Across Northern and Southern Xinjiang — 17 Days, 16 Nights

[Today] When your flight arrives at Daxi Ningcaojiabao International Airport, the Silk Road Dream Train steward team is waiting for your arrival. Then a courtesy car and driver will take you and your family to the Wanda Vista Xining Hotel for your stay.

[Evening]Enjoy dinner at the hotel.

Local car: private car

Line A: Tibetan Culture Museum + Kumbum Monastery

[Morning] Visit the [Tibetan Culture Museum] (professional explanation), China's first comprehensive national museum with the theme of Tibetan culture, integrating collection, research, and display. It is an authoritative cultural palace that comprehensively displays Tibetan history, religion, art, and folk customs. Its most unique core exhibit, the 618-meter-long painted grand view (giant Thangka), demonstrates its unparalleled status as a concrete highlight of the "treasure of the museum".

[Afternoon] Tibetan Buddhist Holy Land - [Tum Monastery] (VIP scenic transfer + professional guide), one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, and the birthplace of Tsongkhapa. It is known as "the pagoda first, then the temple". The temple is built against the mountain, with magnificent red walls and golden domes. Butter flowers, murals, and embroidery are collectively known as the "Three Wonders of Kumbum Temple Art". The prayer corridor is filled with Sanskrit sounds, fully demonstrating the unique Tibetan humanistic beliefs on the snow-covered plateau.

[Evening] We will board the Silk Road train and start a wonderful journey.

Local car: private car

Line B: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wildlife Park + Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Nature Museum

[Morning] Visit the [Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wildlife Park] (professional explanation), a high-altitude zoo that focuses on displaying rare species unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is a living textbook for people to get a close understanding of the "plateau elves" and the fragile ecology.

[Afternoon] Visit the [Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Natural Museum] (professional explanation). The entire building is designed with "melting water from snow mountains" as the design concept. The silver-white exterior walls are cut like glaciers, and are in harmony with the plateau environment.

[Evening] We will board the Silk Road train and start a wonderful journey.

Local car: private car

Line C: Renjunyuan Thangka Museum + Thangka Painting Monk Private Class

Warm reminder: The minimum group size for the Thangka route is 6 people, and the upper limit is 10 people. If the group standard is not met, we will communicate and coordinate in time, please understand.

[Morning] Visit [Renjunyuan Thangka Museum] (professional explanation), which was founded by Xia Wujiao, a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage and a master of Chinese arts and crafts. The museum has four exhibition areas, namely the mask culture and history museum exhibition area, the ancient dwellings and ancient daily necessities exhibition area, the sculpture, carving and embroidery exhibition area, and the ancient fine thangka exhibition area.

[Afternoon] Experience [Thangka Painting Monk's Private Class], and follow the intangible cultural heritage inheritor Master Luozang Nianzhi to embark on a Thangka practice journey of "unity of art and Taoism". Restore the original ritual of Regong Thangka, experience natural ore grinding and basic line practice, complete a small line drawing of Buddha statue on pure cotton canvas, and take away your own first Thangka work.

[Evening] We will board the Silk Road train and start a wonderful journey.

Local car: private car

[Daytime] The train meanders westward. Outside the window, we transition from the snowy green mountains of Qilian and the gentle meadows of the plateau to the vast Gobi desert in the Hexi Corridor, with ruins of beacons lying quietly among the wind and sand. The long wind in the wilderness swept over the railway tracks, fading away from the coldness of the plateau and slowly falling into the warmth of the Turpan Basin.

[Evening] Arrive at Turpan Station, enjoy a local special dinner, and drive at night to visit [Jiaohe Ancient City] (professional explanation), a world cultural heritage. It was once the capital of Cheshi, and the Anxi Protectorate in the Tang Dynasty was also located here. Under the moonlight, I visited an isolated city built with earth that was built for thousands of years. The evening wind blew over the ruins. The ancient city lay quietly on the Gobi platform, and I recalled the long lasting charm of the ancient Gaochang country in the clear light.

Local car: private car

[Morning] Drive to Urumqi (approximately 2.5 hours' drive), walk all the way through the Gobi wilderness, and arrive at Bancheng Wind Valley. Thousands of windmills are whirling in the wind, and Bogda Snow Peak looms in the sky. Along the way, you can see the changes in the scenery in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.

[Afternoon] Visit the [Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum] (professional explanation) (8 kilometers/30 minutes), and step into the corridor where time and space meet. Here, thousands of years of breath of the Silk Road are collected - from the smile of the Loulan beauty who traveled through time and space, to the "Five Stars from the East Benefit China" brocade armband unearthed from the Niya site, every cultural relic tells the collision and integration of civilizations.

[Evening] Check in to [Mustang Ecological Park] (6 kilometers/20 minutes), a characteristic cultural park in Urumqi, a well-known BMW base. You can watch the handsome purebred sweat-blooded horses up close; the park displays billion-year-old petrified wood, thousand-year-old Populus euphratica dead wood, and nomadic grassland stone figures, integrating the Silk Road horse culture and ancient ecological relics, and feeling the unique natural and cultural heritage of the Western Regions.

Local car: private car

[Morning] Drive to Hemu (240 kilometers/5 hours), passing the [Internet celebrity Ahe Highway], known as the Mobile Gallery of Northern Xinjiang, a newly opened secret landscape highway. Passing through the depths of the Altai Mountains, there are endless canyons, streams, pristine taiga forests, and alpine summer pastures along the way. The iconic continuous winding mountain bends have a magnificent view. Avoid the crowded traffic on the traditional ring road and immerse yourself in the original Altay mountain scenery.

[Evening] Check in to [Hemu Village] (direct train to the scenic spot), an original ecological Tuva ancient village deep in the Altai Mountains, known as the "God's Private Reservation". Log spire wooden houses are scattered in the river valley, and the Hemu River flows through the village, surrounded by birch forests and snow-capped mountains. In the early morning, you can encounter the morning mist and smoke from the Harden Observation Deck, stroll among the Hemu Bridge and the birch forest, and immerse yourself in the quiet fireworks in the mountains and fields of northern Xinjiang. You can also look up at the bright Milky Way at night.

Local car: Tour bus

Line A: Kanas cruise + fish viewing platform

[Morning] Drive to the pier to take the [Kanas Lake Cruise] (100 kilometers/3 hours). The ripples on the side crush the reflections of snow peaks, spruce trees and flowing clouds into impressionistic paintings. The lake water changes color spectrum with the light and shadow - from emerald green to indigo, just like the gems left by the goddess.

[Afternoon] Go to visit the [Kanas Fish Viewing Platform] and climb up to overlook Kanas. When you climb up to the fish viewing platform, you feel like you are standing on the axis where heaven and earth meet. Overlooking the lake

's body turned into a crescent moon, lying quietly in the embrace of the Altai Mountains. Legends flow in the deep valley below, and every ripple seems to tell an unknown secret language. Dangshan

The wind blows by, and everything is silent. I feel that I am between the border between fairyland and the mortal world, participating in an eternal tacit understanding.

Local car: Tour bus

Line B: Baihaba + Guanyutai

Note:Baihaba needs to apply for a border pass

[Morning] Drive to Kanas on the scenic Tiejia Highway (200 km, about 5 hours) through alpine meadows and forest. After Tierekti Township, take G219 to Baihaba, known as the “First Village of the Northwest.” This well-preserved Tuvan village has traditional log houses, a river flowing through it and views of the snowy Altai Mountains. The village retains a quiet frontier atmosphere.

[Afternoon] Go to visit the [Kanas Fish Viewing Platform] and climb up to overlook Kanas. When you climb up to the fish viewing platform, you feel like you are standing on the axis where heaven and earth meet. From a bird's eye view, the lake turns into a crescent moon, lying quietly in the embrace of the Altai Mountains. Legends flow in the deep valley below, and every ripple seems to tell an unknown secret language. When the mountain breeze blows, everything is silent, and I feel that I am between the fairyland and the mortal world, participating in an eternal tacit understanding.

Local car: Tour bus

[Morning] Drive to visit [Three Bays of Kanas]. Moon Bay cuts the Kanas River into an emerald-colored exclamation mark. Wolongzhou Zhu lies quietly on the blue waves, and the dragon's spine is looming in the morning mist. Walking along the wooden plank road to Shenxian Bay, the morning light is covering the river bank with saris, and countless dewdrops break into stars on the meadow, like pearls left by the gods. When the sound of pines and waves gets louder, you can see the Tai Chi water veins of Wolong Bay - dark green whirlpools and silvery white turbulences complement each other here, and fallen spruce trees outline the strokes of time in the shallows. The three bays are like an amber necklace carefully strung together by heaven and earth, and every turn is a lyric poem written by nature for summer.

[Afternoon] Drive to the train station (230 kilometers/4 hours) and board the Silk Road train.

Local car: Tour bus

Line A: [Saihu + Nalati two-day tour]

[Morning] Drive to Sayram Lake (150 kilometers/2.5 hours).

[Afternoon] Visit [Sailim Lake] (VIP self-driving), which was called Jinghai in ancient times and has the reputation of "the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean". The lake is 2,071 meters above sea level, and the road around the lake is about 92 kilometers. The snow water of Tianshan Mountain melts into sapphire, the forest of Kogulqin Mountain quietly embraces the ice lake, and the shadows of clouds are half asleep in the ripples. Walking along the road around the lake to Dianjiang Terrace, the noon wind spreads silver satin on the water surface, and countless broken waves bloom into ice cores among the rocks, just like edelweiss scattered by fairies.

[Afternoon] Return to the city of Yining and pass by the Guozigou Bridge. The steel cables hang high in the sea of clouds and the bridge towers are looming in the dusk. Drive along the canyon

Approaching the bridge, the setting sun is gilding the peaks and mountains, and countless light beams are casting trajectories in the forest, like stairs to the sky set up by the gods.

Local car: private car

Accommodation: Yining Lvfa Intercontinental Hotel or similar class

Catering: train breakfast; Saihu high whitefish; local pasture beef and mutton hot pot

Line B: [Two-day leisure tour to Saihu (two nights in Saihu Hotel)]

[Morning] Drive to Sayram Lake (about 2.5 hours’ drive).

[Afternoon] Visit [Sailim Lake] (VIP self-driving), which was called Jinghai in ancient times and has the reputation of "the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean". The lake is 2,071 meters above sea level, and the road around the lake is about 92 kilometers. The snow water of Tianshan Mountain melts into sapphire, the forest of Kogulqin Mountain quietly embraces the ice lake, and the shadows of clouds are half asleep in the ripples. Walking along the road around the lake to Dianjiang Terrace, the noon wind spreads silver satin on the water surface, and countless broken waves bloom into ice cores among the rocks, just like edelweiss scattered by fairies.

Local car: private car

Accommodation: Hot Spring Lake Spruce Wild Luxury Hotel [One-Bedroom Suite] or similar

Catering: Train breakfast; Saihu high whitefish; Hotel dinner

Line C: [Nalati + the most beautiful section of Duku Highway + two-day tour of Bayinbuluk (stay at Nalati Hotel for two nights)]

Note:Bayinbuluke Grassland is limited to tourists from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Foreign tourists can only pass through and are not allowed to visit the scenic spot.

[Morning] Drive to Nalati Grassland (250 kilometers/about 3.5 hours).

[Afternoon] Visit [Nalati Valley & Sky Grassland] (Secret Horseback Riding) (VIP Self-driving), one of the four largest alpine valley grasslands in the world, consisting of two large areas: Sky Grassland and Valley Grassland. The sky grassland is located on the mountainside of the Tianshan Mountains at an altitude of 2,200 meters, with a broad and majestic view, surrounded by snow-capped peaks and endless meadows; the valley grassland stretches along the Gongnaisi River, with gentle terrain, snow-capped spruce trees, streams and a sea of flowers. A majestic pasture in the clouds, a gentle valley pastoral, a mountain with two views, and a full view of the diverse styles of the Ili Tianshan grassland.

Local car: private car

Accommodation: Hotel Indigo Nalati Green Hair or similar class

Meals: train breakfast; local specialties; hotel dinner

Line A: [Saihu + Nalati two-day tour]

[Morning] Drive to Nalati Grassland (250 kilometers/3.5 hours).

[Afternoon] Visit [Nalati Valley & Sky Grassland] (Secret Horseback Riding) (VIP Self-driving), one of the four largest alpine valley grasslands in the world, consisting of two large areas: Sky Grassland and Valley Grassland. The sky grassland is located on the mountainside of the Tianshan Mountains at an altitude of 2,200 meters, with a broad and majestic view and boundless meadows surrounded by snow peaks; the valley grassland stretches along the Gongnaisi River, with gentle terrain, snow-capped spruce trees, streams and a sea of flowers. A magnificent pasture in the clouds, a warm place

The pastoral song of Wan River Valley, with one mountain and two views, gives you a full view of the diverse styles of the grasslands of Ili Tianshan Mountains.

Local car: private car

Accommodation: Hotel Indigo Nalati Green Hair or similar class

Meals: hotel breakfast; local specialties; custom-made dinner on the grassland

Line B: [Two-day leisure tour to Saihu (two nights in Saihu Hotel)]

[Today] Free time in the hotel. The Hot Spring Sayram Lake Spruce Wild Luxury Hotel has a 360° view of the snowy mountains. The guest rooms are transparent and elegant, allowing you to enjoy the tranquility and nature privately. In the evening, wait for the sunset over the snow-capped mountains, look up at the stars in the sky at night, bid farewell to the hustle and bustle of the lake area, and immerse yourself in the slow vacation time on the original ecological grassland of Wenquan County.

There are a variety of special experience activities in the hotel: such as horse riding experience, cute pet interactive experience, milking cows, 1V1 riding lessons, Guli afternoon tea, etc. (The specific charges are subject to the hotel’s published price)

Accommodation: Hot Spring Lake Spruce Wild Luxury Hotel [One-Bedroom Suite] or similar

Meals: Breakfast at the hotel; Lunch at the hotel; Dinner at the hotel

Local car: private car

Line C: [Nalati + the most beautiful section of Duku Highway + two-day tour of Bayinbuluk (stay at Nalati Hotel for two nights)]

Note:Bayinbuluke Grassland is only accessible to tourists from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Foreign tourists can only pass through and are not allowed to visit the scenic spot.

[Morning] Visit the [Duku Highway] along the way (80 kilometers/2.5 hours), which is known as the most gentle scenic road section in Duku, with a total distance of about 61 kilometers. Starting from Nalati and crossing the 2,700-meter-high Laldun Daban, the scenery gradually changes from a sea of spruce forests in the Gongnaisi River Valley to a vast alpine grassland. Along the way, snow peaks stretch, meadows stretch, and the view is broad and soothing. Witness the wonderful transformation of the landscape in a short distance, leading directly to Bayinbulak, the second largest grassland in China.

[Afternoon] Visit [Bayinbuluke Grassland] (VIP self-driving). There is a unique scenic spot called Kaidu River.

Local car: private car

Accommodation: Hotel Indigo Nalati Green Hair or similar class

Meals: hotel breakfast; black-headed sheep special meal; grassland custom dinner

[Morning] Free time in the hotel.

[Noon] Drive back to Yining city (250 kilometers/3-4 hours).

[Afternoon] Visit [Kazanqi Old Street], the original multi-ethnic old town of Yining, a well-known cultural secret in northern Xinjiang. Dreamy blue-walled streets and alleys, century-old courtyards with whirling vines, retain the authentic Uyghur daily life. If you are interested, you can take a Hardik carriage through the maze of alleys, visit folk gardens, encounter Maixi Laifu singing and dancing, taste ancient ice cream on the street corner, and experience the unadorned slow life of Ili Old Town.

Local car: private car

Note:

1. Tourists who choose Line A and Line C can enter the Nalati Grassland for a second time in the morning.

2. Tourists who choose Line B can enter Sayram Lake for a second time in the morning.

Line A: [Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves]

Warm reminder: Some steps in Kizil Thousand Buddha Cave are relatively steep. To ensure comfort and safety, tourists with inconveniences are recommended to give priority to route B.

[Morning] Sitting by the window, I could vaguely feel the slight vibrations coming from the track as the train moved forward, blending with the scenery outside the window. I enjoyed a visual art of the continuous alternation of oasis and desert as it traveled.

[Afternoon] Drive 75 km (about 1.5 hours) to the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves for a guided visit. The site has 349 surviving caves and nearly 10,000 square metres of murals. Known as a record of Buddhist art’s eastward spread, its distinctive diamond-pattern compositions, lapis-lazuli pigments and shading combine influences from India, Greece and Persia into the art of ancient Kucha.

Local car: private car

Line B: [Kiziliya Grand Canyon]

[Morning] Sitting by the window, I could vaguely feel the slight vibrations coming from the track as the train moved forward, blending with the scenery outside the window. I enjoyed a visual art of the continuous alternation of oasis and desert as it traveled.

[Afternoon] Drive to visit the [Kiziliya Grand Canyon] (VIP self-driving) (75 kilometers/1.5 hours), the core secret area of the southern section of the Duku Highway, a fissure-shaped valley carved by hundreds of millions of years of Cretaceous red sandstone by water and wind erosion. The total length of the canyon is 5.5 kilometers, with hundreds of meters of red cliffs facing each other. The narrowest point is only 0.4 meters. Divine dogs guard the valley, and a ray of light and shadow in the sky are stunning; the Aai Grottoes of the Tang Dynasty remain deep in the canyon, and the thousand-year-old Kucha murals bear witness to the Silk Road civilization. The sun shines through the red rocks, changing the golden and red light and shadow, which combines the majestic landforms and profound humanities.

Local car: private car

Line A: [Maigaiti Desert] + [Mukam Immersion Concert] two-day tour

[Morning] Drive to N39 Maigaiti Desert Scenic Area (200 kilometers/3 hours).

[Afternoon] Drive and visit [N39° Maigaiti Desert] (UTV sand washing + camel riding), the secret place at the western end of Taklimakan, the North Latitude 39 Adventure Corridor, which is well-known in the cross-country circle. Thousands of acres of undulating quicksand carry a century-old history of desert exploration and are also a hard-core track for the Tour de Tara Rally. The continuous golden flowing sand dunes stretch as far as the eye can see, giving it the majestic and wilderness quality of the desert. The scenic spot is rich in projects, including off-road sand washing, camel caravan roaming, and waiting for the sunset in the desert. There is very little light pollution at night, which is suitable for looking up at the vast Milky Way and immersing in the vast desert of southern Xinjiang and the rich folk customs of Daolang.

[Evening] As night falls, enjoy the [Daolang Muqam Immersion Concert] under the stars, and listen to the intangible cultural heritage artists perform the original Western Region music. At the end of the music, join the lively Maixi Laifu interactive dance, and encounter the purest Western Region folk art in southern Xinjiang up close under the vast sea of sand and the bright starry sky.

Local car: private car

Accommodation: N39 Resort Hotel or similar level

Meals: train breakfast; local specialties; desert dinner

Line B: [Baisha Lake] + [Karakul Lake] two-day tour

Note:The Pamir Plateau (White Sand Lake, Karakul Lake) requires a border pass. Baisha Lake is at a relatively high altitude and is prone to altitude sickness. Guests with a history of discomfort at altitude or with sensitive constitutions should choose with caution.

[Morning] Drive to visit [Baisha Lake] (180 kilometers/3.5 hours). The silver-white sand mountains are reflected in the glass-like water surface, forming a spectacle of heaven and earth upside down. The Kirgiz herdsmen's yaks paced in the shallows, and the ripples caused by their hoof tips crushed the white sand peaks into billions of crystals. The blue-green gradient in the center of the lake is like diluted chalcedony, and the occasional passing falcon pierces the reflection into the water, awakening the dream of white sand that has been sleeping for thousands of years.

[Afternoon] Drive to [Karakul Lake] (40 kilometers/50 minutes), located along the G314 China-Pakistan Highway in the Pamir Plateau, 3652 meters above sea level. Kirgiz means "black lake". It is an alpine moraine lake surrounded by three Kunlun snow peaks, Muztage Peak, Gonger Peak and Gonger Jiubie Peak. The lake water changes blue, green and ink colors with the skylight; when there is no wind, the lake surface is like a mirror, completely reflecting the "Father of Icebergs" Muztag Snow Peak. The grassland herds are scattered around the lake, which combines the vastness and beauty of the holy lake on the plateau. It is a secret landmark that must be passed through when heading to Taxkorgan.

Local car: private car

Accommodation: Kashgar Ancient City Scenic Area Yifei Hotel or similar class

Meals: train breakfast; plateau lake view lunch; local specialties

Line A: [Maigaiti Desert] + [Mukam Immersion Concert] two-day tour

[Morning] Sleep until you wake up naturally and drive back to Kashgar city (200 kilometers/3 hours).

[Afternoon] Explore other scenic spots in Kashgar city as you like.

[Evening] Watch the immersive performance of [Meeting Kashgar], a time-traveling Silk Road drama with the Twelve Muqam as its soul. Starting from the Gate of Time and Space, you can wander through the restored streets and alleys of ancient Kashgar and lively bazaars, interact with actors up close, and see a number of living displays of southern Xinjiang’s intangible cultural heritage. Camel bells, tambourines and the melodious Maqam melody are intertwined, telling music, love and perseverance through three time and space stories. Among the songs, dances and folk music, you can learn about Kashgar’s long-established Silk Road culture.

Local car: private car

Line B: [Baisha Lake] + [Karakul Lake] two-day tour

[Morning] Go to [Kashgar Ancient City Travel Photography] and put on exquisite ethnic costumes. The earthy yellow city walls, colorful doors and windows, and winding lanes serve as backgrounds to capture the atmosphere of the flow of light and shadow. Transform into a princess/prince of the Western Regions in the fireworks old city, freeze the romance of the Silk Road unique to Kashgar, and retain unforgettable travel memories in southern Xinjiang.

[Afternoon] Explore other scenic spots in Kashgar city as you like.

[Evening] Watch the immersive performance of [Meeting Kashgar], a time-traveling Silk Road drama with the Twelve Muqam as its soul. Starting from the Gate of Time and Space, you can wander through the restored streets and alleys of ancient Kashgar and lively bazaars, interact with actors up close, and see a number of living displays of southern Xinjiang’s intangible cultural heritage. Camel bells, tambourines and the melodious Maqam melody are intertwined, telling music, love and perseverance through three time and space stories. Among the songs, dances and folk music, you can learn about Kashgar’s long-established Silk Road culture.

Local car: private car

[Morning] Stroll through the ancient city of Kashgar (hand-made intangible cultural heritage), a secret place in the Western Regions preserved by the two thousand years of Silk Road, an ancient city with everlasting fireworks. The winding alleys are like a maze, and ancient colorful gate courtyards can be seen everywhere. The singing and dancing of Kaicheng in the morning light, the melodious music of the old teahouse, and the fragrant snacks of the night market are intertwined. Eastern and Western civilizations meet here, and the history of Shule for thousands of years is deposited in the streets. Strolling among them, you can encounter the most authentic southern Xinjiang street customs.

[Afternoon] We will board the Silk Road train, depart from Kashgar, and return all the way east to Xining, the "Summer Capital of the Plateau", and enjoy the magnificence and vastness of the northwest land during a comfortable journey.

Local car: Tour bus

[Today]We will be on the Silk Road Dream Train all day long. When the morning light pierces the cloud curtain of Bogda Peak, the car window turns into a moving IMAX screen - on the left is the ice peak that never melts all year round, arrayed under the blue silk canopy, and on the right is the golden code written in quicksand in the Taklimakan Desert. When passing by the oasis town, the poplar forest instantly splashed with cool green.

Line A: [One-day tour of Qinghai Lake]

[Morning] We may arrive in Xining relatively early today. Drive to Qinghai Lake (140 kilometers/2.5 hours).

[Afternoon] Visit Erlangjian on Qinghai Lake for a lakeside UTV ride and boat cruise. This narrow peninsula on the southern shore extends into the lake like a jade sword. Along the wooden boardwalk, which stretches more than 10 kilometres, see golden rapeseed fields and prayer flags on one side. On the other, the lake’s water is clear to a depth of 9 metres and shows seven shades of blue and green in the midday light.

Local car: private car

Line B: [One-day trip to Cambra]

[Morning] We may arrive in Xining relatively early today. Drive to Cambra (110 km/1.5 hours).

[Afternoon] Visit [Kambula National Forest Park] Lijiaxia Reservoir creates a rare emerald-colored Danxia on the Yellow River, and the red peaks and forests contrast with the turquoise lake water. There are lush spruce forests in the mountains, and ancient Tibetan temples such as Arqiong Nanzong Temple remain in Nanzong Valley. It integrates plateau Danxia, high gorges, flat lakes, primeval forests and Amdo Tibetan culture. It is an iconic secret place along the Yellow River in Qinghai.

Local car: private car

[Today] You can sleep in the hotel until you wake up naturally, and then the driver will take you to the airport according to your flight time.