16 Days Northern Xinjiang Travel

Urumqi Arrival

Arrival in
Urumqi
, our guide will greet you at the airport and transfer to hotel. Urumqi is the capital of the
Xinjiang
Uighur Autonomous Region, the farthest city from the ocean. It is Mongolian for ‘beautiful farm’. Our bilingual tour guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.

Traffic:
Car

Hotel:
Overnight in Urumqi

Altitude:
836m

Visit Jiangbulake, then drive to Fukang (430kms)

After breakfast, start the trip off with the 3hours driving to beautiful
Jiangbulake scenic area
. After enjoying the scenery and taking some nice photos, we will head to Fukang with about 2 hours driving. Have a good rest.

Traffic:
Car (430kms)

Hotel:
Overnight in Fukang

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
577m

Jiangbulake

Jiangbulake

Visit Heavenly Lake, then drive to Fuyun (420kms)

Morning your driver will pick you up from your hotel. Then driving to visit the
Heavenly Lake
, a picturesque Alpine lake, 2000m up in the Tianshan mountain range. Heavenly Lake is a long and narrow gourd-shaped moraine lake, 3400 meters long, about 1500 meters wide, 105 meters at the deepest point, with an average depth of 40 meters, covering an area of about 5.9 square kilometers. There are eig

Visit Keketuohai National Geological Park, then drive to Burqin (300kms)

Throw yourself into visiting
Keketuohai National Geological Park
this morning. Keketuohai National Geological Park is famous for its mines and deposits sites. You will be amazed by the natural scenery consisting of valleys, rivers and mine pit. 

Thereafter, drive to Burqin for 3.5hrs, check in the hotel and have a good rest.

Traffic:
Car (300kms)

Hotel:
Overnight in Burqin

Meals:

Drive to Hemu,then Visit Hemu Village (170kms)

After breakfast, we’ll take the coach to
Hemu village
, which is also known as the first village in China, the Scenic Spot is located in Burqin County, Altay District, about 30 kilometres east of Kanas Lake. It is an exquisite and unique wooden house village with a small bridge and magnificent scenery. Meanwhile, you can also experience the unique lifestyle of Tuvas, which is quite worth to visit

Drive to Kanas, Visit the stunning Kanas Lake (70kms)

Your guide and driver will pick you up in the morning, and then drive along the mountain road to
Kanas Nature Reserve
, China’s only European-like ecological site that has been awarded the title of the “Pure Land of the World” due to its unspoiled natural scenery. En-route, visit 
Kanas Lake
. Upon arrival change the shuttle bus to the inside of the Reserve to enjoy the beautiful scenery, head to

Visit Kanas Nature Reserve, then drive to Burqin (180kms)

Today we will still enjoy the scenery of
Kanas Nature Reserve
, It is the most beautiful mountain lake you have never seen. The lake takes on different colors following the four seasons of the year, sometimes it’s crystal blue, sometimes it’s dark green, or even gray. Afternoon head to Burqin, enjoy the sunset of
Five-colored Beach
, Walk into the colorful Beach, you will feel as if in a dream w

Visit Urho Ghost City, Drive to Kuitun (460kms)

Enjoy the sunrise and after breakfast, travel along the Gurbantunggut Desert to the 
Urho Ghost City
, one of the famous yardang landform in China, caused by strong howling wind and erosion. The various strange shapes formed by the wind erosion make you connect them with pagodas, temples, animals, etc.

Traffic:
Car (460kms)

Hotel:
Overnight in Kuitun

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
486m

Drive to Yining, Passing by Sayram Lake (450kms)

Enjoy your breakfast the hotel, on the way travel to
Anjihai Grand Canyon
,
which is called the paradise of the photographer. Anjihai River is originated in Tianshan Mountain, through many years of scouring, in the vicinity of Tungut, it was formed a huge alluvial fan under the Northern slope of Tianshan Mountain. The scale of the river valley alluvial fan is quite magnificent, to the north open

Drive to Tekes, Visit Kalajun Prairie (130kms)

This morning, you will start your journey from the ingenious
Kalajun Prairie
, which is as beautiful as in a poem or a picture. There are springs densely distributed here. The ideal place for people of the pasture to exchange materials and hold cultural activities. Kalajun, in Kazak, means “a dark wilderness”. For generations, people on the grassland have lived a simple nomadic life. The traditio

Drive to Naraty, Visit Naraty Grassland (280kms)

After breakfast,we will drive you to
Naraty Grassland
.The famous pasture has been famous pasture land ever since the ancient times,and there are wide river valley,high mountains,the crisscrossed deep gores,the flourishing foreset and open grassland.

After visiting Naraty Grassland,you will be transferred to hotel for rest.

Traffic:
Car (280kms)

Hotel:
Overnight in Naraty

Meals:
Bre

Visit Naraty Grassland, then drive to Yining (260kms)

Get up early this morning continue to see a typical river bed grassland—
Naraty Grassland
, one of four famous grassland in the world.

Prairie is as beautiful as in a poem or a picture. There are springs densely distributed here. Every year, from May to September, with flowers all blossoming out here and numerous herds gathering around, a great number of tourists domestic and abroad are attrac

Drive back to Urumqi (700kms)

Today we will be driving back to Urumqi, enjoy the scenery on the way. Upon arrival, transfer you to the downtown hotel and check in. Spend your rest of day at leisure.

Traffic:
Car (700kms)

Hotel:
Overnight in Urumqi

Meals:
Breakfast

Altitude:
836m

Urumqi

Urumqi

Drive to Turpan, Turpan City Tour (200kms)

In the morning, After that, Start the trip off with the 3hours driving to Turpan, passing by
 Salt Lake
and the
wind power station
which is the largest one in Asia spreading at the foot of Tianshan Mountain. Following glimpse of Salt Lake in Dabancheng. We’ll be amazed by the histroical sites and oasis land of Turpan. A must and first visit is the oldest Uighur village
Tuyoq Village
located i

Visit Karez Well and Sugong Minaret, then drive back to Urumqi (200kms)

Today you will have a full day to explore this fertile oasis. Pay a visit to 
Karez Well irrigation system
that produce the best melons and grapes in China. Following is the visiting to 
Sugong Minaret
, a conduit for cultural exchange between different ethnic and religious groups. 

Having lunch in the local restaurant, Say goodbye to this amazing town, we will drive back to Urumqi. The rest of