Xinjiang/Southern Xinjiang Pure Play 10-Day Tour Itinerary

Atop the Pamir Plateau, there is a treasure-filled lake, continuous snow-capped mountains, the most healing highways, the warm and hospitable Tajik people, and the stunning scenery of wind-swept grasslands dotted with cattle and sheep... —— D1 Various places - Urumqi D2 Urumqi - Turpan Wind Power Station - Korla D3 Korla - Loulan Village - Resitan Street - Kuqa D4 Kuqa - Flaming Mountain - Wensu Tumur Grand Canyon - Alar/Aksu D5 Aksu/Alar - Desert Highway - Jiaohe Ancient City - Hotan D6 Hotan - Yarkant Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo Park - Kashgar Old Town - Kashgar D7 Kashgar - White Sand Lake - Xueliushu Cave - Tashkurgan Wetland - Golden Beach + Stone City - Taxkorgan D8 Taxkorgan - Panshan Ancient Road - Bandier Lake - Karakul Lake - Kashgar D9 Kashgar - Colorful Yadan Landform - Shell Hill - Intersection of Tianshan and Kunlun Mountains - Sumuhana Village - Irkeshtam Port - China's Westernmost Point - Kashgar D10 Kashgar - Various places ———— Attraction Highlights: 1. White Sand Lake The brightest pearl on the Pamir Plateau, half desert and half azure sea 2. Wakhan Corridor The famous Wakhan Corridor, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, a junction of Eastern and Western civilizations 3. Panshan Ancient Road Over 600 S-shaped bends, having traversed all the twists today, henceforth life is a straight path 4. Tashkurgan Ancient Road A secret realm on the Pamir Plateau, encompassing elements like snow mountains, canyons, villages, farmlands, and Tajik villagers 5. Muztagh Ata Glacier Park Gazing at Kongur Tagh and Kongur Jiubie, one of the nine sacred mountains of China that one must visit in a lifetime.