This private day tour will let you visit Tianchi and Red Hill in a day from Urumqi.
At 9:00am, you guide will meet you at the hotel lobby of centrally located Urumqi hotel, then take one-hour ride to Tianchi. Tianchi, Heavenly Lake in English, is a high-mountain lake located in the central part of Tianshan Mountains, which was inscribed on the list of World Heritage by UNESCO in 2013. You can take a boat on the nice lake with altitude of 1980 meters. There is a picturesque Lesser Tianchi hidden in the forest, where there is waterfall running from the mountain with a fantastic scenery. Moreover, there are plenty of Kazakh yurts on the bank of the Tianchi, where is the home for the nomad Kazakhs.
Your lunch is served at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will be transferred back Urumqi to visit the Red Hill, or Hongshan in Chinese that is the situated in the city centre with the altitude of 910 meters, where you will view a Pagoda that was built 200 years ago. Now Red Hill is the token of the city Urumqi.
After tour is finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Entrance fees
Lunch
Local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Transport by private vehicle
Gratuities
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
Bring your passport please.
Pick-up time: 9:00 am
Pick-up location: Centrally located Urumqi hotels