Southern Xinjiang + Pamir + China-Pakistan Highway In-Depth Tour
6500 RMB to travel China’s most hardcore border line! This secret route in Southern Xinjiang, which 99% of Chinese people haven’t dared to take, treads every step on the bloodline of the Kunlun Mountains.
Have you ever thought—
At the westernmost edge of China’s map, there is a road,
It’s not written in textbooks, yet it hides the oldest echoes of Huaxia;
It has no signal, but every stone tells a story.
Recently, a route quietly went viral in the adventure community, known as the “Ultimate Western Region Challenge”:
“Southern Xinjiang + Pamir + China-Pakistan Highway Deep Crossing”
📍 Kashgar → Oyitake Red Canyon → Baisha Lake → Muztagh Ata Peak → Tashkurgan (Taxkorgan) → Khunjerab Pass → Edge of the Wakhan Corridor → Part of the Tasha Ancient Road → Shache → Maigaiti Dola Village → Hotan → Return to Kashgar
💰 6500-8500 RMB per person｜⏰ May to October｜🏔️ 3800 kilometers in total, crossing the “Kunlun Civilization Corridor,” delving deep into border secrets
This is not tourism; it is a pilgrimage to the geographical and cultural boundaries of China.
Why do we say “only the tough dare to take this road”?
Because it packages the wildest, farthest, and deepest soul of Southern Xinjiang
Into a real-life journey through the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Imagine your every day:
🟥 Day 2: Oyitake Red Canyon
Crimson rock layers formed by billions of years of geological pressure, like the earth’s flowing blood. When the wind blows, sand grains hit your face, and you suddenly understand what “the temper of the wilderness” means.
💧 Day 3: Baisha Lake × Muztagh Ata Reflection
A sapphire blue plateau lake like glazed glass, backed by the “Father of Ice Mountains,” Muztagh Ata Peak. On a windless morning, the snow-capped mountain and white sand reflect symmetrically in the water, so beautiful it takes your breath away.
🇨🇳 Day 5: Khunjerab Pass (viewed from afar)
A border post at 4,733 meters elevation, where border guards face snowbound mountains 300 days a year. You can’t utter grand words, only feel that—those standing here are the backbone of China.
🌍 Day 6: Edge of the Wakhan Corridor
On one side is China’s Pamir, on the other, the mountains of Afghanistan. A thousand years ago, Xuanzang returned eastward from here, bringing back the true scriptures; today, standing here, you hear the wind and the whispers of history.
🚗 Day 7: Tasha Ancient Road (light off-road section)
Traveling along the Tashkurgan Valley, the rocky path between cliffs was once walked by Tang dynasty merchants. The driver says, “GPS can’t save you here; it’s all about experience and fate.”
🎭 Day 9: Maigaiti Dola Cultural Village
Listen to a raw and powerful Dolan Muqam performance, the drumbeats thunderous, dancers spinning until their robes are soaked with sweat. Locals say, “This isn’t a show; it’s how our ancestors fought the desert.”
Is this travel?
It’s measuring the Silk Road’s hidden lines with tires, reading the Kunlun Mountains’ genealogy with your eyes.
Even more moving are those “moments only the border can give”:
👉 In a small teahouse in Taxkorgan, a Tajik elder holds your hand, pointing to the Karakoram on the map: “My grandfather guarded here, and so did I.”
👉 Snow falls at Khunjerab Pass, and a group of tourists spontaneously help border guards clear the snow—no organizer, no words, only the sound of shovels scraping the ground.
👉 Staying overnight in a village beside the Tasha Ancient Road, a child hands you a note written in crooked Chinese characters: “Welcome to come to China again.”
Some netizens said:
“I’m never nervous negotiating projects in the CBD, but I saluted at Khunjerab Pass with trembling hands.”
“Not because of passion, but because—‘home and country’ really have warmth.”
Stop saying “too remote, too dangerous, no one goes.”
The truth is—
✅ Small groups (6-8 people), with experienced leaders + bilingual guides + oxygen on board
✅ Full off-road vehicle support, accommodations carefully selected for safety + unique homestays
✅ It avoids sensitive areas, fully legal and compliant, purely cultural exploration
And—
🔸 Xinjiang’s security is rock-solid, border management is strict but open and orderly
🔸 Climate is stable from May to October, best road conditions, richest scenery layers
For less than the price of a concert ticket, you can walk into the sunrise of the Pamirs,
This isn’t consumption; it’s forcibly expanding your cognitive map.
So, if you are experiencing:
Feeling the world is no bigger than your phone screen
Longing for a truly “offline” deep journey
Wanting to know: besides urban prosperity, how many ways of life does China have?
I want to say:
A trip to the Southern Xinjiang border is worth more than reading ten history books.
Just like the girl who sat quietly for a long time at the edge of the Wakhan Corridor said:
“I didn’t come to check in, but to remember—that on this planet, there are people living for the word ‘guard.’”
In this lifetime, you must visit the westernmost edge of your motherland.
See how the Kunlun snow reflects faith,
Hear how the desert wind tells millennia,
Feel that on this sun-scorched land,
There is a way of living called—silent and burning.