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I was preparing a family of three to go out for fun during the summer vacation. My wife asked me to book a few routes. I made road books for three routes in Xinjiang (Northern Xinjiang), Hulunbeier, and Sichuan (Xichuan). My wife chose Sichuan to book air tickets and hotels. 3 days, my wife got up in the morning and asked me: Is it raining in Sichuan? I said yes, and she thought about it, then let's not go to Sichuan, let's go to Xinjiang. So I refunded the air ticket, returned the hotel, rebooked the flight ticket to Urumqi, made a road book, rented a car and booked a hotel. With this trip to Xinjiang, the original itinerary was a leisure trip, and the focus of the plan was the Duku Highway, with grasslands and deserts, and a trip that would not be tiring for children. Pack your bags and get ready to go!

prepare items

Clothes: It is quite warm to go to northern Xinjiang in summer, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, so you need to prepare long underwear, jackets, and hiking shoes.

Money: It is inconvenient to withdraw money, and some shops still do not support WeChat, so I took 5,000 cash

Other items: sunscreen, nail clippers, fruit knives, download offline navigation in advance

Urumqi

The plane arrived in Urumqi, and the car rental company sent the car directly to the airport. When we picked up the car, we checked the car and found that one tire was too worn. We communicated and replaced it immediately to avoid the risk of a flat tire on the road. I was still very scared when I remembered what happened on the 318 highway. .

The hotel chose a hotel with a high rating, Huaeryun Art Hotel, my wife is very satisfied, the price is high, the room is clean and stylish. First go to Xinjiang to eat the first plate of chicken. The family of three ordered a small portion. The taste is full of praise! It is a very good start for this trip to Xinjiang.

After eating the big plate chicken, go to Dazaba first. It is a very exotic shopping area with ethnic characteristics. My wife bought a few scarves. I think the owner of the shop is very nice and the price is much cheaper than Beijing. It was dark It's so late, I bought some fruits and went back to eat. They are all calculated in kilograms, and cantaloupe is so cheap after calculation.

Burqin

Drive straight from Urumqi to Burqin. The road conditions are very good. The most time-consuming is the checkpoint. There are too many. The scenery on the road is good, with patches of sunflowers, vast prairie and desert. Driving is a kind of enjoyment, and there are many fruits sold on the roadside Summer is the peak fruit season, the driver is happy, I eat hand-picked rice on the roadside at noon, find a restaurant with a lot of cars parked, the quantity is large and delicious, I gave a lot of lamb, the lamb here is not smelly, I I don't usually like to eat mutton, but the taste here is acceptable.

I drove for about 8 hours to Burqin, a border town in the middle, and there are many prairie eagles by the river. I stayed in a Jinshan Bookstore for 1 hour. Later, I found out that this is still an inn with a high style. If you have a chance, you can stay here. There is a gourmet street at the back, very lively, mainly stones, meat skewers, yogurt and fruits, strolling by the river is still very nice, my wife is tired from the car, so she went to bed early, and it doesn’t get dark until 10 o’clock, which is not too early ,Ha ha.

There is a colorful beach not far from Burqin. It takes about 20 minutes to drive. If you are interested, you can go and have a look. I recommend a hotel, Burqin Sutong Holiday Hotel, a hotel with good local conditions, where you can have a good rest. The prices in Kanas are quite expensive. You can buy some in Burqin as a reserve. It is recommended to buy a hot pot.

Kanas

Departing early in the morning, the scenery on the road is very beautiful, passing a very beautiful lake,

I played by the lake for a long time, the water is so blue, there are many branches of birch trees on the bank, I picked one and brought it back to Beijing. I will pass by alpine grasslands, cattle and sheep are in pieces, and I don’t compete with the world. Just look at the interface of WIN98, and there are brooks everywhere. The fun of self-driving tours lies in the scenery on the road. I ate at a yurt herdsman’s house at noon. The herdsman is a middle-aged man with a dark complexion. He recommended us wontons and milk tea. My wife likes to eat them. My son got along with the four sons of the herdsman early on. My son took my son out riding a horse, and I took pictures of my wife,

Haha, this yurt is not far from Kanas Airport. By the way, there are not many gas stations along the way, so pay attention to the fuel gauge of the vehicle. Arrive at the scenic spot to buy tickets, take the bus to the transfer station in the scenic spot, and then reverse to the inn, Amina Inn. The owner is a few college students from Sichuan. The inn is located in the new village, which is relatively quiet, and the old village is lively. Choose it yourself. The owner of this inn is very nice and friendly, and even lent clothes to my wife. There is still snow on the top of the mountain in the distance. This inn is very comfortable to live in. There are dogs, cats and chickens. Watching the stars at night is a must. Let’s go for a walk and see the villagers driving tractors. Put it, haha. You can see a lot of eagles in the village, the original forest is so beautiful, it is out of the smog, let’s take a few breaths of fresh air here. At dinner, I met a family of three from Hainan. The child and my son grew up together, and we got to know each other very quickly. We made an appointment to climb the highest point of Kanas together tomorrow. Dinner is the food of the inn. The price is not as outrageous as imagined before. It is still very close to the people. The room I booked is the most traditional ethnic characteristic room. After buying a lot of animal specimens, my wife felt scared, and temporarily asked the owner of the inn to change to a standard room, where I could take a bath, but the water was a bit small. Nothing to say all night.

Woke up early in the morning, the 2 families set out to climb the mountain together. The evaluation is that if you travel in depth, it is recommended to climb. After all, it is not a tour group. It is OK to take a photo at the scenic spot. The most primitive road, the most primitive forests and meadows, The grass is over 1 meter, the sky is full of flowers, the beauty is in a mess, the child will be a little tired, after all, he is only 7 years old. Go to the top of the mountain to see the twists and turns of Kanas, a light blue river shuttles through the emerald green mountains, it is so beautiful, remind, the main thing is to take good sun protection and rain gear, the climate in the mountain area is changeable.

The return journey is much easier, I am very tired at the inn, take a good rest, go to the old village to have a close look at Kanas Lake, just in time to see the staff who are recruiting rafting, my wife is determined to rafting, 200 yuan per person, hesitate After a while, I decided to listen to my wife. Well, I strongly recommend it. Compared with rafting in other places, this price is very high. Speaking of the biggest feeling in Xinjiang, every penny of traveling here will make you feel very worthwhile! It is much better than many other places, and I would like to give a thumbs up to all people in the service industry in Xinjiang! ! We are the last wave of rafting people. The Kanas River is so turbulent, exciting and safe. We change into uniform rafting clothes, and we are completely wet. We change our clothes at the end, and we can still drink Kanas on the rafting boat. Sri Lanka's river water, the purest mineral water, is delicious! Rafting is recommended! Rafting is recommended! Rafting is recommended!

The next day, I had enough rest at noon, took a tourist bus and went back to the ticket office to pick up the car, and went back to Jiadengyu for accommodation. This family met us again. They originally planned to go to Hemu, but because they didn’t catch the bus, they felt that our The travel route is better, so I decided to go with us first. Kanas is really beautiful, and that touch of blue will always be in my heart.

Get up early in the morning and set off. The first stop is Devil City. Along the way, I saw a lot of camels. I walked along the national road. The grasslands on both sides, the Gobi Desert, and the straight road are the scenery I want to see when I come to Xinjiang. Haha.

Passed through many checkpoints. When I came to Devil City, the first one felt so hot. The scenic spot is very formal. It’s much cheaper to book tickets for six people with Ctrip. It’s a small train.

After a round trip, my wife and I prefer to go round. The family was afraid of the sun, so they went out after making a round trip. I took the children to a small valley to play for a long time, and the two families parted ways. Hehe, this scenic spot The open space should not be too big. There are a few parking spots to take pictures. People who like geology will be more interested. I think it's okay, and I don't particularly like or dislike it.

Going out of Devil City, passing by Karamay, staying in Kuitun, Jintai Grand Hyatt Hotel, 200 living in a large suite, cost-effective, the roasted whole lamb downstairs is delicious, it’s mouthwatering now, thinking about it, I ordered a leg of lamb, which is tender. The boss said that they roast about 3 lambs a day. Only here can I eat such delicious lamb. In my impression, I only had the whole roasted meal in the yurt in the Ximeng Grassland 20 years ago. Sheep are comparable. After dinner, I went to a nearby farmer's market to buy a bunch of fruits. The price was cheap and I still ate them. I remember that the big watermelon in the supermarket was only 2 yuan each, and I felt sorry for the melon farmers. I bought a lot of raisins and other dry goods, which are cheaper than Urumqi, and I don’t care about postage.

The original plan was the Duku Highway, to Turpan and back to Urumqi. The road book was very detailed. My wife fiddled with her mobile phone for a while, and told me in a very firm tone that I was going to Yili! Doesn’t this geographical road idiot know that there is also a long road on the map of China? Ask me any questions? The answer must be! No problem, ready to go, set off early in the morning to Sailimu Lake, the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean, the road is very easy to drive, still sleeping in the car, I listen to songs at high speed as a driver, the road condition is very good, go to Sailimu Lake to buy Tickets to enter, I feel that buying a ticket for one person can also drive in, haha, the control is not strict, it is beautiful to go in and see Sailimu Lake! As the sun changes, the color of the lake is also changing. Let’s talk about the main point. The road around the Sailimu Lake is a circle. The more people go in, the fewer people go. Most of the tour groups park near the two entrances of the park. Just go around, there are few people walking in the depths, but you know the scenery, the more you go in, the more natural and beautiful it is, friends who are traveling by car, drive around.

Let’s focus on accommodation. The best accommodation experience on this trip is here, and it’s also the one time I insisted on my wife’s compromise (we’ve been married for ten years, and it’s a rare victory). There is no accommodation in the park, only outside the entrance of the scenic spot. Several hotels. But there are herdsmen grazing near the scenic area. The Kazakhs are famous for their hospitality. The yurts they built are also rented out. My wife felt scared and it was not safe to live there. I persuaded her for a long time and finally listened to me. I found a house that looked very nice Simple, I followed their motorcycle to the yurt, haha, I just lived here, and I got acquainted with them quickly, they are very nice, the food they cook seems to be good, and they gave us a lot of delicious, fresh milk and dairy products My wife said that the taste of milk is too pure. The weather will be very clear for a while, and then it will rain suddenly. It feels beautiful to see the rainbow outside the window in the yurt. The children play football, ride motorcycles, feed cows, and ride bicycles. Full of happiness, it was so cold at night, covered with a thick quilt, listening to the sound of cattle and sheep outside, fell asleep beautifully.

Stayed overnight, had breakfast early in the morning, and left a lot of instant noodles for the children, they like to eat this, haha. Continue to set off and walk across the Guozigou Bridge. It is very shocking. The height difference is awe-inspiring. All the way over the mountains and ridges, the beautiful scenery of the mountain road is infinite, go straight to Khorgos, take the passport to go to the trade zone of Kazakhstan for big purchases, walk across the border, it feels fun, and it can be considered as going abroad, the trade zone is good. It's cheap. I like the popsicles there the most. The whole family likes them very much. I bought some chocolates and wine to give away at home. Many Kazakhs do business here, I wish everyone a prosperous business and a lot of money. On the way back to the city, I took the national highway, and there were many lavender manors. My wife bought a lot of soaps, masks, cosmetics, etc., and now I still contact the merchant to buy them from time to time. They say they are easy to use and much cheaper. I don't understand skip. I live in a hotel in Yili, Star City Hotel. Anyway, I personally feel that the price/performance ratio here is very good, and the stay is quiet and comfortable.

I will write here first, about the Duku Highway, I have time to write, and I will put some photos first.