Description
China West: Altay
A new Exploration Trip to Altay, Xinjiang — where skiing began.
FROM €1,795, LAND ONLY, FLIGHTS EXTRA
10% deposit on acceptance
What's included
Target group size 20, capacity 30. Gateway Urumqi for single-week guests; book both China weeks and connect straight on to Beijing.
- 7 nights twin-share — Urumqi 1 · Altay 5 · Hemu/snow-village 1
- All breakfasts
- 4 included dinners with wine — welcome, winery, mountain night, farewell
- 4 ski days — 3 at Jiangjunshan International + 1 at Hemu/Keketuohai
- Urumqi ↔ Altay overnight sleeper train — both ways
- Xinjiang winery morning — Shihezi/Manas belt
- English-speaking fixer throughout
- Hosts
What this doesn’t include
- International flights
- Visa
- Mountain lunches
- Hire & lessons
- Personal spend
Why Altay?
What the record confirms so far.
Jiangjunshan International
70km of trails, 8 cable cars, 400m vertical — 1.12 million visits in 2025.
Kazakh-majority region
Eagle hunters, kumis, and 10,000-year-old petroglyphs described as the birthplace of skiing.
Hemu / Kanas or Keketuohai
A snow-village night away from Altay city.
We've Got Answers
It depends on your passport. As of now, the UK is visa-free on a trial running to 31 Dec 2026; the US is not visa-free (an L visa is needed). This is checked again before the trip goes live, and the accepted page will carry the exact process for your nationality.
Yes — application only. Every application is read by a person; accepted guests get first booking access and pay a 10% deposit on acceptance.
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China West: Altay
Sat 8–Sat 15 Jan 2028
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