China Travel Forum

[falcon]

I will stay in Xinjiang for 13 days. I want to make a tour to Kanas,Ili and Hongqilapu. Is 13 days enough? If not, is it practicable to give up the touring in Ili. Do you have any tips?

[kamal]

Give up touring in Ili,13 days for a touring at Kanasi and Hongqilapu. Proposal as below:
1.Wurumuchi-Buerjin
2.Buerjin-Hemu
3.Hemu-Kanasi
4.Kanasi-Baihaba
5.Baihaba-Buerjin
6.Buerjin-Wurumuchi
You'd better hire a vehicle for the whole trip above.
7.Wurumuchi-Kashi(set out by train of NO.947 at 15:51 and arrive Kashi next day at 14:49)
8.afternoon,have a touring of Mosque, the street full of handy-crafts and old lane of Qiasa.
9.Kashi-Kalakuli Lake-Tashikuergan
10.Tashikuergan-Hongqilapu-Kashi(It's better to hire a cross-country vehicle for these two days' trip)
11.Kshi-Wurumuchi (Set ou by train of NO:948 at 16:42 and arrive Wurumuchi at 16:02 next day.Get up eralier to visit Xiangfei tomb, the
Mid-asia Bazar.Take on train to Wurumuchi in the afternoon.
12.Arrive Wurumuchi at 16:02 on 12th day, you can go to the minority prople market for a sightseeing, wander in the 5.1 night market in the evening.
13.Wurumuchi-Turpan-Wurumuchi (one day tour in Turpan)
If you want to travel both south and north Xinjiang in such short time,it is somewhat looking at flowers while riding on horseback .