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What to do
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Sayram Lake
9.0
4.7
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17,570 Reviews
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Luquan Hot Spring Center
5.5
3.9
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25 Reviews
Guozigou Valley
5.2
4.8
/5
202 Reviews
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Mutetal Desert Tourist Attraction
5.0
3.3
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4 Reviews
Kele Yongzhu
5.0
5.0
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4 Reviews
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5.0
4.8
/5
287 Reviews
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4.9
5.0
/5
4 Reviews
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4.7
4.7
/5
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4.4
5.0
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Pattaya Holy Hot Spring
4.4
3.8
/5
11 Reviews
Where to stay
Discover the most popular places to stay in Bortala, complete with recommendations from fellow travelers and special hotel offers
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DaysHotel by Wyndham (Jinghe South Station Branch)
4.6
/5
76 Reviews
Intercity Hotel in Sayram Lake
4.7
/5
1,313 Reviews
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4.7
/5
2,472 Reviews
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4.7
/5
688 Reviews
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4.8
/5
560 Reviews
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133 Reviews
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4.7
/5
1,113 Reviews
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4.9
/5
87 Reviews
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4.6
/5
658 Reviews
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4.6
/5
301 Reviews
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4.7
/5
792 Reviews
Yaduo Hotel (Wenming Road Binhe Qingcheng Branch)
4.5
/5
722 Reviews
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XI YU SHI FU
4.8
/5
7 Reviews
Xinjiang cuisine
Avg. SEK104/person
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4.7
/5
3 Reviews
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Avg. SEK86/person
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3.6
/5
5 Reviews
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奔跑的肉饼子特色餐饮(锦福小区店)
4.3
/5
7 Reviews
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Avg. SEK114/person
江边鱼宴·鲜鱼火锅
3.3
/5
3 Reviews
Hotpot
Avg. SEK95/person
若邻披萨(红星商业街店)
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Avg. SEK56/person
一川天下·碟碟香
3.5
/5
2 Reviews
Hotpot
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Avg. SEK21/person
艾沙江达吾提烤包子店(中央广场店)
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Avg. SEK17/person
高白鲑鱼餐厅(赛湖月亮湾店)
4.5
/5
2 Reviews
Barbecue
Avg. SEK160/person
博乐市宝轩鱼府(世纪华庭店)
4.0
/5
3 Reviews
Hotpot
Avg. SEK101/person
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202 Reviews
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4.8
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184 Reviews
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4.0
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77 Reviews
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4.6
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80 Reviews
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4.4
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113 Reviews
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4.4
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187 Reviews
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4.4
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288 Reviews
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4.1
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379 Reviews
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165 Reviews
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187 Reviews
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/5
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236 Reviews
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81 Reviews
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/5
38 Reviews
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/5
74 Reviews
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9.6
/5
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9.4
/5
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/5
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/5
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/5
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/5
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/5
317 Reviews
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/5
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/5
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/5
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/5
402 Reviews
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/5
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/5
238 Reviews
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258 Reviews
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/5
496 Reviews
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9.4
/5
562 Reviews
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/5
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江边鱼宴·鲜鱼火锅
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一川天下·碟碟香
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Just finished a 9-day, 8-night group tour of Urumqi, Xinjiang + Northern Xinjiang. Overall, I'm very satisfied and would like to share my genuine experience:
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This 8-day, 7-night trip to Northern Xinjiang has come to a successful conclusion. Although there were a few minor hiccups, they were all resolved promptly, and the overall experience was very satisfactory. The itinerary was generally well-planned.
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Our winter trip to Xinjiang ended perfectly, and we must give a special shoutout to our guide Xiao Yang! The 6-day Ili loop just concluded, and my mind is filled with the blue ice of Sailimu Lake
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The trip to Northern Xinjiang was a true visual feast, exceeding all expectations! Kanas Lake's waters were crystal clear and emerald green, the morning mist in Hemu was like a fairytale wonderland, and Sayram Lake was a vast and magnificent expanse of blue – every frame was breathtaking.
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