Cover the Northern Xinjiang Grand Loop in ten days: the lake and mountain scenery of Tianchi in the Tianshan Mountains, Kanas and Hemu, the pure azure of Sayram Lake, the aerial grasslands of Nalati, and finally a crossing of the Tianshan along the Duku Highway, taking in the ultimate contrast of snow peaks, grasslands and deserts.
Trip Highlights
- Arrive in Urumqi
- Tianshan Tianchi · S21 Desert Highway · Beitun
- Ahe Highway · Hemu
- Hemu · Kanas · Three Bays · Wucaitan · Burqin
- Burqin · World Devil City · Kuitun
- Sayram Lake · Liuxing Street · Yining
- Qiaxi/Apricot Blossom Valley · Nalati
- Nalati Aerial Grassland · Jinghe/Shuanghe
- Dushanzi Grand Canyon · Urumqi
- Urumqi airport transfer
Practical Information
10 days 9 nights · Urumqi
Route Features
Route themes: natural scenery, grasslands, lakes, self-driving, folk customs.