Recommended classic ways to play in southern Xinjiang
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1. 10-Day Southern Xinjiang Grand Car Loop Tour
This route is the most complete grand southern Xinjiang loop route, circling around the edge of the Tarim Basin and finally crossing the Desert Highway to complete the grand southern Xinjiang loop tour.
Day 1: Urumqi-Korla Attraction: Lop Nur Village;
Day 2: Korla-Kuqa Attraction: Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon;
Day 3: Kuqa-Aksu Attraction: Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves;
Day 4: Aksu-Kashgar Attraction: Kashgar Old Town;
Day 5: Kashgar-Tashkurgan Attraction: Stone City, Khunjerab Pass;
Day 6: Tashkurgan-Kashgar Attraction: Karakul Lake;
Day 7: Kashgar-Hotan Attraction: Juglans regia Scenic Area;
Day 8: Hotan-Qiemo Attraction: Hotan-Kashi River;
Day 9: Qiemo-Korla Attraction: Desert Highway;
Day 10: Korla-Urumqi
2. 6-Day Southern Xinjiang Highlights Tour with Two Round-trip Flights
If you don’t have enough time, or really don’t want to travel by car for so long, then choosing to fly is the most suitable option. This way, you can save over 2,000 kilometers of travel, saving both time and energy.
Day 1: Urumqi-Kuqa-Aksu (by plane) Attraction: Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, Wensu Grand Canyon
Day 2: Aksu-Hotan Attraction: Desert Highway
Day 3: Hotan-Kashgar Attraction: Zepu Populus Euphratica Forest
Day 4: Kashgar-Tashkurgan Attraction: Stone City, Khunjerab Pass
Day 5: Tashkurgan-Kashgar Attraction: Karakul Lake
Day 6: Kashgar-Urumqi (by plane) Attraction: Kashgar Old Town
3. 8-Day In-depth Southern Xinjiang Tour with One One-way Flight
There are many flights from Kashgar to Urumqi, and the prices are not expensive, around 500 yuan one-way. So if you don’t want to take a round trip, you can visit the highlights along the way.
Day 1: Urumqi-Korla Attraction: Lop Nur Village
Day 2: Korla-Kuqa Attraction: Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon
Day 3: Kuqa-Aksu Attraction: Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves
Day 4: Aksu-Kashgar Attraction: Kashgar Old Town
Day 5: Kashgar-Tashkurgan Attraction: Stone City, Khunjerab Pass
Day 6: Tashkurgan-Kashgar Attraction: Karakul Lake
Day 7: Kashgar-Urumqi (by plane) Attraction: Kashgar Old Town
Recommended lesser-known attractions for southern Xinjiang travel
1. Datong Township, Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County
The road is not very good, but it’s a true hidden paradise. When tourists all go to Tuergen in Yili to see apricot blossoms, the apricot blossoms here are viewed in such tranquility. Such enchantment. You need to rent an SUV locally in Kashgar to enter.
2. Jigen Township, Wuqia County
3. Markit County
People who have been to Xinjiang will be deeply amazed by the lakes of Kanas and the grasslands of Nalati, and can’t help but exclaim, ‘Beautiful Xinjiang!’ However, those who have truly traveled to southern Xinjiang will sincerely say: If you haven’t been to southern Xinjiang, it’s as if you haven’t been to Xinjiang at all!
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