15-day in-depth tour of lakes, mountains and rivers in Northern Xinjiang

15 days and 14 nights of the Northern Xinjiang Grand Loop | Super detailed guide
The Tianshan Mountains divide Xinjiang into southern Xinjiang and northern Xinjiang, giving birth to two completely different natural landscapes.
The picturesque scenery of northern Xinjiang, with beautiful grasslands, magnificent snow-capped mountains and vast deserts, is breathtaking.
If you plan to travel to Xinjiang, please keep this 15-day self-driving guide to the panoramic view of northern Xinjiang.
Quick Tour
D1: Pick up at Urumqi Airport
D2: Urumqi - Wucai Beach Sunset - Burqin
D3: Burqin--Kanas Lake--Kanas Sanwan--Kanas Scenic Area B&B Wooden House
D4: Kanas Fish Viewing Terrace - Hemu Village Tour - Hemu Scenic Area B&B Wooden House
D5: Hemu-World Ghost City-Karamay
D6: Karamay - Sailimu Lake Scenic Area, watch the sunset and starry sky and stay outside Sailimu Lake Scenic Area
D7: Sunrise at Sailimu Lake Scenic Area - Guozigou Bridge - Huocheng Lavender - Yining Kazanqi - Liuxing Street - Yining Night Market D8: Yining - Xiata National Park - Xiata Scenic Area Entrance D9: Xiata - Qiongkushitai Village
D10: Qiongkushitai--Kurdening Nature Reserve--Gongliu
D11: Gongliu - Nalati Sky Grassland - Nalati Town D12: Nalati Town - Bayinbuluke Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns, Swan Lake - Bayinbuluke
D13: Bayin-Tangbula Baili Gallery-Fairy Lake-Northern Section of Duku Highway-Dushanzi
D14: Dushanzi Grand Canyon - S101 National Defense Highway - Colorful Danxia - Urumqi
D15: Airport transfer in Urumqi
Check in at the best attractions
Kanas: Pure Land on Earth, God's Back Garden Hemu Village: People's Private Land
Sailimu Lake: the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean.
Qiongkushitai: a picturesque village nestled in the mountains and beside the water. Xiata National Park. A secret place in the snowy mountains at the foot of Muzart Peak. Nalati Sky Grassland: a fairy tale world of Hayao Miyazaki. Yizhao Highway, a secret highway that is even less popular than Duku Highway. Duku Highway has different weather every ten miles, and you can see the beauty of four seasons in one day. Kurdening: the world's largest gathering place for snow-capped spruce. Bayinbuluke: a magnificent view of nine suns connected in a line. Fairy Lake: a hidden secret place that can only be reached by horseback.