Three-day trip to Ili

Highlights of the trip: picking wild fruits, watching the sunset and looking at the border

Yining city is small, but it is worth spending three days visiting the beautiful scenery here, not only enjoying the beautiful scenery of wild walnut forest, fruit ditch and Ili River, but also experiencing the unique local customs.

DAY1

1 yining

2 wild walnut forest

3 yining city seascape

after breakfast on the first day, go for a walk in the wild walnut forest, which is 117 kilometers away from yining city, and it takes about 3 hours by car.

This wild walnut forest is hidden in the deep forest in the northwest of Ili Valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and thousands of wild walnut trees thrive. If you come in summer and autumn, you will see colorful mountain flowers and fruit flowers, and the layers of forests are all dyed.

in the afternoon, drive back to the downtown area of Yining, and visit the seascape of Yining City in the southwest suburb of Yining City. This is an ideal water recreation place with both water viewing and hydrophilic functions. At present, the water swimming area is the largest open-air swimming pool and the largest beach swimming area in Yining City. Here you can experience the thrilling three-ring water slide and play with the children.

Catering:

Yining's catering has a strong ethnic flavor. Flavor snacks mainly include: milk tea, pilaf, noodle soup, flavored steamed stuffed bun, Naren, spicy pot and blood sausage, Nan, Lamian Noodles and so on.

Accommodation:

Yining has gathered hotels with better conditions in Yili. Many star-rated hotels and business hotels here are mostly located near Yingbin Road, with complete facilities, beautiful environment and convenient transportation.

tips:

it's a long and tiring journey to the wild walnut forest in the morning, and it's rare to meet densely populated areas on the way. Tourists need to bring some necessary things, such as motion sickness medicine, food and water.

Yining

Wild Walnut Forest

Yining City Seascape

DAY2

1 Yining

2 Horgos Port

3 Yili River

Depart from Yining City the next morning and drive to Horgos Port in the northwest, which takes about 1.5 hours to arrive.

after you get off the bus, you might as well take a photo in front of the magnificent port. After crossing here, you can see Kazakhstan, standing on this side of the Horgos River, facing Kazakhstan far away. There are mighty People's Liberation Army, bustling traders and birds flying freely regardless of national boundaries.

After lunch, drive back to the city. In the evening, I suggest you take a walk near the Ili River Bridge. The beautiful snow peaks on the banks of the Ili River stand tall and tree-lined. Watching the sunset here on the Ili River Bridge has a vicissitudes of life.

Dining:

The most popular places in local snacks are the food city around Jiefang Road Passenger Transport Center and Hongqi Road, where you can taste local specialties.

Accommodation:

Most hotels in Yining are located in Jiefang Road, so tourists can choose to stay here, and the transportation is convenient.

tips:

When entering Khorgos, the owner will provide the border guards required for passengers to enter and leave the port, so there is no need to worry about safe passage.

yining

horgos port

Ili river

DAY3

1 yining

2 guozigou

after getting up on the third day, take a bus in yining city and go to guozigou, 213 kilometers away.

It used to be the throat of Silk Road in ancient times, and now it is known as "the first scene of Yili". There are towering peaks and flowers in the ditch, and even if you just sit in the car and look at the beautiful scenery outside the window, you already have the feeling of turning left at the intersection of heaven.

There are many hard honey farmers in the fruit ditch. You can buy very good mountain nectar here. Because there are many kinds of mountain flowers, the honey here is different from rape honey and more sweet.

Catering:

As it is a long way to Guozigou, tourists are advised to bring enough food and water for lunch.

Accommodation:

It is recommended that you visit Guozigou and return to the hotel in Yining city.

tips:

Guozigou belongs to a mountainous area, so be sure to bring warm clothes. Because of the heavy dew in the wild, it is best to wear waterproof pants and shoes.