Best of Kashgar tour with Karakoram Highway

Day 1: Arrive Kashgar and food tour in old town

1. Kashgar
   2h
   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

Day 2: Kashgar city cultural walking tour

1. Kashgar Live Stock Market
   2h · Admission ticket included
   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 ,
2. Abakh Hoja Tomb
   5h · Admission ticket included
   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,
3. Kashgar
   4h
   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

Day 3: Kashgar-Karakul lake -Tashkorgan via Karakoram highway/5hr driving

1. Tashkurgan County
   7h
   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 ,
2. Karakul Lake Tours
   2h · Admission ticket included
   stop at the lake and hike around for 2hr ,
3. Upal Village
   1h · Admission ticket included
   on the way , we will stop by at Upal village
4. Muztagh Ata Offbeat Tours
   30m · Admission ticket included
   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 ,
5. Karakoram Highway
   5h · Admission ticket included
   drive on the karakoram highway until tashkorgan , stop for photographies along the road ,
6. 1h
   visit Stone forte and pamir grassland
7. 30m
   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

Day 4: Tashkorgan-Panlong Dragon ancient road -Karakul lake-Kashgar/6hr drive back

1. Tashkurgan Fort
   2h · Admission ticket included
   in the morning , we will visit stone forte , pamir grassland ,down town of tashkorgan for few hrs and drive back to kashgar
2. Karakoram Highway
   5h · Admission ticket included
   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
3. 2h
   after breakfast in hotel , drive on the Dragon road , and it is one of most popular road in China

Day 5: Depart from Kashgar

1. Kashgar
   1h
   today our guide and driver will take you to airport or train station , you will be ending kashgar tour ,

Pickup details

our guide and driver will meet you at the kashgar airport exit gate with sign of your name , as well as at the torugat land port and Irkeshtam land port of China and Kyrgyzstan

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels