Best of Kashgar tour with Karakoram Highway

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arrive Kashgar and food tour in old town⌄

   today you will be arriving to kashgar ,our guide and driver will pick you up at train station or airport ,transfer you to hotel for checking in , then you will be visiting the night food market in kashgar

   Overnight: Overnight in hotel in kashgar

2. 2Kashgar city cultural walking tour⌄

   Kashgar Live stock Market: Open field agricultural market only held every Sunday,if it is sunday you can see this market ,otherwise there will be no market , Uyghur farmers type, very local atmosphere, business is all about the animals like sheep, yaks, goats, donkey, cows, camels and horses, South and Central Asia Market: it is regular commodity market that has all sort of goods, Market attracts more than hundred thousand people every Sunday from nearby towns around the kashgar and from central Asian countries as well. our guide will accompany you for few hrs at the market ,

   Mausoleum is finest examples of Uyghur architecture in China, large dome of 17m is at the center surrounded by four corner minarets with strips and arabesque floral patterns initially built in 1640, powerful religious and political leader Apak hoja’s five generations of relatives buried inside the tomb, dkah Mosque: Being largest mosque in China and 12th largest in the World, Idkah mosque is unique best-preserved Uyghur architectural mosque and can hold more than thousands of worshipers on pray time Kashgar old town: well preserved more than 1000s years old Uyghur residential area, people began to settle down there 11 hundred years ago ，and it was cultural and important transportation hub in Central Asia’s silk road, it is treasure of silk road. Because of its unique natural old fashion medieval style, old town attracted the attention of Hollywood to shot the film “Kite Runner”, most parts of the film were shot in this old town,

   kashgar old town is one of the must see attractions in kashgar , walking tour in the old streets of kashgar with hundred years of old tea houses could be great experience in this old Silk road city of kashgar

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight in Chinibagh hotel 4*-star

3. 3Kashgar-Karakul lake -Tashkorgan via Karakoram highway/5hr driving⌄

   today we start from kashgar on the karakoram highway to tashkorgan , along the way , we will visit opal village ,Bulunkul sand mountain lake ,Taheman grassland ,drive across the nomadic pastures and we stop at Karakul Lake: it is rare highland lake in the world at the elevation of 3600m, located on the side of Karakoram highway ,200km south west of Kashgar, it is surrounded by many snowcapped high mountains like Mt Muztagh Ata(7546m) and Konggur (7649m). You will have chance to hike around the lake if our time allows Duration: 2 hours arrive tashkorgan in the evening ,

   stop at the lake and hike around for 2hr ,

   on the way , we will stop by at Upal village

   Muztagh ata 7546m one of the most popular peaks for skiiers and climbers , on the way to tashkorgan , we will stop by muztagh ata and kongur peaks ,

   drive on the karakoram highway until tashkorgan , stop for photographies along the road ,

   visit Stone forte and pamir grassland

   it is also called white sand mountain lake , located at the altitude of 3200m , and you can enjoy lake ,sand and snow peaks around , and must stop attractions on the way to tashkorgan on Karkoram highway

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight in best local hotel in tashkorgan

4. 4Tashkorgan-Panlong Dragon ancient road -Karakul lake-Kashgar/6hr drive back⌄

   in the morning , we will visit stone forte , pamir grassland ,down town of tashkorgan for few hrs and drive back to kashgar

   today we will drive on the famous zig zag road called panlong ancient route , can see the laying dragon road from above and drive all the way around the road and continue drive on the karakoram highway to be back to kashgar

   after breakfast in hotel , drive on the Dragon road , and it is one of most popular road in China

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: overnight in Chinibahg hotel 4-star former British consulate hotel which has bes location in kashgar to old towns

5. 5Depart from Kashgar⌄

   today our guide and driver will take you to airport or train station , you will be ending kashgar tour ,

   Meals: Breakfast