2-Day Turpan Standard Tour

- Buddhist Bezelkik Caves / Flaming Mountains

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: Buddhist Bezelkik Caves, Flaming Mountains. Turpan, located some 180 KM southeast of Urumqi in the east part of Xinjiang Province, is one of the few basin areas below the sea level in the world. This relatively small and economically unimportant place has blossomed in recent years, attracting numerous travelers, who come here to sample the easy going pace of life and to see the desert.Nowadyas, more and more foreigners are intrested in taking Turpan tour to see the unique sceneries and experience the minority culture there. As a reliable famous travel agency in China, we will be very gald to help you if you want to take this two days tour itinerary to Turpan below.
Availability: All year round.    Daily Pick-up Point & Time: Hotel, 8:30am.    Daily Finishing Point & Time: Hotel, 5:00pm.   Duration: 2 Days.

Tour Itinerary: (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch)
Day 01: Arrive in Turpan
Upon your arrival inTurpan our dedicated tour guide will meet you at the airport and drive you to your hotel. The rest of the day will be yours to rest in the hotel or explore the city on your own.
Hotel: Turpan Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 02: Depart from Turpan (B/L)
Today, you will first visit the Buddhist Bezelkik Caves. These are some of the most important Buddhist grottoes in China. Afterwards, you will visit the Flaming Mountains, which are made up of red sandstone. After lunch, you will visit the famous Ancient Ruined City of Jiaohe, an important garrison for this region of China during the Western Han and Tang Dynasties. It is the largest, oldest and best preserved ancient city in China. Afterwards, you will be transferred to your next destination.
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Attraction Description:
Buddhist Bezelkik Caves The Bizaklik Caves were created during the ancient Huihu State and the inscriptions in the caves are written in Uigar, Chinese and other languages. There are several caves that have hundreds of murals; however, the murals have been destroyed several times by different groups of people or periods: vandals, religious clashes and foreign explorers. Yet, there are still several caves left that show the beauty and originality of the murals…
Flaming Mountains In the best-known Chinese novel "Journey to the West", the Flaming Hill in the novel is the mountain fill with different evil characters who fight with the high monk Tang and his three disciples. Well, it dose exist in the reality. Located on the northern edge of the Turpan Basin, Flaming Hill is about 10 kilometers east of downtown Turpan, covering about 100 km (62miles) from east to west …