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Winter vacation trip from Altay to Yili | Nanny-level guide, miss it and wait for a year

|Babysitter-level strategy: If you miss it, you’ll have to wait for a year. When traveling during the winter vacation, don’t miss the beautiful journey from Altay to Yili! The 8-day itinerary will take you to experience a different winter style! -- 🚗Route suggestion: Enjoy the beautiful journey of Altay and Yili🌄 D1: Guangzhou->Urumqi->Altay Depart from Guangzhou, fly to Urumqi and transfer to Altay to start the mysterious journey to the Western Regions. D2: Hemu Scenic Area Tour Hemu Scenic Area for the whole day and experience the tranquility of the primitive village and the magnificence of nature. D3: Kanas Scenic Area Visit Kanas, appreciate the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, and enjoy the gifts of nature. D4: World Devil City Go to the World Devil City to experience the fantastic landforms and unique wind erosion landscape. D5: Sailimu Lake Visiting Sailimu Lake, the lake and mountains complement each other and are extremely beautiful. D6: Nalati Scenic Area Visit Nalati Scenic Area and enjoy the magnificent grassland scenery. D7: Duku Highway Driving on the Duku Highway, you will enjoy the endless scenery and the fun of self-driving. D8: Urumqi->Guangzhou End the pleasant trip to the Western Regions and return to Guangzhou from Urumqi. -- Travel preparations: 👚 **Clothing**: fleece jacket, thermal underwear, long-sleeved pajamas. It’s super cold in Altay and Yili in February, you have to wrap yourself up tightly! 🎒 **Accessories**: You must have a windproof jacket, hat, scarf, and gloves. The wind in Xinjiang is strong, so you need to be prepared. Sunglasses are also very important, the sun there is super strong! 🔋 **Electronic products**: Power banks and thermos cups, these are little pleasures during travel. Although mobile phones are convenient, cash is still king in some places! 💊 **Medicine**: Be sure to prepare cold medicine and painkillers just in case. And also use sunscreen, the UV rays there are extremely strong! 📷 **Photographic equipment**: Camera, memory card. How can you not record such beautiful scenery? 🪪 **Documents**: Don’t forget your ID card and cash. The signal may be bad in some places, so cash is practical. Okay, after preparing these, you can go to Altay and Yili to have fun without any worries! 🎉 -- From Altay to Yili, there are many beautiful views along the way, don't miss it! Looking forward to your next trip and continuing to explore the infinite scenery of Xinjiang!
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Posted: Feb 19, 2025
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