Explore the Mountains of Xinjiang (Kanas + Turpan): 8 Days 7 Nights Tour (Independent Travel)

Various locations - UrumqiToday is the meeting day. After arriving in Urumqi, our airport pickup team will transfer everyone to the hotel. After checking in, you can arrange your own time according to your flight schedule. Urumqi is a world-renowned land of song and dance, as well as a land of melons and fruits. For those with ample time, we recommend visiting the Xinjiang Museum or tasting the local cuisine that shouldn't be missed. Tomorrow we have a full day of activities planned, so please check your luggage and get some rest early!

Urumqi/S21 Desert Highway/Wulungu Lake/Buerjin/Wucaiwan

After breakfast, take a car to Burqin, en route visiting [Ulungur Lake]. Ulungur Lake, also known as Burutuohai. Also known as "Burutuohai", it is located in the northern part of the Junggar Basin, northwest of Fuhai County. "Buntuo" means "bushy growth" in Turkic. This is the second largest fishery base in Xinjiang after Bosten Lake. Later, take a car to Burqin, visit [Colorful Beach] (including ticket, visiting time about 1 hour), a national 4A-level scenic area, adjacent to the rippling Irtysh River, opposite the lush greenery on the other bank. The impact of the fierce river and wind erosion has formed the cliff-like Yardang landform on the north bank. The weathering resistance of the riverbank rock layers varies, resulting in uneven contours, and the different minerals in the rocks create various colors, hence the name "Colorful Beach".

Buerjin - Kanas - Buerjin
Travel time: 180KM, approximately 2.5 hours by car

Later, we take a car to Kanas, a paradise on Earth and the home of the Tuva people. We then visit Kanas Lake (admission included, but the shuttle bus costs 70 RMB/person, with a tour duration of approximately 180 minutes). We travel along the Kanas River, enjoying the scenery of Dragon Bay, Fairy Bay, Moon Bay, and Yaze Lake—a place that has been featured on Chinese screens. Kanas Lake is surrounded by snow-capped peaks, green slopes, and dark forests, with its lake and mountain scenery being breathtakingly beautiful, earning it the reputation of "a fairyland on Earth, a divine garden." Some say it is an eternal, peaceful, and tranquil place with sacred snow mountains, deep valleys, frozen lakes, crystal-clear skies, and quaint villages—all creating a beauty that takes one's breath away.

Buerjin - Urho Devil City - Urumqi/Changji

Travel time: 680KM, approximately 9 hours of After breakfast, take a car to [Wuerhe Devil City] (admission included, shuttle car 20 RMB/person at your own expense, visiting time approximately 60 minutes), also known as Wuerhe Wind City, located on the northwest edge of the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang, 100 kilometers south of Karamay. It is a unique wind-eroded landform with strange shapes. The local Mongolians call this city "Sulumuhake," while the Uyghurs call it "Shaytankersi," meaning "Devil City." In fact, this is a typical Yardang landform area, a type of wind-eroded topography formed in a dry, strong wind environment. Afterwards, proceed to Urumqi/Changji and check into the hotel for rest.

烏魯木齊/昌吉

烏魯木齊/昌吉

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