Northern Xinjiang Golden Route! A family of five drives through Xinjiang in 8 days

Itinerary as follows[Cute]

🌸D1 Beijing → Urumqi (All Seasons Hotel in the city)
✈️HU7145, about 4.5 hours
After arrival, you can visit Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar

🌸D2 Urumqi → Heavenly Lake → Koktokay (Fuyun Shuise Moshang Guoxue Culture Hotel)
🚗Urumqi → Heavenly Lake 1h
Heavenly Lake → Koktokay about 5h
🌳Heavenly Lake:
Opening hours: 9:00-19:00 (off-season in April, park closing time may be earlier, recommended to enter before 17:00).
Ticket price: Adult ticket about 125 RMB/person, shuttle bus (round trip) about 60 RMB/person.
🌳Koktokay:
Opening hours: 9:30-18:00 (off-season entry stops at 17:30).
Ticket price: Adult ticket about 90 RMB/person, shuttle bus (round trip) about 50 RMB/person.

🌸D3 Koktokay (depart from hotel) → Hemu (Hemu Shuangshuihe Resort)
🚗About 6h from hotel departure
🌳Hemu:
Open all day (village area), core sightseeing area (Hemu River, viewing platform) 9:00-20:00.
Ticket price: Adult ticket about 50 RMB/person, shuttle bus (Jiadenyu - Hemu Village, round trip) about 200 RMB/person.

🌸D4 Hemu → Karamay (Karamay Jinghui Grand Hotel)
🚗6.5h
🌳World Devil City (on the way)
Opening hours: 9:30-19:30 (off-season entry stops at 19:00).
Ticket price: Adult ticket about 42 RMB/person, small train (within the scenic area) about 52 RMB/person.

🌸D5 Karamay → Sayram Lake → Bole (All Seasons)
🚗Karamay (hotel) → Sayram Lake 5h
Sayram Lake → Bole (All Seasons) about 1.5h
🌳Sayram Lake:
Opening hours: 8:30-21:00 (off-season in April, some areas may be restricted, recommended to take East Gate - South Gate lake loop).
Ticket price: Adult ticket about 145 RMB/person (self-driving around the lake requires an additional vehicle toll fee, about 100 RMB/car)

🌸D6 Bole → Nalati (Juge Garden Courtyard)
🚗5.5h
🌳Nalati Grassland:
Opening hours: 9:00-20:00 (off-season in April, last shuttle bus at 19:00).
Ticket price: Adult ticket about 75 RMB/person, aerial grassland shuttle bus (round trip) about 60 RMB/person.

🌸D7 Nalati → Tianshan Flower Sea → Shuanghe City (Baiman)
🚗Nalati (hotel) → Tianshan Flower Sea 2.5h
Tianshan Flower Sea → Shuanghe City (Baiman) 4h
🌳Tianshan Flower Sea:
Opening hours: 10:00-19:00 (early April flower season, about 60% flower bloom rate, subject to actual conditions).
Ticket price: Adult ticket about 60 RMB/person, sightseeing car (within the scenic area) about 30 RMB/person.

🌸D8 Shuanghe City → Urumqi (All Seasons in the city)
🚗5h

🌸D9 Urumqi → Beijing
✈️ Time to go home~

🧡【tips】: Xinjiang is huge, self-driving is more convenient if conditions allow, but the distances between each stop are very, very long. Make sure to fill up the gas tank before leaving each stop, as many routes are very desolate. Prepare sufficient supplies~