The Wizard of Oz 9-day, 8-night immersive tour of Ili, Xinjiang
Dunmaili Subdistrict
- 🌄【Exclusive Stay】
- Due to the long distances in Xinjiang, Yo Yo Travel has carefully selected hotels within some scenic areas to allow you more time to enjoy the attractions.
- Narat Muxing Valley: Enjoy the refreshing mountain breeze and gaze at the stars from the viewing platform.
- Zhaosu Yuhu Muzi Tao Homestay: Directly facing the beautiful scenery of the lesser-known Yuhu Lake. It is also a filming location for the movie [The Myth 2].
- Qiongkushitai Wanru Guli: The TOP1 local Xinjiang homestay recommended on Xiaohongshu. It is recommended to book a month or more in advance during peak season to secure your room.
- 🌿【Special Experience】:
- Drive along the Duku Highway, experiencing different weather every few miles and all four seasons in one day.
- Freely explore Narat and feel the wind and freedom on the grassland.
- Take a car tour around Sailimu Lake and experience the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean up close.
- Enjoy a light hike on the Shata Ancient Trail and encounter the secret realm in the depths of the Tianshan Mountains.
- Go to Dushanzi Grand Canyon, a masterpiece of wind erosion landform, and experience the unique wonders of nature.
- Enjoy a light hike in Qiongkushitai and enjoy afternoon tea on the grassland.
- 🔶【Service Guide】
- Direct procurement of local resources, first-hand service, and first-hand prices.
- Private customization, one group per order, independent private car, pure play without shopping, and no forced optional tours.
- All itinerary arrangements are subject to the Departure Notice and formal travel contract confirmed by both parties!
What to expect
- D1 Urumqi Airport pick-up (flight pending)
- D2 Urumqi to S101 Baili Danxia Highway to Dushanzi Grand Canyon to Shawan Big Plate Chicken to Bole (6.5h, 583km)
- D3 Bole to Sayram Lake环湖 to view Xinjiang's first high bridge, Guozigou Bridge to Huocheng Lavender (seasonal) to Yining Kazanchi/Liuxing Street (3h, 220km)
- D4 Yining to Xiata Ancient Road light hike to distant view of Muzart Glacier to Zhaosu Yuhu Lake (310km, 4h)
- D5 Zhaosu to Tekes Liji Street to Qiongkushitai Grassland Sky Curtain Afternoon Tea (180km, 4h)
- D6 Qiongkushitai Grassland Sunrise to Nalati (340km, 5h)
- D7 Nalati Grassland to Bayanbulak (sunset viewing) (78km, 2h)
- D8 Bayanbulak to Duku Highway "China's Most Beautiful Highway"/Tianshan Victory Tunnel to Urumqi (8h)
- D9 Urumqi morning free activity to airport drop-off according to flight time
- Warm reminder: Due to adjustments in Nalati's self-driving ticket reservation policy, the actual situation shall prevail. If self-driving tickets are not issued, an aerial grassland will be arranged, and the price difference for self-driving tickets will be refunded.

D1★National departure-Urumqi
According to the actual flight time, the driver and guide will pick you up at the airport, and professional tailors will serve you one-on-one
Reference hotel: Urumqi OBOR Hotel/Meihao Lizhi Hotel Urumqi Flagship Store

D2★【Urumqi-S101 Baili Danxia Highway-Dushanzi Grand Canyon-Shawan-Kuitun】
Experience: Danxia Highway + Afternoon coffee at the cliffside cafe in Dushanzi Grand Canyon + Taste the delicious Shawan big plate chicken
Reference hotel:
Kuitun Haofeng Internati

It was already noon when we arrived. After lunch, we could go to the scenic spot, [Dushanzi Grand Canyon]. "National Geographic of China" once described Dushanzi Grand Canyon as "as if the earth suddenly broke and sank vertically to form a magnificent can

D3★【Kuitun-Saimu Lake-Guozigou Bridge-Kazanqi Folk Customs Area】
Experience: Immersive experience of Saimu Lake Lake + Check-in Internet celebrity blue house
Reference hotel:
Yining Tianyuan International Hotel/Yining Wenzhou International Hotel/Yining Yi

Guozigou Bridge is famous for its three unique features and three beauties. The first unique feature is its beautiful shape. The bridge was built in an "S" shape because of the continuous mountain roads. It is spectacular and generous. The second unique f

In the afternoon, we arrived at Kazanqi Folk Village, which is a large-scale original ecological cultural scenic spot in northern Xinjiang that mainly reflects the customs of the Uyghur people. It covers the profound Uyghur culture of southern Xinjiang, w

D4★【Yining-Xiata Ancient Road-Muzart Glacier-Zhaosu】
Experience: Hiking on Xiata Ancient Road, viewing Muzart Glacier from a distance
Reference hotel: Zhaowusu Jiangsu International Hotel
After breakfast, set off for Xiata Ancient Road National Forest Par

In the afternoon, we arrived at the Muzart Glacier. Because there is snow all year round, the Muzart Glacier was formed. There are endless peaks here and the scenery is beautiful. It is a treasure trove of local natural and biological resources. View the

D5★【Zhaosu-Tekes Lijie-Qiongkushitai】
Experience: Visit the fairytale grassland Qiongkushitai, and enjoy the immersive [Sky Afternoon Tea]
Reference Hotel
Qiongkushitai Yunzhen Ancient Road B&B/Xingxiu·In the Forest B&B/Qiongkushitai Xueshan Holiday B&B
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In the afternoon, we arrived at Qiongkushitai, where gullies are crisscrossed, and the grassland has a masculine beauty. Countless gullies are cut vertically on the terrace, outlining the calm grassland like waves in the sea. Visitors can see blue sky and

D6★【Qiongkushitai-Nalati】
Experience: Feel the sunrise on the grassland + take photos of the grassland scenery along the way + watch the starry sky of Nalati at night
Reference hotel: Nalati Muxinggu Starry Sky Hotel or Nalati Bamboo B&B
Watch the sunrise

We arrived at Nalati in the afternoon. The hillsides along the way were full of flowers, and the sky was blue and white clouds, glaciers and snow peaks, forests and grasslands, and canyons and rivers were integrated. Climbing to the top of the mountain, t

D7★【Nalati Grassland-Bayinbuluke】
Experience: Sit and watch the cattle and sheep on the grassland + sunrise on the grassland
Hotel: Bayinbuluke Longxing International Hotel
Wake up in the morning and watch the sunrise on the Nalati Grassland
(Activity 30

In the afternoon, we arrived at the Bayinbuluke Grassland Scenic Area, also known as the Swan Lake Scenic Area, located in Hejing County, Bayinguoleng Prefecture. "Bayinbuluke" means rich spring water in Mongolian. The grassland here is lush with water an

D8★【Bayinbuluke-Dukku Highway-Urumqi】
Experience: Galloping on the grassland highway-Dukku Highway, return to Urumqi
Reference hotel: Urumqi OBOR Hotel or Meihao Lizhi Hotel Urumqi flagship store
In the morning, we went to the Duku Highway, which is about

D9★【Urumqi-End of a pleasant journey】Urumqi airport drop-off, take flight
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