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- Operator
- Silk Road Trips
- Active
- Thrilling adventures designed to keep you moving
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 2 - 10
- Age range 18 to 85

Highlights
- Explore ancient Jiaohe and Emin Minaret
- Discover Turpan's Karez Irrigation System
- Visit Gaochang ruins and Bezklik Grottoes
- See Heavenly Lake in the Tianshan Mountains
- Tour the Xinjiang Museum's famous mummies
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Arrival Urumqi
- Day 2 Urumqi to Turpan by car
- Day 3 Turpan to Urumqi by car
- Day 4 Urumqi to Heavenly Lake, then back to Urumqi by car
- Day 5 Departure from Urumqi
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Insurance
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Southern Airlines Pearl International Hotel
HotelDays 1, 3, 4Upgrade AvailableJames Joyce Coffetel
Hotelday 2Upgrade AvailableMetropolo Jin Jiang Hotels Turpan
Hotelday 2Upgrade Available
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 10 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Travel with your own group of min. 1 travelers
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries

Operated by
Silk Road Trips
Number of tours
143
Age Range
18 to 80 years old
Response time
6 hours
Response rate
100%
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- Sandra· September 20th, 2024The trip was very well organized by Silk Road Tour. The local tour guide and program were well coordinated and offered great insights with opportunities for independent exploration. A delicious and varied lunch was the daily highlight. The group was nice and small with four people. The tour guide and driver were responsive to special requests and I felt safe and comfortable.Show more
- Kathrin· July 21st, 2024I booked two consecutive tours with Silk Road Tours and Programme and organisation were perfect and in line with the description. Guides were very friendly and flexibe to accomodate individual wishes (special food, visits outside the programme etc); the large majority also had a very good background on local culture and history. Transportation was always ok, food was always good and accomodations as well. A very big thanks to Ben Yan from Silkroad for his perfect support answering my many individual questions and requests.Show more
- Klaus· May 27th, 2024Everything was great. The only downside of the trip was the air conditioning on the ship, which was not adjustable and gave us a bad cold.Show more
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- From Thursday19 Jun, 2025To Monday23 Jun, 2025EnglishSharing a multi-bed roomFrom:$1,660
- From Monday23 Jun, 2025To Friday27 Jun, 2025EnglishSharing a multi-bed roomFrom:$1,660
- From Thursday26 Jun, 2025To Monday30 Jun, 2025EnglishSharing a multi-bed roomFrom:$1,660
- From Monday30 Jun, 2025To Friday4 Jul, 2025EnglishSharing a multi-bed roomFrom:$1,660
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday3 Jul, 2025To Monday7 Jul, 2025EnglishSharing a multi-bed roomFrom:$1,660
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday10 Jul, 2025To Monday14 Jul, 2025EnglishSharing a multi-bed roomFrom:$1,660
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday17 Jul, 2025To Monday21 Jul, 2025EnglishSharing a multi-bed roomFrom:$1,660
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday24 Jul, 2025To Monday28 Jul, 2025EnglishSharing a multi-bed roomFrom:$1,660
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday31 Jul, 2025To Monday4 Aug, 2025EnglishSharing a multi-bed roomFrom:$1,660
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday7 Aug, 2025To Monday11 Aug, 2025EnglishSharing a multi-bed roomFrom:$1,660
Booking needs min. 2 travelers
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Bryan
Asked on April 21st, 2024Is this tour a fully guided group tour? And is the 11th July a confirmed departure date? Also can you send us a detailed itinerary with exact starting and end times? And will the airport transfers be included in the tour price?
- Silk Road TripsOperator•Written April 2024
Yes, this is a nearly fully guided tour. In Urumqi, no guide staying in hotel. We don't have anyone booked this tour, but we run it based on minimum of 2 people. We don't have exactly timetable like what you request as the tour is flexible for the daily timing. Airport transfers are included.
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Bryan
Traveler•Written April 2024Do you have any 1 or 2 day tours that take us around Chengdu during that time?
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Bryan
Traveler•Written April 2024Do you have 1 or 2 day tour that go to these places on the 9th and/or 10th July? If yes, please send me itinerary and quote. Is there a one day tour that we can book, that goes to Liuxing Street in Yining City, Ili?
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Bryan
Traveler•Written April 2024What will happen to the full amount that has been paid for this tour if our chinese visa is refused because Xinjiang is on our itinerary?
- Silk Road TripsOperator•Written April 2024
We can refund you the full payment if you cannot get the China Visa. You don't need to mention you will travel to Xinjiang while applying your Visa, otherwise you will be rejected easily.
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Good to Know
Tour ID: 206892
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