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Tour overview
Day
Destination
KM
Highlights
01
Kyrgyzstan - Kashgar via Torugart pass
180
After finish the Immigration formalities Be transferred to the hotel
02
Kashgar
Handicrafts street ,Id kah mosque, Apak khoja tomb, Old city of
kashgar
03
Kashgar
Livestock market, Sunday bazaar
04
Kashgar - Kyrgyzstan via Irkishtam pass
230
Immigration formalities
Day-by-day Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival Kashgar
On this day your kashgar guide wait you at the Kygyzstan China border side and transfer you to the ancient Silk Road city
Kashgar.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: In Kashgar
Kashgar is the bridge linking China and western countries. kashgar was once a shining pearl with a long history linked to the
Silk Road in western China. Kashgar has a rich history of over 2,000 years and served as a trading post and strategically
important city on the Silk Road between China, the Middle East, and Europe.
Day 2
Kashgar
Today, take a visit to Handicrafts Street, an old street with an amazing hand-made stuff from strictly utilitarian cook ware to
exoticmusical instruments. Then continue your trip to Id Kah Mosque, which is one of the largest and busiest in China. Then,
you can take a short visit to Apak Hoja Tomb as well as the old city of Kashgar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: In Kashgar
The Handicraft Street is the most characteristic place showing the distinctive custom and culture of Kashgar,
with many full-time handicraftsmen working on the street and hundreds of workshops and booths alongside. It is regarded as
an exhibition for traditional Kashgar and mid-Asian handicrafts. Copper, metal, porcelain, woodwork, jewellery and other goods
are seen to be made here and you will marvel at incredible devices like the wooden objects that prevent babies from wetting
the bed.
The Id Kah Mosque is the largest mosque in China. The mosque was built by Saqsiz Mirza in 1442 (although it incorporated
older structures dating back to 996) and covers 16,800 square meters. At midday on Fridays around 10,000 people will gather
to pray and study the Koran, and prayer 5 times/day on other days. You'll be asked to remove your shoes before entering the
Main Hall, which has traditional Islamic pillars,carvings and rugs strewn over the floors. Women are adviced to cover upper
arms and legs. A scarf is not compulsory, but is seen as a mark of respect.
Apak Hoja Tomb is located about 5 km east of Kashgar. Built in 1640, it is the tomb of Apak Hoja and the families. As the
argest Islamic mausoleum in China, Apak Hoja Tomb covers an area of 20,000 square meters, composed of gate tower, great
mosque,small mosque,scripture hall and main tomb chamber.The legend goes that a lady called Yiparhan,Hoja's descendants,
was once a concubine of Qianlong Emperor in Qing Dynasty.She was commonly-known as the “Fragrant Concubine” because
of the rich delicate fragrance of flower sent forth by her body. After she died,her remains was escorted back to Kashgar and
was buried in the Apak Hoja Tomb.
Kashgar Old Town used to be at the crossroads of the northern and southern branches of the Silk Road, near the western
edge of the Taklamakan Desert. Traders from Asia and Europe, weary from their frigid treks, unloaded their pack horses in
Kashgar and sold their goods along the city's cramped streets. Influenced both by Eastern and Western cultures, the
architecture of the Kashgar Old Town displays the charm of Central and Western Asia as well as elements of ancient Roman.
Day 3
Kashgar
Have another day excursion in Kashgar that including the visit to livestock market and Sunday bazaar.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: In Kashgar
Chinese farmers arrive at the famous livestock market in Kashgar, the market is notorious for the diversity of animals available
and attracts buyers from all over China. Animals are subjected to poor conditions whilst at the market as well as during
transportation to and from the market.
On Sundays, the local Bazaar will be a good place for you to have a visit. This
ancient market attracts locals and merchants from all over Xinjiang and nearby countries such as Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan
Bazaar means a fair or market in Uygur language. Located in far eastern China close to the border of Pakistan, Kashgar has
always been an important trading oasis – each Sunday the population swells by 50,000. Kashgar's market is undoubtedly one
of the most fascinating bazaars across the world. The magical streets of Kashgar on market day are a kaleidoscope of colors
in perpetual motion. Thousands of people, Pakistani traders, nomadic Kazakhs, and ethnic Uyghurs, crowd into narrow
ancient streets, each bearing a bundle and many accompanied by a bleating sheep or ambling bull. People visit the market
perhaps twice a year to sell their goods – mostly are garden produce.
Day 4
Kashgar - Kyrgyzstan via Irkeshtam Pass
After breakfast, we drive to the Irkeshtam Pass, crossing the China-Kyrgystan border.