L-xj06 10 days

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Tour Code: L-XJ06

10 Days Luxury of Urumqi - Turpan - Kanas Lake - Altai - Yining - Huocheng: Luxury | Standard

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Departure: Daily

Day 01: Arrival in Urumqi
Our guide will pick you up at Urumqi airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.

Accommodation: Sheraton Urumqi Hotel

Day 02: Urumqi - Turpan

Transfer to Turpan and check in at the hotel. Visit the Jiaohe Ruins, the Karez Well and the Sugong Pagoda. (B+L)

Accommodation: Oasis Hotel

Day 03: Turpan - Urumqi

Visit the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, the Gaochang Ruins and drive by the Flaming Hill. Transfer back to Urumqi. (B+L)

Accommodation: Sheraton Urumqi Hotel

Day 04: Urumqi - Kanas Lake

Take a flight to Kanas and transfer to the hotel. Drive to visit the Kanas Lake. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Hongfu Lake Kanas Resort

Day 05: Kanas Lake

Full day tour to Kanas Lake: visit Crouching Dragon Bay, Moon Bay, Duck Lake and the Watching Fish Pavilion. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Hongfu Lake Kanas Resort

Day 06: Kanas - Altai

Drive to Hemu and take a visit there. Then continue to drive to Altai. (B+L)

Accommodation: Altai Di Qu Hotel

Day 07: Altai - Yining - Huocheng

Take a morning flight to Yining. Then drive to visit the Sayram Lake, the Fruits Valley and the Huo Er Guo Si Port between China and Kazakstan. Continue to drive to Huocheng. (B+L)

Accommodation: Sayram Hotel

Day 08: Huocheng - Bayinbuluke

Drive to Bayinbuluke Grassland, along the way visit the Nalati Grassland to appreciate the graceful landscape. (B+L)

Accommodation: White Swan Guest House

Day 09: Bayinbuluke - Yining - Urumqi

Visit the Bayinbuluke Grassland and the Swan Lake Natural Reserve. Take car to Yining and then take a flight to Urumqi. (B+L)

Accommodation: Sheraton Urumqi Hotel

Day 10: Departure from Urumqi

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The above private guided tour is tailored for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other participants will be in your group. In other words, others will not join in your tour and you will not take part into any tours of others on our land services.

Maybe we did not allow enough time to see this naturally beautiful location (about 5 hours including journey from Urumqi). The lake and surrounding area is beautiful, but it seems that most tourists are expected to take a boat trip with the crowds for about 20 mins then leave again. There is a lot of disturbance from the PA systems playing music and commentary. Some acqaintenence stayed overnight in a quieter part of the lake in the Kazakh yurts (thick fabric tents) and had a better experience including some horse riding. We had 10 mins in a yurt which was clearly setup for tourists (would anyone let tourists like me tramp thru their private house anyway ?, so I wasn't expecting a realistic experience).

If I were to do it again I recommend that you take an overnight trip and make it clear to any guides you might have what things you would like to see.

Still go to the lake but avoid the boat trip at the top of the windy mountain road, and continue around the lake to a quieter part.

Client's information:: Mr.lawrence 2008-3-25 17:24

Travelling in Xinjiang

Foreigners are not allowed to go to far villages in the mountains without tourguide and permit from the police. You can stay with local family as a guest in Ely for short time (2-3 nights). There are some places in Xinjiang you can not travel such as petrol base, army control zone, far villages in the mountains( some times possible with tourguide with permit) and some borders (Hunjirab and Torgat) by bicycle. Tibet permit is very difficult to get from Xinjiang, Kashgar now. It is easier to get from Lhasa when you arrive to Lhasa directly by plane or train. If you want to go to Tibet from Kashgar, please take a bus from Kargilik. It is 500 RMB normal price. If you are on the bus, you will have no problem. But when you are in Ali(Tibet) you will pay fine(sometimes 150, 250, 300 RMB ). Last year my friends payed 250 RMB for each person. From Ali, you can take a bus or rent a car. When you are in Kashgar, please check the situation one more time to make it shure there is a bus or no. If no, you can rent a car(4x4 new one) to Ali. It takes about 4 days to Ali from Kashgar.

Client's information:: Mr.Teddy Williams 2008-3-25 17:23

travel tips for Xinjiang travel:

1. The temprature difference of day and night in Xinjiang is remarkable, so pack enough clothes and prepare some necessary medicine with you. Take your comfortable shoes with you, not new ones.

2. To visit the Kanas Lake and some other places in Xinjiang, the travel permit is needed.

3. Know some etiquette when pay a visit to a Uygur family. You shouldn't straighten the legs when sitting. When the host treat you with their special pie (locally called "nang"), you should slice it to little pieces to eat. Anyway, take it easy. The local people are hospitable.

Client's information:: Mr.Satish Engles , Pakistan , 2007-10-31 15:13