Private Day Trip to Heavenly Lake from Urumqi with Boat Cruise Option

Your English speaking guide and private car will pick you up at 9:00am in your Urumqi hotel's lobby. Then heading directly to the Heavenly lake which is about 110km away from Urumqi. It will take about two hours.

The 2-hour ride towards the Heavenly Lake is itself a fabulous sightseeing trip through Mt. Tianshan. You will passes a giant wind-farm, different rivers, and mountain pastures. Sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way.

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. Some snowy peaks stand towering around the lake, with their white and silvery reflections in the water, the Heavenly Lake looks splendid. Water of the lake always keep sky blue and the deepest point of the lake is 102 meters under the water. In summer(June-Sep), a boat ride on the lake make the trip an unique experience, you can choose the option with the boat cruise. In Winter, the Heavenly Lake is also an idea high- mountain skating place, the winter here lasts as long as 7 months. The surface of the lake will frozen to 80 centimeters thick.

During this private day tour, you will spend some time to feel the nature beauty of the area. Accompanied by your tour guide, you can walk along the lake, walk though the paths to enjoy the Tianshan mountain scenery, pine trees and feel the nature. 

You will find lots off Kazakh yurts on the bank of the Heavenly Lake, thats the home for the nomad Kazakhs. Your lunch will be hold in their yurt where you can enjoy all the charms of Kazakhs lifestyle.

Your full-day tour will end with drop-off at your Urumqi Hotel.