Kanas + Ili + Duku Highway Essential Route

7500 RMB to explore the ultimate Northern Xinjiang combo! This route, known as the "ceiling of Xinjiang," has made countless people say after returning: I am willing to write poetry for this land. Have you ever had such a moment? — After finishing the 8th revision of a PPT at midnight, you look up and see a photo saved on your phone from last year: Snow-capped mountains reflected in an emerald lake, white birch trees standing like golden-haired girls in the morning mist. The caption reads: "If freedom had a shape, it would probably be here." Then you quietly close the album and continue typing the next line: "Received, will revise immediately." Recently, a route sweeping through the top scenic spots of Northern Xinjiang has become wildly popular: "Kanas + Ili + Duku Highway Essential Loop" 📍 Urumqi → Burqin → Kanas → Hemu → Urho Ghost City → Sailimu Lake → Yining → Nalati → Bayinbuluke → Entire Duku Highway → Return to Urumqi 💰 7500-10000 RMB per person｜⏰ Peak season from June to September｜🚗 6500 kilometers, covering China’s three most beautiful iconic spots This is not just a trip; it’s a high-concentration recharge for the soul. Why is this route called the "Dream Record of Xinjiang"? Because it strings together the most explosive scenery of Northern Xinjiang into a visual series. Imagine your every day: 🌲 Day 3: Kanas Lake The "water of the gods" is jade-green, morning mist swirling over the lake, as if a lake monster might surface any second. Locals say: "It doesn’t speak, but one look makes you calm." 🏡 Day 4: Early morning in Hemu Village Open the door of a log cabin, smoke curls from chimneys, horse hooves tread on leaf-covered paths. You might think you’ve stepped into a fairy tale illustration. 🏜️ Day 5: Urho Ghost City The wind-eroded yardang formations glow red under the sunset, like an alien battlefield. The driver laughs: "Don’t be afraid, the ‘devils’ here only scare away worries." 🌊 Day 7: Sailimu Lake The last tear of the Atlantic, so blue it makes your heart tremble. Some cycle around the lake just to remember the sound of the wind brushing past their ears. 🐎 Day 9: Nalati Sky Grassland Ride horses through fields of flowers and streams, shepherd dogs chase the hooves, distant snow mountains stand silently like guardians—this is the true way to experience "the wind blows the grass low and you see cattle and sheep." 🔥 Day 11: Full crossing of the Duku Highway Experience four seasons in one day: short sleeves in the morning, heavy rain at noon, snow falling on your shoulders in the afternoon. Every kilometer of this road spells two words: worth it. Is this travel? It’s tearing National Geographic covers one by one and pasting them into the backdrop of your life. Even more touching are those moments "only understood on the road": 👉 In Hemu Village, a couple hikes three hours just to photograph the Milky Way; the guy carries the girl for the last 200 meters, saying: "Look, the stars are lighting the way for us." 👉 Midway on the Duku Highway, a hailstorm hits, the convoy stops, everyone wraps in jackets and breaks into an impromptu square dance, laughing until tears come. 👉 Lost late at night, you accidentally enter a herder’s home; the uncle doesn’t speak Mandarin but smiles and hands you a bowl of hot milk tea, pointing on the map to help with directions. Some netizens said: "I negotiated multi-million projects in a conference room without excitement, but squatted by Sailimu Lake and cried for ten minutes." "Not because it’s beautiful, but because—there are places where people don’t need to calculate each other." Stop saying "too expensive, too far, too tiring." The truth is— ✅ All-terrain vehicle + professional guide + tickets and accommodation all included ✅ Small groups (6-8 people), zero social pressure, easy to join even if single ✅ June to September is Northern Xinjiang’s peak beauty: green grass, blooming flowers, fragrant fruits, and clear Milky Way at night Less than 500 RMB a day lets you sleep under the stars and wake before snow-capped mountains. Compared to a trendy exhibition plus dinner in a first-tier city costing over a thousand, this isn’t consumption; it’s a huge investment in your spiritual account. And— 🔸 Xinjiang has strict security checks and rock-solid public safety 🔸 Drivers are all local Xinjiang veterans who can tell history, sing folk songs, and bake excellent naan So, if you are experiencing: Waking up every day just to check in, attend meetings, reply to messages, living like a programmed routine Feeling old at heart even though you’re only thirty Wanting to set off but fearing trouble, loneliness, or your boss saying "this project can’t be reassigned" I want to tell you: True healing isn’t in a counseling room, but on a road without GPS guidance. Just like the girl by Kanas Lake said: "I took annual leave, quit the dating group, not to escape life, but to confirm I’m still alive, my heartbeat still follows the wind." This trip is not for check-ins or showing off. It’s to shout once on the snow mountain peak, laugh once deep in the grassland, Let your body remember: You are not anyone’s employee; you are a child of this land. Go now, while the sun is just right, the grassland is green, and you still want to stop for a wildflower.