May-June Tourism Notice of Xinjiang Sayram Lake
Dear Tourists: Especially for those who plan to travel to Xinjiang Sayram Lake in May-June 2025! May-June is the peak period of the flower sea of the Sayram Lake, colorful wildflowers around the lake...
Dear Tourists:
Especially for those who plan to travel to Xinjiang Sayram Lake in May-June 2025!
May-June is the peak period of the flower sea of the Sayram Lake, colorful wildflowers around the lake are opening competitively, and the green grassland contrasts with each other, forming an “emerald fairyland” like a stunning landscape. Sunny weather, the lake appeared jewel blue, reflecting the snowy mountains and spruce forests, swans and other migratory birds active in the Keller Chung Chu waters, May-June to go to Xinjiang must go to the Sayram Lake, the beauty of the gods! But Xinjiang, after all, is a long way, do not do the strategy to go to Xinjiang is still very easy to step on the pit!
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How to go to the most convenient Sayram Lake?
Transportation plan 1: Take a plane or train from major cities to Urumqi and then take a high-speed train: Urumqi - Bole Station 4.5 hours and then take a bus: Bole - Sayram Lake East Gate 1.5 hours.
Transportation plan 2: Arrive at Urumqi by plane or train from major cities, then take high speed train: Urumqi - Yining Station 5.5 hours, then take bus: Yining - Sayram Lake 2 hours.
Transportation plan 3: Arrive at Urumqi from major cities by plane or train and then take a plane: Urumqi - Yining 1.1 hours and then take a bus: Yining - Sayram Lake 2 hours.
Transportation plan 4: Arrive at Bole by plane or train from major cities and then take a bus: Bole - Sailimoto Lake East Gate 1.5 hours.
Transportation plan 5: Take plane or train from major cities to Yining and take bus again: Yining - Sayram Lake 2 hours.
Transportation plan 6: Take a plane or train from major cities to Tacheng and then take a bus: Tacheng - Sayram Lake East Gate 3-4 hours.
Transportation option 7: fly or train to Urumqi/Yining-Bole from all cities, then charter a bus Urumqi - Sayram Lake, 5.5 hours' drive, Yining - Sayram Lake, 2 hours' drive Bole - Sayram Lake, 1.5 hours' drive.
Sightseeing Spots in Sayram Lake
Moon Bay (suggested play time: 20 minutes) East Gate Scenic Area, the first parking spot, where the view is very wide, you can also see a row of snow-capped mountains, it is more suitable for shooting large scenes along the trestle to the lake, look at the snow-capped mountains, meadows, windmills, look at the eastern shore of Lake Sai 3600 meters of the main peaks, like a great Fuji!
Water Beach (suggested play time: 20 minutes) close contact with the swans, this neighborhood is a sea of flowers, the afternoon is also a smooth light, the photo is very good, close viewing of swans playing in the water, wearing a white dress, strolling in the lake to shoot reflections
Dianjiangtai (Recommended Playing Time:20mins)You can climb up to the high point overlooking the Sayram Lake, but the view is a little inferior to the Pine Tree Head, if you can't make it to the Pine Tree Head, you can go to the Generals Platform. There are caravan campsites available for accommodation.
West Sea Grassland (recommended play time: 30 minutes) here the sunrise and sunset are very beautiful, June-July a variety of flowers in full bloom Saihu Lake where the most flowers, there are trestles can be walked to the forest flowers in full bloom in the summer, the ten miles of gold in the fall, the vast grasslands of the sky light and clouds, the sound of the zither mellow
Keleyongzhu (recommended play time: 20 minutes) beautiful silver moon dike do not miss, this is the Sayram Lake concave modeling of one of the classic card place. It is the most concentrated area in the whole Saihu Lake where the submerged water comes out and remains frozen all year round, thus it becomes a paradise for swans during the freezing period.
Golden Flower Purple(Recommended Playing Time: 20 minutes) The swans are more likely to appear along the south shore of Lake Sai, and it is also a photo spot to see the late dew, and it is also a good place to watch the flowers at the peak of the flowering season in June and July.
S-bend highway (recommended play time: 20 minutes) east gate to the south gate direction, about 4 minutes to arrive, highway blockbuster filming place, the background is the snowy mountains, the morning to go to the light, people are also less, go in the evening to encounter the sunset is also very beautiful, but many people need to line up!
Pine Tree Head (recommended play time: 20 minutes) net red machine position, need to climb 2000 steps along the trail up the mountain, you can see the mountain of small yellow flowers, the whole of the Sayram Lake panoramic view at the end of the eye, the far view can be seen in the fruit of the ditch bridge landscape as well as around the stretching of the valley landscape, it is very shocking.
Sayram Lake Lake Route
Sayram Lake Lake Route:
suggested that the east gate into the south gate, counterclockwise island (scenic area of the south gate regulations) Only out not in, clockwise will go a distance more), around the Sayram Lake week about 92km, the lake time is recommended to stay at least 7h.
Route: East Gate, a moon bay, a three grasslands, a kissing beach, a film and television city, a point of generals, a West Sea Grassland, a Keler Chungzhu, a Pine Tree head of the lake island, a south gate
Sayram Lake has three gates, respectively
① East Gate: usually enter the scenic area to play from here, and go out of the south gate to the fruit ditch.
② North Gate: to Alashankou and Hot Springs County
③ South Gate: to the direction of Guozigou
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