Xinjiang Attractions

Buy authentic Kashgar carpets with our 2024 guide. Learn where to shop, how to identify quality, bargain tips, and how to ship rugs home from Xinjiang.

Visit Apak Khoja Mausoleum in Kashgar with our complete 2024 guide. Learn about opening hours, entrance fees, history, dress code, and nearby attractions.

Visit Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar with our complete 2024 guide. Learn about opening hours, entrance fees, dress code, visitor etiquette, and nearby attractions.

Discover Kashgar Sunday Market with our complete 2024 guide. Learn when to go, what to buy, where to eat, and how to bargain. Plan your perfect visit to…

Torugart Pass into Kyrgyzstan is one of Asia’s hardest borders. Permit and transfer requirements, opening days, costs and why you cannot just turn up.

Kashgar Sunday Market guide: the livestock bazaar versus the daily grand bazaar, timings, how to get there, and what a first-time visitor should expect.

Muztagh Ata and K2 trekking from Xinjiang: route realities, permits, guide requirements, acclimatisation and the honest difficulty of each approach.

Tashkurgan travel guide for the Pamir Plateau: border permits, the Stone Fortress and wetlands, altitude, buses from Kashgar and where to stay.

Jiaohe Ancient City is walked, not just seen. This on-site guide traces the avenues, temples, and cliff edges of the 2,000-year-old Turpan earthen ruins.

Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves near Turpan: which caves are open, the murals removed a century ago, entry fees and pairing with the Flaming Mountains.