My 29 days Free & Easy Visit to Northern Xinjiang (Urumqi, Fuyun, Beitun, Altay, Burqin, Jiadengyu, Karamay, Kutuin, Yining, Nalati & Tekes Baqua City), China Aug 9 > Sept 6 2026 Day - 29 (Urumqi) & 30 Final

Urumqi Tianshan International Airport
Xinjiang, Chins (06.26)

Hong Kong International Airport
 China (16.05)

Kuala Lumpur International Airport
(KLIA 1), Malaysia (01.29)

 

Day 29 Sunday Sept 6 2026 (Urumqi & Hong Kong, China) - early hotel check-out (06.00) & took a DiDi from the hotel to Urumqi Tianshan Airport for our return flight back to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (5.5 hours transit in Hong Kong); flight time 10.10 > 16.05 (Urumqi > HK) & 21.30 > 01.30 (HK > Kuala Lumpur. A long day & night indeed ! Home Sweet Home at last ! 

1) In-flight meal on board the Cathay Pacific Airline (Hong Kong, China > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), filling & tasty especially the lemon chicken rice & Haagen Daz ice cream ! 

2) Wating lounge & boarding gate at Hong Kong International Airport for Cathay Pacific flight from HK > Kuala Lumpur. 

3) Observation Deck, Hong Kong International Airport, China - a glimpse of Hong Kong International Airport (Terminal 1) by night ! 

4) Sky Deck, Hong Kong International Airport (Terminal 1), China - a short rest at the Sky Deck & admiring the airport surrounding from a viewing platform while the sun sets ! 

5) Welcome to Hong Kong, premier duty free outlets, international fashion houses & cosmetic shops, Sky Garden (smoking area), Caring Corner, food & souvenir shops, window shopping in HK International Airport etc.  

6) Aerial view of Hong Kong island from the plane's windows. 

7) In-flight meal (chicken rice) on board the Cathay Pacific Airline (Urumqi > Hong Kong, China) 

8) Urumqi Tianshan International Airport - airport & luggage check-in, issuing of boarding pass, immigration clearance & security check etc 

9) DiDi ride from our Urumqi hotel > Urumqi Tianshan International Airport. 

Day 30 Monday Sept 7 2026 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - arriving in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA 1), Malaysia (01.30) - to all Malaysians, welcome home & for foreigners, Selamat Datang to Malaysia ! Usual protocol for all arrivals ie immigration clearance & luggage collection (unfortunately my travel buddy's luggage never arrive & after checking with the KLIA authorities, there was a mis-step & his luggage was holed up in Hong Kong airport & we were told that the luggage will be put on to next flight & will be delivered to his house hopefully by tomorrow afternoon !), e-hailing a Grab car (Rm65) from KLIA 1 > Subang Jaya, Selangor & giving a car lift to my travel buddy staying in Section 14, Petaling Jaya, Selangor (15 minutes drive from Subang Jaya) ! By the time I retired for bed it was 04.30 ! Sleep well, KM after "roaming" eleven (11) cities / county towns in the wild wild north & west (dry & arid desert & grasslands) of Xinjiang in the late summer & early autumn month of August / Sept 2026 for 29 days ! But as our Grab car drove us home, a hazardous hazy weather greeted us & needless to say, we all look forward for the haze to clear soon ! Another of my China Dream free & easy travelling has been accomplished & fulfilled - a great outcome for KM !