Month: July 2017

This was our first trip to western China. Our package per our request included airport to hotel and hotel to airport transportation and two day trips around Urumqi, including Heavenly Lake. We (a family of four) flew from Astana, Kazakhstan to Urumqi. A gentleman driver was waiting for us at the arrival point, holding a sign with our name as we requested. The same gentleman took as back to the airport 3 days later. The local, Uyghur guide for our day trips arrived at our hotel on time with the driver and the vehicle, which was a medium size SUV with AC and comfortable seats. The guide was very knowledgeable, congenial and respectful, and he spoke not only near perfect English but also Turkish. So, we went back and forth between English and Turkish, and experienced no communication issues.

The highlights of our local trips were spectacular waterfalls, the Heavenly Lake and surrounding forests and hills, hiking around the lake and lunch in a Kazakh yurt. It was also great to see the countryside and life in villages. The only negative was lack of restroom and related facilities along highways and roads we traveled before we reached our destination, which is a major problem in the Central Asia region. At a moment when most of us were getting desperate and contemplating to use the natural roadside facilities, our tour guide sweet-talked with policemen at a police station near the road, and they allowed us to use their restroom. In sum, we would definitely use Xinjiang Travel again and recommend it to everyone who is interested in visiting the Xinjiang province and sightseeing in and around Urumqi.

Asim E from US! (Original Source of review is Xinjiang Travel TA listing)

We had the fantastic journey from Kashgar to Tashkurgan organized by Kashgar Guide. Karakoram Highway, Corner Lake, Karakul Lake, all the fantastic mountain views and landscapes were the real highlight of our 2 days spent there. The travel plan was very flexible, we were stopping everywhere, where we found some interesting landscape, the driver and our guide were always very friendly. On top of this they helped us with hotel booking in Kashgar, with car booking in Kuqa. We had a fantastic time in a fantastic place – lovely Xinjiang.

Jarowlaw B from Beijing! (Original source is Kashgar Guide Trip Advisor Listing)