Customized private tour itinerary in Xinjiang, customized private tourism in Xinjiang
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Xinjiang is vast and beautiful, but our time is limited. So how can we reasonably arrange a travel plan?
Customized Private Tours in Xinjiang · High-end Planning and Customization for Xinjiang Tourism
Let travel return to its essence and become a pleasure. Customized Xinjiang tours focus on experience and feeling. Let me explain from a few aspects:
First is dining: For customized private tours in Xinjiang, we often choose representative Xinjiang restaurants such as Miraj, Hairbag, Platinum Hotel, Mayflower, and Apple’s Father. We pay attention to the taste of ingredients, decoration style, and more importantly, the ethnic cultural atmosphere.
Third is hotel accommodation: The hotels selected for customized private tours in Xinjiang are basically among the top-ranked and most reputable in the local area. The floors are also booked in advance. We strive to provide meticulous service. We can also accommodate requests for smoking and non-smoking rooms.
Next is transportation: We select vehicles based on the number of guests. We only use vehicles within 5 years of age, and the empty seat rate must be over 30% to ensure sufficient space and comfort. All drivers have held an A-class driver’s license for over 10 years, provide excellent service, and have received professional training from the Tourism Bureau and Xinjiang Kanghui International Travel Agency.
Fourth is the tour guide: For groups that require a tour guide, we generally provide a tour guide with a 20% higher fee than the market rate to ensure that they do not promote any shopping or forced self-expense items during the trip. The appearance, age, and gender of the tour guide are also determined based on the guests’ preferences.
I have listed some must-visit attractions for customized Xinjiang tours. Let’s take a closer look at Xinjiang’s scenery and local customs. We specialize in creating self-guided tours and free-and-easy travel products for Xinjiang. Please feel free to correct any inaccuracies.
Must-visit attractions in Xinjiang tourism:
Balikun Grassland – Located in a basin
Nearby attractions: Hui King’s Tomb, Gaisi Tomb, Mingsha Mountain, Baishitou Mountain, etc.
Driving into Xinjiang along National Highway 312 on the Silk Road, the first place you arrive at is the Hami region. That’s right, the place where Hami melons are produced. Balikun Grassland is in Hami. It is not as boundless as the Inner Mongolia Grassland. Instead, it is located in a basin surrounded by continuous mountain peaks. At the top of the mountains are white glaciers, and the midsections are covered with green mountains. What’s unique is that amidst the vast grassland, there suddenly appears a unique desert mountain, Mingsha Mountain; and suddenly a white stone mountain, Baishitou Mountain.
Flame Mountain – You can cook an “omelette” on your car hood
Nearby attractions: Kanerjing, Suping Tower, Aiding Lake, Grape Valley, Jiaohe Ancient City, Tuyugou, etc.
The "Eight Hundred Li Flaming Mountain" mentioned in "Journey to the West" is here. Locals call the Flaming Mountain "Red Hill", which is composed of medium-red sand, conglomerate, and mudstone. Every summer, the intense sunshine shines on the red mountain, creating rolling waves of heat. How hot is the Flaming Mountain? According to local sayings, if you break a raw egg and spread it on the car hood, it will become a "fried egg". There is also a 12-meter-high thermometer standing there, like Sun Wukong’s Golden-Hooped Staff.
International Bazaar – You can buy all the local specialties of Xinjiang here
Nearby attractions: Xinjiang Museum, Red Hill, May 1st Night Market, Baiyanggou, etc.
The word "Bazaar" originates from Uyghur and means "market". The International Bazaar is located in Urumqi and gathers tourist products from all over Xinjiang. Including raisins, snow lotuses, Hetian jade, lavender, essential oils, tapestries, Cordyceps sinensis, etc., which are familiar to mainlanders. Besides Xinjiang’s specialties, there are also crafts from Central Asia and Pakistan. It is the "Window of Xinjiang", "Window of Central Asia", and "Window of the World". The Bazaar has a strong architectural style. In addition, as the "Hometown of Songs and Dances", there is also a big stage for song and dance performances.
Tianchi Lake – Condenses the essence of Tianshan scenery
In Urumqi, if the weather is clear, you can see the majestic snow-capped Bogda Peak. Tianchi Lake is located in the mountainside area of Bogda Peak, 110 kilometers away from Urumqi City. Tianchi Lake is a high-altitude lake located above 1980 meters above sea level. Because the lake water is as clear as jade, myths say that Tianchi Lake is the mirror on the dressing table of the Queen Mother of the West. It integrates alpine lakes, spruces, and snow-capped mountains. It can be said that it condenses the essence of Tianshan Mountain scenery and is known as the "Pearl of Tianshan".
Colorful City – Wild asses and gazelles by the roadside
Nearby attractions: Karamay Wild Hooved Animal Reserve, Gurbantünggüt Desert, etc.
Colorful City is located in the Gurbantünggüt Desert, the second largest desert in China. Over billions of years, coal seams, sand layers, and ore layers have formed there. After being eroded by wind and rain, exposed to sun and lightning, it has formed a "Yardan landform" dominated by ochre red, mixed with yellow, white, black, green, and other colors. From afar or nearby, it looks like a castle. Near Colorful City is the Karamay Wild Hooved Animal Reserve, which has attracted much attention in recent years. On the self-driving route, you can see wild animals such as wild asses, argali sheep, and goitered gazelles along the way.
Kanas Lake – Eastern Switzerland
Nearby attractions: Ulungur Lake, Irtysh River, Alashan Hot Spring, Baihaba, etc.
Xinjiang boasts countless beautiful scenery. If you have to choose where is the most beautiful, many people would choose Kanas Lake. Kanas is known as the "Eastern Switzerland". Due to its special geographical location, its vegetation landscape resembles that of the European Alps. Different plant communities are well-layered and colorful. Kanas Lake resembles a colorful gemstone. It is a heaven for photographers. When you visit Kanas, you can also see the ancient indigenous people, the Tuwa people.
Devil’s City – A "castle" blown by the wind
Nearby attractions: Karamay Oilfield No. 1
Both in Mongolian and Kazakh, the place is unanimously called "Devil’s City". Devil’s City is not a castle but a rare wind-eroded landform in China, with various "buildings" shaped by the wind, resembling the Liuhe Pagoda in Hangzhou, the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, the Pyramids of Egypt, and the Angkor Wat in Cambodia… The terrifying time at Devil’s City is when the night falls and strong winds blow, creating a eerie atmosphere with the sound of flying sand and stones. However, during the daytime, you may have the chance to pick up crystal-clear agate stones there.
Sayram Lake – Visibility to the lakebed below 10 meters
Nearby attractions: Ghost Valley, Alataw Pass, etc.
Some people compare Xinjiang’s Sayram Lake to Tibet’s Namtso Lake because Sayram Lake is also an alpine lake, being Xinjiang’s highest and largest alpine cold-water lake. Known as the "Pure Lake", Sayram Lake allows you to see the lakebed below 10 meters. The most beautiful time at Sayram Lake is between spring and summer, when alpine wildflowers bloom all over the mountainside near the lake. Every July, local Mongolians hold the traditional "Nadam" festival on the grassland by the lake.
Nalati Grassland – A grassland with fat cattle and sheep
Nearby attractions: Ili River, Guozi Valley, Gongnais Grassland, Tangbula Grassland, etc.
The Ili River region boasts many grasslands, among which the famous Nalati Grassland is a well-developed tourist destination suitable for visits, accommodating thousands of tourists every day. The grass on Nalati Grassland reaches over half a meter in height. Due to frequent rainfall in the area, the cattle and sheep there are fatter. Historically, Nalati Grassland was known as the "Deer Garden" and is also called the "Aerial Grassland" due to its high altitude.
Mount Muztagh – Father of Glaciers
Nearby attractions: Id Kah Mosque, Xiangfei Tomb, Tashkurgan Stone City, etc.
Starting from Kashgar, a major city in southern Xinjiang, and driving towards Hongqilapu on the China-Pakistan border, the journey offers a breathtaking view of snowy mountains and grasslands. Before realizing it, you have already reached an altitude of over 3,000 meters. Looking next to you, a huge glacier-covered mountain stands tall, which is Mount Muztagh, known as the "Father of Glaciers", resembling a creamy cake. Mount Muztagh and K2, the world’s second-highest mountain at 8,611 meters, gaze at each other from afar.
Desert Highway – Drive through the desert to your heart’s content
Nearby attractions: Tarim River, Populus euphratica Forest Nature Reserve
The desert highway runs vertically through China’s vast Taklamakan Desert, which covers an area of over 330,000 square kilometers and has long been considered a "forbidden zone for life", making it difficult for tourists to visit its hinterland. However, after the opening of the desert highway, self-driving tourists can now traverse it. The desert highway is 446 kilometers long, currently the longest highway built in a shifting desert in the world, and typically takes five to six hours to drive. It is essential to prepare sufficient water before starting the journey.