Xinjiang Travel Guide: 2-day car tour of Korla Bosten Lake + Lop Nur Village
Xinjiang Tourism Consultation: (Same) 0991-8585456
Day 1 Korla, Bosten Lake Scenic Area, Korla, Attractions · Bosten Lake Scenic Area
After picking up the tourists in the morning, take a bus to the legendary West Sea, one of the four major reed production bases, the inland freshwater lake – Bosten Lake (ticket price 45 yuan/person). Main attractions at Bosten Lake: Small Lake Area – Ahongkou Scenic Area (Lotus Sea World, charming reed marshes, ten thousand acres of wild water lilies, visitors need to take a boat tour at their own expense, 80 yuan/person); Large Lake Area – Egret Island (facing the sea, backed by the desert, a line of egrets flying into the blue sky). You can take a yacht or jet ski to tour the lake, swim at the beach bathroom at Egret Island in the Large Lake Area, and taste grilled fish and authentic Bosten fish feasts at one’s own expense. Return to Korla in the evening and check into the hotel
D2 Day 2: Korla City, Lop Nur Village. Around 8:30 am, take a bus to the “Lop Nur Village”, a kingdom that has not disappeared in the desert (including ticket price of 40 yuan/person + 10 yuan for the shuttle bus). They are hidden in the low-lying areas where the Tarim River floods recede, guarding the home of Lou. They are the living fossils of the Thirty-Six Western Regions, the monuments of the vast changes that have taken place over time, the symbols of desert culture, and at the same time, the Eden in people’s minds. Main attractions include the Asian Heartland Culture Exhibition (beacon towers, Xingdi Mountain rock paintings, solar tombs, Red Forest by the small river, etc.), Lop Nur Village Folk Customs Exhibition (ancient Lop Nur houses, the Nest of the Holy Maiden, Lop Nur altar, Burke’s mansion, Yin-Yang Gate, Longevity Gate, etc.), enchanting Populus euphratica forests, the endorheic river – Tarim River tributaries, the world’s second largest mobile desert – Taklamakan Desert (close contact, can participate in local entertainment activities in the desert). You can also take an eco-friendly desert bus around the lake for an in-depth desert tour (30 yuan/person at one’s own expense). In 2018, the Goddess Lake lakefront desert viewing experience activity was added, with boat rides (80 yuan/person at one’s own expense). Return to Korla in the afternoon and transfer to the train to end the pleasant southern Xinjiang tour. Breakfast: Included; Lunch: At one’s own expense; Dinner: At one’s own expense
Day 2: Korla City, Lop Nur Village, Korla City Attraction · Lop Nur Village
Around 8:30 am, take a bus to the “Lop Nur Village”, a kingdom that has not disappeared in the desert (including ticket price of 40 yuan/person + 10 yuan for the shuttle bus). They are hidden in the low-lying areas where the Tarim River floods recede, guarding the home of Lou. They are the living fossils of the Thirty-Six Western Regions, the monuments of the vast changes that have taken place over time, the symbols of desert culture, and at the same time, the Eden in people’s minds. Main attractions include the Asian Heartland Culture Exhibition (beacon towers, Xingdi Mountain rock paintings, solar tombs, Red Forest by the small river, etc.), Lop Nur Village Folk Customs Exhibition (ancient Lop Nur houses, the Nest of the Holy Maiden, Lop Nur altar, Burke’s mansion, Yin-Yang Gate, Longevity Gate, etc.), enchanting Populus euphratica forests, the endorheic river – Tarim River tributaries, the world’s second largest mobile desert – Taklamakan Desert (close contact, can participate in local entertainment activities in the desert). You can also take an eco-friendly desert bus around the lake for an in-depth desert tour (30 yuan/person at one’s own expense). In 2018, the Goddess Lake lakefront desert viewing experience activity was added, with boat rides (80 yuan/person at one’s own expense). Return to Korla in the afternoon and transfer to the train to end the pleasant southern Xinjiang tour.
Xinjiang Tourism Consultation: (Same) 0991-8585456