3 Days Kashgar Tour with Excursion to Karakuri Lake
Tour Overview
This 3-day Kashgar classic tour including Kashgar Old Town, local handicrafts market as well as Id Kah Mosque, will not only bring you the exciting adventure for history and muslim culture of Northwest China , but also provide a good opportunity for you to explore the true local handcrafts and foods. An excursion to the gorgeous Karakuri Lake definitely will amaze you!
Highlights of this tour:
*Immerse yourself in the breathtaking scenery in Karakuri Lake.*Experience local lifestyle and splendid culture in Kashgar Old Town.
*Discover some interesting things or local souvenirs in Handicrafts Market.
*Explore famous Id Kah Mosque, a complex of ancient buildings with strong ethnic style and religious characteristics.
Day-by-day Itinerary
- Day 1: Kashgar Arrival (No meal)
Upon your arrival at Kashgar airport, our local driver will pick you up from the exit gate by holding a welcome board with your name and transfer to downtown hotel for check-in. Free and easy on your arrangement for rest of the day.
Accommodation: Overnight in Kashgar
- Day 2: Tour to Karakuri Lake (B, L)Karakuri Lake
Today you will head to the amazing Karakuri Lake. The driving lasts around 4 hours from Kashgar city to the lake, which would be a good chance to enjoy the mountain-and-lake view on the way.
Karakuri Lake also named Karakul is a high mountain moraine lake. It locates at the foot of the Father on Iceberg, 191km far from Kashgar and crossed by the Sino-Pakistan Highway.
Karakuri means “Dark Ocean”, which is corresponded to its appearance: the water is deep and unfathomable, the grass growing well on the banks where Kirgiz shepherds usually stay for grazing. The Lake embraces the inverted images of the snowy pinnacles, green grass and leisure flocks and herds when sunny days while it turns to be dark and bleak in the rainy days.
Finishing the relaxing sightseeing, drive back to Kashgar.
Accommodation: Overnight in Kashgar
Karakul Lake - Day 3: Kashgar Tour & Kashgar Departure (B,L)Kashgar Old Town, Handicrafts Market, Id Kah Mosque
Today you will further visit Kashgar city. No doubt the first site will be Kashgar Old Town. Kashgar’s spirit is in the old town with curved lanes distributed in the maze-like Islam blocks, which is the thing that bewilders you to be here. Eyes on face and camera in hands should be busiest during visit, elegant folk dwellings, neat streets, cozy tea houses gathering leisure old people, naughty kids playing in front of doors and bursting into laughter when you walking closely… soul warmth rising from bottom of hearts along your slowly wander.
Neighborhoods in Kashgar Ancient Town Later, move on to the local Handicrafts Market. Spending some time in the handicrafts market is also a top things-to-do in Kashgar. Follow the local crowd to walk leisurely and stop at a stall interesting you or talking with those hawkers with ethnic faces. Do not forget to bargain when you are picking some as souvenirs.
After that, come to the largest Islam Mosque in Xinjiang - the Id Kah Mosque, whose birth could be traced back to 1442, in Ming Dynasty. It’s an ancient architectural complex sitting in the city center with strong ethnic and religious color, composed by four parts: the pagoda, garden, scripture hall and praying hall. Not only functioned as center for religious activities, is the Mosque also the place for local people to celebrate festivals. If you are lucky to visit it on a praying day and or festival day, you will meet an extreme busy scene that thousands of Islam followers gather on the Square.
Finishing the sightseeing, you will be dropped off at Kashgar airport for departure.
Accommodation: N/A
Id Kah Mosque
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