4-day Kanas lake tours

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Daily Tour 5 day
Urumqi
  • Kanas Lake “Paradise on Earth” “Garden of Gods”.
  • Discover the beauty of Hemu village “a virgin forest in China” by walking around or riding horse.
  • Admire the breathtaking scenery of colorful Bay by Irtysh River.
  • Day 1, Urumqi to Beitun by overnight train

    Activities: Take overnight train to Beitun Train station
    Details:Today you take overnight train to Beitun from Urumqi.
    You have to arrange your own train ticket and transport to Urumqi railway station. If you want us to arrange transport and train tickets, please let us know.
    There are two trains everyday as following:
    1.Train #: K9749; Time: 20:02/05:59, total 9:57 hours train journey.
    2.Train #: K9791; Time: 23:18/07:06, total 7:48 hours train journey.
    We suggest you to book second train which arrives better time in Beitun station. The first one arrives too early.
    Note: as you are taking train quite late, you can have plan sight-seeing for today.

    Day 2, Beitun Train Station to Hemu village

    Activities: Our driver will pick up you and transfer to Hemu village, visit Wucaitan (Rainbow Beach) on the way
    Details:Our driver will pick up you from Beitun train station and transfer to Hemu village which is about 235kms
    On the way stop at Wucaitan which is also known as “Rainbow Beach” and “Five-Colored Hills”,
    located about 25km from Burjin county, Wucaitan means “multi-colored beach” as it is formed with many different colors and located on the North Side of Irtysh River while South Bank is luxuriantly trees, rolling forests, the distant meandering hills with panoramic view of the desert scenery.
    Then keep driving through some beautiful grasslands and zigzagged mountain roads with pine trees.
    Arrive in Hemu village in the afternoon and relax for the rest of the day. Rest of the day is free to Hike around the village and grassland.
    Hemu village has been ranked by China National Geography as one of the six most beautiful villages in China.

    Day 3, Hemu Village To Kanas Lake

    Activities: Drive to Kanas lake and spend the rest of the day
    Details:Get up early in the morning and hike up TO Meilifeng which is a nearby hill provides a great opportunity to take spectacular photos and enjoy panoramic view of the small village at Sunrise.
    Then have breakfast and leave for Kanas Lake.
    spend whole rest of the day around Kanas lake which is a great place for some outdoor activates.You will have chance to hike around the lake,go for boating, horse riding, river rafting as you like (on your own expenses).
    End of the day take shuttle bus and come back to Jiadengyu which is the entrance of the lake for overnight stay

    Day 4, Jiadengyu/Kanas lake to Beitun Train Station

    Activities: Spend whole morning around the lake and drive back to Beitun Railway station for overnight train to Urumqi
    Details:After Breakfast get the shuttle bus to the lake again.
    1. During shuttle bus ride Between entrance and the lake, you can stop at several spots along the Kanas River like Laying Dragon Bay, Immortal Bay and Moon Bay which are the most well-known and beautiful sceneries in this area.
    2. Take shuttle bus to GuanYuTai ( Fish Watching Pavilion) which is the highest point and the best place to take incredible panoramic view of the whole lake (on your own expenses). The Kanas Lake is famous for changing its colors. The color of the water changes several times in a day, from dark green to sky blue, then to gray and white. The higher you climb up, the more colors you will see.
    finally drive to Beitun railway station for overnight train to Urumqi
    Train Time: 22:06/06:08, total 8:00 hours train jorney

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