Xiata Tourist Area

But if you don't want to go to Xinjiang in winter, then you definitely shouldn't miss it in summer! 😍 Visiting Yili after April is simply a divine level of beauty! The ice and snow melt away, the grass and spruce are dripping with greenery😀, passing through snow-capped mountains, steep ridges, and meadows, you can also see the adorable flocks of sheep🐏. The little houses on the green slopes and the clouds in the sky☁ make you feel like you're in a fairy tale world. The most beautiful season of the Yili grassland has arrived, come and feel it! 👣 ✅Must-see attractions in Yili: 🌲Shata Tourist Area: The dreamy staircase to the snow mountains. 🌲Zhao Su·Yili: A beautiful two-dimensional fairy tale world. 🌲Tianma Yuhe: The homeland of the heavenly horses. 🌲Kalajun Scenic Area: Here is the summer of Miyazaki's manga. 🌲Qiongkushitai: The village from the fairy tales. 🌲Narati Grassland: Stroll through the endless sea of flowers on the aerial grassland. 🌲Sailimu Lake: The last tear of the Atlantic. 🌲Lavender Manor: The Eastern Provence, encounter the purple romance. 8-day tour itinerary recommendation for Yili: 👇👇 🔷Day 1: Urumqi→Pick up from the airport 🔷Day 2: Urumqi→Sailimu Lake→Lavender Farm→Yining 🔷Day 3: Yining→Shata→Zhao Su Wetland Park→Zhao Su 🔷Day 4: Zhao Su→Qiongkushitai→Tekes 🔷Day 5: Tekes→Kalajun→Xinyuan/Narati 🔷Day 6: Xinyuan/Narati→Narati Aerial Grassland→Bayinbuluke 🔷Day 7: Bayinbuluke→Duku Highway→Tangbula Hundred Mile Gallery→Urumqi 🔷Day 8: Urumqi→Send off to the airport Xinjiang food recommendations: 🔴Xinjiang's internet-famous big plate chicken, Xinjiang barbecue, roasted buns...😍

Some say🌈 when nature is biased enough, it forgets balance and puts all the 'stunning beauty' into the same painting~ This is the true portrayal of the beauty of Yili!! Highly recommend to friends who don't know where to go for May Day~ Snow mountains, lakes, Gobi, canyons, sea of flowers, grasslands, forests, everything you want is here, plus a 7-day travel itinerary oh~~ . 🎯Itinerary Highlights ✔️7-day in-depth experience of Yili's popular + niche attractions ✔️Self-drive around Sayram Lake with ample playtime ✔️Free and comfortable itinerary, reasonable planning with stops at will . 🎨Essential Attractions Guozigou Bridge: The towering bridge spans between the blue sky and white clouds, heading north to Sayram Lake, south to the Ili River Valley, with canyons filled with characteristic fruit trees such as apples, walnuts, and apricots Tips: Open all day for free💰, note that parking on the bridge is not allowed, it is recommended to bring a drone for shooting📸 . Sayram Lake: The blue of the plateau lake sets off the colorful prairie flower sea, with the distant snow mountains winding and long, the clear lake water reflecting the playful swans, making this place full of infinite vitality Tips: Enter the scenic area from the east gate and play counterclockwise, there are accommodations near the south gate closer to the popular S Bay . Xia Ta: Snow mountains and glaciers blend with forests and grass seas, the landscape is rich in layers, it is the grassland landscape closest to the snow mountains in the Yili area, and also a holy land for hiking enthusiasts Tips: Plan to ride horses, it is recommended to book early or queue; the last interval car down the mountain departs at 8 pm🚋 . Tangbula Hundred Mile Gallery: 'Natural long scroll, hundred-mile gallery', Fairy Lake set against the green sea of grass, wildflowers blooming everywhere🌸 surrounded by lush forests, a little-known fairyland Tips: No🎫 but not many accommodations around, walking is tiring, it is recommended to ride horses or bicycles . Kuerdening: Hike through dense spruce forests and vast grasslands, check in at the real-life movie scene in the log cabin🏠, comparable to the dreamy grasslands of Switzerland Tips: No need to buy tickets in advance, you can buy tickets on-site📱, the price for horse riding in the scenic area is about 80/h . Qiongkushitai: Comic-like blue sky and white clouds☁️, green grasslands dotted with fresh flowers, cattle and sheep freely wandering on the slopes, fully enjoy the pure beauty of nature Tips: The road conditions behind the mountain are not very good, you can prepare motion sickness pills💊 just in case . 🚘Itinerary D1⃣️Urumqi - Sayram Lake - Guozigou Bridge - Yining D2⃣️Yining - Xiatage Ancient Trail - Zhaosu D3⃣️Zhaosu - Qiongkushitai - Tekes D4⃣️Tekes - Qiaxi Grassland - Kuerdening - Xinyuan D5⃣️Xinyuan - Narat Grassland - Narat D6⃣️Narat - Tangbula Hundred Mile Gallery - Mengketi Scenic Area - Northern Section of Duku Highway - Kuitun D7⃣️Kuitun - Anjihai Grand Canyon - s101 Highway Selection - Urumqi

| Unlock the spring wonderland, a summer feast of blooming flowers.🌈 After April in spring, Yili is picturesque, with winter snow melting and all things reviving. The emerald green grass complements the spruce trees, and between the mountains and ridges, the ice and snow begin to thaw. Strolling around, you can see the leisurely argali sheep herds, the tranquil cottages on the green hillsides, and the clouds in the sky. At this moment, the Yili grassland is welcoming its most beautiful season, waiting for you to explore👣. 📍Must-visit attractions in Yili: 🍃Xia Ta: The staircase to the summit of the snow mountain 🍃Zhao Su: Step into a dreamy fairy tale world 💧Tianma Yuhe: The homeland scroll of the heavenly horses 🌿Kalajun Grassland: As if you are in the summer of a Miyazaki animation 🌹Qiongkushitai: The village like a fairyland 🏞️Nalati Grassland: A walk in the endless sea of flowers on the sky grassland 💦Sayram Lake: The legend of the last tear of the Atlantic 🌸Lavender Manor: The Oriental Provence, feel the purple romance 📅Seven-day essence tour itinerary of Yili: First day: Full airport pick-up service in Urumqi Second day: Urumqi → Sayram Lake Sapphire → Lavender fields → Stay in Yining Third day: Depart from Yining → Explore Xia Ta Scenic Area → Visit Zhao Su Wetland Park → Stay in Zhao Su Fourth day: Depart from Zhao Su → Head to Qiongkushitai → Visit the Bagua City Teks Fifth day: Depart from Teks → Admire the scenery of Kalajun Grassland → Arrive at Xinyuan or Nalati Sixth day: In-depth tour of Xinyuan/Nalati → Free time on the sky grassland → Night on the Bayinbuluke Grassland Seventh day: Bayinbuluke → Legendary journey on the Duku Highway → Tangbala Hundred Mile Scenic Corridor → Return to Urumqi 🍲Xinjiang food exploration: 🔥Xinjiang big plate chicken, crispy roasted meat, delicious roasted buns 🍚: Lamb shank pilaf, oily meat with noodles, authentic hand-grabbed meat, pit-roasted lamb 🍲Warming lamb offal soup, spicy pepper chicken to stimulate the taste buds, Naan pit roasted meat for an unforgettable taste 🍜Noodle lung, rice intestine, cold skin, stir-fried rice noodles, meatball soup, and other local snacks are not to be missed

There are always some beautiful things in the world worth rushing to! This summer, let's go to Xinjiang! Visit the vast grasslands, this magical place like the Emerald City of Oz, take a rest on the grassland that feels like a green carpet for a while. As the wind blows, you feel like you're floating on the sea, reaching out as if you could touch the blue sky and white clouds, being there, you can't help but marvel at the beauty of nature. (Kanas + Yili Loop 10-Day Tour) D1: Urumqi - S21 Desert Highway - Ulungur Lake (road view) - Burqin D2: Burqin - Kanas Lake - Kanas Village D3: Kanas - Strolling through Three Bays - Hemu D4: Hemu - World Devil City - Karamay D5: Karamay - Sayram Lake - Qingshui River D6: Qingshui River - Yining Kazanqi Folk Village - Zhaosu D7: Zhaosu - Xiatang Forest Park - Tekes Bagua City D8: Tekes - Nalati Sky Grassland - Nalati D9: Nalati - Tangbula Hundred Mile Gallery - Northern Section of Duku Highway - Kuitun D10: Kuitun - Dushanzi Grand Canyon - Urumqi

For those planning to go to Xinjiang in 2024, it's recommended to directly copy this itinerary, as this is a place where budget travel is hardly feasible—only with a sufficient budget can you truly experience its quality. How can one not like Xinjiang in the summer? With its log cabins and herds of livestock, the bursting vitality is everywhere, there's Sayram Lake surrounded by mountains, and the white yurts scattered on the grasslands with distant peaks and waters. : D1: Urumqi→→Yining D2: Yining→→Tekes D3: Tekes→→Bayanbulak Town D4: Bayanbulak Town→→Narat D5: Narat→→Urumqi

This 10-day grand loop of Northern Xinjiang Ili will take you through the Duku Highway, offering a chance to experience the grassland flower seas, 🌳 forests, and lakes. In 10 days, you'll see various landscapes and enjoy a comprehensive tour of the panoramic scenery of Northern Xinjiang, the same views but different experiences. Why we recommend this route: 5-7 July is the scenic season of the entire Northern Xinjiang Ili region, where the grasslands around the Ili River Valley are lush and green. 🌤 The climate is suitable for travel during this time. The Duku Highway is expected to open in mid-June. One must travel the Duku at least once in a lifetime to appreciate the stunning grasslands along the way. Itinerary: DAY1: Urumqi - S101 Highway - Dushanzi Grand Canyon - Kuitun DAY2: Kuitun - Sayram Lake - Lavender - Yining DAY3: Yining - Yizhao Highway - Xata Tourist Area - Zhaosu DAY4: Zhaosu - Qiongkushitai - Qiongkushitai DAY5: Qiongkushitai - Kalajun Scenic Area - Tekes DAY6: Tekes - Kuerdening Scenic Area - Xinyuan DAY7: Xinyuan - Narat Tourist Scenic Area - Narat DAY8: Narat - Southern Section of Duku Highway - Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon - Kuqa DAY9: Kuqa - Bayanbulak Grassland - Bayanbulak DAY10: Bayanbulak - Northern Section of Duku Highway - Qiaojima - Urumqi Precautions: 1: Xinjiang has a 2-hour time difference; make sure to adjust your daily routine after entering the region. 2: Xinjiang is an area with many ethnic minorities; please respect the religious customs of ethnic comrades. 3: The UV radiation in scenic areas is strong; it is recommended to wear a hat or sunscreen before going out. The temperature difference between day and night in the mountainous areas of Xinjiang is significant, so it is advisable to carry warm clothing. 4: The scenic areas are generally quite large, with shuttle buses available, and you can also ride horses, but walking is also necessary. It is recommended to wear comfortable and convenient shoes.

The best time to visit Yili is from May to June each year, when the grasslands turn green and the snow-capped mountains have not yet melted. Most importantly, it is not the peak season, so flight tickets are cheaper and the scenery is beautiful with fewer people. This 11-day in-depth tour of Yili allows you to deeply experience the beauty of Yili💗. With an average travel time of less than 4 hours, you can enjoy a relaxed and in-depth trip without rushing. - ⭕️11-Day In-Depth Yili Itinerary: D1: Yining airport pick-up - Hotel (20 minutes) D2: Yining - Visit Sayram Lake (3H) D3: Visit Sayram Lake - Guozigou Bridge - Lavender Base - Kazanqi Folk Village (3H) D4: Zhaosu - Xiatang National Park (2H) D5: Xiatang Scenic Area - Visit Qiongkushitai (5H) D6: Spend a whole day in Qiongkushitai Village D7: Qiongkushitai - Narat Valley Grassland (5.5H) D8: Spend a whole day on the Narat Sky Grassland D9: Narat - Tangbula Hundred Mile Gallery - Fairy Lake - Northern Section of Duku Highway (4H) D10: Dushanzi - Dushanzi Grand Canyon - $101 National Defense Highway - Colorful Danxia (4H) D11: Urumqi airport drop-off (20 minutes) - ⭕️Highlights: 🌲Sayram Lake: The last tear of the Atlantic, watch swans play on the lake surface 🌲Narat: One of the six most beautiful grasslands, with both the soft beauty of streams and the ruggedness of mountains 🌲Qiongkushitai: A poem written by God to the world, the starting point of the ancient Usun Road 🌲Xiatang: An undeveloped niche spot, which was a transportation station from Yili to Aksu in ancient times 🌲Tangbula Grassland: Nearly 80 kilometers long, with picturesque scenery throughout, hence known as the 'Tangbula Hundred Mile Gallery' 🌲Duku Highway: Open only for 6 months a year, experiencing all four seasons along the way, a must for self-driving - ⭕️Travel Tips: ⚠️Be sure to keep your ID card safe, there are many checkpoints and it's difficult to move around without an ID card ⚠️Long car journeys are inevitable when traveling in Xinjiang, remember not to miss the scenery along the way ⚠️Xinjiang is quite dry, sisters from the south can bring a small humidifier, drink more water and do good sun protection ⚠️Some remote mountain areas may have slightly poor signals, and navigation might lead you astray, ask locals for small directions, but rely on navigation for the main route - ⭕️Design Concept: ✔️This itinerary is personally designed by a product manager after field research, rejecting mediocre trips ✔️The product design includes many niche secret spots and treasure inns, allowing you to experience the beauty of Yili from the most comfortable perspective ✔️The itinerary may seem busy, but it is actually very relaxed, with a daily wake-up call and an average travel time of less than 4 hours ✔️Stay in luxury quality hotels throughout the trip, truly living in the scenery ✔️Equipped with a full set of outdoor gear, including a canopy and outdoor table and chair setup

There is a place where you can see grasslands, snow-capped mountains, lakes, log cabins, and golden birch forests in less than a week. Without going to Kanas, you don't know how beautiful autumn can be. The autumn in Kanas fulfills all your imaginations. Eight days and seven nights D1: Urumqi-S21 Desert Highway-Colorful Beach-Burqin Stay: Burqin County D2: Burqin-Kanas Stay: Kanas D3: Kanas-Hemu Stay: Hemu Scenic Area D4: Hemu-Devil City-Kuitun Stay: Kuitun City D5: Kuitun-Sayram Lake-Lavender Farm Yining Stay: Yining City D6: Yining-Kazanqi Folk Village-Bayinbuluk Stay: Bayin D7: Bayinbuluk-Duku Highway Midsection-Nalati Air Grassland Stay: Nalati Town D8: Nalati-Duku Highway Northern Section-Dushanzi Grand Canyon-Urumqi

Xinjiang is a place where you can discover too many unexpected beautiful sceneries and surprises, with popular attractions such as the beautiful Nalati Grassland and the Duku Highway. Of course, there are also some pristine and pure secret realms that are still in their natural state. Among the many beautiful landscapes, there are many that have not yet been developed, hidden away like private sanctuaries, bringing everyone unexpected delights. Northern Xinjiang Panoramic Loop 12-Day Tour Guide D1: Urumqi-S21 Desert Highway-Ulengut Lake-Colorful Beach-Burqin D2: Burqin-Kanas Lake Guanyu Pavilion-Stay at Jiadengyu/Kanas D3: Kanas Three Bays-Free play in Hemu Village-Hemu Scenic Area Wooden House D4: Hemu Sunrise Morning Mist-Burqin D5: Burqin-Devil City-Kuitun D6: Kuitun-Sayram Lake-Guozigou Bridge-Stay at Qingshuihe D7: Qingshuihe-Xiata-Zhaosu D8: Zhaosu-Qiongkushitai-Stay at Tekes D9: Tekes-Nalati Air River Valley Grassland-Stay at Nalati D10: Nalati-Midsection of Duku Highway-Bayin Swan Lake-Nine Curves Eighteen Bends-Bayin D11: Bayin-Duku Highway-Tangbula Grassland Hundred Mile Gallery-Dushanzi D12: Dushanzi Grand Canyon-S101 National Defense Highway-Urumqi ✅Pure play small group, travel is free and convenient, everyone is taken care of ✅Selected hotels + local drivers + brand new vehicles, butler-style service. ✅Reasonably planned routes, sufficient time for sightseeing, in-depth experience of Northern Xinjiang scenery. ✅New vehicles within 5 years, business/SUV/various models available

Stepping into Xinjiang is really like stepping into a fairy tale world. Am I a little person in Grandpa Miyazaki's animation? Hahaha, it's really beautiful. Arrive by plane🛬️ to Urumqi or Yili Yining. 🚘Rent a car or charter a car on the ground, renting a car is relatively convenient. 1⃣️:Arrive in Urumqi by plane, rent a car and stay in Kuitun. 2⃣️:Kuitun→Sailimu Lake (stay overnight to watch the sunrise and take pictures). 3⃣️:Sailimu Lake→South Exit→Guozigou Bridge→Huocheng Lavender→Stay in Yining. 4⃣️:Yining→Tekes→Qiongkushitai→Stay in Qiongkushitai. 5⃣️:Qiongkushitai is very big and beautiful, depending on personal choice, you can play for one or two days. 6⃣️:Qiongkushitai→Kalajun Grassland→Stay in Zhaosu County. 7⃣️:Zhaosu→Xia Ta Scenic Area→Stay in Tekes Bagua City. 8⃣️:Tekes→Chaxi Forest Park→Nalati. 9⃣️:Nalati→Duku Highway→Tangbula→Fairy Lake→Stay in Tangbula. 🔟:Tangbula→Urumqi→Return trip. Accommodation: For particularly popular places such as hotels near Sailimu Lake🏨, be sure to book in advance! For other places, just stay nearby. The scenery in Xinjiang is really good. I really recommend it to everyone.

【Opening】: The correct way to spend summer in Xinjiang Summer is not just about air conditioning and watermelon, Come out and see the blue sky, white clouds Green pastures, snow-capped mountains Winding rivers, purple flower sea Come to Xinjiang to start a 20°C summer ⛺【Play Tips】: Qiongkushitai Mysterious and low-key, you can experience the original ecological herdsman life Xia Ta It's a small popular secret, not yet deliberately developed, no commercial atmosphere, beautiful to the heart Tekes Climb the sightseeing tower in the city, the whole city is a large Bagua array, there is no traffic light in the city, every road is passable, really magical Dushanzi Grand Canyon Has 'Duku Secret, Billion Year Wonder', the terrain features are like on the moon's surface. Tangbula Fairy Lake It is also an underestimated small popular beauty, hidden in the mountains of the beautiful quiet small lake, and blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and green water, flowers and grass set off like a paradise. 🛬【Itinerary】: D1: Urumqi - Pick up D2: Urumqi - S101 Highway - Dushanzi Grand Canyon - Kuitun D3: Kuitun - Sailimu Lake - Guozigou - Yining D4: Yining - Tianma Bath River - Zhaosu Yuhu - Zhaosu D5: Zhaosu - Xia Ta Ancient Road - Tekes D6: Tekes - Qiongkushitai - Gongliu D7: Gongliu - Chaxi - Kuerdening - Narati D8: Narati - Bayinbuluke - Tangbula D9: Tangbula - Fairy Lake - North Section of Duku Highway - Dushanzi Grand Canyon - Urumqi D10: Urumqi - Send off 🧡【tips】: The ultraviolet rays in Xinjiang are really strong, and the wind is strong, be sure to prepare for sun protection. When looking for hotel accommodation, be sure to compare prices on multiple platforms, book hotels in advance during summer or holidays, otherwise they are full. Be sure to make a good travel guide before traveling to Xinjiang, plan in advance whether to join a group or charter a car or self-drive. Prepare some cash in advance, some scenic spots or mountain areas have poor signal.

Seven days self-driving tour in Northern Xinjiang, enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way, attached with super detailed route and strategy, you can easily travel around Xinjiang following it! Day1 Guangzhou-Urumqi Day2 Urumqi-Yining Day3 Yining-Chaxi-Tekes Day4 Tekes-Kalajun-Tekes Day5 Tekes-Qiongkushitai-Zhaosu Day6 Zhaosu-Shata-Yining Day7 Yining-Urumqi It takes about 5 hours to fly from Guangzhou to Urumqi, the journey is quite long, so it is recommended to bring a U-shaped pillow, not so tired! The next morning in Urumqi, we took the high-speed train to Yining, the fare is 128 per person, about 5 hours in total! Arrived in Yining in the afternoon, we mainly went to Liuxing Street, many colorful buildings, colorful doors and windows, casually shooting is very good-looking! I have to say that this place feels very leisurely, a city suitable for living! ▪️Chaxi Forest Park The third day from Yining to start the self-driving tour, 3 hours to Chaxi Forest Park, the closer to Chaxi the better the scenery, all the way are alpine meadows and snow mountains, very spectacular, the scenery here can satisfy all your imagination of Northern Xinjiang! Note to bring your own dry food, there are not many restaurants on the way, and the accommodation conditions are not good, so we stayed in Tekes Bagua City that night, 100 kilometers away from Chaxi, 2 hours drive ▪️Kalajun It only takes half an hour to drive from Tekes Bagua City to Kalajun, which is quite convenient, but the weather in this scenic spot is not good, it is foggy in the scenic spot, visibility is 0, you can't see the flower platform and the falcon platform clearly, spent 105 to take a shuttle bus, and continued to stay in Tekes at night ▪️Qiongkushitai The next day from Tekes to Qiongkushitai, it takes about two hours to drive, this scenic spot if you do not stay in the homestay inside, can only go up by walking or riding a horse, the back mountain route takes about three hours to go back and forth, the back mountain is really beautiful, super like Heidi and Grandpa's home! In addition, it takes 6-8 hours to walk the Wusun Ancient Road~ After the tour, drive to Zhaosu for the night, the whole journey is close to 3 hours drive ▪️Shata After arriving in Zhaosu, we originally planned to go to Shata Scenic Area, but it rained that day, and it was snowing on the mountain and it was too cold, so we didn't go in, we drove slowly back to Yining, the scenery along the way is the village under the snow mountain, it's so beautiful! I really feel that the scenery is on the way! 🚗Car rental: rented a suv for 4 days, the cost is 743, plus fuel cost 467, it is quite cost-effective 🌞Weather clothing The weather in Xinjiang is quite changeable, with a large temperature difference between morning and evening, sometimes it even hails and rains🌧️Thick clothes should be prepared at all times 🍖Food: Lamb skewers, beef skewers are very delicious, you can't go wrong with any order, big plate chicken, pepper chicken, roasted naan, can also be tried, acceptance is relatively high, and the fruit is also delicious😋 🏨Accommodation: stayed in several places throughout the trip, the recommended ones are Yilan Courtyard in Yining, and Hometown in Zhaosu, which are very cost-effective, other accommodation experiences are quite ordinary.