A 9-day trip to Xinjiang can be very rich and colorful. Here is a recommended travel plan:**?
Day 1: Arrive in Urumqi?
Depart from home and arrive in Urumqi. You can choose to take free activities, stroll around local markets such as the Grand Bazaar, and experience the ethnic customs and specialty foods of Xinjiang, such as roasted whole lamb and hand-grabbed rice?
Day 2: Urumqi – Sayram Lake?
Depart from Urumqi and proceed to Sayram Lake. On the way, you can enjoy the magnificent natural scenery. Upon arrival, take a walk around the lake and admire the beautiful scenery of clear water, blue sky, and snow-capped mountain reflections?
Day 3: Sayram Lake – Yining?
Visit the Guozigou Bridge and then proceed to Yining. On the way, you can visit the Lavender Manor and feel the purple romantic sea of flowers?
Day 4: Yining – Zhaosu?
Depart from Yining and proceed to Zhaosu. On the way, you can visit attractions such as Xiata and enjoy the perfect combination of grassland and snow-capped mountains?
Day 5: Zhaosu – Nalati?
After visiting attractions such as Qiongkushitai, proceed to Nalati. The vastness and softness of the Nalati Grassland will leave a deep impression on you?
Day 6: Nalati – Bayanbulak?
After enjoying yourself to your heart’s content in the Nalati Aerial Grassland, proceed to Bayanbulak. Here you can admire the magnificent scenery of the Nine-Bend and Eighteen-Bay?
Day 7: Bayanbulak – Urumqi?
After visiting Bayanbulak, return to Urumqi. On the way, you can travel through the Duku Highway and experience the magnificent scenery of this highway praised as the "Most Beautiful Highway in China"?
Day 8: Surroundings of Urumqi?
Visit the surroundings of Urumqi, such as Dushanzi Grand Canyon and S101 National Defense Highway, to feel the magnificent and stunning beauty of Xinjiang?
Day 9: Return to your warm home?
End your pleasant journey in Urumqi and return to your warm home?
This itinerary covers many famous attractions and natural landscapes in Xinjiang, allowing you to fully appreciate the beauty and charm of Xinjiang within 9 days. Of course, the specific itinerary can be adjusted appropriately according to your interests and time.?