[Northern Xinjiang RV Road Trip Guide | Peak Season Exclusive]

🔥Trip Highlights: RV accommodation throughout + Avoid crowds + Selected luxury wilderness experiences
📍Eastern Tianshan Highlights:
1️⃣ Hami Grand Canyon (Extremely hot from June to September)
▫️ Night Tour Guide: Bonfire and stargazing
▫️ Note: Enter and exit the scenic area via the same route
2️⃣ Shanshan Kumtag Desert
▫️ Climate Warning: Desert and Gobi are equally hot
▫️ Recommended: Travel during off-peak hours (morning and evening)
3️⃣ Jiangbulake (Hidden Gem)
▫️ Advantage: Exclusive RV experience area
▫️ Suggestion: Stay for 2-3 days for an in-depth tour
🌲Altay Golden Ring Route:
✅ Skip Kanas Lake, head straight to Beitun and Burqin
▫️ Food Supply Station: Beitun seafood feast
▫️ Camping Spots: Irtysh River/Ulungur Lake
✅ Burqin Birch Forest Camp
▫️ Cost-effectiveness: Price increase from 2024 but still worth it
▫️ Alternative: Surrounding wild campsites
🍂Kanas In-depth Itinerary:
❌ Avoid Hemu Village during peak season
✅ Jiadengyu RV Base
▫️ 2-Day Highlights: Guanyutai Terrace + hiking around the Three Bays
▫️ Scenic Road: Tieer-Jiadengyu Highway → Baihaba Village
🛣️Highlights of National Highway 219:
▶️ Baihaba → Sayram Lake
▫️ Legendary Section: Stone City on the Grassland → Yumin Hundred-Mile Lakeside Road
▫️ Recommended: Stop-and-go nomadic experience with photo opportunities
🌿Duku Highway Grassland Belt:
❌ Skip popular grasslands like Kurdening
✅ Selected Three Stops:
▫️ Tangbula (Monk Trail)
▫️ Nalati (Requires a self-driving permit)
▫️ Bayanbulak (A must-visit on sunny days)
💡Photography Tips:
1️⃣ Urumqi is only for transit
2️⃣ Skip Bayanbulak on cloudy days
3️⃣ Sayram Lake is beautiful year-round, no filter needed
4️⃣ Duku Highway scenery > Paid scenic areas