Private Day Trip to Turpan from Urumqi including Bezklik Grottoes and Karez System
Discover the best of Turpan with a local experience.
About this activity
<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">At 8:30am, your guide will pick you up in the lobby of your centrally located hotel in Urumqi. Then, you will take a 3-hour ride in a private vehicle from Urumqi to Turpan. On the way, you will see windmill farms, saltwater lakes, and valley of Tianshan. After arriving in Turpan, visit <a href="https://www.silkroadtrips.com/turpan/attraction/bezklik-grottos-in-turpan.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bezklik Thousand Buddha Caves</a>, which is an abandoned site keeping the ruin of fresco and statues from 15th century.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Afterwards, you will go to ancient <a href="https://www.silkroadtrips.com/turpan/attraction/ancient-city-of-gaochang.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">city ruin of Gaochang</a> which was one of the most renowned kingdom along the Silk Road in the history. You can wander around to visit temples, stupas, city walls...etc among the ruin.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Lunch will be provided in the local restaurant. Next, you will go to <a href="https://www.silkroadtrips.com/turpan/attraction/emin-minaret.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Emin Minaret</a> that was built in 1777AD with a typical Uyghur architectural style.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Later, before you head back to Urumqi, you will learn why Turpan could sustain itself in long history by visiting the <a href="https://www.silkroadtrips.com/turpan/attraction/karez-system.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Karez Irrigation System</a>. After the irrigation system visit, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Urumqi where this wonderful day trip concludes.</p>