10-Day Xinjiang Apricot Blossom Tour of Urumqi - Heavenly Lake - Kuitun - Yining - Naraty

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi

When you arrive at Urumqi airport/train station, you will be met at the exit by a local driver holding a welcome sign with your name and transferred to your hotel in the city centre for check-in. Free to organise the rest of your day at your leisure.

Attractions: Xinjiang Regional Museum, Bezekilik Thousand Buddha Caves

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Turpan

Morning head to Xinjiang Regional Museum. It is a provincial-level comprehensive geography museum in China, and also an institution for the collection and protection of cultural relics and specimens, scientific research and publicity and education in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Next, we will head to Berziklik Thousand Buddha Cave.It is the cave group with the largest number of caves and the richest mural content among the existing caves in Turpan, and is one of the larger Buddhist cave temple sites in Xinjiang. It is also the one with the highest specifications, which used to be the royal monastery of the Gaochang Huifeng Kingdom. 

Today's tour end up with the 2hrs's exploration of Jiaohe Ruins. Walking to the centre of the main road of the old city, from the observation deck, in addition to the old city and the old village, ethnic characteristics of the building.Immersed in the long river of history of the Jiaoxie, only mottled and pale still hides a huge unsolved mystery.

Attractions:Tuyoq Valley, Karez Wel, Sugong Minaret

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi

With an early start today our first stop Tuyoq Valley. Located in the centre of the Flaming Mountain Canyon. The village consists of four parts: canyon scenery, mazar tombs, and ancient buildings of the ancient village. After finishing there, we will visit the Jiaohe Ruins, one of the best-preserved ancient sites in China, which was inscribed on 22 June 2014 on the World Heritage List.

About 3pm, head up to the Karez Well.It is a kind of underground water conservancy project created during the long historical development of the working people in arid lands. Karez Well drew out the groundwater and turned the desert into an oasis, Following is the visiting to Sugong Minaret, which is located in Munal Village, Grape Township, 2 kilometres east of Turpan City, Xinjiang, and is a tower-shaped Islamic building with novel and chic modelling.

Attractions: Heavenly Lake, Urho Ghost City

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Kuitun

We will drive 1.5 hours to entrance of the Heavenly Lake. The scenery is like a fairyland. The scenic area encompasses alpine lakes, wetland meadows, forest canyons and other natural landscapes, and in 2013, the scenic area was named a National Geopark by the state.

Then drive to Kuitun, visit the Urho Ghost City. Here is a typical Yadan landform. The giant stone columns on the Gobi are strange, like a yellow medieval castle, vicissitudes of life and some grim. And between the stone pillars, often the wind whistling, like a ghost crying, sounds creepy.

Attractions: Sayram Lake, Guozigou Bridge

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Yining

After breakfast, our guide and griver will meat you at the lobby, driving all the way to Yining. On the way, you will enjoy the scenery of the Sayram Lake, which is the highlight of today’s tour. Sayram Lake is Xinjiang's highest and largest alpine lake, "Sailimu" Kazakh for "wish", and Mongolian herders affectionately called him "Sailimu Nur", which means "lake on the mountain ridge".Sailimu Lake’s ancient name is "net sea", also known as the three Taiwan sea. Catch sight of the famous Guozigou Bridge, which is a high-speed corridor in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, famous for its treacherous sceneryIn the evening you will no doubt be drawn back to hotel for a night out with your new pals.

Attractions: Tianshan Great Canyon

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Xinyuan County

After delighted breakfast, we will drive to Xinyuan county and visit Apricot blossom. The unique climate and geographic location have resulted in the wonders of four seasons of "snow" and the co-existence of apricot blossoms and snowflakes. Hundreds of years of apricot trees cover the sky, and the cloud-like flowers blossom proudly on the branches. The white and pink apricot blossoms, accompanied by the distant snow-capped mountains and the dark-coloured mountains of GaoYin, are like an exquisite watercolour painting.

Attractions: Naraty Grassland, Naraty Air Prairie

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Xinyuan County

We'll head to the famous pasture Naraty Grassland with about 4-5 hours driving. River valley grassland water and grass, sheep and cattle everywhere, horses gallop, every year there are tens of thousands of tourists, photography enthusiasts, beekeeping workers gathered in the beautiful river valley grassland, enjoying the gifts of nature.

Naraty Air Prairie is as beautiful as in a poem or a picture. There are springs densely distributed here. Every year, from May to September, with flowers all blossoming out here and numerous herds gathering around, a great number of tourists domestic and abroad are attracted here. The Narat Prairie is also called “Deer Garden" in history and an ideal place for people of the pasture to exchange materials and hold cultural activities.

Afterwards, transfer you to Xinyuan county and check in the hotel.

Attractions: Naraty Grassland

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Yining

Get up early this morning, we will continue our sightseeing on Naraty Grassland, East part comes from Aikendaban of northwest Hejing and west part reaches to Wulandaban. It is about 150 kilometers long and 3,000 - 4,500 meters above sea level. The northern slope faces the wind and yearly rainfall is 400 - 700mm. A large stretch of wild apple trees have been found in Xinyuan County at the 1500-2,000 above sea level. It was listed as a nature reserve. 

After the visiting, we will drive back to Yining downtown and transfer you to the hotel and check in

Attractions: Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi

This morning we will drive back to Urumqi and go sightseeing in Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar. The most famous attraction is the Silk Road Sightseeing Tower in the centre of the square, which has colourful paintings and exhibitions on all floors, showing the historical stories of the Silk Road. It is a gathering place and exhibition centre for Islamic culture, architecture, ethnic commerce, entertainment and catering.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Not included

You will have a nice breakfast at the hotel and then we will transfer you to the airport. We wish you a pleasant journey home.