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Four Days Private Tour of Urumqi-Turpan

Tour Code: UQ-PH-02
Tour Name: Urumqi -Turpan Four Days Private Tour
Duration: Four Days
Package includes: hotel accommodation, vehicle, tour guide, Meal, admission fee...

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Detail Itinerary of Urumqi -Turpan Four Days Private Tour
Day 01, Arrival in Urumqi
Be met by private vehicle and English speaking tour guide from airport. Be transferred to hotel. Remainder of the day is at leisure.


Day 02, Urumqi
Be picked up from your hotel by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle. 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 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.
Be transferred back to your hotel after the tour. (Breakfast, Lunch)


Day 03, Urumqi - Turpan
Be picked up from your hotel by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle. 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 visit the Buddhist caves of Bezelkik. Bizaklik 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. Be transferred back to your hotel after the tour. (Breakfast, Lunch)


Day 04, Departure
Be transferred to airport for departure. (Breakfast)

Remark: The above private tour is tailored for you and your friends exclusively. You and your friends will enjoy Private car, driver and tour guide. If you want to adjust the itinerary, please contact us.

Quotation (Validity: 2008-12-31)

Package includes
Hotel accommodation as mentioned;
Air-conditioned private car or van;
Admission fee of mentioned attractions;
Well trained English-speaking tour guide;
Meals as mentioned;
Fuel, expressway cost and parking cost.
Service package excludes: Gratuities to guides and drivers, personal expense.
Payment: Please pay our tour guide upon we pick you up.

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