Day 1 USA - Beijing

Today we board an international flight bound for Beijing, China. Cross the International Date Line.

Day 2 Beijing

Arrive in Beijing, the capital of China. Our guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the luxury hotel for rest and relaxation.

Day 3 Beijing - Urumqi

After breakfast, be transferred to airport and fly to Urumqi. Upon arrival,  we will visit Bazaar. The great bazaar is the biggest trade market in Xinjiang and it is called a commodity exposition of the Centre Asia.

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Day 4 Urumqi

After breakfast, visit the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum. It is famous for having the artifacts and mummies of Caucasians who lived in the region between 1,500 and 4,000 years ago. There is also a collection of silk articles and other artifacts from various eras of history, as well as written materials in different languages. The three or four mummies and the artifacts that are displayed are thought to be part of one of the biggest archaeological discoveries of the past hundred years. Visit Tianshan Grand Canyon National Forest Park. It covers all the natural landscape in Xinjiang such as snow-capped mountains, forests, lakes, grassland scenery, the planning area is 1038 square kilometers, surrounded by mountains on three sides (the average elevation 2020 meters). You can travel along the trails to enjoy the most complete and the  most ornamental value of the original snow hill spruce forest. Return to the city, visit Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, it is currently China's largest bazaar, full of beautiful minority characteristics of commodities, this is a place for leisure shopping.  Dinner with  Xinjiang Hand Pilaf barbecue. 

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Day 5 Urumqi - Fuyun

Today we drive to Fuyun, enjoying the Gobi scenery along the way in the bus. We overlook  the Kallamri Reserve. It was established in 1982 with a total area of 17,000 square kilometers.the symbol of the death of desert in Junggar Basin, the appearance looks like a piece of silent area, and turns out to be a paradise for wild animals, if lucky enough we can see wild horse, wild ass, antelope and other rare animals under state protection. Dinner with Xinjiang Saute Spicy Chicken.

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Day 6 Fuyun - Burqin

Visit Cocoa Lake National Geopark. It is the first national geological park with a typical ore deposit and mine site as the main body of the landscape . There are many deep ditch canyons due to the special geological structure, wind and rain erosion and water cut. It becomes a  park with mountains, rivers, grasslands, rocks, hot springs and other wonders of the natural landscape. Visit Earl Keith Canyon, there are many  abrupt wonderful granite stone mountains in various shape  on both sides of the canyon.
Dinner with Braised beef with potatoes in Kazakhstan.

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Day 7 Burqin - Hemu Village

Visit Hemu Village. It is  a small village clustered together by Kazakhstan and Tuwa nationalities, and all the houses in the village are simple cabin and spreading in the mountain valley. Autumn scenery is the most beautiful, at this time the white birch forest on both sides of the village are changed irregularly due to the different seasons. You can climb to the mountain view platform enjoying the beautiful scenery.

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Day 8 Hemu Village - Kanas

Get up early to enjoy the sunrise. Then drive to the most beautiful Kanas Scenic Area in northern Xinjiang. Kanas is Mongolian, meaning "the beautiful and rich, the mysterious". It is known as the "Oriental Switzerland, photographer paradise" due to the famous Kanas lake and the surrounding snow-capped mountains, grasslands, birches of beautiful scenery. We will have a boat cruise to enjoy a landscape of lakes and mountains. If you have the spare capacity, you can also visit the fish pavilion and overlook the Kanas panorama (optional tour). You can also enter the Tuwa family and enjoy the Tuwa dance music performance (optional tour). Lunch with Xinjiang special hand grasping meat .    

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Day 9 Kanas - Burqin

Drive back to Burqin, you can continue to enjoy the beautiful scenery of alpine woodlands and grassland pastures along the way. Visit the "Wucai Beach" in the north bank of the Erzisi River, the foothills of yadan show a variety of colors, and the colors are fantastic when the setting sun shines in the evening. On the other side of the river is a thick poplar forest, reflected in the water, beautiful scenery, every autumn yellow leaves brilliant, it is the best place for photograph. Tonight, we will  have a halal special meal and enjoy the Kanas grand ceremony.           

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Day 10 Burqin - Karamay

Visit the Urho demon city. It is a typical yadan land form, there are many past shapes of huge stone pillars on the Gobi , grand magnificent. It is also known as the "windy city" because it is at the gruyere, the wind like a brotherhood of the wolf between the pillars, this is also the cause of the city was named the devil. We tour the scenic spot by little train. Visit the Nine Dragon Pool, it is the starting point of man-made river  through Karamay city. 

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Day 11 Karamay - Yining

Drive to Yining, the capital of Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture. Visit Sailimu Lake, it is known as the last drop of tears of the Atlantic, means that this is the Atlantic current can reach the most deep place in China. The lake's color will be changed with the daylight and the change of the season. We can enjoy the amazing  snow-capped mountains, blue sky, white clouds against the water. We drive through the Fruit Valley Bridge, it is also China's first steel truss girder cable-stayed bridge, a bridge and the beauty of the fruit valley is amazing.                  

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Day 12 Yining

Visit Huiyuan Ancient City, located in the Huocheng County, Yili is the important channel to central Asia in the history, Emperor Qianlong set up the highest military officer "Yili General" in order to strengthen the governance of Xinjiang in 1762. We can see elm willow trees  known as the "zuogongliu"planted by Zuo Zhongtan, a visit to the old headquarters of the general which stands at the center of the city. Lin Zexu led the people to open water conservancy here. Visit  the folk custom tourism area, still retains the original uygur traditional life style: old house, clear water, earthy poplars, fragrance of tea, exquisite cakes, etc.We take the local "hadik" carriage and experience the ancient traditional folk culture in the modern city.

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Day 13 Yining - Narat

Visit Narat grassland, "the great place with the sun" in Uygur language, it is the most densely populated grassland of the Kazakh people. The world's six largest valley steppes. At the foot of the snow mountain, the grassland, the green mountains and the rolling hills, the herd of horses and cattle, the grass and the flowers of the grass, constitute a beautiful picture scroll.
Dinner with Roasted Whole Lamb cuisine.

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Day 14 Narat - Urumqi

After breakfast, we drive back to Urumqi along the northern section of the famous Duku Highway. More than half of the Duku Highway stretches across lofty mountains and deep canyons, connecting many minority inhabited areas. Therefore, the Duku Highway was selected as “the landscape avenue running through the backbone of the Tianshan Mountains” by China National Geographic, and is known as “the most beautiful highway in China”. The Duku Highway allows you to see snow-capped mountains, grasslands, canyons, forests, lakes, glaciers, deserts, mountain flowers and other scenery. After arriving in Kuitun, we took a tourist bus back to Urumqi.

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Day 15 Urumqi - Beijing - USA

After breakfast, you are transferred to airport for your return flight back to your home. You will be in the United States the same day. End of tour.

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