Snowy Yili | Yili Loop 7-Day Tour (Swan Spring + Kuerdening + Nalati Horseback Riding + UTV + Skiing + Sayram Lake Pedestrian & Vehicle Stroll + Light Travel Photography + Around-the-Stove Tea Boiling + Sayram Lake Sunset)

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Departing from Yining
Yining City
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  • ✨ [Quality Assurance] We insist on pure-play in-depth tour products, operated firsthand throughout the entire journey, with absolutely no hidden consumption;
  • 🏨 [Strictly Selected Accommodation] 1 night in a 5-diamond hotel, 4 nights in 4-diamond hotels, and 1 night in a campsite. Good rest leads to a great trip;
  • 🚗 [Private Tour] 2-6 person private tour, relaxed and cozy, stop whenever you want, go whenever you wish;
  • 🎬 [Sayram Lake Car & People Stroll] Exclusively gifted car & people stroll video, effortlessly shooting road movie-style footage;
  • 📸 [Sayram Lake Light Photo Shoot] Amidst the snowy plains, capturing the limited edition winter light and shadow;
  • 🍵 [Sayram Lake Around-the-Stove Tea Boiling] Enjoying a leisurely afternoon by the blue lake;
  • 🎿 [Narat Daytime Skiing] The daytime sunlight gently sprinkles on the snow slopes, and the powder snow in Hayinsai is soft and clean.
  • 🏎️ [Narat Snow UTV] Hop on a snow UTV and venture deep into the pure white grassland;
  • 🐎 [Narat Horseback Riding] Ride horses across the Tianshan snow plains, taking in the vast and boundless winter scenery of Ili.
  • 🟢 [Activity Level] Leisure level, low difficulty, low risk.
  • 👥 [Suitable Crowd] The general public (minors and seniors over 65 years old must participate accompanied by family members, and pregnant women are declined).
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# 📩 Pre-trip Notice

  • Two days before departure, we will send you the WeChat activity group QR code. Both your trip butler and driver will join the group to serve you. The airport pick-up driver will contact you again the day before your flight arrives. Thank you for your patient cooperation;

🕗 Meeting Time and Location

  • The itinerary starts and ends in Yining. The first day of the itinerary includes airport pick-up service + hotel accommodation. After checking into the hotel, you can explore on your own;

🌈 Brief Itinerary Introduction

  • D1: Departure Location - Yining City - Free time. Stay in Yining City
  • D2: Yining - Swan Spring (45 km, approx. 1 hour) - Yuhu Scenic Area (210 km, approx. 3.5 hours) - Zhaosu (50 km, approx. 1 hour)
  • D3: Zhaosu - Rime Highway (Wusong Highway) - Kurdenin (200 km, approx. 4 hours)
  • D4: Kurdenin - Nalati Self-driving/Horse Riding Experience/Snow UTV (150 km, approx. 3 hours)
  • D5: Nalati Skiing - Yining (270 km, approx. 4 hours)
  • D6: Yining - Sailimu Lake Self-driving/Light Travel Photography/Tea Boiling by the Stove/Strolling with People and Cars (160 km, approx. 2.5 hours)
  • D7: Sailimu Lake/Sunrise - Guozigou - Disband in Yining (160 km, approx. 2.5 hours)
  • Guests returning on the same day are advised to book flights after 20:00 and trains after 19:00.

📢 Warm Tips

  • 🎒 Luggage Size Recommendation 1 suitcase of 24 inches or below + 1 backpack (oversized suitcases may not fit, affecting the pleasant journey for you and your fellow companions)
  • 🧑🏻‍🎓 ID Card and Related Documents Discount documents must be proactively informed at the time of booking and proactively presented during the itinerary. Group discount ticket price differences will be refunded on-site.
  • 🧤 Other Items 1Please bring windproof thickened down jackets, waterproof snow pants, inner-layer quick-drying thermal clothing, and emergency medicines~
  • 💎 Travel Method: Private tour, independently formed group -- no sharing with strangers, more flexible itinerary time;

D1 Departure to Yining City Today, independent travelers from all over the country arrive in Yining, check in to their hotels, freely explore the old town of Yining, and experience Western Regions folk customs and cuisine.
D1 Departure to Yining City Today, independent travelers from all over the country arrive in Yining, check in to their hotels, freely explore the old town of Yining, and experience Western Regions folk customs and cuisine.
Day 2: Yining to Swan Spring (45 km, approx. 1 hour) to Yu Lake Scenic Area (210 km, approx. 3.5 hours) to Zhaosu (50 km, approx. 1 hour) Arrive at the [Swan Spring] scenic area. Underground hot springs keep this lake from freezing year-round. When the en
D2 Arrive at the [Swan Spring] scenic area. Underground hot springs keep this lake unfrozen year-round. When the entire landscape is covered by white snow, a thin mist rises from the lake surface, and the trees along the bank are laden with rime, creating
Arriving at the Jade Lake scenic area, a niche winter treasure in Ili, the Jade Lake in the Aheayazi Grand Canyon directly transforms into giant blue glazed glass in winter. The mountains are covered with white snow, Schrenk's spruces stand at the edge of
Arriving at the Jade Lake scenic area, a niche winter treasure in Ili, the Jade Lake in the Aheayazi Grand Canyon directly transforms into giant blue glazed glass in winter. The mountains are covered with white snow, Schrenk's spruces stand at the edge of
D3 Zhaosu to Rime Highway to Kuerdening (200 km, about 4 hours) Passing through the [Rime Highway], early morning water vapor condenses on the branches. The trees on both sides of the road are covered with heavy, pure white rime, and the jade-like frost-c
D3: Passing through the Rime Highway, water vapor condenses on the branches in the early morning. The trees on both sides of the road are laden with thick, white rime frost, and the jade-like frost-covered trees stretch for tens of kilometers. A thin mist
Visiting Kuerdening, the scenic area is rich in natural landscapes such as forests, grasslands, snow-capped mountains, streams, canyons, and waterfalls. It is the most luxuriant forest area in the Tianshan Mountains, possessing spruce forest resources wit
Visiting Kuerdening, the scenic area is rich in natural landscapes such as forests, grasslands, snow-capped mountains, streams, canyons, and waterfalls. It is the most luxuriant forest area in the Tianshan Mountains, possessing spruce forest resources wit
Day 4 Kuerdening - Nalati self-driving / horseback riding experience / snow UTV (150 km, about 3 hours) Arrive at [Nalati Scenic Area]. Nalati Grassland is one of the four major alpine river valley grasslands in the world. Integrating blue skies, white cl
D4 Arrive at [Nalati Scenic Area]. Nalati Grassland is one of the four major alpine river valley grasslands in the world. Integrating blue skies, white clouds, glaciers, snowy peaks, canyons, and rivers, it is the grassland with the most concentrated popu
Snow UTVs + horse-riding experiences are also prepared for everyone here.
Snow UTVs + horse-riding experiences are also prepared for everyone here.
Day 5: Nalati Skiing to Yining (270 km, approx. 4 hours) Depart after breakfast. Head to the Hayinsai Ski Resort located above the aerial grassland, and experience alpine skiing amidst the snowfields embraced by the Tianshan Mountains.
Day 5: Depart after breakfast. Head to the [Hayinsai Ski Resort] located on the aerial grassland, and experience alpine skiing amidst the snowfields embraced by the Tianshan Mountains.
Here, there are 14 graded ski trails, including the 5.2-kilometer-long "Chasing the Wind" avenue that runs through the sea of forests and snowfields, with a vertical drop of 582 meters. The high-quality natural powder snow is soft and delicate, and the be
Here, there are 14 graded ski trails, including the 5.2-kilometer-long "Chasing the Wind" avenue that runs through the sea of forests and snowfields, with a vertical drop of 582 meters. The high-quality natural powder snow is soft and delicate, and the be
Day 6: Yining to Sayram Lake Self-drive / Light Travel Photography / Boiling Tea Around the Stove / Strolling with Car and People (160 km, approx. 2.5 hours) Visit "the Last Tear of the Atlantic" [Sayram Lake], the highest-altitude and largest alpine cold
Day 6: Visit "the last tear of the Atlantic" [Sayram Lake], the alpine cold-water lake with the highest altitude and largest area in Xinjiang. We have specially arranged a [self-driving tour around Sayram Lake], allowing you to drive along the lakeside hi
When Sayram Lake is sealed by thick ice, the most touching part is dusk. The [sunset] slowly descends along the Tianshan Mountains, the sky transitions from warm gold to soft pink, and the rosy glow pours over the boundless ice surface. The distant mounta
When Sayram Lake is sealed by thick ice, the most touching part is dusk. The [sunset] slowly descends along the Tianshan Mountains, the sky transitions from warm gold to soft pink, and the rosy glow pours over the boundless ice surface. The distant mounta
Day 7: Sayram Lake Sunrise - Guozigou - Disbandment in Yining (160 km, approx. 2.5 hours) Head to the frozen Sayram Lake and quietly wait for the first ray of morning light amidst the Tianshan Mountains. Before night completely fades, the blue ice on the
D7 Head to the frozen Sayram Lake and quietly wait for the first ray of morning light among the Tianshan Mountains. The night has not yet faded, the blue ice on the lake surface is quiet and boundless, and the snow peaks are hidden in the light cyan mist.
Arriving at the Guozigou Bridge, hailed as the premier scenic spot in Ili, which transforms in winter into a steel rainbow lying across the snow-covered valleys of the Tianshan Mountains. The S-shaped bridge body spirals among the pristine snow peaks, its
Arriving at the Guozigou Bridge, hailed as the premier scenic spot in Ili, which transforms in winter into a steel rainbow lying across the snow-covered valleys of the Tianshan Mountains. The S-shaped bridge body spirals among the pristine snow peaks, its

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