Urumqi – Turpan by car

Silkroadtrips - tour operator

Karez System - At 9 o’clock in the morning, your guide will pick you up at the lobby of your centrally located hotel in Urumqi. Then, you will take a 3-hour ride in a private vehicle from Urumqi to Turpan. On the way, you will see windmill farms, saltwater lakes, and valley of Tianshan. After arriving in Turpan, you will you will learn why Turpan could sustain itself in long history by visiting the Karez Irrigation System.

Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves - Lunch is at the nice yard of Uyghur house. After lunch, you will visit

Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves that is located in the valley of Flaming Mountain, which is an abandoned site that has ruins of fresco and statues from 15th century.

Ancient City of Gaochang (Kharakhoja) - Afterwards, you will go to ancient city ruin of Gaochang which was one of the most renowned kingdom along the Silk Road in the history. You can wander around to visit temples, stupas, city walls…etc among the ruin.

吐峪沟麻扎村 - Later, you will continue to visit Toyuk Uyghur Old Village that is situated in the valley with a history more than 1000 years before you heading to the hotel in Turpan.

Turpan– Urumqi by car

Ancient City of Jiaohe (Yarkhoto) - After hotel breakfast, you will be transferred to visit the well-preserved

ancient city ruin of Jiaohe.

Emin Minaret (Su Gong Ta) - Afterwards you will visit the treasure of Uyghur architecture, Emin Minaret which was built in 1777AD. Later you will your head back to your Urumqi hotel where this wonderful trip concludes.

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Local guide
• Bottled water
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Accommodation as per itinerary
• Breakfast
• Transport by private vehicle

• Gratuities