Kucha Grand Canyon & Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves Travel Guide

How to get there Method 1: Self-driving, a must-pass on the Duku Highway Method 2: Join a tour group, there are one-day tours departing from Kucha, costing 300 yuan per person, including the entrance fee Method 3: Hire a taxi in Kucha, the cost is 300 yuan per day, plus a round-trip toll fee of 40, totaling 340 yuan per day. It's more cost-effective to share a car with more people, and the key is you can stop at will. Method 4: Share a ride from the bus station, depending on the time of day, there may be cars available during the peak season, but not in the off-season. The vehicles are mainly minibuses going to nearby mines, costing about 35 yuan per person one way About the attractions Grand Canyon entrance fee is 40 yuan per person, the visiting time is 2-3 hours, it's very photogenic on sunny days, quite stunning, and it's cooler inside the canyon, so bring an extra piece of clothing, The entrance fee for the Thousand Buddha Caves is 70 yuan per person, worth visiting if you're interested in Buddhist history, but just for the scenery, it's average~ About the internet-famous check-in spots 1 Departing from Kucha towards the Grand Canyon, about 4 kilometers from the Grand Canyon, is the Red Mountain Stone Forest, which now has a photo spot set up, very convenient, but the train arrival time is uncertain, you can try your luck and wait 2 The Wave Road, after visiting the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, you will encounter it on the way from Baicheng to Kucha, the terrain beside the road shaped like ingots is the Wave Road 3 The end of the Duku Highway monument, about 15 kilometers before reaching Kucha, there's a Golden Mountain check-in spot, the monument is inside About sun protection and moisturizing Kucha is very hot in April, and there will be dust falling from the sky, so hats, masks, and sunscreen are essential, but it's very cool under the trees, moisturizing is necessary as the air is quite dry About food The road is mostly uninhabited, with not much to eat, there are 2 small restaurants in the Grand Canyon, none in the Thousand Buddha Caves, it's advised to prepare some dry food in advance~ About road conditions Roads are under construction, there will be speed limits and alternating one-way traffic, yielding usually starts from 30-45 minutes, and there's a lot of dust and sand on the road, so don't think about washing your car~