Day 01 (Monday) 08.25 am. Arrival in Almaty, transfer to Hotel, free time till lunch, after lunch city tour with visiting of Central museum of history, Panfilov memorial park, Zenkov cathedral , memorial complex, central square, monument of independence etc. Excursion to the mountain area, visit of Medeo ice-skating rink,1691m, ski-resort “Chymbulak” 2200-2800 Dinner in jurt complex-“Kazakh Aul”,tasting of national cuisine.

Day 02 (Tuesday) Excursion to the Great Almaty lake, 2500m, lunch, excursion to the falconry, show with hunting birds. Free time. Dinner.
2250- Departure by train to Urumqi (China. Duration: 32 hours)

Day 03 (Wednesday) - train

Day 04 (Thursday) Arrive at Urumqi at 0700 am. City tour, museum of history of Xinjiang. Red Hill, night bazaar.

Day 05 (Friday)-Transfer to Turfan. Excursion to Gaochang ancient city ruin which was in the age of Tang Dynasty, then to visit Astana Tombs under ground, where you may not only see the well protected mummies but also some splendid frescoes in these tombs which age have been more than 1400 years old. Visit to the famous Buddha caves, hike on the famous Flaming Mountains. At lunch time, do visit the beautiful Grape Valleys. Have a local testy lunch in a restaurant under the grape vines. After your lunch, keep your visiting to the Imi Tower Mosque, Turfan Historical Museum, visit another ancient city ruin which named Jiaohe, the same age with the Gaochang, then visit Karan Well, a kind of Irrigation system under ground, built in ancient time, which seems like a Man-made Grand Canal, linking water from Tianshan Mountains to irrigate farm land in this area.

Day 06 (Saturday) Free time in the morning and leave for Turfan Railway
Station in order to catch up your train K886 at 13:27 PM and leave for
Kashgar. Over night on your train;

Day 07 (Sunday) Arrival in Kashgar at 11:10 AM, Sunday is bazaar day in Kashgar, site of perhaps the largest and longest running bazaar in Central Asia. As many as 100,000 people come in from surrounding areas to buy and sell animals and goods. There are separate areas for animals, furniture, fabric, clothing, shish kebobs, shaves with a straight razor (including scalp), fruits and vegetables, and much more. In the animal bazaar care needs to be exhibited as horses and donkeys are being "test-driven". Also in the animal bazaar you can find cattle, sheep, goats, and camels - all in a fairly small, walled-in area. When you are in the midst of all this, you may feel like you have stepped back in time several hundred years. Sunday bazaar is now split in two parts with the main bazaar in East Kashgar city and the animal bazaar which is out of town about 3km.

Day 08 (Monday) Drive by an air-conditioned bus to climb up to the Chinese Pamir along the famous Karakorum Highway until arriving at the beautiful Karakul Lake. After lunch in the yurt restaurant by the lake, set up of camping site and to do some hiking and exploring for acclimatization training. Camp for night. Distance - 200 km from Kashgar;

Day 09 (Tuesday) Trekking with camels and move to Kuqikaqi.
Distance today by walk is about 13 km. The average altitude here is about
3600 m above sea level. Camp for night at Kuqikaqi;

Day 10 (Wednesday) Trekking back to the main road and transfer by bus back to Kashgar. Over night in the same hotel;

Day 11 (Thursday) Kashgar-Urumqi-flight, afternoon flight to Almaty.Arrival in Almaty,Hotel accommodation.

Day 12 (Friday) - flight ay 1315-1740 KC 621/921 to FRA