The Magnificent Xinjiang Travel Guide – Recommended Travel Routes to Xinjiang in 2025

  Guo Jing Takes You to Travel Xinjiang, with the Most Comprehensive Travel Guide and the Best Travel Routes

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  The best travel season in Xinjiang: July, August, September, October

  1. March-April: It is windy, with cold waves invading, and prone to gale-force winds and floating dust. The precipitation increases. At this time, visiting southern Xinjiang is a good choice, with peach and apricot blossoms blooming, as well as the newly revived grasslands. You can enjoy wild apricot blossoms in Turpan, Shanshan, and other places.

  2. June: In the Yili region, you can enjoy the sea of flowers all over the mountains and the most beautiful lavender (peak beauty in mid-June), but fruits and vegetables are not yet ripe at this time.

The Magnificent Xinjiang Travel Guide - Recommended Travel Routes to Xinjiang in 2025

  3. July-August: You can still see the sea of flowers all over the mountains and the vast, lush grasslands, making the mountainous regions a great summer resort. At this time, the grasslands welcome the Nadamu Festival and the Tianma Festival. However, the lavender has already been harvested, and fruits and vegetables start to ripen from mid-August.The Magnificent Xinjiang Travel Guide - Recommended Travel Routes to Xinjiang in 2025

  4. September to October: It is the most beautiful harvest season in Xinjiang with comfortable weather, truly a golden autumn season with fragrant fruits. Autumn Kanas is recognized as having the most beautiful autumn scenery in China, and the poplar forests in southern Xinjiang are also tinged with the colors of golden autumn. Fruits are also in their harvest season. However, these two months are also the peak tourist season in Xinjiang, with corresponding increases in prices and scenic area ticket prices.

  5. Winter: Temperatures can drop to minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. Many places are closed due to snow, and many attractions are also closed. However, this is the off-season for tourism, with lower prices and discounted tickets for some scenic areas. Some attractions are even free to visit, allowing you to see the snowy landscapes of northwest China. But I believe that the viewing value in winter is not as good as that in summer and autumn.

  III: [Precautions for Traveling in Xinjiang]

  1. ‘Wearing a fur coat in the morning and a gauze shirt in the afternoon, eating watermelon around the fireplace’ is a typical portrayal of the climate in Xinjiang. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare for cold prevention and heatstroke prevention.

  2. Xinjiang has long hours of sunshine and high temperatures in summer. Therefore, it is necessary to bring sunscreen items such as sunscreen lotion, sun umbrellas, and hats.

  3. Xinjiang has a dry climate with strong winds and sandstorms. Female travelers are advised to prepare corresponding moisturizing and sunscreen cosmetics, bring plenty of water, and carry a lip balm with them.

  5. There are many scenic areas and attractions in Xinjiang, and many of them are along the way. Therefore, renting a car for self-guided tours is a good choice, as it is free and flexible, saving time while allowing you to see more attractions.

  Recommended surrounding routes:

  One-day tour of Nanshan Pasture

  Nanshan is located in the vast mountainous area in the south of Urumqi, Xinjiang, at the foot of the northern Karawu Mountains in the Northern Tianshan Mountains. Nanshan Pasture is 75 kilometers away from the urban area and is located in the transitional zone between middle and low mountains at an altitude of 2,252 meters.

  One-day tour of Tianshan Grand Canyon

  Tianshan Grand Canyon is a national AAAAA-level scenic area, a national forest park, a national sports and leisure base, a training base for national fitness and outdoor activities in the autonomous region, a hiking base in the autonomous region, and a training base for national fitness and mountain climbing in the autonomous region.

  One-day tour of Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountains

  Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountains is a World Natural Heritage site, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a national geological park, a national key scenic area, a national civilized scenic tourist area, an international man and biosphere reserve, and a great place to visit in China.

  One-day tour of Turpan

  Turpan City is located in central Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, adjacent to Hami City in the east, and borders Hejing, Heshuo, Yuli, and Ruoqiang counties of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in the west and south. It is separated from Urumqi City and Qitai, Jimsar, and Mulei counties of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture by the Tianshan Mountains in the north.

  [Recommended Travel Routes] —— Long-distance routes in the surrounding area

  High-quality tour without mandatory self-paid activities or shopping. A hot-selling product of the season.

  Five-day in-depth tour of Yili, Xinjiang

  D1 Urumqi – Sayram Lake Sayram Lake

  D2 Sayram Lake – Tekes Fruit Valley, Lavender, Karajun

  D3 Tekes – Kurdning – Nalati Kurdning

  D4: Nalati Grassland – Bayanbulak – Nalati (Aerial View and Valley) Bayanbulak Grassland

  D5: Bayanbulak – Urumqi – Return to Urumqi via National Highway 218 passing through Hougou, Toksun, Daban City, Salt Lake, and Wind Power Station

  6-Day In-depth Kanas Tour

  6-Day In-depth Kanas Tour – Tianchi, Turpan + Kanas

  D1: Urumqi – Koktokay – Koktokay

  D2: Koktokay – Habahe – Koksu River and Birch Forest Scenic Area

  D3: Habahe – Hemu – Hemu

  D4: Hemu – Kanas – Kanas, Fish Viewing Platform

  D5: Kanas – Burqin – Colorful Beach

  D6: Burqin – Urumqi – Urho Devil’s City

  D1: Urumqi – Burqin – Colorful Beach

  D2: Burqin – Kanas Lake – Kanas, Fish Viewing Platform

  D3: Kanas – Hemu – Burqin – Hemu

  D4: Burqin – Kuitun – Urho Devil’s City

The Magnificent Xinjiang Travel Guide - Recommended Travel Routes to Xinjiang in 2025

  D5: Kuitun – Sayram Lake – Yining – Sayram Lake, Fruit Valley

  D6: Yining – Nalati – Nalati (Aerial View and Valley Grassland)

  D7: Nalati – Bayanbulak Grassland – Hejing – Bayanbulak Grassland

  Don’t want to take a bus? More travel transportation options are available for you to choose from.

  Recommended Train Routes

  Routes and Prices of the Beautiful Xinjiang Tourism Train

  6 Nights and 7 Days Quality Tour of the Beautiful Xinjiang Tourism Train

  Itinerary Arrangement:

  D1: Urumqi → Yining (Sleeper Train, Departure at 8:50 pm)

  D2: Yining → Nalati → Yining

  D3: Yining → Sayram Lake →霍尔果斯Port → Yining

  D4: Yining → Beitun City

  D5: Beitun City — Jiadengyu

  D6: Jiadengyu → Kanas → Beitun → Urumqi (Sleeper Train)

  D7: Urumqi – Arrive at Urumqi Station at 7 am.

  8 Nights and 9 Days Quality Tour of the Beautiful Xinjiang Tourism Train

  Itinerary Arrangement:

  D1: Urumqi → Beitun

  D2: Beitun City → Jiadengyu

  D3: Jiadengyu → Kanas → Jiadengyu

  D4: Kanas → Beitun City

  D5: Beitun City → Yining

  D6: Yining → Nalati Town

  D7: Nalati → Bayanbulak → Yining

  D8: Yining → Sayram Lake → Yining → Urumqi

  D9: Yining → Urumqi

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