The best routes for traveling in southern Xinjiang can be chosen based on the number of days and personal preferences. Here are several recommended routes:
1. 10-Day Highlight Route:
Day1: Departure from Urumqi
Day2: Urumqi – Kuitun
Day3: Kuitun – Dushanzi Grand Canyon – Bayanbulak
Day4: Bayanbulak Town – Bayanbulak Grassland – 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 -盘龙古道 – Kashgar Old Town
Day10: Kashgar Old Town (visit Xiangfei Garden, etc.)
2. 12-Day Grand Tour of Beautiful Southern Xinjiang:
DAY1: Urumqi – Bosten Lake – Korla
DAY2: Korla – Lop Nur Village – Luntai
DAY3: Luntai – Tarim Hu Yanglin Park – Tazhong Oilfield Base
DAY4: Tazhong Oilfield 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
3. 8-Day Southern Xinjiang Itinerary:
Day 1: Place of Departure – Urumqi, visit the International Bazaar.
Day 2: Urumqi – Northern Section of Duku Highway – Nalati Town.
Day 3: Nalati – Southern Section of Duku Highway – Mysterious Grand Canyon of Tianshan Mountains – Kuqa.
Day 4: Kuqa – Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves – Wensu Grand Canyon – Aksu.
Day 5: Aksu – Kashgar Old Town – Century-old Teahouse – Kashgar.
Day 6: Kashgar – Baisha Lake – Pamir Tourism Zone – Taxkorgan County.
Day 7: Taxkorgan County – Wakha盘龙古道 – Karakul Lake – Kashgar.
Day 8: Kashgar – Place of Departure.
These routes cover multiple famous attractions and unique customs in southern Xinjiang, such as the Duku Highway, Bayanbulak Grassland, Kuqa Wangfu, Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, Taklamakan Desert, Kashgar Old Town, and more. You can choose a suitable route based on your time and interests for your trip.