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Jiaohe City Ruin
The Ancient City of Gaochang
Gaochang City Ruin
The Ancient City of Gaochang
The Ancient City of Gaochang

Private 2-Day Trip to Turpan from Urumqi including Jiaohe and Gaochang Ruins

By SilkRoadTrips
Free cancellation available
Price is S$1,371 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
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  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

This 2-day tour will let you explore almost all important sites in Turpan. You will take a three hours ride from Urumqi to Turpan to explore the wonderful basin with well-preserved ancient cities, Karez Irrigation System, Emin Minaret, Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Tuyok old village, Jiaohe & Gaochang Cty Ruin and more! A local Uyghur style lunch is also inclusive. This is a perfect 2-day trip for people who love the history of ancient Silk Road!

Activity location

  • Silkroadtrips
    • 830000, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Silkroadtrips
    • 830000, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China

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Private 2-Day Trip to Turpan from Urumqi including Jiaohe and Gaochang Ruins
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

This 2-day tour will let you explore almost all important sites in Turpan. You will take a three hours ride from Urumqi to Turpan to explore the wonderful basin with well-preserved ancient cities, Karez Irrigation System, Emin Minaret, Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves, Tuyok old village, Jiaohe & Gaochang Cty Ruin and more! A local Uyghur style lunch is also inclusive. This is a perfect 2-day trip for people who love the history of ancient Silk Road!

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00
Price details
S$1,370.63 x 1 AdultS$1,370.63
Total
Price is S$1,370.63
Until Wed, 17 Apr

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedDinner
  • What's includedWhat's includedAccommodation as per itinerary
  • What's includedWhat's includedBreakfast
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by private vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Urumqi -- Turpan by car
  • 5 stops
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Turpan 4-star Huozhou Hotel or Shuangcheng Hotel or equivalent 
Silkroadtrips
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Karez System
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
At 9 o'clock in the morning, your guide will pick you up at the lobby of your centrally located hotel in Urumqi. Then, you will take a 3-hour ride in a private vehicle from Urumqi to Turpan. On the way, you will see windmill farms, saltwater lakes, and valley of Tianshan. After arriving in Turpan, you will you will learn why Turpan could sustain itself in long history by visiting the Karez Irrigation System. 
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Lunch is at the nice yard of Uyghur house. After lunch, you will visit Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves that is located in the valley of Flaming Mountain, which is an abandoned site that has ruins of fresco and statues from 15th century.
Ancient City of Gaochang (Kharakhoja)
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Afterwards, you will go to ancient city ruin of Gaochang which was one of the most renowned kingdom along the Silk Road in the history. You can wander around to visit temples, stupas, city walls...etc among the ruin.
吐峪沟麻扎村
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Later, you will continue to visit Toyuk Uyghur Old Village that is situated in the valley with a history more than 1000 years before you heading to the hotel in Turpan.  
Day 2: Turpan-- Urumqi by car
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Ancient City of Jiaohe (Yarkhoto)
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
After hotel breakfast, you will be transferred to visit the well-preserved ancient city ruin of Jiaohe. 
Emin Minaret (Su Gong Ta)
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Afterwards you will visit the treasure of Uyghur architecture, Emin Minaret which was built in 1777AD. Later you will your head back to your Urumqi hotel where this wonderful trip concludes.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSilkroadtrips
    • 830000, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESilkroadtrips
    • 830000, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China

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