An 8-day panoramic tour of Northern Xinjiang without regrets

Xinjiang Travel Guide | Ili Loop 8-Day Tour Guide 100 say, the Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall is in Ili Summer has arrived, and Ili is about to welcome the best season for visiting. Sharing a few breathtaking sceneries For those graduating or planning a summer trip, consider these highlights: Sayram Lake The last tear of the Atlantic, with a blue lake surface surrounded by Tianshan pines, lakeside, snowy mountains, and white clouds, pearls blooming, white flocks of sheep, galloping steeds, and the pastoral songs and smoke from cooking fires drifting with the wind. Lavender Sea Huocheng County in the Ili River Valley is one of the world's three major lavender planting bases Shat Ancient Trail Snow mountains, rivers, grasslands, lakes, forests, hiking, horse riding, close-up view of the Muzart Glacier Kalajun Prairie This is the core area of the Tianshan World Natural Heritage, the prairie on the waist of the Tianshan Mountains, stretching endlessly, with the Tianshan snow peaks in the distance. The human-shaped prairie here is also spectacular. Bayinbuluke Prairie Different from Kalajun, this place is full of blooming wildflowers, bees and butterflies, dotted tents, and flocks of cattle and sheep like clouds. Duku Highway A scenic avenue that traverses the Tianshan Mountains, passing through snow mountains, glaciers, grasslands, and river valleys, with changing scenery every ten miles, experiencing all four seasons in one day Qiongkushitai Qiongkushitai is an outdoor paradise deep in the Tianshan grasslands, also known as the Eastern Switzerland. Kazakh herders have settled here for generations, and under the reflection of light and shadow, the undulating grasslands, white yurts, and wooden houses fill the prairie with vitality and vigor. 8-day itinerary planning D1: Depart from Urumqi D2: Urumqi--S101 National Defense Highway--Dushanzi Grand Canyon--Jinghe D3: Jinghe--Sayram Lake--Lavender Sea--Kazanqi--Yining D4: Yining--Shat Ancient Trail--Muzart Glacier--Zhaosu D5: Zhaosu--Zhaosu Rapeseed Flowers--East and West Kalajun Prairies--Huo Kexu Grand Canyon--Human-shaped Prairie--Tekes Bagua City D6: Tekes--Qiongkushitai Ancient Natural Village--Xinyuan County/Gongliu D7: Xinyuan--Nalati Town--Bayinbuluke Prairie--Swan Lake--Gongnaisi River Valley--Bayinbuluke Town D8: Bayinbuluke--Duku Highway--Qiaoma--Urumqi