Urumqi Iceberg Guests Travel Agency, the phone number is 09918585456,
D1 Urumqi/Sayram Lake (about 550 kilometers, driving time about 8 hours)
After breakfast, the tour bus will pick you up from the hotel and depart. Pass through the city of the Corps—Kuitun and Jinghe County, the hometown of wolfberry, before arriving at Sayram Lake (including Sayram Lake ticket price of 70 yuan/person). Sayram Lake is located at an altitude of 2,073 meters and has a water area of 458 square kilometers. It is the highest and largest alpine lake in Xinjiang. Nearby, flowers bloom like a carpet, cows and sheep wander around, and distant yurts sing pastoral songs. At dawn and dusk, the low light diffuses brilliantly. A picturesque scroll of the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang unfolds here. Stay by the beautiful Sayram Lake at night to enjoy the beautiful sunset. It’s like a poetic and picturesque scene. Stay in a yurt near the lake at night. Notes: Bring your own cold-weather clothing, rain gear, sunscreen, snacks, common medications, etc.
Meals: Breakfast; Accommodation: Yurt
D2 Sayram Lake/Zhaosu (about 350KM, driving time about 5 hours)
After breakfast, depart and enjoy the scenic beauty of the Guozigou Valley and the magnificent Guozigou Bridge along the way. Then head to Huocheng County to photograph the purple sea—Lavender Base (lavender blooms the most vigorously in June each year). After passing Qingshuihe, proceed to Khorgos Port, the trading port between China and Kazakhstan, for a visit (including gateway ticket). After lunch, pass Yining City and head to Zhaosu County, the hometown of rapeseed flowers and Tianma horses. The scenery along the way is extremely beautiful. Arrive in Zhaosu County and stay at the hotel. Notes: Bring your own cold-weather clothing, rain gear, sunscreen, snacks, common medications, etc.
Meals: None; Accommodation: Fulihao Hotel, Hongda Hotel, or similar hotels in Zhaosu County
D3 Zhaosu/Xiata/Tekes (about 200KM, driving time about 4 hours)
Get up early and depart for the Xiata Ancient Road Scenic Area (including ticket price of 80 yuan/person). The Xiata Canyon is shaped like a corridor, with steep cliffs on both sides like barriers. The Xiata River in the middle flows gently and then swiftly ahead. Walk along this natural corridor, and you will see bees and butterflies flying, deer running, and eagles soaring. The scenery is diverse and breathtaking. Enter the canyon on foot (please bring drinking water and food for hiking), and the scenery is extremely beautiful. You can also take a hot spring bath at your own expense. Here, you can breathe in the scent of nature as much as you like and experience the freshness that the city cannot offer. Return to Tekes County in the evening and stay at the hotel. Notes: Bring your own cold-weather clothing, rain gear, sunscreen, snacks, common medications, etc.
Meals: Breakfast; Accommodation: Haojue Business Hotel, Dihao Hotel, or similar hotels in Tekes County
D4 Tekes/Tangbula (about 320KM, driving time about 5 hours)
After breakfast, head to the Kalakun Grassland (including ticket price of 80 yuan/person and Kalakun shuttle bus fee of 90 yuan/person). At this time, the Kalakun mountains are lush and green, with wildflowers dotted around the grassland. Red, yellow, and white colors blend beautifully, while cows and sheep wander around. The scenery is breathtaking. Feel the beauty of nature to your heart’s content, take photos freely, and play as much as you like. In the afternoon, take a car to Tangbula, and stay at a resort near Tangbula at night. Notes: Bring your own cold-weather clothing, rain gear, sunscreen, snacks, common medications, etc.
Meals: Breakfast; Accommodation: Nileke County, Lijing Holiday Hotel, Yishang Hotel, or hotels of the same level
D5 Tangbula/Nalati (about 240KM, driving for about 4 hours)
After breakfast, head to Tangbula (ticket price included: 10 yuan/person), where the "Little Huashan" with strange rock formations stands; the stream in Tangbula Gully gurgles, and the spruce forest is verdant and tall. The forest area in Tangbula Gully has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and is refreshing and pleasant; it is picturesque like a painting in summer, with layered green mountains. Tangbula 100-Mile Scenic Area: Mainly featuring grasslands, hot springs, snow-capped peaks, and rivers; every step presents a scenic view, picturesque like poetry; it is small and exquisite, crystal-clear and transparent, making people amazed and enchanted, and is called the "100-Mile Gallery" by people. Then take a vehicle to Nalati, the romantic and picturesque Nalati Grassland (ticket price included: 95 yuan/person, shuttle bus: 100 yuan/person), and take the shuttle bus to enter the scenic area for a tour (River Valley Scenic Area and Aerial Grassland). From June to September each year, various wildflowers bloom on the hills and grasslands, with red, yellow, blue, purple, and other colors, decorating the grassland with a splendid and colorful appearance. Stay at a hotel in Nalati in the evening. Precautions: Bring your own cold-weather clothing and rain gear, sunscreen, snacks, commonly used medications, etc.
Meals: On your own; Accommodation: Nalati Town, Guoxiang Hotel, Heyang Green City Hotel, or hotels of the same level
D6 Nalati/Bayinbrook (about 100KM, driving for about 2 hours)
After breakfast, head to Bayinbrook Grassland (ticket price included: 65 yuan/person, shuttle bus: 90 yuan/person), cross the Gongnais Forest Farm and Daban to arrive in Bayinbrook Town. Here, snow-capped peaks surround the area, the terrain is undulating, and the water and grass are beautiful and inviting. Take photos of the "Swan Lake" in China’s Swan Nature Reserve, then head to take photos of the sunset at the Nine-Bend and Eighteen-Turn Scenic Area, and return to Bayinbrook Town in the evening to stay at a local hotel. Note: If you don’t have time to enter the Nalati Scenic Area the previous day, you can directly enter the scenic area to play and take photos in the morning before heading to the Bayinbrook Scenic Area. Precautions: Bring your own cold-weather clothing and rain gear, sunscreen, snacks, commonly used medications, etc.
Meals: Breakfast; Accommodation: Bayinbrook Town, Yindeng Hotel, West Emotion Hotel, Cultural Village Hotel, or hotels of the same level
D8 Bayinbrook/Urumqi (about 520KM, driving for about 9 hours)
Depart early in the morning, passing through Huoshao Bridge, Baluntai, Hejing, Tuokexun, Daban City, Wind Power Station (you will be allowed to get off to take photos; you can see windmills in clusters at the Wind Power Station), and other places before returning to Urumqi. After arriving in Urumqi, check into the hotel. You will spend a relatively long time in the car this day (if the Qiaerma section of the Duku Highway allows tourist vehicles to pass, we will take the route from Bayinbrook to Dushanzi, and arrive in Urumqi after passing through Kuitun to check into the hotel. The scenery of the Duku Highway is very beautiful, and you can experience the weather changes and scenery of the four seasons in these mountains). Note: Although no attractions are arranged for this day, the scenery is very rich, with unlimited beautiful scenery along the way and large differences in scenery, keeping you busy with what you see. Precautions: Bring your own cold-weather clothing and rain gear, sunscreen, snacks, commonly used medications, etc.
Meals: Breakfast; Accommodation: Urumqi
Urumqi Iceberg Guests Travel Agency, the phone number is 09918585456,