Day 9: TURPAN

Gaochang Ruins – Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves – Astana Tombs – Jiaohe Ruins

Arrival at the station and transfer to the hotel.

Breakfast, followed by an excursion to the Gaochang ruins, an ancient city founded in the 1st century BC at the foot of the Flaming Mountains.

Visit to the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, carved between the 6th and 14th centuries.

Tour of the Astana Tombs, some of which house mummies.

Visit the Jiaohe ruins, an ancient fortified city built on a rocky islet between two rivers.

Lunch en route, dinner and overnight at the hotel.