A very detailed guide to Kanas in Altay, Xinjiang

5 nights and 6 days free travel without group booking We didn't rush to play, so those who have plenty of time can refer to this. Day 1: Land at Altay Airport in the evening, stay in Altay city, go shopping, eat local food and have breakfast Day 2: In the morning, take a shared car from Altay to Hemu, which takes 4 hours. Check in at Hemu and watch the sunset at Hemu Day 3: Get up early to see the morning fog in Hemu and the birch forest. Take the cable car to Yunxiao Peak at noon. Go to Kanas Scenic Area in the afternoon. It takes an hour by car. Visit Kanas and take photos by the riverside of Kanas Old Bridge. Day 4: Sleep until 8am, have breakfast in the old village, walk about 8 minutes to the transfer center, take the shuttle bus to visit the three bends (Shenxian Bay, Moon Bay, Wolong Bay), and go to the fish watching platform in the afternoon Day 5: Get up at 9am, have breakfast and go to the transfer center to take the shuttle bus to Baihaba Village, which takes about an hour and 20 minutes. After the tour, go back to Kanas Lake to take pictures for two hours. At 5pm, share a car to Burqin County Day 6: I slept until I woke up naturally in Burqin, got up to have breakfast and walked around the county town. At 5pm, I shared a car to Altay Airport, which took about 2 hours. Food: You must try the rural biscuit pit meat (Altai City). The driver took us to eat breakfast. He said he thought it was a very clean small shop opened by a Shanxi native, a bit like the breakfast in Xi'an I didn't eat anything good in Hemu, so I don't recommend it. I saw Taoyuan Villa recommended online, but I personally feel it's expensive and average. You must try the mountain flavors in the old village of Kanas Scenic Area. We ordered fried noodles with spicy chicken, fried cabbage pancakes, and yogurt. I buy a cup of yogurt from them every day because it’s so delicious! There are so many people waiting in line at 6pm Avoid the thunder❌A place to eat cold water fish (store name) The food ranks high but there are many people, the waiting time is very long, the service is average, and the cold water fish is generally more expensive than other stores At the Afanti BBQ at the Hedi Night Market in Burqin County, we ordered red willow BBQ, big plate chicken, and scallion fried eggs. They were all delicious. The boss also gave us Hami melon. stay: You must stay in the cabin in the scenic area! We stayed for three nights (book at least one month in advance to have more options and the price will not be outrageous) First, you can see the stars at night No matter Kanas or Hemu, we prefer to live in the old village. I heard that the new village has better conditions, but we chose the old village (there are heating and it is very comfortable). Because the convenient places to eat are all in the old village, and the check-in place is also close to the old village Secondly, you can sleep until 8 or 9 in the morning, without having to squeeze into the shuttle bus from outside the scenic area, and you can play until very late at night (it gets dark very late in Xinjiang, around 8:30), and watching the sunset is simply amazing