West China in two weeks
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Urumqi ?
The map of your stay "West China in two weeks"
Detail of the stay : West China in two weeks
How to get there - Urumqi
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.
Places of interest : MUSÉE DU XINJIANG
Getaway from Urumqi
Steps: Urumqi
Excursion at the to discover the magnificent Heaven Lake.
Places of interest : PARC NATIONAL DE TIANSHAN TIANCHI
The old town of Turpan
Steps: Turpan
Departure to Turpan by train. Arrival, settling in and visit of the old town around Emin Minaret.
Places of interest : MINARET D'EMIN
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.
Living Xinjiang to the railway rythm
Kashgar and its old city
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.
Places of interest : GRAND BAZAR DE KASHGAR
Getaway from Kashgar
Steps: Kashgar
Excursion at Lake Karakul, towards Pakistan's border. Overnight on site.
Places of interest : LAC KARAKUL
Discovering Uyghur Islam
Back in Kashgar, visit the mosque and travel around the old city for the last time.
On the road to the South road
Yecheng and its mosque
Steps: Xining
Always along the desert to the south, go to Yecheng (Karghilik) to visit its grand mosque.
Places of interest : GRANDE MOSQUÉE
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.
