Altay: A Pastoral Song

PRIVATE CHINA JOURNEY

Altay: A Pastoral Song

Product type
Private Xinjiang journey
Route
Altay · Ahe Highway · Hemu · Kanas · Altay
Duration
5 days / 4 nights

Journey highlights

  • Ahe Highway
  • Hemu cabin stay and photo session
  • Kanas Lake and the Three Bays
  • Tuva family visit
  • General Mountain sunset
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A five-day pure-travel loop through Hemu and Kanas, with scenic roads, wooden-cabin stays, light travel photography and a General Mountain sunset.

DAILY DETAILED ITINERARY

Day by day.

Daily order may be adjusted for weather, reservations and local operating conditions without reducing the confirmed experience.

Day 1

Arrive in Altay

Airport or railway welcome and free time in Altay. Your guide will introduce the landscape, local history and cultural context behind the day’s key stops. The pace leaves room for photographs, questions and unhurried discovery; final timing and visiting order are confirmed around local conditions and reservations.

Arrive in Altay
Day 2

Ahe Highway to Hemu

Cross the Altay mountains to Hemu, explore the village and join a light photo experience. Your guide will introduce the landscape, local history and cultural context behind the day’s key stops. The pace leaves room for photographs, questions and unhurried discovery; final timing and visiting order are confirmed around local conditions and reservations.

Ahe Highway to Hemu
Day 3

Hemu sunrise and Kanas

See Hemu at first light, walk the birch forest, visit a Tuva family and continue to Kanas. Your guide will introduce the landscape, local history and cultural context behind the day’s key stops. The pace leaves room for photographs, questions and unhurried discovery; final timing and visiting order are confirmed around local conditions and reservations.

Hemu sunrise and Kanas
Day 4

Kanas Three Bays

Explore Wolong, Moon and Fairy bays before returning to Altay for sunset. Your guide will introduce the landscape, local history and cultural context behind the day’s key stops. The pace leaves room for photographs, questions and unhurried discovery; final timing and visiting order are confirmed around local conditions and reservations.

Kanas Three Bays
Day 5

Depart Altay

Private departure transfer. Your guide will introduce the landscape, local history and cultural context behind the day’s key stops. The pace leaves room for photographs, questions and unhurried discovery; final timing and visiting order are confirmed around local conditions and reservations.

COST INFORMATION

What is arranged.

Usually included

  • Accommodation specified in the final written confirmation
  • Private or small-group ground transport shown in the itinerary
  • Local guide or host services as confirmed
  • First-entry attraction tickets explicitly listed in the quotation

Usually not included

  • International and domestic flights unless expressly stated
  • Meals, optional activities and personal expenses not listed
  • Single-room supplement and excess luggage charges
  • Travel insurance, visas and any item not shown in the final confirmation

Hotels, meals, vehicle type, guide language and exact inclusions are confirmed in the final quotation and booking confirmation for your dates and group size.

04 · TRAVEL NOTES

Before you go.

Documents & fitness

Carry a valid passport and visa. Names used for hotels, rail, flights and reserved attractions must match your travel documents. Please tell us about mobility, dietary or health requirements before booking.

Weather & adjustments

Weather, traffic, ferry or rail schedules and attraction reservations may affect the visiting order. We will keep the confirmed journey standard and communicate material changes.

05 · BOOKING & CANCELLATION

Clear terms before payment.

Reservation

A booking is confirmed after the agreed deposit is received and a written confirmation is issued. The standard suggested deposit is 20%; peak dates, scarce accommodation, large groups or non-refundable resources may require more.

Balance

The balance is normally due 45–30 days before departure. Bookings made within 30 days of departure usually require full payment.

Changes

Changes are free before confirmation. After confirmation, price differences, supplier charges and necessary non-recoverable costs may apply and will be explained in writing first.

Cancellation

Cancellation charges depend on notice given and actual non-refundable supplier costs. The exact schedule and any product-specific conditions will be shown in your quotation and travel contract before payment.

Unused services

After departure, recoverable unused services are refunded after deducting services already used or costs that cannot be cancelled.

Force majeure

For events beyond reasonable control, we will discuss rescheduling, substitution or refund of the recoverable balance in line with the contract and applicable law.

Your product page is an itinerary guide. The dated quotation, booking confirmation and signed travel contract contain the final commercial terms.