Urumqi Duku Highway Reopens for 12-Day Nature Exploration

Departing from Ürümqi

Ürümqi

Due to limited trunk space, each person is limited to one 28-30 inch suitcase. Vehicle types are not guaranteed and are subject to actual arrangements. Carpooling is not a private charter, and seats must be rotated daily. Due to the long distances between attractions in Xinjiang, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and seniors over 75 years old are not recommended to join the tour and will not be accepted. Timings in the itinerary are for reference only and are subject to the actual tour.

【Trending Highway】New Trending Highway - Ahe Highway + S21 Desert Expressway
【Most Beautiful Twin Lakes】Enjoy Kanas Lake + Deep Tour around Sayram Lake
【Self-Driving Scenic Area】Self-driving tour around Sayram Lake + Xiata Ancient Road + Kuerdening Forest Park + Narati Three Grasslands, no need to change shuttle buses, strolling and stopping is the right way to travel
【Zhaosu Classic】Visit Tianma Culture Park, watch the Girl Chasing performance, encounter the legend of grassland horses
【Stay in the Scenic Area】Kanas + Hemu double scenic area accommodation + Narati scenic area accommodation + Sayram Lake scenic area entrance accommodation, immersive tour
【Grassland Tour】One of the four major grasslands in Eurasia - Narati Sky Grassland + Kuerdening Forest Park
【Niche Secret Realm】World's top outdoor adventure secret realm - Xiata Ancient Road
【Desert Adventure】Karamay Sand Mountain Park, experience the stunning scenery of the desert
【Canyon Secret Realm】Anjihai Grand Canyon
【Enjoy What You Want】Sayram Lake + Kuerdening through bus + Narati double grassland, no need to change shuttle buses, more freedom
【Personalized Small Group】2-6 person personalized small group, small group travel is more relaxed and enjoyable
【Selected Hotels】Three city hotels to choose from throughout the whole journey, 7 nights of 4-star hotels, Kanas + Hemu double scenic area accommodation + 1 night of 4-star accommodation at the entrance of Sayram Lake scenic area + 1 night of high-end 4-star B&B in Narati scenic area, watch the sunrise and sunset, carefully calculate your travel time, just to leave you more time to enjoy the beautiful scenery
【Worry-Free Car】High-end 1+1 luxury 7-seater first class cabin, super large space, you can stand freely in the car, all passengers are by the window, enjoy the scenery along the way, can carry 28-inch luggage, equipped with exclusive driver service, have fun throughout the whole journey, drone aerial photography bursts your social media, leaving beautiful moments
【Preferred Team Leader】Preferred excellent team leader to escort you, equipped with drone aerial photography + SLR camera, leaving beautiful moments
【Small Butler】09:30-22:00 ultimate service, feedback at the first time; warm tips, inform the actual situation ahead of time; stand by at any time to solve emergencies; whole-process quality tracking to ensure every detail
【Exclusive Gifts】Special arrangement of drone aerial photography (2 segments of 15-second short videos, Kanas/Hemu/Sayram Lake) + SLR light travel photography (15 original photos per person); Narati VIP channel; Sayram Lakeside Sunset Party + Electronic Music Party + Luxury Hot Pot in the Wild (arranged for groups landing on May 20); Picnic under the spruce in Kuerdening; equipped with dried fruit snacks, mineral water, yogurt/fruit, and wet wipes
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[Itinerary after Duku Highway Reopens]

Day 1: Departure City - Ürümqi
Day 2: Ürümqi - S21 Desert Expressway - Kalamaili Petrified Wood Park - 500 Li Style Street - Altay (Approx. 500KM, Driving time: Approx. 8H)
Day 3: Altay - Ahe Highway (if open) - Altay Grassland - Hemu Scenic Area - Hemu (Approx. 220KM, Driving time: Approx. 5H)
Day 4: Hemu - Hemu Sunrise - Birch Forest - Kanas Lake - Kanas (Approx. 100KM, Driving time: Approx. 3H)
Day 5: Kanas - Kanas Three Bays - Moon Bay Hiking to Wolong Bay - Karamay (Approx. 450KM, Driving time: Approx. 8H)
Day 6: Karamay - Sairam Lake Deep Tour by Car - Most Beautiful Sunset - Sunset Party - Open-air Cinema - Sairam Lake (Approx. 440KM, Driving time: Approx. 5H)
Day 7: Sairam Lake - Second Entry to Sairam Lake - Guozigou Bridge - Lavender Garden - Yizhao Highway (Seasonal, open from June to September) - Zhaosu (Approx. 400KM, Driving time: Approx. 8H)
Day 8: Zhaosu - Self-driving Xiate Ancient Trail - Distant View of Muzart Glacier - Self-driving Tianma Cultural Park - Tekes (Approx. 100KM, Driving time: Approx. 3H)
Day 9: Tekes - Kuerdening Forest Park - Xinyuan (Approx. 280KM, Driving time: Approx. 6H)
Day 10: Xinyuan - Nalati Air Grassland - Panlong Valley Road - River Valley Grassland - Nalati (Approx. 200KM, Driving time: Approx. 5H)
Day 11: Nalati - Duku Highway - Tangbula Gallery - Ürümqi (Approx. 580KM, Driving time: Approx. 9H)
Day 12: Ürümqi - Departure City

Kanas summer and autumn scenery pictures

Kanas summer and autumn scenery pictures

Pictures of Hemu in summer and autumn

Pictures of Sailimu Lake in summer and autumn

Pictures of Sailimu Lake in summer and autumn

Pictures of Nalati in summer and autumn

Reviews

LEE *********

2025/09/12

Great 4.0

Review for: 2-6人小团

Feedback for the organiser: A very disappointing replacement for Xiata. We came for the beautiful scenery of Xinjiang, but this is a meaningless activity. In the future, consider replacing with another natural scenic spot. Thanks. Charley was patient in dealing with our questions and requests. Our driver was responsible and responsive, and made the trip memorable. He was our guide, photographer and he even made us drip coffee and BBQ lunch. 5 stars for our driver!

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