May Day Holiday | Yili, Xinjiang 6-Day Loop Tour | Travel Guide

Some say that Yili is suitable for tourism all year round🌈. In spring, the grasslands are covered with wild flowers competing in splendor, and the lavender manors are romantically purple. In summer, the fruits of Xinjiang are fragrant, in autumn the forest valleys turn golden, and in winter, Yili becomes a pure white snowy land... But if you haven't decided where to go by May, I think there's no place more suitable than Yili, where the hills are covered with fresh flowers🌸 at the end of spring and the beginning of summer! . 🎯Highlights of the Itinerary ✔️7-seater MPV with large space + skylight table and chairs + karaoke device ✔️Drone and SLR throughout the journey, capturing beautiful moments ✔️Outdoor camping + Tangbula Grassland barbecue party ✔️Self-driving tour around four major scenic areas for an immersive experience . 🌟Attraction Strategies S101 Baili Danxia: Approximately 146km long, the most colorful section of Provincial Highway 101, an excellent route for self-driving photography Tips: ⚡The yellow sign S101 is the iconic photo spot here ⚡Manas River Valley is suitable for camping + night sky ⚡Chibi Tianhu Reservoir is the most beautiful in color, suitable for drone photography . Sayram Lake: A high mountain lake backed by snow-capped mountains, with extremely clear and deep blue water, and a vast sea of flowers and grasslands by the lake Tips: ⚡Drive around the lake from the east gate, the south gate is exit only ⚡There are many scenic spots along the way, and solid-colored skirts are more suitable for photography ⚡Swan habitats are at Kele Yongzhu and Swan Music Water ⚡The perceived temperature is cool, but the UV rays are strong, so be prepared for sun protection . Lavender: Xinjiang Yili is one of the world's three major lavender planting bases, the purple romance of the Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall Tips: ⚡The flowering period of lavender is from May to August ⚡There are bees in the scenic area but they won't sting easily, just walk gently ⚡White clothes + straw hats are the preferred attire for photos, and evening is the best time ⚡The manor is supervised by villagers, it is recommended to keep your ticket🎫 well . Kalajun: A landscape dominated by rolling hills, diverse and rich in scenery, including snow-capped grasslands, forests, and valleys Tips: ⚡Kalajun Grassland is divided into East Kalajun and West Kalajun ⚡The famous Five-Flower Meadow, Fresh Flower Platform, and Falcon Platform are in East Kalajun ⚡There is a big temperature difference on the mountain, so bring a windbreaker or thick coat ⚡The Fresh Flower Platform is known for hugging lambs for photos, and the Falcon Platform is known for horse riding . Duku Highway: A natural elevator that shuttles between cliffs and forest snow mountains, a scenic avenue with changing views Tips: ⚡It passes through various landscapes such as grasslands, canyons, snow mountains, and Gobi ⚡It goes through high-altitude snow areas and is only open from early June to early October ⚡The weather changes unpredictably along the way, so be aware of keeping warm . 🚘Itinerary D1⃣️Urumqi-S101 Baili Danxia-Kuitun D2⃣️Kuitun-Sayram Lake self-driving tour around the lake-Lavender-Kazanqi-Yining City D3⃣️Yining City-Kalajun Grassland self-driving tour-Tekes D4⃣️Tekes-Nalati Air Grassland self-driving tour-Nalati D5⃣️Nalati-Fairy Lake-Monkette Ancient Trail self-driving tour-Tangbula Hundred Mile Gallery D6⃣️Tangbula-Duku Highway-Dushanzi Grand Canyon-Urumqi