7 Days Winter Xinjiang Northern Adventure Itinerary
Transportation: at the airport
Hotel: Urumqi
Restaurant: -
Welcome to beautiful Xinjiang! We will pick you up at the airport and transfer to hotel. Today we have no other itinerary, we recommend:
- Xinjiang Grand Bazaar: Experience local flavors and customs
- Red Hill Park: Landmark attraction with panoramic city view
- Xinjiang Museum: Closed on Mondays, advance reservation needed
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Burjin
Restaurant: BLD
Drive via S21 Desert Highway through Gurbantunggut Desert. Visit "Ghost Town on Water" with Yadan landform (weather permitting). Winter activities: snow park, snowmobile, skiing, ice fishing. Pass frozen Ulungu Lake. Arrive in fairy-tale Burjin Town along Irtysh River. See Irtysh Bridge, Sino-Soviet Memorial Hall, old dock. Overnight in Burjin.
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Kanas
Restaurant: BLD
Drive to Kanas Scenic Area through Altay Mountains snowfields. Stop at Argoge Grassland for photography. Visit famous "Three Bays": Shenxian Bay (Fairy Bay), Wolong Bay, Moon Bay. Enjoy winter scenery: morning fog, snow mushrooms, rime ice formations. Silver snow-capped mountains create fairyland atmosphere.
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Hemu
Restaurant: BLD
Early departure to appreciate Hemu Village snow scenery and morning mist. Start ice fairy tale journey in "God's Back Garden" - Hemu Village. Overnight in Hemu.
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Hemu
Restaurant: BLD
Optional early morning sunrise viewing at Harden platform. Visit Jikpring Ski Resort - China's powder snow paradise. Full day skiing experience. Overnight in Hemu Village.
Transportation: Tourist Bus
Hotel: Urumqi
Restaurant: BLD
Drive to Urumqi. Visit Xinjiang Mustang Ancient Ecological Park featuring: China's largest Fergana horse center, Jurassic silicified wood collection, meteorite display, poplar forest, Mustang Art Museum. Overnight in Urumqi.
Transportation: at the airport
Hotel: -
Restaurant: B
Our driver and guide will transfer you to airport for your flight. Have a good trip and see you next time!
Travel itinerary