Three trips to Xinjiang! Travel across Xinjiang in 11 days

🌄Highlights of the trip ✅The entire Duku Highway is connected (northern section + southern section) ✅In-depth tour around Sailimu Lake ✅The 24-hour fireworks atmosphere of Kashgar Ancient City ✅The secret place of snow-capped mountains in the Pamir Plateau ✅10,000+ cost-effective ceiling per capita 🚗Daily highlights (concise version) Day 1: Pick up at Urumqi Airport → Immersive first experience in the Western Regions ✨Keywords: Eurasian Continent Center/Grand Bazaar Night Market 🚗 Airport pick-up with sign Day 2: Urumqi → Dushanzi Grand Canyon → Shuanghe City ✨Keywords: geological wonders Day 3: Shuanghe → Sailimu Lake → Kuitun (in-depth tour around the lake) ✨Keywords: Guozigou Bridge/unpopular wild hot springs 💡Tips: Enter from the East Gate and exit from the South Gate. It is better to visit in a counterclockwise direction. Day 4: Kuitun → Duku North Section → Nalati → Bayinbuluke ✨Keywords: Snow-proof Corridor/Sky Grassland/Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns 🚗Crossing the Qiaoerma Pass 🌅The best spot for Jiuqu Shibawan: The light is the softest after 21:30 Day 5: Bayin → Duku South Section → Big and Small Dragon Ponds → Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves → Kuqa ✨Keywords: Mural Secret Realm/Ancient Kingdom of Kucha Day 6: Kuqa → Wensu Grand Canyon → Aksu ✨Keywords: Red Rock Canyon Day 7: Aksu → Kashgar → Kashgar Ancient City ✨Keywords: Century-old teahouse/Xiangfei Garden 🏯Visit the ancient city opening ceremony in the afternoon Day 8: Kashgar → Baisha Lake → China-Pakistan Friendship Highway → Taxkorgan ✨Keywords: Eye of the Pamirs/border line Day 9: Tashi County → Wakhan Corridor → Hongqilapu → Bandir Lake ✨Keywords: China-Pakistan border 🚗Drive along the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway → Take a photo at Hongqilapu Port → Check in at the blue ice of Bandir Lake Day 10: Tashi County → Karakul Lake → Muztagh Ata Peak → Airport drop-off in Kashgar ✨Keywords: Glacier Park/Reflection of Baisha Lake/Kashgar Night Market [Private collection of dry goods package] ❶ Duku Highway: Open from June to September, bring a thick coat ❷ Photo Clock: ▫Summer sunrise 5:00-6:30, winter 7:30-9:00 ▫Best time to shoot in Pamir Plateau: early morning/dusk ❸ Food Hot List: ✔Kashgar Blue Ram Baked Buns, Aksu Apple Chips, Wusu Beer with Barbecue ❹ Avoid accommodation: Choose a hotel with 4 diamonds or above along the Duku line, and book a room 15 days in advance during the peak season from June to September