Southern Xinjiang Travel Itineraries

Southern Xinjiang travel itineraries can be planned differently based on personal time and preferences. Here are a few recommended itineraries:​

1. 10-Day Essence Route​

Day1: Departure from Urumqi​

Day2: Urumqi – Kuitun​

Day3: Kuitun – Dushanzi Grand Canyon – Bayin布鲁克​

Day4: Bayin布鲁克 Town – Bayin布鲁克 Grasslands – Tianshan Grand Canyon – Kuqa​

Day5: Visit Kuqa Wangfu and Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves​

Day6: Kuqa – Hotan (take the Desert Highway, cross the Taklamakan Desert)​

Day7: Hotan – Kashgar City (visit Kashgar Night Market in the evening)​

Day8: Kashgar City – China-Pakistan Friendship Highway – Tashkurgan County​

Day9: Tashkurgan County – Panlong Ancient Road – Kashgar Old Town​

Day10: Kashgar Old Town (visit Xiangfei Garden, Mosque, Khan Bazaar)​

2. 12-Day Grand Tour of Beautiful Southern Xinjiang​

DAY1: Urumqi – Bosten Lake – Korla​

DAY2: Korla – Lop Nor Village – Luntai​

DAY3: Luntai – Tarim Hu Yanglin Park – Tazhong Base​

DAY4: Tazhong Base – Desert Highway – Minfeng​

DAY5: Minfeng – Hotan​

DAY6: Hotan – Kashgar​

DAY7: Kashgar Related Attractions Tour​

DAY8: Tashkurgan – Kashgar​

DAY9: Kashgar – Aksu​

DAY10: Aksu – Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves – Kuqa Wangfu – Kuqa​

DAY11: Kuqa – Heshuo​

DAY12: Heshuo – Urumqi​

3. 8-Day Southern Xinjiang Loop Tour​

Day 1: Urumqi – Dushanzi Grand Canyon – Duku Highway – Nalati Grasslands – Nalati Town​

Day 2: Nalati – Bayin布鲁克 Grasslands – Daxiao Dragon Ponds – Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon – Kuqa​

Day 3: Kuqa – Baicheng Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves – Wensu Grand Canyon – Aksu​

Day 4: Aksu – Dawakun Desert – Kashgar Old Town​

Day 5: Kashgar Old Town Tour​

Day 6: Kashgar – White Sand Lake – Karakul Lake – Muztagh Ata Mountain – Taxkorgan County​

Day 7: Taxkorgan County -盘龙 Panlong Ancient Road – Stone City – Golden Grass Beach – Taxkorgan County​

Day 8: Taxkorgan County – Oytag Glacier – Kashgar​

These itineraries cover the classic attractions and unique landscapes of southern Xinjiang, such as Dushanzi Grand Canyon, Bayin布鲁克 Grasslands, Kashgar Old Town, and more. Tourists can choose suitable itineraries based on their time and interests to experience the unique charm of southern Xinjiang.​