Xinjiang

Kashgar's Sunday bazaar, the grape valleys of Turpan and the birch forests above Kanas Lake — Xinjiang is Silk Road Central Asia inside China.

What to see

• Kashgar — Id Kah Mosque, the Sunday livestock bazaar and the mud-brick lanes of the old town
• Urumqi & Turpan — Heavenly Lake beneath snow peaks, Jiaohe ancient city and the karez irrigation systems
• Kanas — Kanas Lake, Tuwa villages and birch forest turning gold in late September
• Ili — Kalajun grassland, Tekes and the fruit valleys of the Yili River

Travelling with HXXC Travel

We design private and small-group itineraries across Xinjiang — English-speaking guides, private vehicles and hand-picked hotels throughout. Tell us your dates, pace and interests and we will build a route around them, or customise any existing itinerary.

Best time to visit: June – September; September – October for Kanas autumn colour

Kashgar: Id Kah Mosque, Sunday bazaar, old town lanes, Xiangfei Tomb

Turpan: Jiaohe and Gaochang ruins, Flaming Mountains, grape valleys, karez wells

Kanas: Kanas Lake, Tuwa villages, autumn birch and larch forest

Ili: Kalajun grassland, Tekes Bagua City, apricot valleys in spring