Itinerary
- Day 1
Yining
Yining- Meals
- Dinner (Cultural feast featuring Xinjiang iconic dishes - hand-torn lamb, pilaf, naan bread, and spicy chicken stew with cardamom-infused lamb skewers and cumin-dusted naan)
Included Activities
- Gear check with lead guide
- Welcome pack distribution
- Evening cultural feast with Xinjiang iconic dishes
- Twilight exploration of Six Star Street's Uyghur-Russian architecture
Landmarks Six Star Street - Day 2
Yining to Kharazhen
Yining to Kharazhen- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Trail lunch), Dinner (Camp dinner)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel
- 4WD transfer to Tekes
- Photostop: Aerial view of Tekes Eight Trigrams City radial streets
- Park shuttle to Flower Terrace
- 2-hour alpine meadow trek to West Kharazhen Basecamp
Optional Activities
- Last-minute gear purchases
Landmarks Tekes (Eight Trigrams City) Flower Terrace West Kharazhen Basecamp - Day 3
Kurday Canyon
Kurday Canyon- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Trail lunch), Dinner (Camp dinner)
Included Activities
- Hike along Kurday Canyon knife-edge ridges
- Geological observation: glacial cirques and Jurassic-era sedimentary layers
- Astro-photography workshop - Milky Way capture over 6,000m peaks
Landmarks Kurday Canyon Tianshan Mountains - Day 4
Tarim Canyon
Tarim Canyon- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Summit lunch), Dinner (Yurt dinner featuring hand-torn lamb)
Included Activities
- Ascent to 2,900m through snow-patched meadows
- Nomad encounter with Kazakh herders
- Cultural experience: share fermented mare's milk
- Learning about eagle-falconry traditions
- Descent into Tarim Canyon using trekking poles
- Feast on hand-torn lamb in riverside yurt
Landmarks Tarim Canyon - Day 5
Qiaxi Walnut Forests
Qiaxi Walnut Forests- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Forest lunch), Dinner (Farmhouse dinner)
Included Activities
- Trek through transitional biome from grasslands to Qiaxi walnut forests
- Exploration of UNESCO-protected biodiversity hotspot
- Evening ritual in yurt with Kazakh people
- Deep cultural communication with nomadic community
Optional Activities
- Wild morel mushroom foraging (guide and permit dependent)
Landmarks Qiaxi Walnut Forests - Day 6
Kurdning Green Cathedral
Kurdning Green Cathedral- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Trail lunch), Dinner (Celebration dinner with Kazakh dombra music)
Included Activities
- Traverse Kebanbayi Peak foothills through cloud-forest switchbacks
- Entry into Kurdning 'Green Cathedral' - densest spruce forest
- Farewell banquet with Kazakh dombra music
- Trek certificate ceremony
Landmarks Kebanbayi Peak Kurdning Green Cathedral - Day 7
Departure
DepartureIncluded Activities
- Morning airport/rail transfers arranged
Optional Activities
- Extend stay for Ili Valley exploration
- Vineyard tours
- Sayram Lake visit
Landmarks Ili Valley Sayram Lake






