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Taklamakan Desert Tour 
 

The Taklamakan Desert Tour is an awe-inspiring 18-day adventure that takes you on an unforgettable journey through one of the world’s largest and most mysterious deserts. This tour offers a unique opportunity to explore the remote and captivating landscapes of the Taklamakan Desert, rich in history, culture, and natural wonders. The Taklamakan Desert Tour promises an extraordinary adventure into the heart of one of the world’s most captivating deserts. From the bustling markets of Kashgar to the ancient Buddhist caves of Dunhuang, this tour allows you to witness the beauty, diversity, and cultural significance of the Taklamakan Desert. Prepare to be awestruck by the vast sand dunes, intricate cave art, and the rich tapestry of history that unfolds before you.

Highlights
Detailed Itinerary Taklaman Desert Tour 18 Days

Welcome at Islamabad airport, and transfer to hotel, after refreshment proceed for city tour of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, which includes famous Faisal Mosque, Shakar Parian, Pakistan monument, Damen Koh, Lok Versa, Museum, Rawalpindi old bazaar, Raja Bazaar.

Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Naran 6-7 hours, 239 km, after lunch continue drive to Chilas 3-4hrs 113.3 km via Babusar Pass 4,173m. Babusar Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 4,173 m (13,691 ft) above the sea level. The pass is the highest point in the Kaghan Valley, Pakistan. The pass connects the Kaghan Valley via the ThakNala with Chilas on the Karakoram Highway. It’s one of the famous hair pinned roads in the world.

Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Karimabad (Hunza) 6-7 hours. En-route stop at junction point of three great mountain ranges meet, the Karakorum, Himalaya and Hindukush, at Thalichi for photography from Nanga Parbat 8,126m and at Rakaposhi view point for photography and refreshment.

Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning visit Baltit Fort 700 Years old and Baltit village, afternoon visit Altit Fort 900 Years old, Altit village and visit the women carpenters of Hunza. Evening enjoy water channel walk from Karimabad to towards Hyderabad village.

Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning excursion to Hopper valley, visit Hopper glacier and Hopper valley, afternoon drive to Duiker valley thirty minutes arrive and transfer to hotel. An evening walk through the village to Holy shrines, today you will have opportunity to see many local people working in the fields. (Duiker valley is viewpoint to see the sunset and Sunrise over the beautiful mountains in the surroundings of Hunza). Duiker valley (Roof of the world), have a spectacular view down to Karakoram Highway and awesome views of Golden peak 7027m, Rakaposhi 7788m, Ultar Sar 7388m, Diran Peak 7266m, Lady Finger 6000m and Disteghil Sar 7885m..

Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Sost two hours 93 km, en-route visit Attabad Lake, Borith Lake, Gulkin village, Gulmit village, Passu white Glacier, Passu village, Hussani village and Hussani suspension bridge.

Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Tashkorgan. Arrive and transfer to hotel.
This is a fantastic trip through a long, shallow high pass, which at 4,733-M is the highest international border crossing in the world. On the other side of the pass we will reach the Chinese town of Tashkorgan, where we complete our immigration formalities and spend the night in Tashkurgan, Where you can visit the 14th century Chinese fortress that sits on the only rise of the otherwise flat-bottomed Tashkorgan River valley.

Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning we drive to Kashgar, stopping to visit Kara-Kul Lake located between China’s two Pamir Mountain giants, Mustagh Ata, 7,546m (24,524-ft.) and Kongur, 7,719 m (25,086 ft.). We visit several small villages along the way and reach Kashgar in the afternoon.

Accommodation: Hotel 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Full day at the fabulous Sunday Bazaar in Kashgar, this bazaar is the destination for a variety of colorful Central Asian nationalities that gather to barter everything from radios to horses. Kashgar is truly a triumph of commerce over both nature and ideology. Historically, it was the nexus of at least four branches of the Silk Route despite being surrounded by awesome physical barriers of mountains and deserts. 

Accommodation: Hotel 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Yarkant. After refreshment continue drive to Hotan. Evening sightseeing of Hotan.

Accommodation: Hotel 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Menfeng, afternoon sightseeing of Menfeng.

Accommodation: Hotel 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Taklamakan desert, after refreshment continued drive to Kuga. 

Accommodation: Hotel 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Korla, arrive and transfer to hotel, after refreshment visit Kezil Buddha caves. 

Accommodation: Hotel 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Turpan, arrive and transfer to hotel, afternoon visit Jiaohe ancient city, Karaz underground water system.

Accommodation: Hotel 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Full day tour of the Magao Caves, the oldest Buddhist shrines in China. These ancient hand-carved shrines are a national treasure and represent a thousand years of devotion to Buddha between the 2nd and12th C. We then take an overnight train to the oasis of Turpan, which lies in one of the world’s great land depressions, 505 feet below sea level. Turpan was the most important city of the Middle Ancient Silk Route.

Accommodation: Hotel 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Urumqi, afternoon visit heaven Lake- Urumqi.

Accommodation: Hotel 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visit Xingjian Museum, international Grand Bazaar. 

Accommodation: Hotel 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Transfer to Urumqi airport for return flight.

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