9 Day Kanas Lake Tour

Day 1

Place & Transport: Arrive in Urumqi, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Urumqi)

Day 2

Place & Transport: Urumqi
Today's Activities: Heavenly Lake, Boat for Cruise on the Heavenly Lake
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: Enjoy a day visit to the Heavenly Lake. Cruise on the Heavenly Lake is also included.
--Heavenly Lake: The Heavenly Lake is a very beautiful mountain lake formed more than million years ago in the 4th glacial epoch, so the water in it is pure and icy. The altitude of the lake is up to 2150 meters above the sea level and got its fame as the "jewel in the crown". To the east of the lake stands the Bogda Peak-the highest peak in the east part of Tian Shan Mountain, which is capped by glacier and snow glistening in the sun, finely contrasted with blue lake water, forming a fabulous scenery.
Note: Please bring your warm jacket along, it would be a little cold when taking the cruise on Heavenly Lake

Day 3

Place & Transport: Urumqi to Fuyun
Today's Activities: Multi-colored Bay
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: Drive some 400km northwards to Fuyun today and visit the Multi-colored Bay which locates in Fuyun County.
--Multi-colored Bay:The movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has left you a deep impression of the multicolored stone bay where the heroine Ziyi was hidden, this special desert scene shot in the movie is located at the Gobi desert, about 220 kilometers from Fuyun county of Xinjiang.

Day 4

Place & Transport: Fuyun to Burqin
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: Morning departure for some 400km to Burqin and discover this border city on your own.

Day 5

Place & Transport: Burqin to Kanas
Today's Activities: Border Pass, Tour Pass, The Forestry Protection Fee in Buerjin, Kanas Lake Natural Reserve Area
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: Kanas is only 150km away from Burqin county. Drive to this dreaming world after your breakfast.
--Kanas Lake Natural Reserve Area: It is the most beautiful mountain lake you have never seen. It is the latest lake open to all tourists in China and has attained a reputation as "the tourism pearl of Mountain Altai". The lake takes on different colors following the four seasons of the year, sometimes it's crystal blue, sometimes it's dark green, or even gray, you may find it containing many colors setting off each another at a time, thus it got a name as the color-changing lake.

Day 6

Place & Transport: Kanas
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: A free day on your own to breathe in the fresh air and all beautiful landscape. You also have the option of taking a boat trip which is highly recommended, also a visit to local ethnic family -TUWA people.
-The Tuwa Tribe: A Mongolian tribe called Tuwa lives on the south bank of the Kanas Lake. Believing in Lamaism, it is a valiant ethic minority with a long history. Tuwa people speak Turkish, resembling the language of Kazakh, and live on hunting and graze. They also have a special folk custom.
Overnight at Russian style wooden house.

Day 7

Place & Transport: Kanas to Burqin
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: drive to Burqin County, on the way we can have several stops at Kazak yurts and their grassland. You can pay a visit the Burqin River as well.
-Burqin River: converge complex thaw glaciers, and covers an area of 5588 square kilometers, the Burqin river is 25 kilometers long with its deepest place of about 176 meters, there are various plants growing around the lake, which is an ideal place for sightseeing.

Day 8

Place & Transport: Burqin to Urumqi
Today's Activities: Monster City
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: Drive some 800km from Burqin to Urumqi. On the way visit the Monster City.
--Monster City : It's located in the Wu'wehe District, in the northeast of Kelamayi City. It's 90 kilometers away from the urban area. It has an abundant scientific connotation and extremely high ornamental value. It is a Yardan landform shaped by wind erosion and looks like ruined castles or various kinds of animals. When the day falls, the furious wind blow wildly in the city, which sounds just like angry ghost's wailing, so the local Kazakh people call it "Monster City".

Day 9

Place & Transport: Depart Urumqi, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Urumqi)
Meals: Breakfast
Detailed Itinerary: After breakfast, your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and transfer you to the airport for your flight to the next destination.
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