Precautions, important things to read 3 times:
Important Note 1: This itinerary requires a border pass before you can go there. Tourists with Xinjiang household registration must complete the application in advance at the place of household registration before they can travel. Non-Xinjiang household registration tourists can apply in advance at the place of household registration or go to Kashgar on the same day as the group.
Group members who have already applied for the (Tashkurgan) border pass by themselves, please keep it safe and carry it with you along with the original ID card within the validity period. If you lose or do not bring the pass, you cannot reissue it in Kashgar, which will eventually lead to the failure of the itinerary. bear!
Important note 2: The Pamirs belong to the plateau area, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters. The conditions along the way are relatively difficult. At the same time, there will be corresponding altitude sickness, heart disease, asthma, cerebral hemorrhage, high blood pressure, emphysema, etc. Diseases are not suitable for traveling in plateau anoxic climate conditions, so it is not recommended to go there!
Important Note 3: Temporarily unable to receive Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign guests, please understand!
Main check-in attractions:
1. Karakoram Highway: The Karakoram Highway, also known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is a China-Pakistan highway with a total length of 1,032 kilometers. There are 416 kilometers in China and 616 kilometers in Pakistan; the lowest altitude of the entire road in China is 1,154 meters. The high altitude is 4733 meters, and it has been rated as one of the "Top Ten Dangerous Roads in the World". Our itinerary is the Kashi-Kalakule Lake section (198 kilometers one way)!
2. Baisha Mountain and Baisha Lake: Baisha Mountain is composed of more than ten hills, large and small, with a relative height of more than 100 meters and winding for more than ten kilometers. Seen from a distance, against the backdrop of the green hills in the distance and the nearby green grass, some Baisha Mountains look like Egyptian pyramids, some look like sharp-edged European-style buildings, and some look like a silver dragon lying quietly in the rippling blue waves. the sea. The sand mountain is silvery white, and the silvery white fine sand is white and soft, like white silk. The silver fine sand is white and soft, like a baby's skin, which is so exciting that you can't bear to step down. The snow-capped mountains in the distance reflect the Baisha Lake, and the grass plants beside the Baisha Lake reflect the Baisha Mountain. The two sand lakes are like a pair of charming eyes looking at the people coming.
3. Karakul Lake: It is located next to National Highway 314. Whether it is going up the Pamirs from Kashgar or going down the plateau from Taxkorgan, it passes here at noon. The lake covers an area of 10 square kilometers. It is a plateau lake with an altitude of 3,600 meters. It is named Karakule because of its deep and gloomy water. There are no living things in the lake, especially the changes in the lake water. It is usually as clean as a mirror. When the sky is dark, the sky is full of lightning and thunder, the lake water will magically turn black and become a veritable black water lake. When the sun rises in the morning, the lake water is sometimes blue, sometimes light yellow, and sometimes orange, constantly changing, giving people the feeling of being in a fairyland. Legend has it that There are water monsters, but it is still an unsolved mystery, which is very attractive to scientific research and exploration!
4. Muztag Peak: Muztag Peak is located at 75.1 degrees east longitude and 38.3 degrees north latitude, at the junction of Akto County and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It is one of the three peaks in the East Pamirs . It is 7509 meters above sea level (7546 meters above sea level is often said in mountaineering circles). Because of its majestic momentum and eternal ice and snow, the local people call it "the father of icebergs". Mount Muztaq is more than 1,800 meters higher than Mount Elbrus in Europe. It has attracted many foreign mountaineers for decades. To the north of Muztag Peak, there are Gongger Peak (7649 meters above sea level) and Gongger Jiubie Peak (7530 meters above sea level). Gongger Peak is the highest peak in the Kunlun Mountains. Erjiubie Peak is the second highest peak in the Kunlun Mountains. The tops of the two peaks are covered with snow all the year round. There are glaciers hanging between the mountains, like silver waterfalls flying straight down, and Sulian flowing with the wind.
5. Kashgar urban area: There is an open AAAAA Kashgar ancient city scenic spot, where you can walk through the streets and alleys of the ancient city, and feel the different western customs; Id Kah Mosque—the mosque with the largest scale in the country; Xiangfei Garden—— This is the hometown of Xiangfei, feel the folk culture of the Western Regions;
