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Trip.Best Popular Water Fun Attractions Near Urumqi [2024]

Escape the heat and plunge into cooling waters at these fun, water-filled activities
Updated Sep 2024
  • 󰺂8.4
    4.5/5
    8952 Review
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    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 91 reviews
    "Tianshan Tianchi is a unique Xinjiang geographical indication landscape, with natural original ecological environment and characteristics, strange pine strange stone cloud sea hot spring snow mountain Tianchi. colorful, vast, great. Very cool"
    Fukang
    41.5km from Urumqi
    Highlights: Tianshan Tianchi, also known as Tianchi National Geopark, was called "Yaochi" in ancient times. It is located in Fukang City, Changji Prefecture, on the north side of Bogda Peak, about 110 kilometers away from Urumqi City. It is a famous tourist destination in Xinjiang.In ancient Chinese mythology, Tianchi is also the place where the Queen Mother of the West bathed.The lake surface of Tianchi Lake is 1910 meters above sea level and 105 meters deep. The lake reflects the Bogda Peak and is surrounded by spruce trees. The scenery is like a fairyland. The Attraction includes natural landscapes such as alpine lakes, wetland meadows, and forest canyons. In 2013, the Attraction was also rated as a national geological park by the state. When visiting Tianchi Lake, don't just visit the lakeside, you will miss many surprising sub-attractions.Recommended hiking routes: Lakeside Pier-Haixi Beach, Lakeside Pier-East Xiaotianchi (Feilongtan)There are three water surfaces in the Tianchi Attraction. In addition to the main lake, there are two more water surfaces on the east and west sides. The east side is the "Eastern Small Tianchi", also known as the Black Dragon Pond, located 500 meters east of the Tianchi. Below the pond is a hundred-meter cliff, with a waterfall cascading down like a long rainbow. The scenic spot is named "Hanging Spring Yaohong".On the west side is the "West Small Tianchi", also known as the Yunu Pond, located about two kilometers northwest of Tianchi. Because the pond is shaped like a full moon and surrounded by tower pines, when the moon is bright in the sky, the shadow sinks into the wall, so it is named "Longtan Biyue". There is also a waterfall hanging on the side of the pond, which is tens of meters high. The water flows like the Milky Way falling to the ground, and the scene is called "Jade Belt and Silver Curtain". There is a Wentao Pavilion on the pond, and it is a special experience to watch the waterfall in the pavilion. There are plank roads connecting the various scenic spots in the Attraction, which can be reached on foot.On the east bank of Tianchi Lake, there is the Temple of Queen Mother of the West, which was first built in the Yuan Dynasty. The current building is a reconstruction on the original temple site in 1999. It enshrines the Queen Mother of the West, so it is also called the "Niangniang Temple". You can walk along the plank road around the lake to get there (about 2 hours), or take a Cruise. The view of Tianchi Lake is very good.You need to take a shuttle bus and cable car to Maya Mountain. The cliffs are steep and the stone peaks are in a row. From a distance, it looks like a row of horse teeth, and when you look up, it looks like a row of horse teeth. The rocks are so strange and the rocks are so beautiful that it makes you dizzy. The landscape of Maya Mountain is caused by rock weathering. The top of Maya Mountain is relatively flat, with lush grasslands covered with butter grass and colorful flowers in full bloom in summer. Standing here and looking around, you can see the Tianchi Lake in the north, the Bogda Peak in the east and the snow-capped mountains and clouds in the south, and the Shetianbian of Urumqi in the west.
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  • 󰺂7.2
    4.1/5
    1993 Review
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 97 reviews
    "The public scenery feels like changing a village into a scenic spot. There are many ethnic minority residents living in the local area, and the atmosphere of life is very strong. Overall, it is very in line with the name of the grape ditch. There are many grape vines on the grape rack, full of a string of grapes, and many grapes. "Surroundings" - raisins, grape juice, etc.... The yard of the residents in Frog Lane can be visited for free. Project recommendation The scenic spot is really big, it is recommended to make a time plan, the interval car travel time is relatively long, and parking will be at four visiting sites during the period."
    Turpan
    >100km from Urumqi
    Highlights: As a valley under the Flaming Mountain, Huoyan Grape Valley Resort is located at the northeast of Turpan. Grape Valley is a shady and cool oasis in the scorching Flaming Mountain area. It is also known for its grapes grown in the grape valley, making it one of the most famous scenic spots in Xinjiang. Scenic spots in the resort include the Effendi Garden and the Music and Art Hall of Wang Luobin. Here, visitors can enjoy hundreds of types of grapes, appreciate Uyghur singing and dancing, and experience the Uyghur dwellings.
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  • 󰺂6.9
    4.7/5
    1047 Review
    From339.12
    "The environment is beautiful, the scenery of Mailang and the grassland scenery is very spectacular, you can drive in by car, 100 yuan self-driving fee, there is a mysterious strange slope in the scenic area, you can experience the experience, there are some entertainment facilities, it is a very worth going to the scenic spot."
    Qitai
    >100km from Urumqi
    Highlights: Jiangbulak is in Kazakh, meaning the source of holy water. She has gathered the spirit of the Tianshan Mountains, and melted many beautiful legends here. The peaks corresponds to the water surface, and the dense forests match with white snow, presenting holy natural scenery. The beautiful Jiangbulak, especially the idyllic scenery attracts the attention of many tourists.
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  • 󰺂4.8
    4.5/5
    31 Review
    "Xinjiang 101 Provincial Road is a provincial road from Urumqi to Dushanzi Duku Highway. The road through Tianshan, also known as the National Defense Highway, was built in the 1960s to prevent Suxiu attacks. Lujiaowan Ranch is located in the Shawan section of S101, north of Tianshan Mountain, south of Bayingou. Antle Bay Ranch was once a breeding ground for horse deer in Tianshan, and the antlers shell scattered among the mountains, so it was named."
    Shawan
    >100km from Urumqi
    Highlights: Lujiao Bay is named for its abundance of deer antlers. It belongs to Boltong Ancient Ranch in Shawan County. It is located in the low valley and hilly area at the northern foot of Yilianha Bierga Mountain, 65 kilometers south of Shawan County, with an altitude of 1500-1700 meters. The average temperature here in winter is minus 14 ℃, the average temperature in summer is 20 ℃, and the annual rainfall is more than 600 mm. The main plants are spruce, snow lotus, poplar, willow and pasture, and the wild animals are deer, snow chicken, wild sheep and snow leopard. The Lujiaowan Ranch extends from Danangou to the east, to Boltong Ancient Township to the north, and to the south of Yilianha Bierga Mountain, which is over 4,000 meters above sea level. Within more than 50 square kilometers, the snow peaks and spruce, tall and straight and handsome, clear springs and flowing water, green grass, willows flickering, beautiful scenery and convenient transportation, are summer resorts. Every year, the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and the Tacheng area jointly hold the Akon Playing and Singing Concert here. Ten thousand people gather, and representatives from the Kazakhs of Gansu and Qinghai provinces also come to participate.
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  • 󰺂6.4
    4.3/5
    308 Review
    From141.96
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 15 reviews
    "On the third day of the trip to Xinjiang, I went to Korla from Turpan in the morning, took the vomit and high speed, got off the highway at the Shanghai toll station, took Tengfei Road, Jiefang East Road, and 218 National Road. It took about five hours to come to China's second largest freshwater lake, Bosten Lake. Bosten Lake, Uyghur meaning "oasis", is located in Bohu County, southeast of the Basin of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is the largest inland freshwater swallowing lake in China. Bosten Lake is vast and the sea is flying, like coming to the seaside. We arrived at the Bosten Lake Dahekou Scenic Area. The Dahekou (Xihai Fishing Village) scenic spot is located at the entrance of Bosten Lake in Kaidu River, so it is named Dahekou. In the entrance to the gate, see the first pot in Xihai, the diameter of the pot is 4 meters, meaning the 40th anniversary of the construction of Bohu County in 2011. The pot can accommodate 5 tons of water, 4 tons of fish, annual sacrifice lake fishing festival, the first pot of ignition salmon in the West Sea, a pot of delicious fish banquet to entertain guests from all over the world, this pot of fish, can be used for 10,000 people to enjoy the fish banquet at the same time. Walk along the corridor is the cruise ship dock. Looking north on the covered bridge, the lakeshore beach and coconut trees in the distance seem to be a tropical beach. This is the West Sea Sand Waves Recreation Area. From the West Sea Sand Waves Recreation Area to the gate of the scenic spot, along the wetland plank road, the reed scenery is unique, that is, there are too many mosquitoes. Then walk to the West Region Entertainment City, which interprets the story of the West Travel. A few hundred meters from the gate of the scenic spot is a large modern water park-Xihai Sand Waves Entertainment Area. The Dahekou scenic spot on the shore of Bosten Lake integrates natural scenery and entertainment, with vast waters, vast smoke and waves, and river channels."
    Bohu
    >100km from Urumqi
    Highlights: Bosten Lake, also known as Bohu Lake, was called the West Sea in ancient times. It is located in Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is the largest inland freshwater lake in China and the largest lake in Xinjiang. The Souvenir environment of the lake is beautiful, with large reeds swaying in the wind, sunny beaches that resemble the seaside, and quiet wetland fishing villages. Tourists can come here to enjoy the rare wetland and seaside scenery in Xinjiang, and can also take a boat trip on the lake and taste delicious food in the fishing village. It is a popular choice for summer vacation, leisure, sightseeing and vacation in Xinjiang. Bohu Lake has a large area, spanning Bohu County and Heshuo County. Some Attraction have been opened along the lake, covering most of the areas that can be reached by the lakeside road. Therefore, most tourists go to various Attraction to visit the lake. If you don’t want to visit the lake in the Attraction, you can only go to some lakeside villages on the east side of Bohu County. However, there are few entertainment projects and reception occasions here, so it is not recommended. The best tourist season for Bohu Lake is summer, mainly for local residents in Xinjiang to visit. In summer, the lake is rippling, the wetlands are warm, and there are lotus flowers and migratory birds to shoot, and the scenery is beautiful. In addition, Bohu Lake ice and snow tours have also been very popular in recent years. It is also very good to come here to play ice sports and skiing in winter. When visiting Bohu Lake, you can go to only one side, or you can go around the lake for sightseeing. At present, the entire south bank of the lake area is planned as the Bosteng Lake South Bank Tourist Area, which implements a one-ticket system. The area with the best lakeside scenery is this area, and the facilities and services of the Attraction on this side are relatively good. It is the main place to visit Bohu Lake. The current attractions on the south bank are mainly Lianhua Lake, Ahongkou, Yangshui Station, and Bailuzhou from west to east. It takes about a day to visit all of them. Lianhua Lake is located on the west side. It is not a vast lake scenery, but 16 small lakes divided by reeds and lotus ponds. Visitors can come here to see many water lilies. Every summer, this is a place to take pictures of flowers. Lianhua Lake also has a Cruise service, which can be driven to the big lake for sightseeing. Ahongkou has similar scenery to Lianhua Lake. It is also a wetland scenery with beautiful lotus flowers for viewing, but here you can see the open lake in the distance. Bailuzhou is located on the east side. It is a lakeside desert. However, due to the large area of ​​the lake, it has become a typical coastal beach scenery. It is particularly unique in Xinjiang, which is deep in the inland. Tourists can swim and play water sports here in summer, and feel the same comfort and fun as the seaside tourist Attraction. And every winter, the main location for ice and snow tours in Bosten Lake is also here. In addition, there is a Haixin Mountain on the east side of the South Bank Attraction. It is a hill that goes deep into the lake. It is very suitable for taking pictures. Those who are interested can go there to take pictures. In addition to the South Bank Tourist Area, the lakeside attractions include the Dahekou Attraction on the east bank, the Jinshatan Scenic Attraction in Heshuo County on the north bank, and the Tianger Island (Silver Beach) Attraction. The Dahekou Attraction is also known as the Xihai Fishing Village. There are warm and beautiful reed marshes and small lotus ponds in the Attraction. You can take a speedboat to play on the lake. It is also an area where migratory birds gather. There are many restaurants here where you can eat delicious lake fish, and you can also organize lakeside barbecues, etc., which is suitable for a leisurely vacation. The Golden Beach and Tianger Island Attraction in Heshuo County are similar to Bailuzhou, both of which have seaside beach scenery. However, the two Attraction have been rather deserted in recent years, and the facilities are old or abandoned, so they are not recommended for visiting.
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  • 󰺂4.5
    4.7/5
    428 Review
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 10 reviews
    "Peacock open screen, green Pogobi, Saiwai Jiangnan picturesque is the Peacock River. The Peacock River, not called and also called Yinma River, its only source is from Bosten Lake, the water source is from the Kaidu River, legend is that because the East Han Banchao once drank horses here, so it is called Yinma River. It is the most beautiful scenery of Korla City, the summer river banks are shaded by trees, tourists are like weaving, the winter swans dance, along the river jade water like belt, a hundred steps, like a drifting belt through the city, is a good place for people to relax and take a walk, but also the "mother river" in the hearts of Korla City."
    Korla
    >100km from Urumqi
    Highlights: The Peacock River is also known as the Drinking Horse River. It is said that Banchao in the Eastern Han Dynasty once drank horses here, hence the name. The Kongque River is a rare non-tributary water system. Its only source comes from Bosten Lake. It overflows from the west of the lake and flows through Korla and Yuli counties. Peacock River is a poetic name, and it is extremely rare in Xinjiang to have a river running through the city like Korla. But for many years, the citizens of Korla have not enjoyed the beauty of the Peacock River. The Uyghur villagers living on both sides of the river call it "Cobbler River". The Peacock River originates from Bosten Lake and flows through the Tiemenguan Gorge through the city of Korla. It is the lifeblood of industry, agriculture and economy in Korla. The total length of the Kongque River is 785 kilometers. The river flows continuously throughout the year, with an annual runoff of 1.2 billion cubic meters and a stable flow throughout the year. The Peacock River Scenic Tourism Belt starts from the 314 National Road Peacock River Bridge and ends at the Sun Island in the countryside, with a total length of about 10 kilometers. At present, there are four parks planned (Botanical Garden, Peacock Park, Youth Park, Ethnic Customs Garden); five bridges (Lion Bridge, Lixiang Bridge, Jianshe Bridge, Sunflower Bridge, Jianguo Bridge); seven scenic spots (Diaoyu Garden, Lixiang Garden, Observation deck, Fengjian Square, Hundred Gardens, Peacock Square, Unity Garden). The Peacock River Scenic Tourism Belt has become a good place for the people of "Pear City" to relax and enjoy the cool air.
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  • 󰺂6.8
    4.5/5
    2342 Review
    "Nalati Grassland is a grassland on the high mountain, also called the sky grassland, the scenery is beautiful, there is a helicopter to take, each person can spend 300 yuan to drive into the scenic spot, there are good herdsmen, selling their own yogurt, grilled lamb skewers, taste pure"
    Xinyuan
    >100km from Urumqi
    Highlights: The grassland in Nalati Scenic Area is a subalpine meadow plant area, one of the four largest grasslands in the world. It is located on the northern slope of Nalati Mountain and is a mid-mountain grassland on the ancient alluvial layer of the Tertiary Period. It consists of three parts: aerial grassland, river valley grassland and Nalati National Forest Park.From June to September every year, the Nalati Scenic Area is covered in lush green, with wild flowers blooming. The climate is suitable, and the river valleys, mountains, deep gorges and forests complement each other, making it a tourist destination.After June every year, large herds of livestock move in, entering the golden season of the grassland. Folk activities are often held here, where you can experience the Kazakh folk customs.
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FAQ

What are some Water Fun Attractions near Urumqi?
Some Water Fun Attractions near Urumqi include:Tianshan Tianchi, Grape Valley In Turpain, Jiangbulak, Antler Bay Ranch, Bosten Lake
What are some highly-rated Water Fun Attractions near Urumqi?
Some highly-rated Water Fun Attractions near Urumqi include:Tianshan Tianchi:4.5, Grape Valley In Turpain:4.1, Jiangbulak:4.7, Antler Bay Ranch:4.5, Bosten Lake:4.3
Where are Water Fun Attractions near Urumqi located?
The Water Fun Attractions near Urumqi are mainly located in:Tianshan Tianchi:Fukang, Grape Valley In Turpain:Turpan, Jiangbulak:Qitai, Antler Bay Ranch:Shawan, Bosten Lake:Bohu
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