I want to travel to Xinjiang in July next year. What interesting places do you recommend for a 15-day trip?

I don’t have any special suggestions for going to Xinjiang in July, because everything is green!

The recommended route is as follows:

Day 1: Urumqi-Fuyun County

Day 2: Fuyun County-Keketuo Sea Scenic Area-Beitun;

The third day: Beitun-Burqin-Habahe County-Baihaba Scenic Area

The fourth day: Baihaba Scenic Area-Kanas Scenic Area (Kanas Lake, view Yuting)

Day 5: Kanas Scenic Area (Three Bays) - Hemu Scenic Area

Day 6: Free day of fun in Hemu Scenic Area

Day 7: Hemu Scenic Area – Urho Devil City Scenic Area – Urho County

Day 8: Urho – Sailimu Lake – Guozigou Bridge – Qingshuihe County

Day 9: Qingshui River-Horgos Port-Lavender-Yining City

Day 10: Yining City-Kalajun Prairie-Bagua City Tekes County

Day 11: Bagua City-Nalati Grassland-Nalati Town

Day 12: Nalati-Duku Highway-Bayinbuluke Grassland-Bayinbrook Town

Day 13: Bayinbuluk-Tokxun

Day 14: Tokxun-Turpan-Grape Valley Scenic Area-Karez-Flaming Mountain-Urumqi

This is a route that integrates the two routes of Beijiang and Tianshan Pasture and Grassland. The best travel time is: Beijiang Autumn Scenery 9.15-9.30; Tianshan Pasture: 5.20-6.20

The route I took from July to August 2018 is for reference. Except for Kanas, which was too commercial, I also went to the Yili line and Southern Xinjiang, but there was no arrangement for the Urumqi line.

Self-driving through the three most distinctive highways in Xinjiang: Yizhao Highway, Duku Highway, and Karakoram Highway. However, I have been using it for a month. I am afraid that the 15-day trip can only be done on the Turpan-Ili line, or only in the direction of Kuqa and Kashgar. Generally, the way to travel in the north is to go in and out of Gansu and Qinghai.

July

15, 8 hours from Xi’an to Zhongwei, Zhongwei Hotel

16, 9 hours from Zhongwei to Jiuquan, Jiuquan Oriental International Hotel

17. Jiuquan-Dongfeng Aerospace City-Jiuquan, 7 hours round trip, China's first aerospace base: Dongfeng Aerospace City, the aerospace city takes about 3-4 hours. It is actually in the base, with restaurants and hotels.

18. Jiuquan-Jiayuguan-Hami 8 hours, Universal Hotel

19. Hami to Turpan, Flame Mountain, just take a few photos; karez is the ancient people's use of water conservancy in the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang Irrigation, it’s worth seeing

20. Turpan-Hutubi County, because only one person drove and rested in the middle of Sailimu Lake

21. Hutubi County to Sailimu County Limu Lake, self-driving around Sailimu Lake

22. Sailimu Lake-Guozigou Bridge to Yining, Yining Homelike, Yining Folk Street

23. Yining Ning-Zhaosu, Yizhao Highway, live in Zhaosu County

24. Zhaosu-Qiongkushtai, live in the highest B&B in Qiongkushtai, Kalajun Prairie

25. Qiongkushtai - Tekes County, I live in Bagua City, Tekes County. The weather was bad so I didn’t take a hot air balloon ride

26. Tekes-Shorbulak (Wine Culture Museum )-Tangbula-Jorma, paying tribute at the Martyrs Monument on Duku Highway

27, Chorma-Kucha, Duku Highway, staying at Kuqa Hotel

28, Kuqa Che-Kuqa Grand Canyon-Kuqa, Kuqa Hotel, Kuqa Grand Mosque, Royal Palace, Old Street District

29, Kuqa-Aksu 3 hours, afternoon vehicle maintenance for 3 hours, Aksu Jincheng Hotel< /p>

30-31, go to Kashgar, old city, mosque, stay in Hanting

August

1, Kashgar

2, Kashgar It takes 6 hours to get to Taxkorgan and stay in a standard room at the Tashkurgan Youth Hostel

3. Go to Hongqi Lapu in the morning and can only go to the outpost. In the evening, stay in a standard room at the Tashkurgan Youth Hostel

4. Return to Kashgar from the county, on the way to Baisha Lake, overlooking Muztagh Peak, stay at the Qiniwak Hotel

5. Kashgar-Kuqa 8 hours, there is a cattle and sheep bazaar on Sunday morning, after watching the departure , stay in a standard room in a Kuqa hotel at night

6. Kuqa-Korla-Yanqi, 5 hours on the highway

7. Yanqi-Yuli-Ruoqiang 9 hours, 10 hours, Loulan Hotel

8. Ruoqiang - Huatugou 7 hours, visit Loulan Museum in the morning, stay in Huatugou

9. Huatugou - Golmud 8 hours, go out to Huatugou to see the jadeite Lake

10. Rest in Golmud and go to Qarhan Salt Lake

11. Golmud-Qinghai Lake Huanhu West Road-Heima River-Xining

12. Xining- Lanzhou - Pingliang - Xi'an

The pictures are: Muztage Peak, Qiongkush Terrace, Qolma, Lop Nur on National Highway 315, and Khunqilap Border Post

Main itineraries Destination: Urumqi (Erdaoqiao Market, Grand Bazaar, Urumqi Museum to visit mummies) > Burqin (sunset scenery of Irtysh River) > Kanas (Moonlight Bay, Wolong Bay, Shenshan Bay, old Tuva village, Kanas Lake, Fish Viewing Platform) > Baihaba (the first post in the northwest, visit the China-Kazakhstan border monument) > Haba River (Grand Canyon on the China-Kazakhstan border) > Burqin (Colorful Beach) > Urho (World Devil City) > Karamay (Heiyou Mountain, Ulungu Lake)-Kuitun>Santai (Sailimu Lake, Guozigou)>Ili (Guomen)>Tekes (Bagua City, Qiongkushtai, Kalajun)>Xinyuan ( Nalati, Bayinbuluk)>Duku Highway>Kuqa (Big Temple, Kuqa Grand Canyon)-Kashgar (Old Street, Gaotai Residential Houses, Xiangfei Tomb, East Gate Bazaar, Id Kah Mosque)>Tashkorgan ( Along the way, visit Kunlun Mountains, Gonggeer Snow Mountain, Baisha Lake, Baisha Mountain, Brenkou Reservoir, Kalal Lake, Gonger Jiubie Peak, Muztage Peak, visit the Eagle Statue, Stone City, Alarkin Caotan)>Hunqilapu (the first post in the northwest of the China-Pakistan border, the national gate, viewing the world's second highest peak K2)>Kashgar-Turpan (Sugong Pagoda, Tuyugou Mazha Village, Jiaohe Ancient City)

Note: The > symbol means taking the shuttle bus - means taking the train to the next station; the specific itinerary can be arranged according to the time of arrival at the destination.

First of all, it depends on whether you are traveling by car or chartered car, and also on the number of passengers in order to better plan the route and attractions

Recommended routes for less than 6 people, the place names are based on arrival and check-in every day place.

Urumqi - Keketuohai - Burqin - Hemu - Kanas - Urho - Sailimu Lake - Tekes - Zhaosu - Nalati ——Bayinbuluke {Going to Duku)——Kucha——Luntai——Korla——Shanshan——Urumqi

Attractions include (Coketuo Sea, Colorful Beach, Hemu, Kana Sri Lanka, Devil City, Sailimu Lake, Kalajun Grassland, Zhaosu Rapeseed Flowers, Xiata, Nalati, Bayinbuluk, Kuqa Grand Canyon, Desert Highway, Populus euphratica Forest Park, Luobu Village, Kumtag Desert, Flame Mountain, Grape Valley, Jiaohe Ancient City, Karez, International Grand Bazaar).

This route is a classic small loop route from northern Xinjiang to southern Xinjiang. There is no going back. Duku Highway restricts the passage of vehicles with more than 7 seats, so vehicles should not exceed 7 seats.

15 days is enough for a self-driving trip. Of course, the prerequisite is that you must have a driver's license and minimum driving experience. The biggest advantage of traveling with a group is that it saves worry and effort, and is suitable for some specific groups of people, such as just to see the scenery and learn about the local culture.

This kind of trip is suitable for people who have never been to the Northwest and have little travel experience. It’s better to drive in Xinjiang than to take a car. There is a sense of freedom and novelty! It seems that no province or autonomous region can be as magical as Xinjiang. Too many descriptions are not as good as being there! I think you will fall in love with her, beautiful Xinjiang...

When traveling to Xinjiang, it is better to separate southern Xinjiang and northern Xinjiang. If you join a tour group, you won't be able to see anything, let alone experience the feeling of Xinjiang. It's better to drive by yourself.

The best tourism season in Xinjiang: Northern Xinjiang: mid-May to mid-July, preferably June. The best travel season in southern Xinjiang is mid-October!

Northern Xinjiang has undergone great changes in its culture and food, while the culture and food in southern Xinjiang still retain its unique ethnic characteristics, which is very good. Take a walk on the Taklimakan Desert Highway and Duku Highway to appreciate their charm. It also runs through the northern and southern borders.

Classic route, Ili Qiaxi, Kurdel has beautiful scenery

On July 15th, you can explore the entire northern Xinjiang in depth