Xinjiang · Far West China
Private and small-group tours across Xinjiang, run by the ground team that actually drives these roads. Halal-friendly meals, English-speaking guides, and no visa needed for Singapore, Malaysia or Korea.
★★★★★ 4.9 from 380+ reviews · We reply within 2 hours, 7 days a week
Why fly six hours west
Xinjiang is larger than Malaysia, Singapore and Korea combined — three times over. You don't see it in a weekend. You see it on a road trip.
Best Jun – Oct Turquoise glacial water, log-cabin villages, and morning mist you'll photograph before breakfast.
Open Jun – Sep 560 km across the Tianshan range — desert to alpine snow in a single day's drive.
All year Two thousand years of Silk Road trade, still a working bazaar. Naan ovens, spice stalls, mosques.
Lavender: mid-June Horses on open meadow, purple fields to the horizon, and the Sayram Lake shoreline at sunset.
2026 departures
Every trip is private or capped at 12 people. Prices are land-only, per person, twin share.
Most booked 8 days / 7 nights
Urumqi → Burqin → Kanas → Hemu → Wucaicheng → Sayram Lake → Ili → Duku Highway
Halal focus 8 days / 7 nights
Urumqi → Kashgar → Karakul Lake → Tashkurgan → Hotan → Taklamakan Desert
12 days / 11 nights
North and south combined: Kanas, Ili, Duku, Kashgar, Pamir Plateau, Turpan
Tell us your dates, your budget and how much driving you can tolerate. We'll send a day-by-day plan within 24 hours — free, and no deposit to see it.
Timing
Some months are genuinely better than others. We'd rather tell you now than have you arrive to a closed mountain pass.
Apricot valleys in Hotan, empty Kashgar streets, the lowest prices of the year. Duku Highway still closed.
Lavender in mid-June, every pass open, grasslands at their greenest. Books out 8–10 weeks ahead.
Birch and poplar turn gold across Kanas and Hemu. The photographer's month — crisp, dry, clear.
Kanas becomes a snow village and Altay has real ski slopes. The southern route stays fully open.
Built for you
Most of our overseas guests come from these three markets. The trip is built around what you actually ask for.
Xinjiang has halal food in every town. We book Muslim-owned restaurants, brief the driver on prayer times, and route past mosques for Friday prayers.
Singapore and Malaysia passports enter China visa-free for 30 days under a mutual agreement. Korean passports are covered by China's 30-day visa-free scheme, currently running to 31 Dec 2026.
WhatsApp for Singapore and Malaysia, KakaoTalk for Korea. Korean-speaking guides on request. You will never need to install a Chinese app.
From our guests
"We were nervous about the food, honestly. Every single meal was halal and our driver knew exactly where to stop for prayers. My mother cried at Karakul Lake."
"Left Singapore at 33°C and stood in a jacket at Kanas the next evening. No shopping stops, no pressure, no hidden fees. That alone was worth it."
"Our guide spoke Korean, which my parents needed. The autumn colours in Hemu were better than any photo I had seen. Booked October, would book October again."
Before you ask
Singapore and Malaysian passport holders enter mainland China visa-free for up to 30 days under a mutual exemption agreement. Korean passport holders are covered by China's 30-day unilateral visa-free policy, currently extended to 31 December 2026. Policies do change — we check your specific passport before you book, and we'll tell you straight if anything has shifted.
Fly into Urumqi (URC) or Kashgar (KHG). From Singapore and Kuala Lumpur the usual routing is via Guangzhou, Chengdu or Xi'an — roughly 9 to 12 hours in total. From Seoul, via Xi'an or direct depending on season. Send us your city and we'll come back with the two or three best routings and current fares.
Yes. Street crime is close to non-existent and the roads are well maintained. You will pass through ID checkpoints on long drives — bring your passport, keep it on you, and your guide handles the rest. Guests routinely tell us they felt safer than at home.
Bring international roaming or an eSIM bought before you arrive — roaming from your home carrier generally reaches WhatsApp, KakaoTalk, Google and Instagram normally. A local Chinese SIM will not. We send exact instructions with your booking confirmation.
Xinjiang is vast, so some days are long — 5 to 6 hours behind the wheel on the Duku Highway or the Pamir run. We build in rest days and photo stops, and we tell you the drive time for every single day before you pay anything. Want it slower? We'll rebuild the route.
Message us, get a day-by-day plan within 24 hours, revise it as many times as you like. When you're happy, a 30% deposit holds the dates and the balance is due 14 days before arrival. Free cancellation up to 30 days out.
That's most of what we do. Two people is enough for a private car, guide and driver. Larger family or company groups get a coach and a second guide. The per-person price drops as the group grows.
Free, no deposit
One of our planners in Urumqi will message you within 24 hours with a day-by-day itinerary. Want to talk sooner?
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