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- Trip highlights: Urumqi (Wulumuqi) means "A beautiful Pasture Land" in ancient Mongolian used by the Junggar tribe. You may experience the tour to the Heavenly Lake, Southern Mountain Pastureland, International Grand Bazaar and so on...
- Tour price: From
$
208.00
 Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations:
Shanghai, Urumqi
- Tour code:
SWUrumqi001
Private tour for a van with tour guide and driver, available every day
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| Day 1 Shanghai,Urumqi (D) |
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| Our English speaking tour guide will hold a welcome sign to meet you at Urumqi Airport according to your flight schedule, pickup then drive to visit the Heavenly Lake directly. You may take a walking around the lake when you up to the lake. Transferred to Urumqi downtown for your free time at the rest of the day. |
| Urumqi | Urumqi is situated on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains, it is most famous for being the furthest city in the world from the ocean. Urumqi(Wulumuqi) means "A beautiful Pasture Land" in ancient Mongolian used by the Junggar tribe. 2000 yea…… | | Heavenly Lake | Driving about 2 Hours to the Heavenly Lake, This pristine lake is situated at a refreshing height of 1,980m and is surrounded by jagged snow-covered peaks, forests of pine trees and green meadows. The lake surface of Tianchi Lake is over 1900 m above…… |
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International Grand Bazaar: In Urumqi, a bazaar is more than just a place to buy things. It offers locals a place to enjoy the flavour of a festival, to have a rest and to meet with friends. People barter goods, exchange information, and even gossip at the bazaar market. |
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| Day 2 Urumqi (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| A nice breakfast at the hotel will be followed by a fascinating sightseeing tour to Southern Mountain Pastureland, do a family visiting. Later transferred back to Urumqi to visit the Xinjiang Museum and Red Hill. |
| Southern Mountain Pastureland | It is a vast expanse of grazing land set in a valley surrounded by snow-capped peaks. The land is inhabited by Kazak herdsmen who graze sheep, cattle and horses here during the summer months. | | Red Hill | The Red Hill stands magnificently at the center of Urumqi City. At sunrise and sunset, the hill looks red for it reflects the red light from the sun, so it was named Red Hill. The views from the top of the mountain of the surrounding countryside and…… |
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Turpan-style food: Turpan-style food is tea with home-baked bread, Pamirdin, kebab, and fruit. Pamirdin is a type of pie, contains lamb, carrots and onion. kebab is served wrapped in bread with a salad and a dressing, it includes grilled, roasted, and stewed dishes of large or small cuts of meat, The traditional meat for kebab is lamb. |
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| Day 3 Urumqi (B) |
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| Free time in Urumqi till transferred to Urumqi airport. Many passengers take 5 days Turpan-Dunhuang train tour from Urumqi: www.chinadiscover.net/china-vacations/day_by_day.aspx?tc=SWXJ011 |
| Shopping in Xinjiang | Recommend you go to the Erdaoqiao Bazaar in Urumqi. Here, you'll find a bustling market filled with fruit, clothing, crafts, knives, carpets. You might also see lots of minority ethnic people dressing in traditional way. |
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Xinjiang Museum: As an important place of Xinjiang Region, you can get a whole view of different folklore and customs about 12 ethnic minorities in the area, in the other hand, more than 10,000 culture relics displayed inside exclude some 11 natural corpses that preserved very well. |
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