Every year, many friends go to the Duku Highway. How should you play on a self-driving tour of the Duku Highway? Next, we will introduce it in detail for you. Friends who want to take a self-driving tour of the Duku Highway, come and take a look!
One, Duku North Section Dushanzi-Qiaerma
1. Itinerary: about 250 kilometers
From Dushanzi, drive southward along the dry valley of the Kuitun River into the depths of the Tianshan Mountains, climb over the Hashilgen Pass (tunnel), and descend to Qiaoerma.
2. Gas stations: Dushanzi District/Qiaoerma
3. Vehicle requirements: 7-seater or less passenger cars are allowed
4. Recommended parking spots: Bayingou/Tianpu/Watching Tianshan/Hashilgen Pass, etc.
5. Scenic features:
Drive from the vast and desolate Gobi desert towards the Tianshan Mountains, snow-capped mountains accompany you all the way after entering the mountains, the mountains are steep, there are sharp bends and steep slopes, interspersed with waterfalls and lakes.
6. Attractions/Scenic Spots
Dushanzi Grand Canyon: A wonder created by the erosion of Tianshan snow water for billions of years, the canyon walls are covered with knife-cut and axe-hewn folds, majestic and dangerous. There are now a variety of entertainment projects and tourism industries, such as high-altitude glass bridges, cliffside coffee shops, etc.
Tickets: 30 yuan/person
Tickets + high-altitude glass bridge package: 100 yuan/person
Qiaoerma Martyrs Cemetery: Here lie 168 martyrs who died in the construction of the Duku Highway, you can visit and pay your respects.
Tickets: Free
Tangbula Hundred-Mile Gallery: The canyon grassland scenery in the upper reaches of the Kashi River, with clear waters and beautiful mountains, strange rocks and lush trees, flowers and plants everywhere, cattle and sheep in groups, and horses walking leisurely.
Tickets: Free
7. Recommended accommodations along the way
Black Bee Manor Eco-Hotel
Address: Dog Bear Gully, Beekeeping Farm, Nileke County, Yili, Xinjiang
Hundred-Mile Gallery-Four Beauty Campsite
Address: 38 kilometers west of Qiaoerma, Nileke County
Two, Duku Middle Section Qiaoerma-Nalati-Bayinbuluke
1. Itinerary: about 60 kilometers
Depart from Qiaoerma, climb up to cross the Yuximolegai Pass (tunnel), descend to Nalati, then climb up to the Lar Dund Pass, and descend to the Bayinbuluke Grassland.
2. Gas stations: Qiaoerma/Nalati Town/Bayinbuluke Town
3. Vehicle requirements: Currently allows large buses to pass
4. Recommended parking spots: Yuximolegai Pass, etc.
5. Scenic features: The scenery along the way is full of vibrant green, there are mountain roads to see the snow-capped fir trees climbing the mountain; there are flat and straight grassland roads, where you can enjoy the wind blowing the grass and seeing cattle and sheep.
6. Attractions/Scenic Spots
Nalati Grassland: It has the vastness of grassland, the gentleness of streams, the beauty of mountains, and the momentum of pine forests like waves, the Nalati Grassland is a must-see.
Tickets: 95 yuan/person
Aerial Grassland/River Valley Grassland/Panlong Ancient Road shuttle bus: 40 yuan/person
Snow Lotus Valley shuttle bus: 60 yuan/person
Bayinbuluke Grassland: Han Han’s “Flying Life” made people know it, the blue sky here is like being washed by water, clear rivers meander through the grassland.
Tickets: 65 yuan/person
Shuttle bus: 75 yuan/person
7. Recommended accommodations along the way
Nalati Xin Station Self-Driving Camp
Address: Near National Highway 218, East Gate of Nalati Scenic Area, Xinyuan County
Nalati Longrun Hotel
Address: No. 011, Thirty-seven Lane, East Street, Nalati Town, Xinyuan County
Longxing International Hotel
Address: Next to the Tourist Reception Center, Bayinbuluke Town, Hejing County
Three, Duku South Section Bayinbuluke-Kuqa
1. Itinerary: about 250 kilometers
Drive south over the Tielimaiti Pass (tunnel), gradually descend to the Big and Small Dragon Pools, then pass through the Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon Scenic Area, the Potala Palace landscape, etc., and finally arrive at the end of the Duku Highway, Kuqa City.
2. Gas stations: Ketaikeli/Kuqa City
3. Vehicle requirements:
Bayinbuluke-Kuqa direction: 7-seater or less passenger cars are allowed
Kuqa-Bayinbuluke direction: 19-seater or less are allowed
4. Important parking spots: Lar Dund Pass/Tielimaiti Pass/Big Dragon Pool/Yulong Waterfall, etc.
5. Scenic features: Over the pass, find the emerald pearls in the depths of the Tianshan Mountains, gradually the green is replaced by brown and red, the Yadan landforms sculpted by the wind, the fiery red canyon, all showcase the unique natural scenery of Xinjiang.
6. Attractions/Scenic Spots
Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves: Located on the cliffs of Mingwuta Mountain, stretching for thousands of kilometers. There are 236 existing grottoes, with murals covering over 10,000 square meters, known as the “art treasure house”.
Tickets: 70 yuan/person
Opening hours: Summer 09:30-19:00 Closed every Monday
Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon: The magical handiwork of nature is breathtaking, the canyon is winding and turns, the peaks and ridges are towering, and the mountains are in a thousand poses. Many strange caves and secret caves are hidden in the canyon, adding a mysterious color to this place.
Tickets: 40 yuan/person
Opening hours: 10:30-19:00
7. Recommended accommodations along the way
Kuqa Wuzhou Grand Hotel
Address: No. 17, Wenhua Middle Road, Kuqa City
Duku First Village-Kang Village
Duku First Station-Beishan Station
Address: A’ge Township, Kuqa City (near the Duku Highway)
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