The latest detailed version of Xinjiang travel guide

Xinjiang is a very mysterious and vast area, and it is also the largest province in China. Since ancient times, this is the land where many cultures in the western regions and civilizations in the Central Plains blend. It has unique geographical features and climate environment, and produces many sweet and delicious fruits. Here is a detailed strategy for you.

First, the preparations for Xinjiang tourism

1. The geographical area of Xinjiang is too large, equivalent to four times that of Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong combined. Almost one-third of the time spent traveling in Xinjiang is spent by car every day, so friends who want to travel in Xinjiang must be prepared to take a long-distance bus. It is worth mentioning that the scenery on both sides of the road in Xinjiang is really good, and sometimes the most beautiful scenery is on the road.

Xinjiang is sunny and dry everywhere. Xinjiang is located in the middle of the Eurasian continent, and the water vapor in the ocean is difficult to reach. Urumqi is the farthest city from the ocean in the world. Therefore, the climate in Xinjiang is generally dry and the air humidity is low. Therefore, when traveling to Xinjiang, we must do a good job of hydrating and moisturizing. If you want to visit friends in Hotan area and Taklimakan desert area, you should also take measures to prevent wind and sand.

Panorama of Xinjiang tourism

Second, travel time.

The best tourist season in Xinjiang: June, July, August, September, 65438+ 10.

March-April: Strong winds and cold waves attack, which are prone to strong winds, dust and increased precipitation. It is a good choice to go to southern Xinjiang at this time. Peach blossoms and apricot blossoms are in full bloom, and there is a prairie that has just recovered. You can see wild apricot flowers in Turpan and Shanshan.

(2) June: You can enjoy the flower sea and the most beautiful lavender in Yili (the most beautiful in mid-June), but the fruits and vegetables are not yet mature.

July-August: You can still see the sea of flowers and the vast grassland with rich water plants all over the mountains. This mountain area is a good summer resort. At this time, the grassland welcomes Nadam and Tianma Festival. But lavender has been harvested, and melons and fruits began to mature in mid-August.

-65438+ October: The most beautiful harvest season in Xinjiang. The weather is comfortable, it is the real autumn season, and the fruits are fragrant. Kanas in autumn is recognized as the most beautiful autumn scenery in China. Populus euphratica forest in southern Xinjiang is also dyed with the color of autumn, and the fruit is also in the harvest season. However, these two months are also the most prosperous tourist season in Xinjiang, and accordingly, prices and scenic spot ticket prices have risen.

Xinjiang tourist map

Third, the level of consumption

Do you think the prices in Xinjiang are very low? In fact, you are only half right. In southern Xinjiang, prices are really low. Basically, you can eat a full meal for more than ten yuan, and fruit is cheaper. For example, fifty cents a kilogram of watermelon in Kuqa is one kilogram! It is big and sweet.

But! Focus! Prices in northern Xinjiang are not low at all, especially the level of tourism consumption is very high. I can say for sure that the level of tourism consumption in northern Xinjiang is comparable to that in first-tier cities such as Beishangguang! What caught me off guard most in Xinjiang was the price of food and beverage. In northern Xinjiang, a full meal often costs at least 30-40 yuan (more expensive near the scenic spot). Because the food in Xinjiang is big and correspondingly expensive, it costs at least 20-25 yuan per plate. If it is in a scenic spot, it is even more terrible. In Kanas Scenic Area, I saw such a small dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes actually sold to 48 yuan! Want to eat meat in the peak season, basically 55-65 yuan (except barbecue).

Tickets for scenic spots are not cheap, especially for well-known scenic spots with large areas. Plus the interval tickets, they are basically more than 150, and some even more than 200 or 300.

Therefore, you must ensure that you have enough travel expenses before coming to Xinjiang. Traveling in Xinjiang may cost a lot of money. In this regard, traveling with a group is the best choice. After all, the price of scenic spots tickets, hotels, lunches, etc. What a travel agency can buy is much cheaper than what you can buy yourself.

Xinjiang tourism road map

Fourth, the tourist route.

The classic tourist routes in Xinjiang are generally divided into four routes: east, west, north and south.

If you want to go to the Great Ring Road in Xinjiang, the order is generally: North.

Urumqi-Keketuohai Brzin-Gadengyu Harmonious Kanas Lake Baihabahe County Rainbow Beach Brzin

B Urumqi-Cocotohai Brzin-Rainbow Beach Baihabakanas Lake in Habahe County and Harmony Garden Emerald Brzin

PS: Altay hiking route:

A. Hiking on the eastern route: 3-4 days.

Dengyu-Kanas Black Lake Harmonious Village Midway Inn

B. Take the western route: 4 days.

Kanas-Tubek-Shuanghu Na Ren Ranch-Baihaba

Western tour (mainly in Yili area): 8-9 days.

Brzin-Wuerhe (Ghost Town)-Horgos Port, Guozigou Bridge, Sailimu Lake, Junqiong Kusta Narati Bayinbuluke of Zhaosu Tekskala Army in Yining.

PS: Joan Kushitai-Kara Army hiking route: 2-3 days.

Sicarra Jun, the flower stand of the camping platform in Joan Kushitai Village.

Southern Tour (Southern Xinjiang Wind Lantern): 9- 10 days.

Babuluke Duku Highway Kuqa Kashi-Hongqi Lahu Port Tashkurgan County Tashi County Kashi-Hotan-Minfeng Desert Highway Korla Urumqi

East Tour: 4-5 days.

Urumqi-Tianshan Tianchi Urumqi Turpan Shanshan Hami

Overview map of tourist routes in northern Xinjiang

Xinjiang tourist aviation map

Recommendation of Eight Beautiful Scenery in Xinjiang

1. The last tear in the Atlantic Ocean | Sailimu Lake

Limu Lake is backed by snow-capped mountains, surrounded by vast grasslands, and the lake is clear and blue. It has always been one of the most famous scenic spots in Xinjiang because of its beautiful scenery. Every June and July, wild flowers of various colors bloom on the grassland near the lake, which is a spectacular sight that can't be missed.

Lake Limu has a large area. The road around the lake is about 70 kilometers, and there is scenery around the lake. You can stop and take pictures. Flowers are in full bloom on the grassland. She is like a pure pearl embedded in Yili grassland.

When you get close to selim, you will be taken in. Free cattle and sheep, herdsmen's cigarettes and small flowers all over the mountain can gallop on the grassland, sit in a daze by the lake, have a big meal in the tent, and enjoy the stars under the starry sky in Sailimu Lake at night.

Tips:

: 1. Tickets: 70 yuan

2. The best time to play: May to September.

3. It is recommended to play 1 day.

2. The most beautiful air grassland in China | Nalati

Nalati grassland is famous for its magnificence, vastness and diversity, and has become one of the four famous grasslands in the world. It includes valleys, grasslands and air grassland. Air grassland, located at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, is actually a plateau pasture. Ma Pingchuan is surrounded by mountains as far as the eye can see.

In spring and summer, accompanied by reeds, tall fescue and thyme, iris is swaying in the wind and full of vitality, and the ground is covered with thick green carpets. Flocks of cattle and sheep, like white clouds, are scattered among them, eating grass, chewing and drinking water leisurely, while horses gallop happily.

From a distance, snow-capped mountains are covered with helmets and armour, spruce trees are tall and handsome, streams and springs are winding, blue sky and white clouds are dotted with eagles, yurts are scattered all over the sky, and smoke from kitchen chimneys is curling, revealing a rich atmosphere. Picturesque beauty composes a moving movement in which man and nature live in harmony.

Tips:

: 1. Tickets: Tickets for 95 yuan.

2. Best time to play: June-September.

3. It is recommended to play 1 day.

3. The first beauty in Yili | Guozigou

Guozigou Guozigou, with a total length of 28 kilometers and dangerous terrain, is a natural gateway in Yili area and a famous canyon passage, reaching Sailimu Lake in the north and Yili River Valley in the south. Wild Seville apples, apricots and walnuts spread all over the beaches and slopes of the valley. The name "Guozigou" came from this. Chu Cai of The Journey to the West in the early Mid-Yuan Dynasty said that "the land is all forest, the shadows are all green, and the sun is not exposed". The Lin Ling mentioned here is a wild apple. Guozigou is a natural treasure house endowed by nature. It not only distributes vast fruit trees, but also has rich medicinal resources. Rabbits, foxes and wolves haunt the dense forest, where flowers are in full bloom, bees and butterflies are flying, and pine trees and birch trees are lush and beautiful.

Tips:

: 1. Tickets: free.

2. The best time to play: May to September.

3. It is recommended to play 1-2 hours.

4. Suddenly fall into paradise on earth | Kara Jun

Xinjiang Kalajun grassland is a typical mountain meadow grassland with gentle terrain and broad vision. The best season for blooming is from May to September. In midsummer, the grass is lush, the rain is abundant and the sun is shining. In Shan Ye, Kalajun Grassland, Yili, all kinds of wild flowers bloom like stars. A ditch on the grassland, a green cloud shirt, interwoven between the flowery grasslands, the sunset at dawn and the clouds after the rain. The mountains are undulating, with dense snow spruce growing, and the mountains are vast. The top of Kalajun Prairie in Yili, Xinjiang is a plateau landform inclined to the south, just like a floating grassland, a fairyland on earth.

Tips:

: 1. Tickets: Karajun refers to Karajun Eco-tourism Zone, including East and West Karajun, Kuoxu Grand Canyon, Xuefeng in the Middle Tianshan Mountains and the Forest of Nature. Tickets are sold separately for each scenic spot, which is far away. Karajun grassland generally refers to Karajun scenic spot in the east and west, and it is also the main place for tourists to visit Karajun grassland. (Karajun Tickets Overtime Bus 170 yuan)

2. The best time to play: May to September.

3. It is recommended to play 1 day.

5. Tianshan Pure Land | Qiongkushitai

Joan Kushitai is full of ravines and is quite masculine on the grassland. Numerous gullies have been cut on the ground, and the calm grassland is outlined like waves in the sea. Here, you can see blue sky, white clouds, silver snow-capped mountains, dark green fir forests, light blue grasslands and colorful flowers. Several colors are bright and harmonious, forming a natural picture. Walking into the village of Qiongkuxitai surrounded by mountains, you will find yourself in a fairyland. It is adjacent to the Kurdai River. Due to the wide valley and abundant rain in summer, the whole village is mild and humid. In the morning, you can get close to nature, and in the afternoon, you can have a cup of green tea with herders and feel the original ecological life. In the sunset, you can sit quietly in front of the wooden house and accept the gift of nature. At night, you can lie on the grass and look at the beautiful starry sky in the city that you will never see.

Tips:

: 1. Tickets: free.

2. Best time to play: all year round

3. It is recommended to play 1 day.

6. Xinjiang Wonderland | Zhaosu (Saudi Ancient Road)

Xiata is the sound transmission of Mongolian "Shatu Oman", which means "ladder". There is Tengger Peak, the second highest peak in Tianshan Mountain. In ancient times, it was the summer capital of Wusunguo and the transportation hub from Yili to Aksu. 1300 years ago, Tang Xuanzang passed through here to learn from India, thus making this ancient road famous all over the world. The special summer canyon is like a long corridor, with two sides standing on the wall like a barrier. Traveling along this natural tunnel, you can see bees flying butterflies and deer flying eagles, and the scenery is dazzling. In summer, the Tahe River rushes out from the mountains and cuts out a flat grassland. Slow and urgent, the waves roll, turning milky waves all year round. On the endless grassland, green grass is woven, horses gallop, and cattle and sheep are everywhere; Wild flowers are everywhere, bees are flying, butterflies are flying, and colorful spots can be seen everywhere. The canyon is like a piece of pure land neglected by paradise on earth, in a corner gradually forgotten by the crowd and the secular.

Tips:

: 1. Tickets: 30 yuan +60 yuan coach.

2. The best time to play: May -65438+ 10.

3. It is recommended to play for 5-6 hours.

7. Little-known World Natural Heritage in Xinjiang | Kudrin

Kurdish scenic spot is the most dense forest area in Tianshan Mountain, with rare spruce forest resources in the world. Complete virgin forest types and vegetation are the most typical representatives of the entire Tianshan forest ecosystem. As early as 1984, it was designated as Ling Xue Spruce Nature Reserve in Xinjiang, and in April 2000 it was designated as West Tianshan National Nature Reserve. There are more than 65,438 0,000 species of higher plants, 65,438 0.46 species of terrestrial vertebrates and 65,438 0.96 species of insects in the nature reserve, among which the national key protected species.

Tips:

: 1. Tickets: 30 yuan

2. Best time to play: June-September.

3. It is recommended to play for 5-6 hours.

8. The most beautiful wetland in China | Bayinbuluke

The mountains around Bayinbuluke Grassland Scenic Area are all above 3000 meters above sea level, which are typical alpine grassland, alpine meadow grassland, alpine swamp grassland and mountain meadow grassland. The vast grassland covers the whole land like a huge green carpet. There are abundant aquatic plants in the scenic area, which are all over rivers and lakes, while the grassland is surrounded by mountains, with rolling mountains, vast grassland and beautiful scenery. Xinjiang Bayinbuluke Grassland Scenic Area has the famous Swan Lake in Bayinbuluke, with nine bends and eighteen bends. Beautiful scenery, but also a favorite photography destination for photographers.

Swan Lake Scenic Area is a famous scenic spot in Bayinbuluke, a quiet lake in the middle of green grassland. Every year from June to September, many swans come here to breed, and the scene is quiet and serene. This is also the best season to shoot swans in Swan Lake Scenic Area in Bayinbuluke, Xinjiang, but it may not be seen in other seasons. There are 13 springs, 7 lakes and 20 rivers on the grassland. Kaidu River, which meanders in Bayinbuluke grassland scenic spot in Xinjiang, is known as "nine bends and eighteen bends", where you can enjoy the magnificent sunset glow and sunset glow.

Tips:

1. Tickets: 65 yuan +90 yuan.

2. Best time to play: June-September.

3. It is recommended to play 1 day.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) language problem

In the big cities of Xinjiang, it is basically no problem to communicate in Chinese, but some ethnic autonomous prefectures in northern Xinjiang may encounter language barriers. You should speak Chinese as slowly as possible when you meet ethnic minorities. If the other person still doesn't understand, try to ask the children, because Xinjiang is basically bilingual now, and many children can speak Chinese.

: six. Travel notes

1. Weather: As the saying goes, "Wear cotton-padded jacket in the morning, wear yarn in the afternoon, and eat watermelon around the stove." The weather in Xinjiang is changeable, and one day can experience four seasons. Please be prepared for sun protection, cold protection and rain protection.

2. Clothing: The temperature difference between day and night in Xinjiang is large. Even in July and August, it is very cold at night. Clothes should be breathable and warm. In addition, try to wear loose, cotton pants. Don't wear sandals barefoot if you want to ride a horse. It won't be long before the stirrup pierces your foot.

3. Sunscreen and heatstroke prevention: Some areas in Xinjiang have high altitude and strong ultraviolet rays. Please take sunscreen (such as sunscreen and high-altitude sunglasses), preferably long-sleeved trousers, or you will definitely lose a layer of skin at the end of the day. In addition, the highest temperature in Turpan in summer can reach more than 40 degrees, so it needs to be equipped with drugs or granules for clearing away heat and heatstroke.

4. Traffic: Xinjiang straight road is easy to fatigue and overspeed; Tianshan Daban and other places have steep roads and poor road conditions. Drive carefully; Moreover, most of Xinjiang is a pastoral area, and there are often cattle, sheep and other livestock on the road. You should apologize for driving into livestock. Friends who travel abroad, please pay attention to safety! In addition, the time on the road may be longer, so passengers with motion sickness should pay attention.

5. Rent a car: It's better to have more than one person who can drive, because Xinjiang has a vast territory, and it's normal for each scenic spot to be five or six hundred kilometers apart. Driving alone will be very tiring. At the same time, because there are few cars on expressways in Xinjiang, many people will overspeed, so we must pay attention to safety.

6. Shopping: Everything in Xinjiang is sold by the kilogram. You ask how many kilograms, just wait to be slaughtered. Even if the other party says how much is a catty, that's how much is a catty. Make no mistake, pay someone twice their salary. In addition, try to be friendly in minority areas. If you are not sure what you want, don't bargain casually, otherwise it may cause dissatisfaction among local minority businessmen. Some ethnic groups have some taboos, so we must learn more and respect more.

7. Accommodation: Generally speaking, except for a few modern hotels in Urumqi, Karamay and other cities in Xinjiang, the accommodation conditions in other places are relatively simple and the prices are relatively expensive. Many places don't have air conditioning, and some places don't even have showers and separate toilets. You should have these basic understandings before you go. Boarding in folk houses with national characteristics, although the conditions are simple, is also a different experience from another perspective. Of course, some scenic spots also have modern hotels with luxurious decoration. In sparsely populated remote areas, accommodation is not very convenient. Some places rarely visited by tourists have no hotels, guest houses or even residents. They only have their own cars and other means of transportation and their own tents.

8. Banks: There are many kinds of banks in state capitals, such as China Bank, China Construction Bank and Agricultural Bank. But there are few county and township banks, so we should prepare some cash. Most places can pay by WeChat or Alipay, but it is not necessary in some remote places where the signal is not good, so please prepare enough cash and store it separately to reduce the risk of loss.

9. Time difference: There is a two-hour time difference between Xinjiang and the mainland. The working hours of most service agencies and government departments are different from those in the Mainland. They usually go to work in the morning 10 and 1 1, and have a long break at noon. I usually go to work after 15. In addition, although all passenger stations are based on Beijing time, local minority drivers are used to saying Xinjiang time, so pay special attention to confirming the time when renting a car or taking a bus.

10. Inadaptability: The water in Xinjiang is alkaline and hard, and people who are not used to it will be constipated. It is easy for orientals to have diarrhea when they eat all kinds of mutton products and dairy products in Xinjiang, but it is not good to be too fresh.

1. security check: the security check in Xinjiang is very strict (it may need to be checked repeatedly in the middle). At the airport, after emptying your pockets and taking off your shoes, you should scan the soles of your feet and conduct a second security check at the boarding passage; Generally, railway stations, bus stations and other transportation hubs have to go through 3-4 security checks, so you should go at least one hour in advance, whether by plane, train or car.

12. Because the climate in Xinjiang is dry, it is best not to wear contact lenses. Especially in some areas, the accommodation conditions are poor and it is not convenient to wash. If you want to bring it, you should bring more backups.

13. Border: There are many military restricted zones and border areas in Xinjiang, and it is forbidden to visit and take photos. Please keep this in mind, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble; To go to Baihaba, Horgos, Hongqi Lapu and other places, you need to go to the border defense brigade in Burqin County, Huocheng County and Tashkurgan County to apply for border passes, or you can go to the police station where Hukouben belongs in advance. If you apply locally again, you may have to wait in line for a long time.

14. insurance: accidents and diseases may occur at any time during the journey, especially when going to special areas for special activities, such as climbing mountains, crossing deserts and hiking on ancient roads. Even if you are strong and agile, you'd better have relevant insurance before going out.

15. It is recommended to ride if there is an opportunity.

Seven, Xinjiang cuisine recommendation

Soy sauce noodles

Noodles are commonly known as Lamian Noodles in Xinjiang. People in Xinjiang don't have to roll, they are all made by hand. They are mixed with all kinds of vegetables, beef and mutton, and taste delicious. It is a popular pasta that people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang like.

Lamb Kebabs

Mutton skewers in Xinjiang are indispensable. Xinjiang kebabs are famous snacks in China. The meat is tender, soft and crisp, and the taste is spicy and mellow. A string of mutton here can top five strings of mutton in Guangzhou, but the quantity is very large.

Big-plate chicken

After more than ten years of development and change, Xinjiang saute spicy chicken has spread all over the country. The main ingredients of saute spicy chicken are chicken pieces and potato pieces, which are cooked with noodles. Saute spicy chicken in Xinjiang is very colorful, including spicy chicken and juicy and waxy potatoes. Biting the sauce stimulates the taste buds and makes my tongue dance with it.

snappish

Naan is the staple food of Uighurs, so wherever you go, you can eat crispy and delicious Naan. It is suggested that it will taste better with milk tea.

Baked steamed bread

The steamed stuffed bun just baked is very attractive. Mutton and onion are mixed with the flavor of natural pepper. Take a bite, the skin is thin and the meat is fresh and juicy, which makes people memorable.

Hand pilaf

One of the traditional staple foods of Uygur people, it tastes sweet and salty. Hand-grabbed rice is shiny and delicious. Rob rice is delicious only if it is caught. Add some light pickles when eating, and it will taste better. You can take a sip of brick tea to relieve greasy pilaf.

8. Reference price of Xinjiang cuisine

1. Stir-fried chicken (depending on the number of people, the middle plate can eat at least three people. Finally, add some spaghetti sauce (better) 70- 150 yuan.

2. Mutton kebabs (remember, mutton in Xinjiang is not delicious! ) 3- 10 yuan/string

3. Mutton steamed stuffed bun and thin bag 3-5 yuan/piece.

4. Dry food necessary for long-distance travel, within 5 yuan

5. Roast whole sheep is about 0/60 per kilogram/kloc.

6. Hand-grabbed rice (mutton) 20-From 25 yuan

7. Oil level (highly recommended! The best mixed noodles! )20- Go

14. The cold fresh fish in Altay (steamed better personally) started in 25 yuan.

15. Tank surface

16. Indian liquid cream

17, oil tower, oil cake

18. noodle soup 10-20 yuan

19. bean jelly (the best in Yili) 5- 10 yuan.

20. Milk, horse milk (bargaining about 20-30 kg), camel milk.

2 1. blood sausage (the best in Yili)

22. Stewed fish (the best in Yili)

take notes

24. Mutton tripe with meat stuffing

25. soup rice 15 yuan.

26, rice sausage, noodles and lungs, sheep offal

27, Wusu beer (easier to go to the brain than mainland beer, with barbecue! )

The spread of seeds

29. Cold noodles (also called yellow noodles) and rice noodles 15 yuan.

30. Horse sausage and smoked horse meat in Yili

3 1. Doudou noodles

32. Milk tea (very distinctive)

Matters needing attention

People who are lactose intolerant should not try any milk from Xinjiang easily, including yogurt! Otherwise, you will vomit and diarrhea all day! Is the yogurt with trademark in the store produced by the factory or safe to eat?

Don't waste food. Don't rob the master's works, especially the teapot. Wash your hands before meals, and don't splash water. Splashing water is considered unlucky. Please dry or dry.

Because horse milk will produce alcohol after fermentation. Drivers had better drink after driving (kawas will get a little drunk if he drinks too much). But remember, horse milk generally has a short shelf life, so you should drink it as soon as possible.

8. Fruits and dried fruits (kg)

In Xinjiang, there is a well-known jingle: grapes in Turpan, melons in Hami, pears in Korla and pomegranates in Yecheng. This is a well-known hometown of fruits and vegetables, and fresh and dried fruits and vegetables abound in the market all year round.

1. Walnut and fig in Hotan Cele

2. Grapes and raisins in Turpan (grapes will not mature until mid-August)

3. Almonds in shache, Kashgar

4. Mulberry trees in southern Xinjiang

5. Aksu's "rock candy heart" apple

6. Watermelon (50 cents a kilogram of Kuqa watermelon)

7.cantaloupe

8. Yecheng pomegranate

9. Korla fragrant pear (ripe in October)

10. Aksu Hotan Jujube

1 1. Kuqa white star

X. shopping guide

In Xinjiang, people often go shopping in Grand Bazaar, which means a big market. If you want to shop in Xinjiang, big bazaars and farmers' markets are good choices.

Featured goods:

1. dried fruit

2. Flower hat

carpet

4. Hetian jade (Hetian jade is the best to buy, and it must have certain discriminating ability)

5. Lavender products (essential oil, mask, sachet, etc.). ).)

6. Musical instruments (Dongbula, drums, Dutar, etc. )

7. Adele silk

8. Hami paper-cutting

9. Osman eyebrow pencil

10. Xinjiang pottery

1, all kinds of jewelry

Matters needing attention

There is a duty-free shop on the border between China and Kazakhstan at Horgos Port. Friends who like to chop hands have already missed it. There are goods from Central Asian and European countries here. For ladies who like to buy cosmetics, this is your paradise.