7 Days Xinjiang Sightseeing Trip

Today you will catch the flight to Urumqi. We will meet you at the airport with a welcome board, then bring you to the downtown hotel and check in. Have a good rest.

Your Xinjiang group tour now kicks off!

Before going to Jimusar, let's pay a visit to a picturesque place -- Heavenly Lake, which is surrounded by the snow mountains, blooming wildflowers, evergreen pine trees. Trekking along the lake in the fresh air or you can explore further to the Maya Mountain by the cable car to enjoy the magnificent view of the Mountains.

Afterwards, we will drive to Jimusar for overnight stay.

After enjoying your breakfast in the hotel, we will begin our trip.

Today you will visit the beautiful Jiangbulake, located at the north foot of Tianshan Mountain and the southeast edge of the Junggar Basin. It is a continuation landscape of the Tianshan World Natural Heritage Site in Xinjiang, and has been identified by the Chinese Academy of Sciences as one of the most complete and earliest protected oasis cultures. It is one of the cores of the "Tianshan Qianli Golden Line" in Xinjiang, known as a natural oxygen bar, green kingdom, photography paradise, and is a fairyland on earth under the arm of the Tianshan Mountains. 

Morning excursion starts from 2-3hours driving to Turpan. We will pass by the wind power station which is the largest one in Asia spreading at the foot of Tianshan Mountain. Following glimpse of Salt Lake in Dabancheng.

Upon arrival, we will head to visit the Karez Well, which is special kind of irrigation system, here you can not only visit this ancient irrigation system, but also get rid of the heat of summer.

Then explore the Sugong Minaret, the largest Islamic minaret in China built in 1778.

After that, we will drive to enjoy the scenery of Jiaohe Ruins with a history of 2,300 years lies between two rivers on a loess plateau atop a cliff of over 30m. It is one of the best preserved ruins of its ancient era in China, it was include in the World Heritage List on June 22, 2014. 

Freshen up in the morning and start your day! We will meet you at the hotel lobby and then we will drive to Grape Valley, which is the largest valley in the Flame Mountain valley, flowing like a green ribbon in the center of the basin. This is a quiet summer resort, sightseeing, and tourist destination. Here you can feel the magical scenery of nature and taste the sweetest grapes in the world.

Then continue our trip to visit Desert Botanical Garden. It is the world's lowest altitude botanical garden. Over the past 50 years since its establishment, more than 800 types of plants have been introduced here, and over 700 desert plants have been introduced and domesticated, accounting for about 60% of China's desert seed plant flora. There are over 500 living desert plants, including 40 rare and endangered endemic plants, which have become a unique ecological landscape in the desert.

Next, we will drive back to Urumqi to stroll around Xinjiang Grand International Bazaar, the largest bazaar in Urumqi. You'll find a bustling market filled with fruit, clothing, crafts, knives, carpets and almost anything that you can imagine.

Today will be one of the unforgettable experiences as we will head to Shuixigou County.

Then we will start to trek about 6kms one way to the water fall in the valley, and then back to the entrance to have lunch in the local Kazahk Yurt.

On the way back to Urumqi, there is a 2kms' hiking route which is named Tianshan Route.

After breakfast in the hotel, your Xinjiang tour is about to end, say goodbye to Urumqi and we will transfer you to airport to catch your flight back to your sweet home. Wish you a pleasant journey home!