[Travel around the Eastern Tianshan Mountains and explore the sea road] 8-day tour


[Selected accommodation] Local boutique hotel

[Gourmet Experience] Taste the Turpan Fragrant Concubine Banquet, Dongtian Mountain Mutton Soup, Qitai Mixed Noodles, Tianchi Nine Bowls and Sanxingzi.

[Easy travel] Free 24-hour pick-up at the airport and station, zero waiting upon arrival, professional first-hand reception, and refuse to leave every day.

[Colorful Attractions] Grape Valley, Flame Mountain, Karez, Kumtag Desert, Hami Devil City Haidao, Yiwu Populus Euphratica Forest, Balikun Ancient City, Jiangbulake, Tianshan Tianchi



itinerary overview

number of days

schedule

meals

stay

D1

Pick up from airport/station, check in hotel, free at leisure

none

Urumqi/Changji

D2

Urumqi/Changji--Tianshan Tianchi--Jimsar/Qitai

early in the morning

Jimsar/Qitai

D3

Jimsar/Qitai--Jiangbulake--Balikun

early in the morning

Balikun

D4

Balikol--Balikun Lake--Balikol Ancient City (Qing Dynasty Granary, Songfeng Academy)--Yiwu/Nao Mao Lake

early in the morning

Yiwu/Nao Mao Lake

D5

Yiwu/Nao Mao Lake--Yiwu Four Seasons Populus euphratica Forest--Yiwu Forty Days Defense Battle Memorial Hall--Hami Yizhou District

early in the morning

Hami State District

D6

Hami Prefecture District--Hami Haidao Yadan Devil City--Shanshan

early in the morning

Shanshan

D7

Shanshan--Kumtag Desert--Flame Mountain--Karez--Urumqi/Changji

early in the morning

Urumqi/Changji

D8

Drop off at the airport, end the trip

morning



Day 1: Various places - Urumqi/Changji

Day 2: Urumqi/Changji-(90km, 1.5h)-Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area-(90km, 1.5h)-Qitai/Jimsar

Day 3: Qitai/Jimsar - (60km, 1.5h) - Jiangbulak Scenic Area - (300km, 4h) - Balikun

Day 4: Balikun-(18km, 0.5h)-Balikun Lake-Balikun Ancient City (Qing Dynasty Granary, Songfeng Academy)-(250km,3.5h)-Nao Maohu

Day 5: Naomaohu-(10km, 0.5h)-Yiwu Four Seasons Populus euphratica Forest-(70km, 1.5 h)-Yiwu Forty Days Defense Battle Memorial Hall-Hami

Day 6: Hami-(75km, 1.5 h)-Hami Yadanhai Road-(290km, 3.5 h)-Shanshan

Day 7: Shanshan - Kumtag Desert - Flame Mountain - Karez - Urumqi/Changji

Day 8: Urumqi/Changji-Return