Departure: Daily
Duration: 2 days
Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel between 7:00am and 8:30am
Finishing point and time: Your Hotel around 6:00pm
language: English

Details

Day 1, Urumqi
picked up from your hotel,visit Red Hill Park. As a symbol of Urumqi, Red Hill is unique for making up of reddish-brown rocks. At the top of the hill stands 8-meter high pagoda with nine stories, called "Zhenlong pagoda". Visitors can get a bird-view of the whole city of Urumqi on the top of Red Hill. Then we will visit the Xinjiang Museum. This museum was built in 1953 with an area of 7,800 sqm. The exhibitions in the museum can be divided into minority cultures objects, cultural relics excavated on the ancient Silk Road and over 10 mummies found in the vast desert. After Lunch, visit the Heavenly Lake. Formerly known as Yaochi (Jade Lake), it is a relic of the Quaternary Period Glacier and its surrounding geological relics. Covering 4.9 square kilometers, with melted snow as its source, this crescent-shaped lake is guarded by the stately peaks and offers a spectacular sight. ( Lunch)

Day 2, Urumqi - Turpan
Picked up from your hotel ,Two-hours drive to Turpan. Visit the ancient ruined city of Jiaohe. Jiaohe was the capital of Chechi Kingdom 2,000 years ago, and was an important garrison during the Western Han and Tang Dynasty. It is the oldest, largest and best preserved earthen city in China with a length of 1,600 meters and a width of 300 meters at the widest part. The grand temple in the southeast is the only brick building in the city.Then we will visit the Buddhist caves of Bezeklik. Bezeklik Caves was once a royal temple of Huihu (the predecessor of today's Uigur). Covering a combined area of about 1,200 sq meters, it is one of the most valuable Buddhist cave sits in China. There are 83 man-made caves or grottos and murals in 40 of the caves. After Lunch, visit the Flaming Mountains. Lying in the middle of the Turpan Depression, it is famous because of the classical novel-The Journey to the West. Actually, the mountain is made up of red sandstone. The red rocks glows and hot air curls up like smoke in the sunshine, so it is named. Situated on the route of the ancient Silk Road, the Flaming Mountain has many cultural relics. Then transferred back to your hotel in Urumqi ( Breakfast, Lunch )
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Private Tour Prices (Based on per person and shown in US dollars)

Service package includes:
1. Hotel Pick-up and drop-off
2. Air-conditioned tour vehicle
3. English Speaking tour guide
4. Typical Chinese lunches

Service package excludes:
1. Tips to the guide and driver