Travel time selection
The best tourist season in Xinjiang: July, August, September and October.
-April: At this time, the wind is strong, there will be a cold wave invasion, which is prone to windy and dusty weather, and precipitation begins to increase. At this time, you can also watch peach blossoms and apricot blossoms in Turpan and Shanshan in Xinjiang.
June: Flowers and beautiful lavender can be seen everywhere in Yili. In mid-June, the fruit is not yet ripe, and lavender is the most beautiful.
July-August: At this time, you can still see flowers everywhere, grasslands with rich water and grass, and summer holidays in mountainous areas. There will be Nadam and Tianma festivals during this time, and you can participate. Lavender has been harvested, and melons and fruits began to mature in mid-August.
-65438+ October: This is the harvest season in Xinjiang. The weather is very comfortable. It's really autumn. Melons and fruits are fragrant. In autumn, Kanas has the most beautiful autumn scenery in China. Populus euphratica forest in southern Xinjiang can be seen, and melons and fruits begin to harvest. These two months are still the tourist season in Xinjiang, but local prices and scenic spot ticket prices will also rise.
Winter: When the temperature is as low as MINUS 20 or 30 degrees, many places will close mountains and roads, and some scenic spots will be closed. At this time, it is still the off-season of tourism, and the price is relatively low. Some scenic spots will be discounted, and some will even be free, but the ornamental value in winter is not as good as that in summer and autumn.
Tourism mode selection
The order of travel modes to Xinjiang should be:
Self-driving > chartered car > driving alone > traveling alone > group travel
1. Self-driving: Travel time is relatively free, so you don't have to catch the bus. You can stop and look at the beautiful scenery. A large part of the consumption of tourism in Xinjiang is spent on transportation, and the tourism cost in Xinjiang is not high, which can save a lot of money.
2. Accompanying: Xinjiang is not a place suitable for a person to walk. Xinjiang is rich in food. For example, the famous saute spicy chicken in Xinjiang needs at least three people to eat even Chinese food. If you want to eat delicious varieties in Xinjiang, it is recommended to accompany you. There are no buses in some places in Xinjiang, and there is no shuttle bus to the scenic spots, so sometimes you have to rent a car if you can't catch the bus. Carpooling with others actually requires soliciting customers, gathering people and wasting time. If you can't recruit enough people in time, you may have to bear high charter fees. Therefore, traveling together is still a very good choice, which not only reduces the transportation cost, but also is very safe.
Self-driving: This kind of freedom is relatively high, saving time and being the most economical. Driving is not much more expensive than catching the bus every day. It would be better if it was your own car.
Chartered car: self-driving is similar to chartered car. The difference is that the chartered car includes the driver, so it doesn't take long to drive. In addition, the chartered driver will be familiar with the nearby scenic spots, and he can take you to these scenic spots. However, the chartered car should include the driver's meals and accommodation, which is more expensive than driving.
Self-driving: The benefits of self-driving have been mentioned above. If you are alone, no one will share the toll with you, but you will be more free. If you are poor, you can sleep in the car.
Travel freely with friends: food and accommodation can be shared equally, which is cheaper and more interesting, but only if you have a like-minded partner, otherwise it will be difficult to get together.
Traveling alone: due to many inconveniences, it is difficult to save money on catering and transportation. Small partners who are not good at chatting up people may feel lonely, but a person will be more free and some people will enjoy a person more.
Traveling with a group: Xinjiang is not suitable for traveling with a group because there is a time limit for traveling with a group. There are many scenic spots in Xinjiang, so it is impossible to enjoy many scenic spots in an hour or two, and there is no chance to get in touch with the local people, let alone experience the real Xinjiang customs in depth.
consumption level
You think the prices in Xinjiang are very low, but they are not. The price in southern Xinjiang will be lower. Basically, you can eat more than a dozen pieces, and fruit is super cheap. For example, a kilogram of watermelon in Kuqa is only 50 cents, which is big and sweet. So if you want to buy special products, dried fruits or souvenirs, it is recommended to buy them in southern Xinjiang.
So what is the situation in northern Xinjiang? Prices in northern Xinjiang are not low. The tourism consumption here is very high, which can basically be compared with some first-tier cities such as Beishangguang, especially in terms of food and beverage prices. In northern Xinjiang, a full meal may cost 30-40 yuan in many cases, and the price near the scenic spot will be more expensive. Xinjiang eats big dishes, so the price will be more expensive. For example, a plate of mixed noodles costs at least 20-25 yuan, and the price of scenic spots will be higher. If you want to go to the scenic spots in Xinjiang to eat meat in the peak season, you have to ride 55-65 yuan, except barbecue.
Tickets for scenic spots in Xinjiang are not cheap either. Especially famous scenic spots, the area is relatively large. Plus the interval tickets, they are basically above 150 yuan, and some even cost more than 200 or 300 yuan.
Therefore, you must have enough money to travel to Xinjiang, but in fact, the cost is very large. If you don't go to southern Xinjiang but want to buy special products and dried fruits, I suggest you go to Yili in northern Xinjiang to buy them, which is cheaper.