5 Days Xinjiang Itinerary, Plan a 5-Day Trip to Xinjiang

5 Days Xinjiang Silk Road Itinerary

Day 1: Xi'an to Kashgar: Kashgar Old Town, Uygur Family visit

Day 2: Kashgar to Urumqi by Flight: Id Kah Mosque, Abakh Khoja Tomb, Zhiren Street, Bazaar.

Day 3: Urumqi to Turpan (200km one way, 3 hours' drive), Xinjiang Museum, Pass through the Wind Power Plant, The Ruins of the Ancient City of Jiaohe, The Karez Wells, Suleiman Minaret.

Day 4: Turpan to Liuyuan by Train, drive from Liuyuan to Dunhuang, Astana Tombs, Pass through the Flaming Mountain,  The Singing Sand Mountains and Crescent Spring, Camel ride.

Day 5: Dunhuang to Xi'an by Flight, The Mogao Grottoes

5 Days Highlights Itinerary of Xinjiang

Day 1: Arrival at Urumqi.

Day 2: Urumqi, Xinjiang Museum, The Heavenly Lake.

Day 3: Urumqi to Kashgar by morning flight, Kashgar Old Town, Live Stock Market/Bazaar(Sunday), Zhiren Street, Id Kah Mosque, 100 Years Old Teahouse.

Day 4: Kashgar, Lake Karakuli, White Sand Lake.

Day 5: Departure Kashgar

5 Days Kashgar and Pamir Landscape Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive at Kashgar

Day 2: Kashgar to Taxkorgan(320km, 6-7 hours' drive), Karakul Lake and White Sand Lake

Day 3: Taxkorgan to Kashgar,  Stone Fortress and Golden Grassland

Day 4: Kashgar, Id Kah Mosque, Old Town, Sunday Bazaar

Day 5: Kashgar Departure

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