Folk customs gathering in October, a deep journey into the mysterious southern Xinjiang in the golden autumn fairy tale
Contact number for staff at Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency: (same) 0991-8585456
Southern Xinjiang, a place that haunts one’s dreams. Perhaps you’ve walked through the picturesque Northern Xinjiang, visited the boundless deserts and Gobi, and seen the fertile meadows and lakes. But have you ever felt the thousand-year-old culture of the ‘Silk Road’ in central and southern Xinjiang amidst the wind and sand? Have you been to the beautiful Pamir Plateau?
Southern Xinjiang, she does not have the prosperity and beauty of the southern mainland, nor its development and advancement, but she has a unique charm that attracts a large number of tourists to uncover her mysterious veil and admire her beauty. In Xinjiang, there is such a saying: the area north of the Tianshan Mountains is called Northern Xinjiang, and the area south of the Tianshan Mountains is called Southern Xinjiang. In Northern Xinjiang, we mainly admire the scenery, while in Southern Xinjiang, we experience the folk customs of Xinjiang’s ethnic minorities.
Today I want to take you to this mysterious and beautiful place – southern Xinjiang!
Overview of our southern Xinjiang trip itinerary:
D1 (2017.10.15) Urumqi — Yuli County, approximately 550KM one-way
Lop Nur Village, this scenic area boasts multiple ‘zuis’ of China: the largest desert – the Taklamakan Desert; the longest inland river in China – the Tarim River flows through the scenic area; the largest primitive poplar forest reserve and the ancient, mysterious罗布people who have lived on this land for a long time. (Let me explain about these Lop people, the Lop people in Lop Nur Village scenic area are also one of the last Lop people on earth. Their race originated from the distant Lop Nur. Isolated from the world in the desert, they used poplar wood to make boats, fished for a living, ate fish, and made their homes by small lakes, thriving and living a primitive tribal life.)
D2 (2017.10.16) Yuli County — Kuqa, approximately 400KM one-way
D4 (2017.10.17) Kuqa — Aksu, approximately 300KM one-way
D5 (2017.10.18) Aksu — Kashgar, approximately 550KM one-way
D6 (2017.10.19) Kashgar city
D7 (2017.10.20) Kashgar — Taxkorgan County, approximately 300KM one-way
D8 (2017.10.21) Taxkorgan County — Kashgar, approximately 300KM one-way
D9 (2017.10.22) Kashgar — Hotan, approximately 550KM one-way
D10 (2017.10.23) Hotan — Minfeng County, approximately 300KM one-way
D11 (2017.10.24) Minfeng County — Luntai, approximately 600KM one-way
D12 (2017.10.25) Luntai — Korla, approximately 200KM one-way
D13 (2017.10.26) Korla — Urumqi, approximately 500KM one-way
Special thanks to Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency for providing one-stop service for this southern Xinjiang trip (1. Customized itinerary 2. Hotel arrangements 3. Car and driver arrangements 4. Specialty meals along the way, etc.).
Contact number for staff at Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency: (same) 0991-8585456