12D10N A Deep Dive Into Northern Xinjiang (Apr - Oct 2025)
Zero Shopping Stops, Non-Compulsory Optional Tours, Pure Fun Just Travel! EXCLUSIVES : » Duku Highway - Known as "China's Most Beautiful Highway," it showcases Tianshan's stunning landscapes, offering four-season scenery in one day – a breathtaking journey through nature's wonders. » Sayram Lake - "The Last Tear of the Atlantic" . » The Heavenly Horses Bathing in the River Performance – showcases galloping horses, crystal waters, and melodious morin khuur tunes, blending nomadic culture with nature's beauty in a breathtaking visual and auditory feast. » Step into the Nalati Grassland, possessing a breathtaking beauty that surpasses even Switzerland. » S21 Desert Highway - Xinjiang's first desert highway offers stunning views of vast deserts, Gobi landscapes, Danxia formations, and serene lakes along its route. » Hemu Village - Visit the Heavenly Garden, a paradise on earth .
- China
- Urumqi, Altay, Kanas, Karamay, Bortala, Ghulja, Zhaosu, Nalati, Kuytun, Burqin
Itinerary
Day 1
• Assemble at Changi Airport for your transit flight to Urumqi (overnight flight)
Routes
- Singapore
- Urumqi
Meals
Transit Flight
Day 2
• Mustang Ecological Park is home to over 100 petrified wood specimens, including China's longest at 43 meters, as well as an artificial forest of 350 Populus euphratica dead wood specimens. The park also features black ...
Routes
- Urumqi
Meals
Dinner
Day 3
• S21 Desert Highway – Explore the Gurbantunggut Desert, encountering nature’s magnificence and mystery with breathtaking views of desert landscapes and yardang formations. • Jili Lake Sea Devil City (includes shuttle bus) ...
Routes
- Urumqi
- Burqin
Meals
About six hours
Day 4
• Kanas Natural Landscape Reserve (includes shuttle bus) – United Nations environmental officials visited Kanas, praising its stunning beauty and callingit the best-preserved natural landscape on Earth, a breathtaking ...
Routes
- Burqin
- Kanas
Meals
About three hours
Day 5
• Hemu Village Scenic Area (includes shuttle bus) is a small village inhabited by both Kazakhs and Tuvas. It is known as God's backyard and a paradise on earth. • Tuvan Tribe – A forgotten Mongolian branch by Genghis Khan. ...
Routes
- Kanas
- Hemu
Meals
About 1.5 hours
Day 6
• Head to Karamay – The oil city. • Urho Ghost City – Famous wind-eroded landform attraction. • Pass by the Hundred Mile Oil Field. • Head to Kuytun
Routes
- Burqin
- Kuytun
Meals
Dushanzi
Day 7
• Sayram Lake Scenic Area (Haixi Grassland, Genghis Khan's Commanding Platform) – Sayram Lake, at 2,071 meters, is Xinjiang’s highest and largest alpine lake, offering breathtaking views of mountains, glaciers, ...
Routes
- Kuytun
- Sayram Lake
Meals
About four hours
Day 8
• Head to Zhaosu. • Xiata Ancient Trail (includes electric car) – A breathtaking landscape with snow-capped mountains, dense Snow Ridge spruces, silky alpine grasslands, and a milk-white river flowing through stunning ...
Routes
- Ghulja
- Zhaosu
Meals
About three and a half hours
Day 9
• Head to Nalati. • Nalati Grassland (including Aerial Grassland + Shuttle Bus) – The Nalati Tourist Scenic Area, known as the "Green Island of the Tianshan Mountains," blends grasslands, valleys, and forests with abundant ...
Routes
- Zhaosu
- Nalati
Meals
About four and a half hours
Day 10
• Duku Highway – Known as"China's Most Beautiful Highway", it offers a breathtaking journey through Tianshan's landscapes, showcasing four-season scenery in a single day. • Dushanzi Grand Canyon (Glass Bridge) – Known as ...
Routes
- Nalati
- Kuytun
Meals
Dushanzi
Day 11
• Head to Urumqi. • International Bazaar – Feel free to purchase a wide variety of souvenirs in this large ethnic market! *Remark: If the Duku Highway is closed due to snow, the itinerary will shift to Ghulja to Urumqi ...
Routes
- Kuytun
- Urumqi
Meals
About three and a half hours
Day 12
• Free at leisure before your transit flight back to Singapore! We hope that you have had an enjoyable vacation with EU Holidays and look forward to bringing you to your next holiday destination.
Routes
- Urumqi
- Singapore
Meals
Transit Flight