11D9N NORTHERN XINJIANG HIGHLIGHT TOUR

• Enjoy the desert scenery along the way
• Huoshan Mountain (passing by)
• Gurbantunggut Desert (passing by)
• Kalamaili Ungulate Nature Reserve（passing by) - protects thousands of animals living in arid steppes of Xinjiang. No matter they are ungulate or rare species; they are all living harmoniously in this immense park of 14,000 km². It's a paradise for wildlife. 
• Huoshao Mountain (passsing by)

• Keketuohai National Geopark (includes shuttle bus) - The scenic area consists of four parts: the Irtysh Grand Canyon, the Coco Suli, the Iremut Lake, and the Karasenger earthquake fault zone. It has beautiful river valleys, rocks forest land, mineral resources, extremely cold lakes and exotic earthquake fault natural scenery. 
• Irtysh Grand Canyon (includes shuttle bus) - proceed to the mysterious art gallery, from the Keketuohai to Irtysh Grand Canyon.
• Shenzhong Mountain

Accommodation: 4*Hepanyishu Holiday Hotel or similar

• Kanas Natural Landscape Reserve (includes shuttle bus) - The lake will change colour with the seasons and weather. It is a famous “colour-changing lake”. The main attractions are: Moon Bay, Immortal Bay, Wolong Bay
• Boat ride on Kanas Lake 
•  Guanyu Pavilion (includes shuttle bus) - 2030 m above sea level, 600m away from the lake elevation. Guanyu Ting was built in order to observe the “lake monster" that is commonly known as the big redfish.

• Hemu Village (includes shuttle bus) - is the one of the remaining three village in the Tuva villages (Hemu Village, Kanas village and White Haba Village). It is the largest and the furthest village, with a total area of 3040 square kilometers. Hemu Village is most famous for its Autumn scenery. Hemu Village, Hemu River, Observation Deck.
• Wucai Bay - known as "World’s Beach". It is the only source which flows into the Arctic Ocean. Wucaitan is a river with 2 shores. South shore has oasis, deserts and blue-sky panoramic scenery. North Shore, it is a cliff-like landform, mountains, which is formed by the air, river erosion and wind erosion.

• Ulhe Devil City (includes train ride) - Ghost City area has dry ground, often have severely strong wind during every summer- autumn season. Many films were film at the Ghost City, such as the Oscar-winning film "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon." It is also voted by the China National Geographic’s beauty campaign
• Kelamay Oilfield - named after a natural asphalt mountain near the city – Black Oil Mountain. It is China’s first major oil field development after founding of new China.
  
  

• Sailimu lake Haixi Scenic Area - “Sailimu” is Kazakh language which means "wishes". Sailimu Lake is like a shining "Sapphire" embedded on top of the West Tianshan Mountain. It is 2073m above sea level, an area of 454 square km, maximum depth of 86 meters, is the highest altitude in Xinjiang, the largest cold-water lake. Sailimu Lake is a cold-water lake, every end July to early August, the local Mongolian and Kazakh will hold the Naadam event here.
• Guozigou (passsing by) - It has a total length of 28 km. Guozigou is a natural treasure, produced countless berries, rich in medical resources, wildflowers bloom from Spring to Autumn, fruity fragrance filling the air.
• Guozigou Bridge (passing by)
• Lavender Manor (according to flowering opening hours*)

• Nalati Grassland (includes shuttle bus) - it is one of the world's four major grasslands and it is a famous pasture since ancient times. Combinations of valleys, mountains, deep gorges and forests. June to September is the Nalati flowers’ blooming season. 
• Yili River Scenery 

• ErDaoQiao International Bazzar - it’s an area full of local cultures from things like dried fruits, herbs, traditional clothing to their musical instruments.