Why are the costs of traveling in Xinjiang high?
If you travel in Xinjiang, just around Urumqi, the scope is similar to traveling through the five cities in East China.
Traveling around northern Xinjiang is equivalent to traveling through North China.
If you travel through both southern and northern Xinjiang, it’s equivalent to traveling through the regions south of the Yangtze River.
How can it not be expensive?
Below, let me analyze with you why traveling in Xinjiang is expensive?
The first cost is transportation. No matter where you depart from in the country, the flight time to Xinjiang is generally over four hours. This determines the price of air tickets. Generally, a one-way ticket from the mainland to Urumqi, Xinjiang, within 1000 yuan is already considered cheap.
Secondly, Xinjiang’s climate determines that the tourist season lasts only from June to October each year, which is less than half a year. For example, accommodation, catering, scenic spots, travel agencies, and fleets are basically closed during the off-season. Although they are closed, personnel salaries and vehicle insurance costs are still incurred. Therefore, the expenses for the entire year must be accounted for within these five months, which means the prices are inevitably higher
Then, although Xinjiang produces oil, it cannot refine it locally to produce gasoline, etc., so the oil prices are not cheap either
Lastly, compared to mainland China, the entrance fees for scenic spots in Xinjiang are generally more expensive. This is because there is often a long distance from the ticket office to the actual scenic area, ranging from a few dozen kilometers to several ten kilometers. To facilitate visitors, scenic areas usually arrange shuttle buses. Therefore, the entrance fee undoubtedly includes the cost of the shuttle bus. Moreover, Xinjiang’s scenic areas are generally large. It is normal to spend two or three days in one scenic area if you explore it thoroughly. So it is normal for the entrance fee to be higher for such large scenic areas. However, considering the public’s requirements regarding entrance fees, the autonomous region is further adjusting the prices of tickets to provide more discounts for everyone.
Visiting Xinjiang’s scenic spots covers almost all types of landscapes except the sea, including mountains, rivers, alpine lakes, deserts, grasslands, wetlands, and gobi. So a trip to Xinjiang is really worth it
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