Stay : West China in two weeks
To visit Xinjiang in two weeks, you will travel around the Taklamakan desert, by taking first the North road and then the South road.
Summary of the stay
Best time to go
14 days
€ - Good and cheap
Where to stay - Urumqi ?
The map of your stay - Chine
Detail of the stay : West China in two weeks - 14 days
Day 1: Urumqi and the provincial museum
Steps: Urumqi
Arrival in Urumqi. Visit of the Xinjiang Provincial Museum and walk in the city. Dinner at the night market of Wuyi Street.
MUSÉE DU XINJIANG
Day 2: Getaway from Urumqi
Steps: Urumqi
Excursion at the to discover the magnificent Heaven Lake.
PARC NATIONAL DE TIANSHAN TIANCHI
Day 3: The old town of Turpan
Steps: Turpan
Departure to Turpan by train. Arrival, settling in and visit of the old town around Emin Minaret.
MINARET D'EMIN
Day 4: The ancient towns of Xinjiang
Visit of the surroundings of Turpan's oasis and particularly the ancient towns - which are now in ruins - of Gaochang and Jiaohe.
Day 5: Living Xinjiang to the railway rythm
Steps: Kashgar
Travel to Kashgar by train (24 hours) along the silk road of the North.
Day 6: Kashgar and its old city
Steps: Kashgar
Visit of the old city of Kashgar on both sides of the grand mosque.
Day 7: Kashgar's weekly market, a meeting place for Aboriginal people
Steps: Kashgar
The great market-Kashgar bazaar is held every Sunday, an opportunity for you to discover the habits and customs of the inhabitants of the region.
GRAND BAZAR DE KASHGAR
Day 8: Getaway from Kashgar
Steps: Kashgar
Excursion at Lake Karakul, towards Pakistan's border. Overnight on site.
LAC KARAKUL
Day 9: Discovering Uyghur Islam
Back in Kashgar, visit the mosque and travel around the old city for the last time.
Day 10: On the road to the South road
Steps: Yarkand
From Kasghar, take the bus or the train to Yarkand (Shache). Stop and visit the city
Day 11: Yecheng and its mosque
Steps: Xining
Always along the desert to the south, go to Yecheng (Karghilik) to visit its grand mosque.
GRANDE MOSQUÉE
Day 12: Hotan, the end of the road
Steps: Hotan
It is the last stop on the road: Hotan (Hetian). Here, go to the museum, but above all visit the city to discover beautiful jade pieces.
Day 13: Crossing the desert
Steps: Urumqi
From Hotan, take the highway to the desert to join Urumqi again (26 hours).
Day 14: Urumqi, the end of the journey
Steps: Urumqi
It's time to recover from the trip in and start a last visit of the city, and why not go to the Parc du Peuple.
PARC DU PEUPLE
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