8-Day North Xinjiang Private Tour of Kanas from Urumqi

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: Heavenly Lake

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Fuyun

After buffet breakfast in the hotel, we will drive you to visit the picturesque Heavenly Lake(approximately 1.5hrs), 2000m up in the Tianshan mountain range. 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.

There are three water areas in the Tianchi Scenic Area. In addition to the main lake, there are two other water areas on the east and west sides.

On the east side is the "East Small Tianchi", also known as the Black Dragon Pool, located 500 metres east of Tianchi, the pool below the 100-foot cliff, waterfalls flowing straight down, like a long rainbow and down. The attraction is called "Hanging Springs Yaohong".

West is the "West small Tianchi 'also known as the Jade Lady pool, is located about two kilometres north-west of the pool, because the pool shape like a full moon, pool around the tower pine surroundings, such as encountered when the moon is in the sky, the quiet shadow of the wall, so the name of the "Longtan Biyue," the pool side of the waterfall is also flying hanging a waterfall, dozens of metres high, such as the Milky Way waterfall, the scene called the "Jade Belt Silver Curtain". Pool on the Wentao Pavilion, in the pavilion to watch the waterfall, have fun. Scenic spots in the area between the various attractions, are connected by trestles, can be reached on foot.

Afternoon travel to next stop Fuyun for rest.

Attractions: Keketuohai National Geological Park

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Burqin

This morning, you will start your trip from Keketuohai National Geological Park. It is a large-scale tourist attraction with beautiful canyons and rivers, rocky mountains and woodlands, mineral resources, frigid lakes and strange seismic fracture zones as its natural scenery, integrating geological culture, regional characteristics and ethnic customs, and featuring sightseeing tours, leisure and vacationing, special tours (hiking, photography, etc.), and scientific investigations. In 2012, Keketuohai National Geological Park was promoted to national 5A level tourist attraction.Next, we will explore the Tunnel of Mine No.3, which comprises of many types of minerals.

Take a tram ride and travel along Irtysh Grand Canyon. It is one of the main attractions in Keketuohai National Geopark. The granite peaks along the E River are arranged in a continuous line, with rounded peak walls and diverse forms, and the peaks interpret beautiful stories, which are called one hundred single eight peaks. What is more peculiar is that the surface of the granite peaks here is mostly dense honeycomb-shaped pits, as well as vertical grooves that look like solidified waterfalls, just like fossilised waterfalls.

You will reach Shenzhong Mountain soon and visit the "Earthquake Museum". Thereafter, travel to Burqin for dinner and overnight stay.

Attractions: Kanas Nature Reserve

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Jiadengyu

Depart from the hotel in the morning, and then drive along the mountain road to Kanas Nature Reserve, Kanas is the only extension of the Siberian taiga in China, the only ancient northern boundary of Europe, a Siberian flora and fauna distribution area is China's only nature reserve bordering four countries. The whole area remains in a primitive state, with flat and boundless grasslands covering the land like a huge green blanket, wooden houses scattered, smoke rising from the cooking fire, and the aroma of milk wine wafting through the air.

Attractions: Hemu Village

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Hemu

Breakfast at the hotel, then we will travel to Hemu Village. The houses in Hemu Village are all made of logs, full of primitive flavour.

The most famous thing about Hemu Village is the intoxicating autumn colours of all the red mountains, the cooking smoke rises in the autumn colours, forming a fantastic belt of smoke, which is like a fairyland. On the hill around the Hemu village, you can overlook the panoramic view of Hemu village and the Hemu River: the ghosts of empty valleys, small bridges and flowing water, and horse herders dusting through the forest.

Attractions: Five-colored Beach

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Burqin

After buffet breakfast in the hotel, Then head to Burqin, enjoy the sunset of Five-colored Beach. Five-colored Beach is located about 24 kilometers north of Burjin County, and it is the only way to Habahe County and Kanas. It is adjacent to the ripening Irtysh River, and on the other side of the lush green valley scenery distant glow, can be said that "a river across the two sides, there are two days."

Attractions: Gurbantunggut Desert, Urho Ghost City

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Overnight in Urumqi

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, then we will back to Urumqi. On the way, travel along the Gurbantunggut Desert to the Urho Ghost City. The “Ghost City” belongs to Yadan landform, and under the long-term action of nature, a dream-like maze world has been formed. Due to the erosion of wind and rain, the ground formed different depths of the gully, the exposed stone layer was carved by the wind strange shape, on the undulating hillside, full of red blood, blue, white, orange stones, like the devil's beads, add a few mysterious colors. Whenever the wind hits, yellow sand covers the sky, the wind in the city whirls around, howling bitterly, like a ghost crying, "devil city" hence the name.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not included

Hotel: Not included

Today you are free to relax until you are escorted to your next destination by plane/train. Tour is over.