
A fifteen-day grand loop through Northern and Southern Xinjiang, covering all of Xinjiang in one trip: Heavenly Lake, Kanas, Hemu, Sayram Lake and Nalati Grassland in Northern Xinjiang, crossing the Tianshan Mountains via the Duku Highway, then south to Hotan, Kashgar and the Pamir Plateau, taking in grasslands, lakes and Silk Road ancient cities.
Itinerary Highlights
- Arrive in Urumqi
- Tianshan Heavenly Lake · S21 Desert Highway · Beitun
- Ahe Highway · Hemu
- Hemu · Kanas · Three Bays
- Kanas · Wucaitan · Burqin
- Burqin · World Devil City · Kuitun
- Sayram Lake · Nalati
- Nalati Sky Grassland · Middle Section of Duku Highway
- Bayinbuluke · Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns
- Southern Section of Duku Highway · Kuqa Grand Canyon · Aksu
Practical Information
15 days 14 nights · Urumqi
Route Features
Route themes: natural scenery, Silk Road, grasslands, plateau, self-driving.