10. May

Day 23 May 10 Saturday
Luntai to Kucha

Grand Canyon to Aksu
Along the desert, ride to Kucha Grand Canyon for pay a visit to this beautiful canyon washed out by water.
We then ride to Aksu city, long day but easy day on flat highway to Aksu.

Ride 475km Warm 30℃
Kucha Grand Canyon
Back to Kucha for Lunch
Aksu Night Market
    Howard Johnson Hotel
Great canyon, Kuqa Grand Canyon is located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, in the northern part of Kuqa County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is 80 kilometers away from Kuqa County Town. In the Uyghur language, it is called “Kizil Yar”, which means “red cliffs”. With an altitude of over 2,800 meters and running in an east-west direction, it is a ground fissure that was eroded by the meltwater from the Tianshan Mountains. The fissure is over 50 meters deep and 5 kilometers long, and is known as the “Mysterious Grand Canyon” and the “Devil’s Canyon”. Kuqa Grand Canyon is one of the top ten most beautiful canyons in China and has been listed as a national geopark.


Great canyon, Kuqa Grand Canyon is located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, in the northern part of Kuqa County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is 80 kilometers away from Kuqa County Town. In the Uyghur language, it is called “Kizil Yar”, which means “red cliffs”. With an altitude of over 2,800 meters and running in an east-west direction, it is a ground fissure that was eroded by the meltwater from the Tianshan Mountains. The fissure is over 50 meters deep and 5 kilometers long, and is known as the “Mysterious Grand Canyon” and the “Devil’s Canyon”. Kuqa Grand Canyon is one of the top ten most beautiful canyons in China and has been listed as a national geopark.