Xinjiang: 8 verified destinations
We have field-verified 8 destinations in Xinjiang, covering 13 attractions that require an advance real-name reservation. Each city page carries the booking rules, whether hotels there register foreign guests, and what is worth eating — checked against official sources with the date attached.
Where we have verified guides
- Altay
3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13
- Kanas
3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13
- Kashgar
1 attraction need advance booking · verified 2026-06-08
- Korla
No booking-required attraction recorded · verified 2026-06-13
- Nalati
3 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13
- Turpan
No booking-required attraction recorded · verified 2026-06-08
- Urumqi
1 attraction need advance booking · verified 2026-06-08
- Yining
2 attractions need advance booking · verified 2026-06-13
Booking rules, sight by sight
Each of these has its own page with the release rule, the passport rule and the official channel.
- Koktokay National Geopark · Altay
- Kanas Lake Scenic Area · Kanas
- Hemu Village · Kanas
- Karakoram Highway day trip · Kashgar
- Nalati Grassland · Nalati
- Sayram Lake & the Guozigou valley · Nalati
- Kalajun Grassland & Tekes 'Bagua' city · Nalati
- Xinjiang Regional Museum · Urumqi
- Sayram Lake · Yining
- Nalati Grassland · Yining
8 of these 8 destinations carry verified coordinates, so they also appear on the offline map. Every booking-required sight across China is in the booking index.