This is also the best interpretation of Dooku Highway!
No matter how many scenery you have seen and how many roads you have traveled, Duku Highway is still the most fascinating place. For self-driving enthusiasts, it cannot be roughly understood as the most beautiful highway in Xinjiang, because its essence lies in being able to feel the great differences in scenery and vegetation between the north and the south of Tianshan Mountain with the least time and energy.
From desert Gobi to alpine canyon; From the wetland grassland to the spruce forest, the wonderful scenes that are constantly changing let you experience four seasons in one day.
This is an absolutely unforgettable road, winding, steep and magical all the way, crossing grasslands, volcanoes, Gobi and canyons, spanning 56 1 km, and enjoying the most beautiful scenery and humanities in Xinjiang.
This road, which embodies too much humanistic spirit and natural connotation, was built by tens of thousands of people after ten years of difficulties and obstacles. It is a heroic road, which brings together all the stunning scenery in Xinjiang.
how to get to
Self-driving: Only vehicles with 7 seats or less can pass through the garage. Locals can drive there. For outsiders, renting a car is the best choice, and several people will pay for it.
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Recommended itinerary departure: Yining time: 8 days
Route:
1 day yining group
The next day, Yining-Sailimu Lake-Huocheng (270km, about 4 hours by car).
On the third day, Huocheng-Tukai Desert-Lavender Field-Yining (70km, about 1h by car).
Day 4 Yining-Zhao Yi Highway-Zhaosu (220km, about 4 hours' drive).
Day 5 Zhaosu-Kalajun Grassland-Tekes Bagua City (100km, about 2 hours' drive)
Day 6 Tekes Bagua City-Nalati Grassland (280km, about 4 hours by car)
Day 7 Nalati-Baili Gallery-Duku Highway-Kuitun (320km, about 5 hours by car)
On the eighth day, Kuitun -S 10 1- Urumqi (340km, about 6 hours by car).
Travel tips
Traffic information: generally June -65438+ 10. It was originally scheduled to open to traffic in June 65438+June this year. Due to the need to dismantle the snow shed in Harkjerr, it is temporarily unable to open to traffic. As of July 2, the traffic situation is as follows: 553km (starting point of Duku Highway) to 1 165438. The road from Dushanzi (553km) to Nalati (774km) is closed, with a total of 22 1km. The road from Hejing (774 km) to Kuqa (1 1 14 km) is clear and normal. Travel must pay attention to the weather forecast and the latest road conditions in advance (you can go to Dushanzi Branch of Kuitun Highway Administration to inquire), or you can pay attention to the official account of WeChat, Dushanzi safely, and pay attention to real-time news. Vehicle type requirements: vehicles with seven seats or less can pass.
Off-peak travel: At present, the opening time of Dooku Highway is to be determined, but as long as it is open to traffic, it is a peak every day, but in July and August, local people will choose Saturday and Sunday as the peak time, and it will be blocked! Stop! Don't take any chances to overtake in traffic jams, the traffic police will teach you to be a man. Night restriction: Except Nalati-Bayinbuluke section, all single warehouses can enter at 9: 00 in the morning and enter traffic control at 8: 00 in the evening.
Refueling supplement: There is no gas station for car repair on Panshan Road, and there can be no shops, hospitals, car repair shops, etc. Be prepared in advance according to your personal situation. Duku Highway has four important nodes: Dushanzi, Zhuoerma, Bayinbuluke and Kuqa. Vehicle refueling and food replenishment are basically completed in these places (there are also two gas stations in Nalati Town and Gongnaisi Forest Farm in the middle section of Duku Highway, and there is also a 1 gas station in Ketaikelike, near the mysterious grand canyon in Tianshan Mountain).
Road information: Duku Highway is paved with oil, and the high-altitude Panshan Road is normal for landslides and falling rocks. In case of bad weather (such as rainy days, snowy days, foggy days, landslides and falling rocks, etc.), traffic control will be implemented. ). Please don't pass more than 40km/h when you meet the speed camera. Attention during driving: aging, there will be gravel on the road surface when falling rocks, which will affect braking and turning. Familiar with the car+drive slowly.
Grassland afternoon tea
Brake downshift, tangent, fuel supply bend, the car crossed a wonderful arc, and soon met the next bend. That kind of passion, the feeling that people and cars are one, is the greatest pleasure of driving in an independent library.
Starting from Dushanzi, the first stop is Dushanzi Grand Canyon, which is 200 meters deep and is called Duku Secret Land. Follow the Gobi to the foot of Tianshan Mountain, pass the Bayingou checkpoint and start climbing the mountain. Here you have to pass the most dangerous section at an altitude of 1800m, that is, Tiger Mouth. Facing the mountain and facing the river, the road terrain is very dangerous.
Next, we climbed the mountain and reached the top of Tianshan Mountain. Snow-capped mountains, endless, run down and go forward. The snow and ice in Tianshan Mountain appeared before our eyes. That's the Gendaban Tunnel in Harkjerr at an altitude of 3,390 meters. It is an important node on the Dooku Highway. Crossing here is like going from winter to spring and summer, from ice and snow to grassland. It is also the core section and the most dangerous zone of Dooku Highway. Go down the mountain to Jorma, which is the only place to replenish along the way. You can eat and live, and the Dooku Highway Monument is here. There is a fork in Zhuoma, and to the west is Baili Gallery, which leads to Tamboura grassland.
Go back to the main road, climb all the way along the river valley, reach the second pass, 3,200 meters above sea level, pass through the pass and go all the way down, accompanied by grassland and spruce, and reach the river valley, which is the Nalati grassland.
From cold snow to green grass. Probably only on this magical highway all over the world can you feel the magic of "different days in ten miles, four seasons in a day" and the excitement of "seven in the snow in Tianshan Mountain".
The green here is in sharp contrast with the pure white world of the last moment. The beauty here is like a fairyland. The apricot blossoms in full bloom all over the mountain are fragrant, stretching upwards and reaching the nearest place to heaven.
If you only stay here for a short time, you are really caught in the whirlpool of travel involution.
When you come to Nalati, you have to lie down correctly and have afternoon tea on the grassland. Drinking tea in the scenery is much more comfortable than rushing to Starbucks in your hand.
You can also go camping in the wild, enjoy the natural life, wake up from the wild in the flowers and birds, and temporarily resist the anxiety of big cities.
Or attend a bonfire party, revel at the top of the mountain and watch the vast starry sky together.
Navigation and road conditions: Nalati grassland berths all the way, with a speed limit of 70-80 km/h.
Punch-in place of Flying Life
The next day, we will cross the third pass at an altitude of 2700m-Ladun Daban, and after that, we will come to Bayinbuluke grassland.
This is a magical place where wild white swans will stop. It has the reputation of nine bends and eighteen bends, and is the heart of Tianshan Mountain, which spans mountains and rivers.
If the Nalati grassland is a fairy tale world, Bayinbuluke will be a leisurely paradise, where we can enjoy the original beauty and biological breath.
The sunset with nine twists and eighteen turns is a great test of character. Sunny days are worth waiting for, and there are so many people. If it rains, you can give up.
Many people go to Bayinbuluke because of Han Han's movie "Flying Life", but in fact, the accurate punching point is another scene shot in Bayinbuluke, which is located on the road from Tianshan Mountain to Shilin Scenic Area. Drive south along the Duku Highway at the T-junction (with road signs) for about 5km and continue to drive west for about 73km, with about 20km of dirt road and Panshan Road.
Note: 1. There are so many mosquitoes! Be sure to protect yourself, or buy protective equipment in the scenic spot. 2. Bayinbuluke Town belongs to the military control zone, and non-China international tourists are forbidden to stay. If there are foreign tourists, you must plan your trip in advance so as not to bring unnecessary trouble to yourself;
Navigation and road conditions: Bayinbuluke and Panshan Road have a speed limit of 40-60KM/H, so pay attention to driving safety in mountainous sections. Housing: if you can't book a house five days in advance from July to August, you have to plan it well;
Recommended playing time: The best viewing time in summer is 2 1:00-22:00 Beijing time.
The grand canyon is comparable to antelope valley
Start again and continue to cross the southern slope of Tianshan Mountain. We will come to the fourth Daban, Tieli Maiti Daban at an altitude of 3,200 meters, and we can see Longtan and Longtan. The verdant Yunshan grass on the hillside sets off the sapphire-like lake, just like the sapphire embedded in the Panshan Highway.
Out of the valley, we came to southern Xinjiang. The scenery is completely different, the green everywhere has disappeared, and we come to the last scenic spot, the mysterious Grand Canyon in Tianshan Mountain. Leave the Grand Canyon all the way south, and finally walk out of the mountains and rivers to the Kuqa Grand Canyon.
Here, you seem to really feel the heroism of Xinjiang. This is the most suitable place to enjoy the scenery of Hongyan in Xinjiang. After hundreds of millions of years of wind and rain erosion, the canyon built by reddish-brown rocks is rugged, and entering the canyon seems to start a journey across the narrow cliff.
Here, you can not only feel the grandeur and natural carving of the canyon, but more importantly, the twists and turns and colors here can make us realize its mystery.
Navigation and road conditions: Kuqa Grand Canyon is located next to Duku Highway, and the speed limit of Panshan Road is 40-60 km/h. Pay attention to driving safety in mountainous sections.
Kuqa BBQ and Kuqa Nao are particularly famous, so don't miss them.