Tourist routes in southern Xinjiang introduction

Introduction to tourist routes in southern Xinjiang is as follows:​

Southern Xinjiang has multiple exciting tourist routes, covering natural scenery, cultural landscapes, and ethnic customs, suitable for travelers with different time and needs.​

Among them, a classic 10-day self-driving route is as follows:​

Day1: Depart from Urumqi​

Day2: Urumqi – Kuitun​

Day3: Kuitun – Dushanzi Grand Canyon – Bayinbuluke​

Day4: Bayinbuluke Town – Bayinbuluke Grassland – Tianshan Grand Canyon – Kuqa​

Day5: Visit Kuqa Wangfu and Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves​

Day6: Kuqa – Hotan (Take the Desert Highway, crossing the Taklamakan Desert)​

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

Day8: Kashgar City – China-Pakistan Friendship Highway – Tashkurgan County (Enjoy the scenery of the Pamir Plateau, passing through the Kexiu Glacier Park, Baisha Lake, Karakul Lake, and Mount Mushtag)​

Day9: Tashkurgan County -盘龙古道 – Kashgar Old Town​

Day10: Kashgar Old Town (If you have time, you can spend more two days in Kashgar Old Town, feeling the local culture at a slow pace, and visiting Xiangfei Garden, mosques, etc.)​

In addition, there is a recommended 12-day round-trip route:​

DAY1: Urumqi – Bosten Lake – Korla​

DAY2: Korla – Lop Nur Village – Luntai​

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

DAY4: Tazhong Base – Desert Highway – Minfeng​

DAY5: Minfeng – Hotan​

DAY6: Hotan – Kashgar​

DAY7: Kashgar – Baisha Lake – Karakul Lake – Kongur Tobe Peak – Tahman Wetland – Tashkurgan​

DAY8: Tashkurgan – Kashgar​

DAY9: Kashgar – Aksu​

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

DAY11: Kuqa – Heshuo​

DAY12: Heshuo – Urumqi​

These routes fully showcase the natural beauty and cultural characteristics of southern Xinjiang, and travelers can choose suitable routes to explore based on their time and interests.​