Xinjiang Grassland Adventure Tour

Fly to Urumqi on the same day and arrive in Urumqi. Carpool pick-up to hotel. If time permits, there will be a free CITY walk upon arrival
Going to the iconic scenic spot of Urumqi on your own, Hongshan Park, is a must visit destination for many tourists who come to Urumqi
To go to Urumqi's landmark scenic spot by yourself - [Autonomous Region Museum (closed every Monday)], you need to pay attention to the official account of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum and make an appointment to visit the museum one day in advance to see the history of the city and the beautiful women in Loulan.
Go to the iconic attraction of Urumqi on your own - the International Grand Bazaar. The International Grand Bazaar is currently the largest castle style Bazaar in the world. "Bazaar" in English, translated as "market" or "marketplace", is an important cultural and tourism landmark building in Urumqi,
Urumqi on the Tip of the Tongue: Coming to Xinjiang and indulging in the long-awaited Western cuisine is definitely something that everyone desires to do. Urumqi is the core of Xinjiang cuisine. Here, you can taste authentic Mutton shashlik, Roasted whole lamb, pilaf, lasagna, naren, horse intestines, rice intestines, noodles, Fried rice noodles and other delicacies, and quickly start a feast of taste buds! If you can, you must feel the charm of the 'Deadly Wusu'. Although Wusu is good, don't be greedy!!
Here are the Urumqi cuisine that foodie editors have painstakingly compiled over the years. You can refer to these restaurants for lunch and dinner during your free time.
New urban area
1. Food Street 1, Tianjin Road: Mobei Courtyard, Niuke Barbecue, Jinbayi Special Steamed Rice, Niugongguan Meat-ball soup.
2. Railway Bureau Business District: Jiangshan Bieyuan Barbecue, Territory No. 9 Courtyard, Wild Horse International Horseback Tribe, Pomegranate Red Xinjiang Flavor, etc.
3. Beijing Road Business District: Musha Barbecue, Yueyue Yangcun Small Restaurant, Fat Old Man, etc.
Tianshan District
4. Happiness Road Food Street: Shawan Big Plate Chicken, Ma Shi Jiu Pot Workshop, Ma Shi Braised Goose, etc.
5. Hotan Second Street: Tahina Cuisine, Tuda Hongnangkeng Grilled Meat King, Harmony Pigeon Soup, etc
Shayibake District
6. Mingyuan Friendly Business District: Silk Road Impression Xinjiang Cuisine, Xiaogazi Xinjiang Cuisine, Wusman Pearl Rice King, etc.
Shuimogou District
7. Nanhu Business District: Laifu Song and Dance Banquet, Zhuxi No.1.
8. Xinmin Road Food Circle: Di Guo Legend, Jin Bai Ji Zha Fan, Jin Zhu Da Pan Chicken, Wu Wu Zi Lamb Meat, Dou Dou Ma Spicy Beef Bone
The above restaurants have a reference per capita consumption of 25-100 yuan

Take the bus (airline seat 2+1 tourist bus) to S21 Desert Highway in the morning. The 21 Ah Wu Highway is 343 kilometers long. It is the first desert highway in Xinjiang. It passes through the Gurbantunggut Desert, the second largest desert in China, and the hinterland of the Junggar Basin. There are desert lakes, desert plants, Yadan landform, desert animals, etc. along the route. Enjoy the desert and gobi scenery. After walking the S21 Desert Highway, we will go to the [Demon City on the Sea] (including tickets and shuttle buses). The Fuhai Sea Demon City is located on the east bank of Jili Lake, at the mouth of Ulungu Lake, commonly known as the East Estuary. This extremely rare Yadan landform runs north-south and stretches for more than ten miles. The slope is in a conical shape, surrounding the small Haizi Jili Lake, and the average vertical height of the slope can reach 20 meters. Visit Ulungu Lake and Jili Lake on the way, where the vast and boundless winter is also an important winter fishing area. After checking into the Burqin Hotel, you can go to the Burqin Internet Red Bridge to check in at night.

After breakfast, we will transfer to a vehicle with less than 17 seats to go to Kanas (including admission tickets, no shuttle bus for winter self driving, no discount refund). Along the way, we will pass through the magnificent vast snowfield, the tranquil Shenxian Bay, Moon Bay, and Wolong Bay in winter, the three bays of ink painting, the crystal clear hundred mile rime corridor, and the smoke filled Kanas Village. We can go along the wooden boardwalk to the lake to enjoy the winter Kanas Lake. The ice and snow covered spruce trees form a beautiful picture of winter, and the flowing lake water flows one after another in winter. The sound of flowing water and the creaking sound of stepping on the snow - this is the primitive tranquility of Kanas.
Ice and Snow Wonderland - The winter in Kanas is like a world of ice and snow, too beautiful to be real. In the smoky world of Kanas Lake, quietly feel this tranquility. The snow here has the ruggedness of northern snowfields, as well as the poetic charm of southern bridges and flowing water. The vast snowfields and quaint wooden houses reveal a unique charm of Kanas.
Afterwards, take a car to the Hemu Scenic Area (including admission ticket, no shuttle bus for self driving in winter, no discount refund). Before winter, Hemu was a young girl dressed in gorgeous clothes. As winter began, the world here turned pure white and she became a fairy. Appreciating the curling smoke in the icy snow, seeing the thick snow in front of you, how can you not be tempted? Relax your body and mind, let your body fall backwards with the gravity of the earth, fall into the embrace of the snow, feel the different feelings of the earth's embrace, enjoy yourself in the snow, forget all worries and exhaustion. Make your own path on the vast snowfield, a path that no one else has walked, and enjoy this icy world. Roaming in Hemu Village, wooden houses, white snow, Tuwa people, sometimes panting heavily and pulling Kazakh short legged horses to plow. Immerse yourself in the snowy plains and enjoy the warmth and tranquility of winter. In the evening, you can enjoy hot earth hotpot and experience the deliciousness on your tongue in the world of ice and snow. At night, the Hemu Star River becomes the protagonist. On a sunny day, you can look at the stars in the night sky. Time seems to stand still, and all the praise for the stars in your heart is not enough to express your admiration for it at this moment. This night will become a memory of your life.

In the morning, you can climb onto the Hemu Viewing Platform to watch the sunrise, take in the panoramic view of Hemu Village, and listen to the notes of snowflakes falling to the ground!, Laughing heartily accompanied by the squeaking sound of stepping on snow, let's have a happy snowball fight!
Afterwards, we can visit the 'Hemu Centennial Old House' (free admission, if not open, the attraction will be cancelled), where the Tuwa Centennial Culture Collection Museum hangs many precious old photos, telling the history of Hemu and Tuwa people.
After visiting Hemu, we are expected to take a bus back to Burqin in the afternoon.
Winter Hemu Play Guide:
① The largest ski resort in Asia: You can choose the 2800 meter Yunxiao Peak Cable Car at the Jikeplin Ski Resort (self pay 188 yuan/person). Skiing enthusiasts can choose to ski today (skiing prices are diverse and you can go to the ski resort to choose).
② Ice and Snow Travel Photography: You can find a professional travel photographer to take beautiful photos in Hemu Village.
③ Winter Skiing Circle: Skiing circles may be a relatively simple and enjoyable activity in winter. You can choose to rent a snow circle in the village (self care) and find a small slope according to your age and physical condition to experience the fun of skiing circles.
④ Splashing water into ice: A large insulated water bottle needs to be filled with hot water and poured into the sky to prevent burns.
⑤ Snowy Wilderness: After nightfall, there will be a Snowy Wilderness bonfire party in the village. You can choose to go according to your own physical condition (at your own expense).
⑥ In winter, horseback riding or horse drawn plowing: You can invite horses from the caravan at the Harden platform, ride horses to climb the Harden platform or go to Beautiful Peak. There is a clear price announcement at the caravan, and you can choose to ride horses according to your own needs (at your own expense).
⑦ Winter UVT off-road vehicle: You can choose to play UVT off-road vehicles on the Hongba grassland, and the thrilling experience of galloping on snowy plains is also different. (Expenses to be borne by oneself)

Today we transferred to a bus and departed from Burqin to Tian Shan Tian Chi (including admission tickets and shuttle buses). The scenery of Tian Chi unfolded like a scroll, with a deep blue lake in front of us, a bit like a glacial lake, and the shallow waters were very clear. From near to far, mountains stand in an inverted eight character pattern on the surface of the lake, like numerous barriers, gradually retreating. In the distance is Mount Bogda, with the snow capped peak clearly visible. At this moment, there are no clouds in the sky, and the mountains and lakes appear more three-dimensional and vivid. It is necessary to use a camera to capture rare images; In winter, Tianchi is covered in white snow and silver, with ice as solid as jade on the lake. Surrounded by a pure and pristine winter world, shrouded in a magical unfamiliarity and icy silence, one can experience a transcendent realm, as if they have dissolved into the purity of ice and jade. You can walk to Heilongtan Waterfall to enjoy the flowing water, transparent ice cover, and ethereal mist. You can also take a cableway to Mayashan to have a bird's-eye view of the winter scenery of Tianchi. All of these make up the enchanting and mysterious fairy tale like world of Tianchi in Tianshan.

After breakfast, head from Fukang City to the National Medicine Culture Museum. Our museum focuses on creating the theme of Xinjiang Uyghur precious medicinal herbs and the millennium traditional Chinese medicine heritage culture, allowing you to understand the regional characteristics of Xinjiang and appreciate the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage of Chinese time-honored brands. This museum is a carefully crafted cultural exhibition window in accordance with the development requirements of the autonomous region government's "cultural dissemination+industrial development+tourism and sightseeing".
Afterwards, head to the 'Border Flower Cotton Culture Museum', which is a local Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps enterprise mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and textile industry. Here, you can experience the ancient development of Xinjiang, the red history of Corps construction, learn about local life in Xinjiang, and understand the expectations and love of the locals for camels, cotton, and this land.
For Chinese cuisine, we will go to the popular restaurant 'Territory No.9 Courtyard' to taste Xinjiang cuisine. After lunch, head to Turpan, Flame Mountain (ticket included); The Flame Mountain is a famous mountain that is not high, but famous for its immortals. The Flame Mountain is heavy and barren, with not a single blade of grass growing; Every summer, the red sun shines in the sky, the earth's air evaporates, and flames and clouds burn around, resembling a soaring dragon, which is very spectacular. Wu Cheng'en's famous mythological novel "Journey to the West" is widely acclaimed for its story of Tang Monk and his disciples passing through this place to obtain Buddhist scriptures and experiencing calamity. Afterwards, you can visit one of the three ancient engineering projects, the Karez Well (including admission tickets), which is a project that uses the slope of the ground to introduce snow water from the Tianshan Mountains for free irrigation. You can experience the human miracle that embodies the hard work and wisdom of the Uyghur people. Late check-in in Turpan.

Turpan - Watching Snow and Bathing in Sunshine in Nanshan - Kazakh Folk Feast - Urumqi
After breakfast, we departed from Turpan and passed through the Salt Lake and Dabancheng Wind Power Station to reach the backyard of Urumqi people - Nanshan. Today, we spent our leisure vacation here watching the mountains, snow, and basking in the sunshine. The vast grasslands of Nanshan are mostly inhabited by the Kazakh people, who are known as the "nation without beggars". They are a group of people who have migrated for generations and worship eagles. They have created their own prosperous lives with their hardworking and simple hands. Today, we will hold a Kazakh folk banquet here, allowing us to sit in Kazakh felt houses and taste Kazakh cuisine, truly experiencing the life of Xinjiang people.
Afterwards, we will return to Urumqi to check into a hotel and end our pleasant trip to Xinjiang.

According to your return flight time, we will arrange a carpool in advance to take you to Urumqi Diwobao Airport. (Within the allowable range of empty seats, different vehicle types will be assigned according to the number of people. There will be no tour guide service or sightseeing itinerary on the same day, and you can choose to take a flight to leave at any time.)