Itinerary:
C
 Day
01 Start from
Urumqi, following the super highway, arrive at the Heavenly Lake(Tianchi).
The driving takes one and half hour. Then take a ride of the boat
to enjoy the natural view of the Heavely Lake at the foot of Taianshan
Mountains, visit the local people and to be the guests in Kazak
yurts, taste local kebab, pilaf with mutton, local fresh bread
and strong black tea as lunch and supper. Stay for night in the
Kazak Yurts. The distance today is about 130 km.
Day
02 Leave for the colorful valley, named Wucaiwan in the
morning. It takes 1 hour for sightsee there, and drive further
to Fuwen along the Bieshlik Wild Animal Reserve. Stay for night
at the local guesthouse. The distance today is about 400 km.
Day
03 Leave for Altai. Stay for night at the local hotel.
The distance today is about 350 km I am sure people will visit
a lot of local yurts and have a lot of fun with the local families.
Day
04 Relaxing day and sightsee in the far north city in
Xinjiang
Day
05 Leave for Kanas Lake via Buljin county. People could
have a short stop in a small virgin village named Homucun, where
all the villagers are born there and grow up there and finally
die there. Only few people have trade relation with the world.
The villagers look like Mongolian but they are not Mongolian at
all. All their living style is very virgin. This is a worth place
for people to visit. Even it is worth to spend a night in this
village. The distance today is about 350 km.
 Day
06 Spend a whole day to have a sightsee, hiking and trekking
around the beautiful lake. Spend a night in Kazak yurts or in
a small Woodhouse Hotel.
Day
07 Leave for Kuitun via Keramayi Oil City, where is an
other big city in the north part of Xinjiang. We stop at the ¡°Devil
City¡± for our picnic lunch., then spend a hour there to sightsee
and visit the typical Earth Wall area. The distance today is about
400 km. Stay for night at the local hotel.
Day
08 Leave for Sailim Lake. Stay for night in Kazak yurts
by the lake. The distance today is about 350 km.
Day
09 Relaxing and sightsee day again. People could ride
horses with local girls and boys to take a walk around the lake,
visit the local families. Sit around the Camping Fire at night,
as drinking the local soft drink (Horse Milk ), as play the local
music instrument, ¡°Dongbula¡±, as singing and dance with the local
people.
Day
10 Leave for Yining after breakfast. It takes 3 hours
to reach the capital city in the north part of Xinjiang. Stay
for night at the local hotel.
Day
11 sightsee, visit the local museum and some ancient
ruins in the morning. Sitting by the bank of Yili River, as enjoy
the roast fishes, mutton kebab, horse milk, as enjoy the local
dance performance.
Day
12 Leave for Naraty via Xinyuan County. Stop at Gongnaisi
Farm for night. Check in the local guesthouse (or camping for
night if you like) . Sightsee for hours. You travel in the beautiful
green valley today and the distance is about 300 km.
Day
13 Keep your driving following the military road and
stop at the Bayinbuluk Pasture. Check in the Yurt Hotel here by
the Swan Lake, do some visiting to the local yurts and share some
local food and taste yogurt and wine made from horse milk. The
distance today is about 250km.
 Day
14 Continue your journey until arrive at Kuche, spend
hours to visit the famous Buddha Caves here. Check in a hotel
for night. The distance today is about 280 km.
Day
15 Approach to the Bostan Lake, the second biggest fresh
lake in China. Today is a easy day, people can spend hours to
go to the Subash ancient site to do some exploration before starting
to the lake. Check in a hotel. The distance today is about 270
km.
Day
16 After a ride tour on the boat around the lake and
then drive further to Turfan. spend a night at a local hotel.
Enjoy the local performance under the grape tree. The distance
today is about 370km.
Day
17 Take a ride by driving to have a busy day to visit
all the ancient ruins. Then drive further to Urumqi through Tianshan
Mountains. Stay for night at a local hotel.
Day
18 Leave for the Urumqi International Airport, then all
the services end.
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