Winter Xinjiang 10 days tour

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

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.

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.

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.

Optional early morning sunrise viewing at Harden platform. Visit Jikpring Ski Resort - China's powder snow paradise. Full day skiing experience. Drive to Karamay for overnight.

Drive to Sayram Lake via northern Tianshan foothills. See winter Sayram Lake with special blue ice (only 3 places worldwide: Abraham Lake, Baikal Lake, Sayram Lake). Enjoy cedar forests, rime, snow sounds, ice eyes, icicles, ice curtains, ice bubbles.

Drive to Kurdning Scenic Area via Guozigou Bridge ("Iron Pass" on ancient Silk Road). Enjoy snow forests. Kurdning features virgin forests, grasslands, canyons, streams, waterfalls.

Visit Liuxing Street ("Dopamine Street") in Yining for century-old handmade ice cream. Explore Kazanqi Pedestrian Street for local crafts and cuisine. Enjoy Ili ethnic culture. Visit Ancient Path Hot Springs. Overnight in Shuanghe.

Visit Dushanzi Grand Canyon geological wonder. Drive back to Urumqi. Overnight in Urumqi.

Our driver and guide will transfer you to airport for your flight. Have a good trip and see you next time!