How much does it cost to travel to Xinjiang? What season is good to go?

Many people have asked me when is the best time to travel in Xinjiang. My answer is that all the year round is the best time to travel in Xinjiang, and different seasons allow you to enjoy different Xinjiang. According to the most common saying, the best time to travel in Xinjiang is July, August and September. At this time, the grasslands in Xinjiang are full of flowers, the green grass is faint, the melons and fruits are mature, and the price is very cheap. What is more important than these two points for tourists from afar? Of course, this time is also the peak season for tourism in Xinjiang. There are many guests, hotels are difficult to book, and air ticket discounts are few. If you want to have a good time and save a lot of money, it is a wise choice to avoid the peak season. May and June are the beginning of summer tourism in Xinjiang. Xinjiang in May seems a little quiet, without the hustle and bustle of the peak season. Friends who like quiet can choose this time to come to Xinjiang. May is the ripening season of mulberry in Turpan, and June is the season when more than 2, mu of lavender in Yili Valley fluctuates with the wind, purple flowers bloom and flowers smell attractive. It is worth mentioning that June is the most beautiful and short spring in Kanas. October is the end of summer tourism in Xinjiang, the fruits and vegetables are still sweet and the climate is pleasant, and it is the most beautiful autumn in Kanas. November is not a busy month for travel agencies and hotels in Xinjiang, and it is also a watershed for summer tourism and winter tourism in Xinjiang. It is winter in Xinjiang from November to April of the following year. In recent years, winter tourism in Xinjiang has gradually formed a scale, mainly including Kanas ice and snow tour, Tianshan Tianchi ice and snow tour, Kashgar folk custom tour and so on. In addition, Xinjiang in the long winter is a paradise for outdoor sports enthusiasts such as skiing, skating and hiking in the desert.

May to October is the tourist season in Xinjiang, and the best tourist season is July, August and September.

Xinjiang is far from the ocean, surrounded by high mountains, and it is difficult for marine moisture to enter, forming an obvious continental climate. The temperature changes greatly, the sunshine time is long (the annual sunshine time is 25 ~ 35 hours), the precipitation is small and the air is dry. Generally speaking, the winter temperature in northern Xinjiang is higher than that in southern Xinjiang, and the summer temperature in southern Xinjiang is higher than that in northern Xinjiang.

It is the coldest in Leng Yue (January), and the average temperature is below minus 2℃ in Junggar Basin. The absolute minimum temperature in Fuyun County on the northern edge of the basin reached minus 5.15℃, making it one of the coldest areas in China.

In the hottest month (July), the average temperature in Turpan, known as "Huozhou", was above 33℃, and the absolute maximum temperature reached 49.6℃, ranking first in China. Due to the great temperature difference between spring and summer and autumn and winter in most parts of Xinjiang, there has always been a saying that "wear a fur coat early and wear yarn at noon, and eat watermelon around the stove". The climate in Xinjiang will also have a direct impact on travel.

"It snows in the Tianshan Mountains in May, but it is cold without flowers"; "the north wind rolls the white grasses and breaks them, and the Eighth-month snow across the Tartar sky", Xinjiang is absolutely cold.

"September is still sweaty, and the wind blows sand"; "Volcanoes should be hotter in June, and pedestrians at Chiting crossing are absolutely deserted." Xinjiang is also hot enough.

In winter, there will always be several cold waves in Xinjiang, and the coldest January average temperature in Junggar Basin will be around minus 16℃. It is snowy in northern Xinjiang. In winter and spring, the deepest snowfall in Altai forest region, Tacheng and Ili Valley can reach more than 1 meter, and the temperature of-4 to-5℃ has also happened. Even the temperature in Urumqi will drop to minus 15℃. National highways have also become icy roads, and vehicles must use snow chains. On the day of dripping into ice, there are no flowers, green grass, fresh fruits and bright dresses. At this time, you can't go to many places except to go to southern Xinjiang or play with ice and snow in the scenery of the northern country or explore with a horse-drawn sledge. Therefore, from the end of October, the whole of Xinjiang has entered a long off-season of tourism until after May of the following year.

Xinjiang is deeply inland, and the surrounding mountains block the water vapor from the ocean, creating a typical temperate continental arid climate. Cold in winter and hot in summer, long in winter and short in summer are the most remarkable features of Xinjiang's climate.

The winter in Xinjiang can be summarized in two sentences: "It snows in the Tianshan Mountains in May, with no flowers but cold" and "the north wind rolls the white grasses and breaks them and and the Eighth-month snow across the Tartar sky". When the cold wave crosses the border, Xinjiang will experience multiple cooling, and then the whole northern Xinjiang will become a vast expanse of white. In Xinjiang in winter, the lowest temperature can reach 4-5 degrees Celsius. In addition to skiing and skating, Xinjiang in ice and snow is not suitable for traveling as a whole. The winter in Xinjiang is also long, from October to April of the following year, Xinjiang is shrouded in a cold winter.

Summer in Xinjiang is the other extreme. "It's still sweaty in September, and the wind blows the sand" and "The volcano should be hotter in June, and pedestrians at Chiting crossing are absolutely out" are the true portrayal of summer in Xinjiang. The summer heat in southern Xinjiang in July and August is unbearable. The average temperature in Turpan is around 4 degrees Celsius, and the surface temperature has been recorded at more than 7 degrees Celsius. Fortunately, the climate in Xinjiang is dry, and it won't be as boring as several stoves in the south. It's painfully wet. When traveling in Xinjiang, it is very important to replenish water. Fresh and cheap fruits are your best choice. Don't forget to take some with you at any time. There is little rain in Xinjiang, and it is always clear in Wan Li in summer, so summer has become a land of melon and fruit fragrance in summer.

Generally speaking, May-October is the tourist season in Xinjiang, and the best travel season is July, August and September. If you are chasing the beautiful scenery of Xinjiang, you will choose to go to Xinjiang in September. At the end of September, Kanas, Hemu, Baihaba, Baisha Lake and Cocoto Sea, birch trees turned golden, European aspen turned red, and tall and straight Jinsong remained green and extremely rich in color. May to June is a good time to shoot prairie, flowers, swans and herdsmen. From June to July, the color of Yili grassland is the richest, and you can see large areas of lavender and rape flowers; July to August is the best time to carry out mountaineering activities and the upper Pamirs; In mid-August, the grapes in Turpan are ripe, and it is a good time to eat melons and fruits. The Taklimakan desert and the great river bank are suitable for exploration from mid-March to May and from September to November (the surface temperature is preferably 55 degrees Celsius); October is suitable for exploring Lop Nur and Loulan areas; June to August is also suitable for travel and photography in Kanas. At the beginning of October, the herdsmen once again made the most spectacular transition; The mature autumn colors in northern Xinjiang around the National Day, especially in Altay, and the golden Populus euphratica forest in the desert in the middle and late October are the most beautiful, and the photos taken are also the most colorful and attractive. It is also a good choice to come to Urumqi to play with snow in winter, or to take pictures of winter scenery in Fuyun and Yili areas.

Eid al-Adha is a must-see day for visiting Xinjiang. It is a festival of Hui, Kazak and Uzbek ethnic minorities in China, which falls on December 1th of the Islamic calendar. In the early morning of the festival, you should bathe in fragrance, dress neatly and go to the mosque to attend the ceremony. During the Eid al-Adha Festival in Xinjiang, a grand Maixilaifu song and dance rally will be held in both urban and rural squares. In Xinjiang, Kazak, Kirgiz, Tajik, Uzbek and other ethnic groups, competitions such as picking sheep, horse racing and wrestling are also held during the festival, which is very lively.

April-May: Desert, southern Xinjiang and eastern Xinjiang

Seeing the desert on Qingming Day, around Turpan and Kumutage Desert are all good choices, and you can go back and forth from Urumqi in a very close day without worrying about accommodation.

Spring has just arrived in northern Xinjiang, but southern Xinjiang, such as Kashgar, Korla, Kuqa and Hotan, is already in full bloom. At this time, it is a very good choice to travel to southern Xinjiang. Kashgar's colorful ethnic customs and Pamirs' vastness and magnificence; The majestic beauty under the Kunlun Mountain in Hotan and the simplicity and naturalness of Hotan folk customs; Kuqa, the desert scenery of Korla, the Millennium Populus euphratica, the mysterious Grand Canyon ...

June: The Yili grassland in northern Xinjiang

is already full of flowers and green grass. Let alone the intoxicating green of Nalati grassland, Bayinbuluke grassland and Tangbula grassland, the tulips that are as red as fire and the rape flowers that are dazzling yellow along the way have already made Yili in June colorful. There are also the tranquility of Xiate Ancient Road, the lofty grassland of Karajun and the mystery of Sailimu Lake ... The whole June is the June of Yili, which is a paradise for countless tourists who yearn for the colorful world of Yili!

May-June: It's spring in Xinjiang, spring is blooming and flowers are blooming. At this time, the temperature is around 15-2 degrees, which is a good time to travel. You can visit Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountain, Hemu Scenic Area, Kanas Scenic Area and Selimu Lake, and go hiking and exploring!

July to August: the best tourist season, all parts of Xinjiang are beautiful.

The best time to travel to Xinjiang is August and September in autumn, when the weather has begun to cool and the melons and fruits are ripe. Don't elaborate on how beautiful it is. You will know when you go ~~

This is the season when melons and fruits are fragrant. Because of the strong sunshine in Turpan and Kashgar in southern Xinjiang, melons and fruits are particularly sweet when they are ripe. Watermelon, cantaloupe, melon, all kinds of grapes. There are also the Nalati Prairie and Bayinbuluke Prairie. At this time, when the mouth of the grass grows vigorously, you can go to the grassland to feel the grassland.

September ~ October: This season in northern Xinjiang is the best season for photography tourism in Xinjiang.

It is the end of summer tourism in Xinjiang, and the melons and fruits are still sweet and the climate is pleasant, and it is the most beautiful autumn in Kanas. Friends who like photography must not miss this excellent opportunity. The time is quite short. In about half a month, Xinjiang officially entered the cold and long winter.

Xinjiang has entered autumn, and the birch forest will present brilliant golden leaves in autumn, which is more suitable for photography tour! A big gathering of photographers will be held in Kanas. If you can photograph that golden autumn scenery when the sun rises on the horizon, it is definitely worth showing off and collecting!

November to April next year: snow and ice

Kanas snow and ice tour, Tianshan Tianchi snow and ice tour, Kashgar folk customs tour, etc. In addition, Xinjiang in the long winter is a paradise for outdoor sports enthusiasts such as skiing, skating and hiking in the desert. pack up