12-hour Turpan historical day tour with the desert
This route mainly focuses on the main historical sites and the spectacular desert.
Itinerary:
hotel-Flaming Mountain (30 minutes drive)-Flaming mountain canyon (10 minutes drive)-Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves (5 minutes drive)-dine in a local town (15 minutes drive) - Gaochang Ruins (10 minutes drive)-Tuyuk Village&Tuyuk; Grattoes (20 minutes drive)-Tuyuk Canyon (10 minutes drive)-Kumtag desert ( 60 minutes drive) - back to hotel (1.5 hrs)
This route totally takes about 10`12 hrs, it's possible to skip places that you are not interested in, and you can decide how long to stay at each attraction. but for your reference I've listed the suggested time to spend at each attraction.
- Flaming Mountain - (30 minutes)
- Flaming mountain canyon - (10 minutes)
- Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves - (one hour)
- Dine in a local town - (30 minutes)
- Gaochang Ruins - (1~2 hrs)
- Tuyuk Village&Tuyuk; Grattoes - (2 hrs)
- Tuyuk Canyon - (10 minutes)
- Kumtag desert - (1`2 hrs)
You are also free to pick up the places and organize a new tour.
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