Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Province Travel Forum

We will arrived in july 24 in Kashgar with a group of tourist for a silk
road trip around taklamakan (camping accomodation). Do you think if there is somes possibilities to rent (or to buy) sleeping bag and mattress, in Kashgar or other location?
Thanks in advance
Gy

Hi

got a question concerning the still missing piece in my routing through china. would like to get from urumqi to Golmud, and wondering if there are busses running or trains even,even a flight would be fine. problem is that in my China travel guide it doesnt really come up with any fancy connection.
If anyone knows any alternative way to get there, like hitchhiking on a truck, and knows roughly how long thats gonna take, iŽd be fine with that as well.

Thanks for any info
Philipp

I'm considering moving to Urumqi (from Austin, Texas) and would like to know if there are any grappling clubs or classes in Urumqi. I am a BJJ blue belt and would like to continue my training in at least some way once I get there.

Does anyone know if there are grappling schools in the area?

Thanks,
Jon Shoemaker

We will be in Kashgar from 13th October this year and don't need to be in Shanghai until the 20th so we would like to do at least an overnight stay at Karakul Lake. Is this something we would do on our own from Kashgar using local transport or would we hire a guide. What about Shipton's Arch is this something worth a visit, also. Any other suggestions.

Hi
I plan to tour Kashgar and Ta county before November 30, is it a right time to go there? or is it too cold to travel?I will set out Korla. Thank you!

I Planning to go to Kashgar tourism ~ you know the best hotel in kashgar?

Can anyone recommend Uyghur translators (Uyghur to English) in Xinjiang? Could be in Urumqi or other places. Would take the translator along with us for a trip in Xinjiang.

Please help me! Who can tell me, where this pic was taken? I urgently need the name and place of this lovely mosque! Thank you!

Please see the pic on my %L[http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/28e47/5a8/]Xinjiang-page%L*

Need help please. Can somebody help me on how to get flights from Manila (Philippines) to Yiwu? I am having a hard time looking up on chinese airline websites coz I can't understand the characters. My colleagues plan to go there on August 8.

Thanks in advance!

I plan to visit Kashgar Oct 13, which is the day after ramadan(fasting). Anyone know if the tourist attractions will be closed and the Sunday market (14 Oct) be open?

Thanks....

I would like to know where I could possibly purchase any small but yet also playable (ie not just for show) Uyghur musical instrument in Xinjiang, and approximately how much it would cost. Not picky about what kind of instrument it is as long as it's a plucked-string instrument. I guess Kashgar might be the best/easiest place, but any leads for anywhere in Xinjiang would be helpful.

Our current route is approximately Xining -- Huatugou -- Charklik (Ruoqiang) -- Hotan -- Karghilik (Yecheng) -- Yarkand (Shache) -- Kashgar -- Karakul -- Tashkurgan -- Kashgar -- Kuqa -- Yining (Sayram Lake) -- Bu'erjin -- Hanas Lake -- Tian Chi -- Urumqi -- Turpan -- Dunhuang -- Lanzhou. We're travelling in the month of July.

Does anyone have any personal recommendations for accommodation in any of these destinations? We could spend up to 200 RMB/night for a twin with ensuite, but of course trying to keep it way below that for most of the time. A standard of 100 RMB/night should be quite sufficient. To clarify, I have Lonely Planet 2005, Lonely Planet 2007 as well as Rough Guide 2005, and have looked through them. Guidebooks don't really have ALL the information, so personal recommendations would be very much appreciated. We already have a place to stay in Xining.

If you have the address and phone number that'd be enough, no particular need for email addresses! Thanks in advance. :)

How do you get to the place near Urumqi which's the centre of Euro-Asia? Lonely Planet 2005 doesn't have a clue.

What are the chances of finding a way to move on from Huatugou to Charklik (Ruoqiang) within 1 day? Whether it be 4WD, truck, taxi... whatever kind of vehicle, we don't care.

Has anyone got any contacts for this route? Phone numbers, emails, whatever.

We'll be travelling in early July, and I speak Chinese at a native level.

We're starting in Xining on 1/7 and have to be back in Lanzhou to catch a train by noon 25/7. Our route is approximately Xining -- Huatugou -- Charklik (Ruoqiang) -- Hotan -- Karghilik (Yecheng) -- Yarkand (Shache) -- Kashgar -- Karakul -- Tashkurgan -- Kashgar -- Yining (Sayram Lake) -- Bu'erjin -- Hanas Lake -- Tian Chi -- Urumqi -- Turpan -- Dunhuang -- Lanzhou.

On our present itinerary, we seem to have a total of 5 lakes: Qinghai Lake (Xining), Karakul Lake (KKH), Sayram Lake (Yining/Yili), Hanas Lake (northern Xinjiang) and Tian Chi (Urumqi).

How many days is needed for each? I don't think we need to see all 5?! Which ones should we drop? Mainly looking to take nice photos.

Would it be a huge pity to miss any of the 3 destinations listed in the subject line of this post?

We're starting in Xining on 1/7 and have to be back in Lanzhou to catch a train by noon 25/7. Our route is approximately Xining -- Huatugou -- Charklik (Ruoqiang) -- Hotan -- Karghilik (Yecheng) -- Yarkand (Shache) -- Kashgar -- Karakul -- Tashkurgan -- Kashgar -- Yining (Sayram Lake) -- Bu'erjin -- Hanas Lake -- Tian Chi -- Urumqi -- Turpan -- Dunhuang -- Lanzhou.

My travel companion is adamant that bazaars in Kashgar and Hotan will be disappointing. I beg to disagree based on my own reading of guidebooks and various forums. However he's really not convinced. He's also very insistent on skipping Turpan as he thinks we lack time.

Could anyone please recommend reputable, reliable travel agencies in Urumqi?

My husband and I would be interested in the Silk route but have no idea where to start.? We would prefer 9 to 10 days duration for the tour because we plan to fly to Japan for another extend 4 days before flying home.
This is in the planning stage and would probably do in 2009.

I have other trips to China on my mind but will discuss later.

Thanks

Hi,
We will be traveling by bus from Almaty to Yining. We are trying to find out some information about the tickets and the route:

(1) do you know if there is a daily bus from Almaty to Yining?
(2) do you know if we can get tickets the day of the trip, or the day before, or do we need to make advance reservations and/or purchase?
(3) we recently learned that the bus will go through Khorgos. Do you know if this means we have to change in Khorgos? Do you know if there is also (or instead) a direct bus to Yining?

Thank you very much!
Dean

Hi All,

I have another question. Will I be able to wear shorts or sleeveless tops in the Xinjiang region? I will be going in July and I expect some areas to be quite hot. Or is it more advisable to wear jeans and t-shirt to seem more respectful to the local culture? Thanks a million!

Peggy

Hi all,

My friend and I are planning to take a trip from Beijing to Xi'an to Xinjiang. We haven't decided which area in particular yet. We are not planning to go with a tour and we want to backpack on our own.

How safe is it to travel around Xinjiang with just the 2 of us? Do tourists get attacked in that region?

I am planning to enter China from Pakistan via the Karakoram Highway. I would like to apply for a 3 month visa to China. Should I apply for it at the Chinese embassy in Islamabad or can I apply for it upon entry at the Chinese border? Thanks!

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Hey everyone,
Does anybody know a Mandarin (or English) to Uyghur language translator in Kashgar? I'll be there with a group of colleagues this summer and we're looking for a translator who would be able to accompany us for a few days while we're in Kashgar. Thanks!

Hi

Sorry, I meant hotel nearest to Urumqi Airport.

Thanks

Hi

Can anybody tell me what are the hotels nearest to the urumqi hotel, if possible, walkiing distant.

Thanks.

Hello,

Does anyone know when/how often the bus leaves for Osh, Kyrzgyzstan via the Torugart pass ?

George

Hi everybody,
Several university friends and I will be traveling to Xinjiang this july on a research grant and we are looking for a decent place to stay in kashgar for about a week. Does anybody have ang reccommendations? We are a group of 6 American, Canadian and Singaporean classmates and half of us are of Han background and are thus a bit nervious to be traveling in Xinjiang if you know what i mean. Can abybody suggest a nice, inexpensive, safe place in kashgar with hot showers and clean rooms? as of now our budget is a bit flexible, but 70-100 RMB for a double room is what we're looking for. Thanks

Can anybody tell me more about the small town of Yili not far from Sailim Lake??

Thank you!

Has anyone made the trip from Golmud (Qinghai Sheng, Ge'ermu) to Hotan (Xinjiang Zizhiqu, Hetian)? If so how did you do it, I plan on taking this route in July and have really no idea on how to go about doing it. My travel buddies and I all speak fluent Mandarin if that helps. Any info would be much appreciated! Thanks!

I'm moving to urumqi to live and work, and I'm little bit worry about the language and what i can do by myself. There is any nice place to go in urumqi?