Deeper Yili with Xiata in 8 Days
Urumqi -> Sailimu Lake -> Yining -> Kurdening -> Xiata -> Nalati -> Urumqi
A fuller Yili route that adds Xiata as the deeper alpine-valley layer.
Use this route when the group wants deeper Yili rather than only the fastest one-week version.
Day by day, only as the source route describes.
The route below keeps only the stops written in the source itinerary. Confirm the traffic fallback, hotels, car time, and return transport before the route is fixed.
Arrive in Urumqi and keep the opening simple. The route gets deeper later; it does not need a rushed start.
Move west across the desert-and-wetland transition, keeping the driving logic stable and the overnight realistic.
Sailimu Lake and Yining. Let the lake read as the first big scenic payoff before the route settles into Yili proper.
Kurdening forest valley, using the day to establish Yili depth rather than only road coverage.
Xiata valley as the alpine extension that makes this version broader than the simpler Yili week. Protect walking comfort and road logic here.
Nalati grassland, keeping it as the open-space highlight instead of a rushed drive-through.
Return toward Urumqi with honest fallback-road planning if conditions change.
Depart Urumqi without trying to force one more scenic fragment into the last day.
Photos are grouped by day and tied to one visible place.
Open any image for the full-screen viewer. Each image is bound to a specific day and place so unrelated stops do not get packaged into this route.
Each image is tied to one visible stop so the route and photos can be checked together before hotels, trains, or car time are fixed.
Before paying, confirm the pace is acceptable.
More complete than the seven-day Yili version, but less simple.
Confirm Xiata timing, road conditions, and walking comfort.
Confirm Xiata timing, road conditions, and walking comfort.
Xiata adds depth, but also adds weather and walking judgment.
More complete than the seven-day Yili version, but less simple.
是否明确选择8天线，是因为想保留夏塔，而不是把7天线简单拉长？
D7 是否接受独库未开通时改走巩乃斯河谷和天山胜利隧道？
同行人是否适合赛里木湖、库尔德宁、夏塔、那拉提这些高风、山区、多变天气点？
This page only explains the route shown above. To compare the other Qinghai-Gansu options, return to the route list.