3-Day Urumqi Essence Tour

- Heavenly Lake / Southern Pasture / Xinjiang Museum

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: Southern Pasture and Xinjiang Museum in Urumqi are the most famous tour spots. Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Autonomous Region and renowned as the furthest city from the sea, situated on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountains. Regarded as the center of politics, economy, and culture in Xinjiang. Urumqi City enjoys a continental climate, with annual temperatures being 6.4 degrees Celsius and yearly precipitation of 236 mm. We kindly offer a Three Day Urumqi Esscence Tour with excellent service and competitive rates to you.
Availability: Daily.      Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 8:30am.      Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.      Duration: 3 days.

Tour Itinerary: (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
Day 01: Arrive in Urumqi (D)
Upon your arrival, our dedicated tour guide will meet you at the airport and drive you to visit Heavenly Lake. It was known as "Jade Pool" in the ancient time. The Heavenly Lake is a famous highland lake in the world with an elevation of 1910 meters. Then, you will be brought to your hotel to rest.
Hotel: Xinjiang Grand Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 02: Urumqi (B/L/D)
Today, you are going to visit the Southern Pasture located at the base of Tianshan Mountains. The Southern Pasture is of mountainous forest grassland stucture, and a good natural pasture which is also a natural resort for summer, retreat and travel. Then, you will visit the Xinjiang Museum, located in Xibei Road downtown Urumqi, is the collection and research center of culture relics in Xinjiang. Afterwards, you will be brought back to the hotel.
Hotel: Xinjiang Grand Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 03: Depart from Urumqi (B)
After breakfast, you will proceed to Red Hill Park. The body of the mountain, made up of aubergine rock, has a reddish brown color, hence, got its name. Then, you will be transferred to the airport for your departure to the next destination.
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Attraction Description
The Heavenly Lake
The Heavenly Lake, known as Tian Chi in Chinese, is located on the northern side of Bogda Peak in Tianshan Mountains, over 40 kilometers southeast to the city of Fukang, 110 kilometers away from Urumqi. Until 1783 it got the present name, Heavenly Lake was known as "Jade Pool" in the ancient time. The Heavenly Lake is a famous highland lake in the world with an elevation of 1910 meters. The Heavenly Lake is 3400 meters long and 1500 meters wide at most, with an upmost depth of 105...
Southern Pasture
The Southern Pasture is located in the Nanshan Natural Scenic Area which is a few hours bus ride from Urumqi. The Southern Pasture is more than 60 kilometers away from the Urumqi and consisis of ten east-west valley of all size. The Southern Pasture is of mountainous forest grassland stucture, and a good natural pasture which is also a natural resort for summer, retreat and travel. In June, 1990, the Southern Pasture has officially been announced as the first autonomous natural scenic area by the...
Xinjiang Museum
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, located in Xibei Road downtown Urumqi, is the collection and research center of culture relics in Xinjiang. The Xinjiang Museum is a provincial comprehensive historical museum in China, which was established in the spring of 1953 and opened in October 1963. The Design of the layouts of Xijiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum is a fusion style of traditional Uygure architectural featuring mordern architecture. The whole complex of Xinjiang...
Red Hill Park
Red Hill is a symbol of Urumqi, owing to its uniqueness. The body of the mountain, made up of aubergine rock, has a reddish brown color. The hill is 1.5km (0.93miles) long and 1km (0.62miles) wide from east to west. the Urumqi River between the two hills would be blocked and the city would become flooded as the water rose. Today, Red Hill has been developed into the beautiful Red Hill Park. Modern entertainment facilities and ethnic performances bring a fresh and lively atmosphere to the park.