4 Days Xinjiang Karajun Grassland Inner Loop Trekking Tour

Today we will arrive in Yining. Please go to the reserved hotel on your own. If you have enough time, you can stroll around to explore the city and local cuisine. Later, we will meet have dinner together. Our leader will also check if your equipments are ready afterwards.

Meal: D
Accommodation: hotel (twin share)
Activity: /Altitude: 620m

Note:
1. The check-in time would be after 12:00 noon time. If you arrive early, you can put your luggage at the reception and hang around.
2. We will have a brief meeting at around 7pm based on group members' arrival time.

After breakfast, we will drive to the Tekes (Bagua City). It is famous for its layout of Eight-Diagram. The street layout is like a magical labyrinth. At the same time, Bagua city has rich folk customs, unique and splendid history culture and beautiful natural scenery. Please note that Tekes is our last stop where you can buy supplies. After lunch we will continne to drive to Karajun Scenic Area and go to West Karajun BC. It's a shooting place of a Chinese moive called FLOWER. You can appreciate blue sky and floating clouds with stunning snow mountain standing behind. You can also see green forests and blooming flowers with rich grasslands. Today's trekking is only 4km so take it easy.

Meal: BD
Accommodation: camp (twin share)
Driving: 200km, 5hrs
Trekking: 4km, 2hrs, 500m ↑ 350m ↓
Altitude: 2100m

Note:
1. If during holidays, there may be traffic jam so the arrival time is uncertain.
2. Please buy the food you need in Tekes.3. Please respect local customs.

After breakfast, we will start at around 9am. Today we will hike through Xianhuatai all the way to East Karajun BC. During the trekking, you will feel like walking in a beautiful picture. Enjoy the breeze and watch the animals grazing leisurely on the grassland with colorful flowers nearby. We may reach the East Karajun BC around dinner time. Have a pleasent dinner and take rest under the milky way.

Meal: BD
Accommodation: camp (twin share)
Trekking: 18 km, 7hrs, 740m ↑  440m ↓
Altitude: 2650m

Today's trekking will be relatively harder than previous 2 days because we will hike to the highest point - Kizilstaban, 2920m of this trip. At the Kizilstaban, you will have an amazing birdview of the grasslands below. After lunch, we will hike all the way down to Tarim River Valley. Later we will drive back to Yining City and reach the destination at around 21:00. 

Meal: B
Accommodation: /
Trekking: 21km, 8hrs, 400m ↑  1300m ↓
Driving: 260km, 4hrs
Altitude: 620m

Notte: There may be 10~15℃ temperature difference. Please make sure you wear proper clothes.