There are many tourist destinations suitable for visiting in July and August in Xinjiang, among which Duku Highway, Sayram Lake, Nalati Grassland, and Kanas are must-visit attractions.?
Duku Highway: This highway is known as ‘experiencing four seasons in a day, different skies every ten li’, and is a paradise for self-driving enthusiasts, gathering various high-quality natural landscapes such as canyons, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, grasslands, lakes, and flower seas.?
Sayram Lake: Known as ‘the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean’, the lake water is clear and the scenery picturesque, with forests, grasslands, snow-capped mountains, and swans along the shore. The meadow full of flowers in July is even more breathtakingly beautiful.?
Nalati Grassland: As one of the four major grasslands in the world, July and August are the most beautiful times here, with spruce trees, streams, grasslands, and cows, horses, and sheep grazing leisurely constituting a summer scene from a Hayao Miyazaki comic.?
Kanas: Reputed as the most beautiful lake in China, a fairyland on earth, and the garden of gods, Kanas Lake in summer is milky blue, with morning mist at Moon Bay, Shenxian Bay, and Wolong Bay giving off an ethereal feel.?
In addition, Yizhao Highway, Tangbula Grassland, Qiaxi, Xiata Ancient Road, Karajun Grassland, Kurdining Scenic Area, Guozigou Bridge, and Qiongkushitai are also attractions worth visiting.?
. These attractions each have their own unique characteristics, such as the steep and beautiful Yizhao Highway, Tangbula Grassland’s ‘Hundred-Mile Long Scroll, Natural Gallery’, Qiaxi’s fairy tale world of forest and grassland, the coexistence of hiking challenges and beautiful scenery on the Xiata Ancient Road, the most beautiful 3D grassland of Karajun Grassland, Kurdining Scenic Area’s real-life setting for ‘Heidi and Grandfather’, as well as the Guozigou Bridge, a must-visit place to enter Ili, and Qiongkushitai, a famous historical and cultural village.?
When planning the itinerary, you can consider choosing tourist routes such as the Ili Grand Circle Route or the Kashi-Yili Circuit Route, which cover the most beautiful landscapes in Xinjiang in July and August.?
. Meanwhile, attention should also be paid to the opening hours and traffic conditions of each attraction to reasonably arrange the itinerary.?
