Three Days and Two Nights Hiking in Xinjiang

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🔥“3 Days 2 Nights Xinjiang Hiking Guide! Stay in snow-capped grasslands for just 4800 RMB per person, drive off-road chasing sunsets, eat 10 RMB baked buns, so beautiful your phone storage will explode!”

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🌄【Xinjiang · Ili Highlights Edition】3 Days 2 Nights Extreme Scenic Attack｜Veteran Blogger’s Secret Route, See Blockbusters on a Budget, Instantly Become a Legend on Social Media!

Hello, travel buddies!
You say you’re a **veteran travel blogger**? Then this Xinjiang trip must be wild, beautiful, and photogenic enough!

Stop squeezing into Turpan’s Grape Valley—
I’ll take you deep into **China’s most beautiful summer secret in Ili:**
Ride horses galloping across the grasslands, drive off-road chasing sunsets, stay in yurts at the foot of snow mountains,
Eat baked buns that fill you up for just 10 RMB, lie on the grass at night counting stars...

This **Xinjiang 3 Days 2 Nights High-Energy Essential Guide** personally scouted and optimized many times by me,
No detours, no staying in bad hotels, no tourist trap meals,
Total cost controlled within 4800 RMB per person (including major transportation),
Perfect for shooting Vlogs, writing travelogues, and boosting traffic—
Every photo can be a cover, every second of video is viral material!

📅 Itinerary Overview: Urumqi → Sayram Lake → Yining → Kalajun/Nalati (choose one)
Mountain lakes × secret grasslands × ethnic customs × ultimate scenery
Transportation: Flight + charter/shared car (recommended for groups of 3 for better cost efficiency)
Best season: June to August (green grasslands, blooming wildflowers, pleasant climate)

✈️ Day 1: Arrive in Urumqi → Head straight to Sayram Lake｜The “Last Tear of the Atlantic” that will captivate you at first sight

Transportation:
- Fly nationwide to [Urumqi Diwopu Airport] (early flights recommended)
- Rent a car at the airport or pre-book a charter car (highly recommend charter for peace of mind)
- Charter price: 7-seater business van about 800 RMB/day (3 people split ≈ 270 RMB/person)
- Self-driving also possible, navigate to “Sayram Lake,” about 5 hours drive

- **Tickets & Fees:**
- Sayram Lake Scenic Area ticket: 70 RMB
- Lake sightseeing bus (optional): 75 RMB (but self-driving or charter allows free stops)

Highlights:
1. Enter from the south gate, circle the lake clockwise (classic route)
- Must-stop photo spots:
Dianjiangtai: Overlook the entire lake, like a sapphire set in the mountains
- **S-shaped road:** Drone takeoff! Shoot a time-lapse masterpiece of “car driving in a painting”
Swan Le Shui: See wild swans playing in summer
East Gate Guozigou Bridge Viewing Platform: View the cable-stayed bridge piercing through clouds, breathtaking!

- **Accommodation:**
- Recommended stay at [Sayram Lake Starry Camp] or [Blue Tent Hotel]
- Window views of the lake, at night look up to see the Milky Way!
- Price: 680 RMB/night (includes breakfast, book early in peak season!)
- *Alternative:* Stay in Yining city cheaper (about 300 RMB), but miss the lakeside morning light

Food recommendations:
- Lunch: Service area noodles + kebabs, about 30 RMB per person
- Dinner: Camp restaurant Kazakh-style hand-pulled meat + milk tea, about 60 RMB per person

> ✅ Day 1 total cost ≈ 1050 RMB (including transport + accommodation + meals + tickets)

🏞️ Day 2: Sayram Lake sunrise → Kalajun Grassland or Nalati Grassland (choose one)｜Step into the human-shaped grassland or the sky garden

📌 Choice suggestions:
- Want to shoot “human curve grassland” + primitive feel → choose Kalajun (better for photography bloggers!)
- Want to experience horseback riding + better facilities → choose Nalati

We take Kalajun as an example (more niche, higher photo success rate):

Transportation - Sayram Lake → Yining (about 3 hours, charter fee 400 RMB)
- Yining → Kalajun Grassland (another 2 hours, round-trip charter 800 RMB/day)

Tickets & transport:
- Kalajun Scenic Area ticket + shuttle bus: 155 RMB
- Optional horseback riding deeper to Flower Terrace/Falcon Terrace (80 RMB per segment)

Key itinerary:
1. Kuokesu Grand Canyon (must visit!)
The “human grassland” is here—the winding river carves grassland curves like a body’s muscles
- Best shooting time: before 10 AM, soft light
- Recommended drone + low-angle wide lens
2. Flower Terrace: 60,000 mu of wildflowers bloom in June-July, like a spilled palette
3. Falcon Terrace: View snow-capped peaks, shoot epic “grassland ends at Tianshan Mountains” scenes

Accommodation:
- Recommended [Tekesi Bagua City Boutique Homestay] or [Kalajun Pastoral Upgrade]
- Clean with ethnic style, floor heating and private bathroom
- Price: 480 RMB/night

Dinner:
- Visit herders’ home: eat whole roasted lamb (shared table, about 120 RMB per person) or big plate chicken + belt noodles (40 RMB)

> ✅ Day 2 total cost ≈ 1300 RMB (including transport + tickets + accommodation + meals)

🚗 Day 3: Tekesi Bagua City → Return to Yining｜Full of final surprises, take Xinjiang flavors with you

Early morning surprise:
- Climb [Bagua City Central Viewing Platform] to overlook the whole city layout, drone shoot “center of the universe” panorama
- Buy local yogurt (glass bottle, 3 RMB each), honey naan (10 RMB each)

Morning itinerary:
- Drive back to Yining (about 2.5 hours)
- Visit [Six Star Street] (free)
- Turkish-style street, colorful houses + ethnic instrument shops + oil painting walls
- Must-eat: handmade ice cream (10 RMB), kvass drink (8 RMB), baked buns (3 RMB each!)

Lunch:
- Old brand Sun San Lamb Noodle Restaurant for authentic Xinjiang soup rice, about 25 RMB per person

Return arrangements:
- Yining → Urumqi (direct flight about 1.5 hours, off-season tickets from 600 RMB)
- Or high-speed train + flight combo (adjust based on departure city)

Souvenir list (must-buy, no regrets):
- Luobuma honey (80 RMB/bottle)
- Xinjiang gray dates (50 RMB/jin, vacuum packed)
- Baked buns/pepper salt cakes (can freeze and bring back)
- Ethnic embroidery small pendants (from 50 RMB)

> ✅ Day 3 total cost ≈ 750 RMB (including transport + meals + shopping)

💰 Total budget (per person):

Item Cost
| Round-trip major transport (example Shanghai, ticket with tax) | 2000 RMB |
| Local charter (3 days, 3 people shared) | 1100 RMB |
| Accommodation (2 nights) | 680 + 480 = 1160 RMB |
| Meals | 600 RMB |
| Tickets & shuttle bus | 70 + 155 = 225 RMB |
| Emergency & shopping | 300 RMB |
| Total ≈ 4835 RMB

✅ Perfectly controlled under 5000 RMB!

🌟 Blogger Exclusive Tips｜Make Your Content Explode Across the Internet!

🎯 Viral content creation suggestions:
1. Opening shot: Drone rising from Sayram Lake S-curve, subtitle: “This is not Switzerland, this is Xinjiang, China!”
2. Short video BGM recommendations: “Shepherd of Keketuohai,” “Xinjiang street vendor calls,” “Dombra light music”
3. Vlog structure reference:
- Day 1: City escape → First view of Sayram Lake → Sunset melting gold
- Day 2: Grassland hike → Human curve aerial shot → Herders’ dinner
- Day 3: Cultural wrap-up → Food street tour → “Goodbye Xinjiang, I will come again”

📸 Photo hotspot list:
- Sayram Lake S-curve road (time-lapse + slow shutter flowing water)
- Kalajun human grassland (aerial + wide-angle low position)
- Six Star Street colorful walls (outfit check-in)
- Night grassland starry sky (long exposure + Milky Way)

🚫 Pitfall reminders:
- ❌ Don’t eat “high-priced whole roasted lamb” at scenic entrances (often over 1000 RMB)
- ❌ Don’t trust “free guiding” uncles, might be a trap for consumption
- ❌ Don’t shoot inside herders’ homes without permission
- ✅ Remember to bring your ID! Many checkpoints along the way

🏔️ On this trip, you will:
✅ See China’s purest blue lake
✅ Walk into textbook-level grassland curve aesthetics
✅ Eat the best 10 RMB baked buns of your life
✅ Shoot photos that make fans ask “Is this abroad?”
✅ Turn “Xinjiang is too beautiful to post” into “Updating three posts a day is still not enough”

Spend less than 5000 RMB for a soul-shaking 3 days 2 nights—this Xinjiang trip is not just travel, it’s rebirth.

📷 Grab your camera, tighten your shoelaces,
See you in Xinjiang! ✨🐎🌅