itinerary
DAY1 Shanghai to Urumqi
DAY2 Urumqi---Fuyun---Keketuohai Town
DAY3 Keketuohai --- Burqin
DAY4 Burqin---Hemu (Kanas Scenic Area)
DAY5 Hemu---Kanas---Baihaba (Kanas Scenic Area)
DAY6 Baihaba---Kanas (Kanas scenic spot);
DAY7 Kanas --- Burqin Colorful Beach --- Burqin
DAY8 Burqin --- Karamay Populus euphratica forest --- Karamay Oilfield --- Kuitun
DAY9 Kuitun --- Sailimu Lake
DAY10 Sailimu Lake --- Guozigou Bridge --- Kuitun
DAY11 Kuitun --- Dushanzi Grand Canyon --- Qiaoerma --- Baili Gallery --- Tangbula Grassland --- Tianshan Black Bee Villa (North Section of Duku Highway)
DAY12 Tianshan Black Bee Villa --- Kuokesu Grand Canyon --- Tekes Bagua City
DAY13 Tekes Bagua City --- Kalajun Scenic Area --- Tekes Bagua City
DAY14 Turks Bagua City---Nalati---Bayinbulak
DAY15 Bayinbulak --- Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon --- Kuqa (southern section of Duku Highway)
DAY16 Kuqa---Iron Gate Pass---Korla
DAY17 Korla---Urumqi
DAY18 Urumqi---Shanghai
Itinerary strategy and pit avoidance guide
DAY1 Shanghai to Urumqi
HO1255 Hongqiao Airport—Diwopu 10:00 --- 15:10
Accommodation: Grand Mercure Hualing Urumqi
Airport pick-up Buick GL6 6-seater, we actually have 4 people, considering a lot of luggage, so it is necessary to rent a 6-seater, and it is a new car within 3 years, you can rent a car on Ctrip.
After checking in, go to the 2.3KM Carrefour next to the hotel to supply water, some dry food and other necessary supplies on the road.
Eat: Jiangyao De Ruixiang Xinjiang Cuisine
Shopping: On our return trip, we found that there is a dried fruit and fruit market next to the hotel, which is much cheaper than the Grand Bazaar. Shopping in the International Grand Bazaar is a trap.
DAY2 Urumqi to Fuyun (visit Kekesuli)
Distance: Grand Mercure Hualing---(502KM 6H45M)---Kokesuli (Wetland)---(24KM 31M)---Shengfeng Hotel
Accommodation: Keketuo Haishengfeng Hotel
Eat: The hotel is close to the old street, and diagonally opposite is the gourmet restaurant. The mutton buns at the breakfast shop at the door are very delicious, and I have never eaten such delicious buns since then. I bought a cantaloupe in the small supermarket on the left side of the hotel. The store said it was selected by others, but it was really very delicious, crispy and sweet, and I never tasted it again in the future trip.
Play: There is no scenery on the itinerary, no cities and towns, it is all desert. Arrived at Kekesuli Wetland at around 4:00 p.m. No tickets are required. Walking trails have been built on the opposite hillside, and you can climb up to overlook the entire wetland. Looking at the Irtysh River, the herds of cattle and sheep on the grassland are the beginning of the beautiful scenery of Xinjiang.
DAY3 Keketuo Sea Area;
Distance: Shengfeng Hotel ---(7.2KM 13M) --- Keketuo Sea Area---(339KM 5H16M) --- Burqin Sergeant Hotel
Accommodation: Burqin Sergeant International Hotel
Eat: Because I arrived late, I just found a fast food restaurant, but there is nothing worth recommending.
Play: Keketuohai Scenic Area needs to take a ferry to enter, and go directly to Shenzhong Mountain, the core scenic spot. In the middle, we will stop at the couple tree for tourists to take pictures. You can walk to Jilande Hot Spring in the latter section, or you can take a scenic bus, but you need to pay extra. The canyon style and introduction can also be found on major websites. It was very boring to drive to Burqin Road after coming out of the scenic spot, and the sun was setting in the west. The sun shone on the cab, which was very uncomfortable. I watched the sunset on the road. We played the whole scenic spot for 5 hours. Breakfast is very beautiful on the way from the hotel to the scenic spot, the meandering Irtysh River, the birch forest that is starting to turn yellow, and the colors are rich.
DAY4 Hemu (Kanas Scenic Area);
Distance: Burqin---Hemu Ticketing Station 121.8KM 2H53M Stop at Hemu Ticketing Station
Hemu Ticket Station --- Hemu (by car with view) 32KM 50M
Accommodation: Hemu Hemu Beiye Homestay This is the best homestay we stayed in Kanas Scenic Area. There is an Internet celebrity cafe next to it, so we went for a drink.
Play: The Hemu in autumn is the most beautiful. The leaves of the birch forests start to turn yellow and red, and the leaves start to fall. Climbing up the hillside, you can watch the sunrise and drink the sunset. On the way to Hemu, you will climb over alpine meadows and birch forests, with flocks of cattle and sheep, and the scenery is picturesque.
DAY5 Baihaba (Kanas Scenic Area);
Distance: Hemu Tickets--(35KM 1H30M)--Jiadengyu Ticket Station Park at Jiadengyu Ticket Station, because the parking lot at the entrance is small, so the police will direct you to park in the parking lot 2KM away from the ticket station, take a taxi 20 yuan to the ticket station, or stop at the Baihualin Hotel and take the scenic shuttle bus.
Jiadengyu --- Kanas Visitor Center --- Baihaba Scenic Area (these two sections are all Jingjiao cars)
Accommodation: Habahe Wooden House Inn
Eat: In the restaurant opposite the inn, the proprietress and husband are engaged in transportation, so the dishes are relatively fresh. The taste is also similar.
Fun: To go to Baihaba, you must apply for a border permit, which can be done at the police station where you live, or at the Kanas Tourist Center. Ask the proprietress to help you find a car to go to the Grand Canyon on the border between China and Kazakhstan. The cost is 300 yuan. In fact, you don't have to go, it's nothing special. The whole village is very beautiful, the first village in Northwest China. There are many introductions and photos about the village. We watched the sunrise and sunset, but there were too many clouds to see the real sunrise and sunset. If you don’t watch the sunrise and sunset episodes, I don’t recommend accommodation. The price/performance ratio is very low. You need to bring your own towels. The shedding of the inn is so thin that it can’t be used at all. The bathrooms are rudimentary and can only make do with one night. If you don’t go to the Grand Canyon, 1-2 hours is enough time to play. It takes at least 45 minutes to go to the Canyon, and you must get the latest bus back to Kanas.
DAY6 Kanas scenic spot);
Distance: Baihaba --- (59KM 1H42M) --- Kanas (Baihaba --- (58KM 1H33M) Scenic delivery
Accommodation: Burqin Green Leaf Inn It is more convenient to live in the old village, and you can also walk to Kanas Lake. But the conditions are really not flattering, just like Bai Haba, the quilt cover is not changed, don't ask me why I know. Anyway, except for Hemu in Kanas scenic spot, other accommodations are pits. But in order to witness the morning fog in Shenxian Bay of Kanas Lake, I can only live inside.
Eat: The restaurants in the old village, anyway, the price and taste are similar, don’t order fish, it’s super unpalatable, order normal ones, and fill your stomach. We bought freshly made naan at the visitor center for 10 yuan, which is not bad. 15 yuan in the old village, unpalatable. These two and the ones I ate later in Kuqa Old Street are simply weak. There are few people, it is recommended to eat at the visitor center.
Fun: After settling in, you can go to Guanyutai first, and it takes 45 minutes to take a car from the visitor center. The Fish Watching Terrace is a test of physical strength, but it is worth climbing high and looking far away. You can see 70% of Kanas Lake, and you can see the snow-capped mountains in Russia. It takes at least 1 hour to go back and forth, so it takes 3 hours to return to the visitor center after visiting the fish viewing platform. Then go to the lakeside cruise center. It is not recommended to take a boat. It is also good to walk along the lake and watch the sunset.
DAY7 Kanas (Kanas Scenic Area)
Distance: Kanas Visitor Center ---- Jiadengyu Ticket Station, 45 minutes by car
Jiadengyu Ticket Station --- (120.6KM 2H27M) --- Burqin Colorful Beach --- (22KN 25M) --- Burqin
Accommodation: Burqin Town Story Resort Hotel
Eat: I chose a place to eat fish online, and it was not bad.
Play: Go to see Sanwan before sunrise, especially Shenxian Bay, where the morning fog rises, which is particularly enchanting. At the Laocunkou Scenic Spot, a car will be sent to Shenxian Bay before sunrise. Then there is Moon Bay, Moon Bay is the representative of Kanas scenic spot, and finally Wolong Bay, which is basically taken. Shenxian Bay and Moon Bay are the most beautiful in the morning. After seeing Sanwan, you can go to Kanas Lake again when you have time. You will feel the lake color is different from the sunset the day before yesterday. You can leave the scenic spot around 12 o'clock.
From 5 to 6 in the evening, go to Burqin Colorful Beach to see the Yadan landform, Irtysh River and Populus euphratica forest.
DAY8 Burqin --- (Uerhe Populus euphratica forest, passing through the Karamay Oilfield) --- Kuitun The whole journey: 380KM About 5-6 hours
Accommodation: James Joyce Coffetel Hotel
Eat: The hand-picked rice recommended online by the hotel is worth recommending, it is the best we ate during the whole trip.
Play: This Populus euphratica forest that does not need to buy a ticket is not worth recommending, but it is worthwhile to see the spectacular scene of the kowtow machine after passing through the Karamay Oil Field by accident.
DAY9 Kuitun --- (329KM 4H)--- Sailimu Lake East Gate Full speed
Accommodation: Dianjiangtai Starry Sky Camp
Eat: The high whitefish at Dianjiangtai is really worth trying. We have tried all 4 methods. Sashimi is as delicious as steamed, ranking first, and pan-fried is last. But the price is not cheap.
How to play: Drive counterclockwise along the lake all the way to Dianjiangtai of Ximen. Anyway, there are many places to park, and you can see the beautiful scenery of Sailimu Lake. In fact, just buy a one-day ticket. Sailimu Lake is suitable for playing in summer from June to July, when the flowers are in full bloom, there are no flowers and no swans in autumn. If you live in a star room, you can watch the stars and the moon.
DAY10 West Gate of Sailimu Lake --- South Gate of Sailimu Lake --- Guozigou Bridge --- Kuitun The whole journey is about 6 hours
Accommodation: James Joyce Coffetel Hotel
Eat: The Little Sheep next to the hotel is much more delicious than our Shanghai ones.
Play: Watch the sunrise at Jiangtai in the morning. Continue to circle along the lake, go out from the south gate, and you can see the Guozigou Bridge. There are also special parking spots on the side of the road. But in order to see the Guozigou Bridge, it takes a 59KM detour to return to the original east gate. Kuitun is a newly built and very modern city. The future itinerary of Kuitun must be adjusted according to the opening time of Duku Highway.
DAY11 Kuitun--(40KM 54M)---Dushanzi----(101.2KM 2H18M)---Tianpu---(14.8KM 25M)---Hashlegen Tunnel---(24.5KM 32M )---Qiaoerma---(58KM 1H11M)---Baili Gallery---Tianshan Black Bee Manor Ecological Hotel
Accommodation: Tianshan Black Bee Manor Ecological Hotel
Eat: in the hotel
Play: Dushanzi Grand Canyon (you can skip it), the entire northern section of Duku Highway is full of scenery, which is the essence of the whole itinerary. It snowed two days ago, which adds to the beauty of the snow mountain.
Baili Gallery lives up to its name. Spectacular transition of cattle and sheep. If you don't go to Kalajun, you can walk 10 miles to Baili Gallery, it's the same.
In addition, the northern section of the Duku Highway is the most dangerous. It is open for less than 100 days a year, and the opening time is the shortest this year. Only cars with less than 7 seats can pass through the northern section, and the road surface is very good. The reason why we went to Sailimu Lake first was because the Duku Highway was closed due to snow, and it was not open this morning on the 25th. We had to go to Dushanzi Grand Canyon first and wait for the opening news. You can use AutoNavi, and donkey friends will push the opening news as soon as possible. You can also use Douyin, Dushanzi Online.
DAY12 Kala Jun Scenic Spot;
Distance: Tianshan Black Bee Manor Ecological Hotel --- (282KM 4H20M) --- Kalajun Scenic Area (Kuokesu Grand Canyon) --- Tekes Bagua City Park Kushtai Ticket Station
Accommodation: Phoenix International Hotel Tekesli Street
Play: Three major grasslands, Kalajun grassland because of the famous Kuokesu Grand Canyon, Kuokesu Grand Canyon has crocodile bay and net red human body grassland, Jiuqu Shibawan is too bad, and it is incomparable with Bayinbulak , you don't have to go. We arrived late, so we could only go to the Kuokesu Grand Canyon first, and then go to the East and West Prairie the next day. Note that there are two ticket stations. Close to the Grand Canyon is the Kushtay Ticket Station, which is relatively close to Bagua City, about 17-20 minutes by car. If you have 5-6 hours, buy a global ticket for one, and you can play all at once. But many tourists choose the Kuokesu Grand Canyon here, and then go to the Bayinbulak Grassland. If you just buy a canyon ticket, you can only enter and exit by boat. After buying a one-day global ticket, you can enter by boat, take a cable car to the East and West Prairie, and after the tour, the Jingjiao bus will take tourists from the Dabrak ticket station to the Kushitay ticket station. In the prairie in autumn, there is nothing to see except Falcon Terrace. Visit Bagua City at night, just walk. Very interesting city.
Eat: I recommend the Gulandam Ice Cream Shop on Lijie Street next to the hotel. The original flavor is 9.9/piece. You can add dried fruits and nuts as you like. We ate for two days in a row.
DAY13 Kalajun Scenic Spot; Tekes Bagua City
Distance: Kalajun Scenic Area ---(15KM 24M) --- Tekes Bagua City
Accommodation: Phoenix International Hotel Tekesli Street
Play: Kalajun prairie, because it is autumn, there are no flowers on the flower table. Only Falcon Terrace and Petal Forest are worth recommending. The previous day, due to time constraints, I bought a global ticket and didn't finish playing in one day. I entered the next day, and I could only enter from the Dabrak ticket station and play with the Jingjiao car. There are only two stops, Flower Terrace and Falcon Terrace.
Because we had a lot of time, we went to the farmer’s market in Bagua City (on Kun Street, the second ring road). The dried fruit and the snow chrysanthemum we wanted to buy were much cheaper than what we saw later in Urumqi, and we regretted not buying them first.
Eat: Breakfast is settled here at the farmer’s market. The beef filling of thin-skinned buns is extremely large, 3 yuan/piece. Milk tea is 3 yuan.
DAY14 Bayinbulak Scenic Spot;
Distance: Turks Bagua City---(333KM 4H29M)---Bayinbulak
Accommodation: Hejing Xueyu Hotel
Play: Bayinbulak prairie is the largest of the three prairie, the most famous is Jiuqu Shibawan Sunset. There are no swans in Swan Lake in autumn, and there are sandstorms, so I didn't see the beautiful scenery. We watched cattle and sheep by the lake behind the hotel, and watched the quiet river, which can be regarded as a swim in Bayinbulak.
Eat: Recommended by Internet celebrities in the town, that's it. The beef buns are delicious.
DAY15 Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon;
Distance: Bayinbulak Scenic Spot---(189KM 3H19M)---Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon---(88KM 1H35M)---Kuqa
Accommodation: Kuqa Vienna International Hotel
Play: Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon, also known as Kuqa Grand Canyon, is worth visiting. Make blockbuster movies in seconds. The red Danxia landform is not open during the flood season.
Tickets for the Kuqa Great Temple are 15 yuan, and you can visit inside. The exterior is beautifully repaired, but the interior is dilapidated, telling the story of its former glory. This great temple is now out of service.
Kuqa Palace 53 yuan ticket, a bit expensive, did not enter.
Kuqa Old Street, the street in front of the Wangfu. Half of the stores are under repair, and half of the stores are closed, and the original colorful doors have faded a lot.
Kuqa Da Nang City is currently closed due to the lack of tourists.
Eat: The naan in Laojie is freshly made. It is very delicious and must be eaten. Other places are inferior to it. 4 yuan/piece, with a diameter of 45CM, anyway we have 4
People didn't finish eating any of them.
DAY16 Korla, Bayingoleng Museum
Distance: Kuqa---(754KM 9H42M)---Tiemenguan City---Korla
Accommodation: Modern Four Seasons Hotel Korla
Play: The museum is worth visiting, which tells a lot of history and culture. Especially in front of several thousand-year-old corpses on the second floor, can you let go of many things?
The Tiemenguan Scenic Spot is closed, and we arrived at the Tiemenguan City Tower in Tiemenguan City. It is too new to be worth a visit.
DAY17 Urumqi International Grand Bazaar
Distance: Korla---(477KM 6H30M)--Urumqi International Grand Bazaar---Hotel
Accommodation: Grand Mercure Hualing Urumqi
What to do: The International Grand Bazaar, just take a look. For dried fruit shopping, you can go to the Hualing Dried Fruit Market next door to the hotel.
The scenery along the way is still good, Yadan landform.
Eat: Because of the rain, plus a nucleic acid test at night. No going out, hotel buffet solution.
DAY18 Urumqi back to Shanghai
