7 Days + 2600km: The Ultimate Xinjiang Roadtrip Travel Guide

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From Xinjiang's bustling city of Urumqi to the Northern tip of China, join us as we embark on a once in a lifetime roadtrip around China's most underrated province.

When my Chinese husband first asked me if I wanted to go off the beaten path, my first question was "Is Xinjiang safe?" but instead of relying on others' opinions, I set out to see for myself and was ultimately shocked and amazed by what I found.

We venture through the remote desert into the grasslands, siberian forests, and Altay mountains to uncover the breathtaking natural beauty and nomadic communities of Xinjiang. We then explored the stunning blue lake of Salimuhu in the Tianshan mountains just kilometers away from the border of Kazakhstan. Our route in autumn covered over 2600km and 7 days to complete, and we hope you can find our itinerary useful and informative, and if not, I hope you find it entertaining at least.

Thank you for watching, this is going to be a hard adventure to beat, so let us know in the comments where we should travel to next, and if we should persuade Miu to start vanlife in China.

Where to stay in Xinjiang:
Urumqi: https://tinyurl.com/5fk23exn
Burqin: https://tinyurl.com/52raef55
Burqin: https://tinyurl.com/yckj88mp
Hemu: https://tinyurl.com/bdze9cn3
Kanas: https://tinyurl.com/5cs25ka9
Sayram Lake: https://tinyurl.com/5xm429tv

The above links are affiliate links to the hotels we stayed in or considered staying in in Kanas and Hemu. We may earn a small comission from the links at no additonal costs to you.

从新疆繁华的乌鲁木齐到中国最北端，加入我们，开始这一生一次的北疆环线自驾游。当我老公第一次问我是否想走不寻常的路时，我第一个问题是“新疆安全吗？”但我没有依赖他人意见，而是亲自去探索，结果被所见震撼。我们穿越沙漠、草原、西伯利亚森林和阿尔泰山脉，发现新疆令人叹为观止的自然美景和游牧地区。我们还探索了天山山脉中靠近哈萨克斯坦边境的美丽的赛里木湖。这次行程超过2600公里，历时7天，希望我们的行程对你有用，如果不是，至少希望你会觉得有趣。感谢观看，这是一场难以超越的冒险，所以在评论中告诉我们你下一个旅行目的地，并告诉我是否应该说服Miu在中国开始房车生活。

Time Stamps:
00:00 Day One- Urumqi
06:03 Two- China's Remote Desert
12:35 Day Three- Nomadic Communities in Xinjiang
21:34 Day Four- Heaven on Earth: Kanasi
27:47 Day Five- 800 km in one day
31:22 Day Six- Most Peaceful Place in the World: Sayram Lake
37:00 Day Seven- Hidden Gem: Canyon of Kuitun

Locations:
📍Urumqi
📍Burqin
📍Hemu Traditional Tuva Village
📍Jiadengyu
📍Kanas
📍Mo Gui Cheng Devils City
📍Sayram Lake - Tianshan Mountains


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Music Used In This Video provided by Epidemic Sound
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