazak people in such a short time. In the afternoon, visit the Xinjiang Museum which houses an impressive collection of exhibits, covering artifacts and relics from more than 12 minority groups.
Stay at Xinjaing Grand Hotel
Day 9
End of the tour
Today is the last day of our tour, but it needn’t be the last. We strive to make every day of your time with us one that you’ll always remember and if you’d like to book a longer tour please contact us for more information.