Travel Tips for Xinjiang in June?
June is one of the most beautiful seasons in Xinjiang. Here are the detailed travel tips:?
1. Preparation for Travel?
Transportation: It is recommended to drive or rent a car for convenient visits to major attractions?
Luggage:?
Lightweight clothing and jackets (large temperature difference between day and night)?
Sunscreen, sunglasses, and hats?
Comfortable hiking shoes and spare shoes?
Medicine (antihistamines, stomach medicine, etc.)?
Others: Bring dental floss, as beef and lamb can easily get stuck between teeth?
II. Must-visit Attractions?
Kanas: Starting from June, Kanas is filled with verdant green grass and blooming flowers, while the forest is also filled with mushrooms and wild strawberries?
Hemu: June is the best time to visit Hemu Village, with flowers blooming on the grassland, sunny weather, and fresh air?
Sayram Lake: June is the most beautiful season at Sayram Lake, with the vast grassland adorned with verdant green, and the boundless sky filled by Sayram Lake?
Xiata: In June, Xiata enters its most beautiful season, being the grassland closest to the glacier, allowing you to view snow-capped mountains up close?
Nalati Grassland: Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, you can see nine suns at sunset?
Qiongkushitai: In June, wildflowers bloom on the grassland, creating a beautiful scenery?
Duku Highway: Opens in mid-June, you can experience four seasons in one day’s drive, with different weather conditions every ten miles?
III. Itinerary Recommendations?
Here is a recommended one-week itinerary:?
Day 1: Urumqi?
Arrive in Urumqi, check into the hotel, and adapt to the plateau climate?
Recommended attractions: Red Mountain, Urumqi Museum?
Cuisine: Try Xinjiang lamb kebabs and pilaf?
Day 2: Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountains?
Drive to Tianchi Lake in the morning (about 1.5 hours)?
Attractions: Tianchi Lake in Tianshan Mountains is located among the mountains, with clear water surrounded by snow-capped peaks?
Tourism features: Enjoy a hike around the lake and experience the tranquility and beauty of nature?
Day 3: Kanas Lake?
Depart in the morning for Kanas (about 6 hours)?
Attractions: Kanas Lake is famous for its blue water and surrounding primitive forests?
Tourism features: Enjoy hiking by the lake, bird watching, and photography?
Cuisine: Local specialty grilled fish?
Day 4: Kanas to Hemu Village?
Head to Hemu Village (about 1 hour)?
Attractions: Hemu Village is a well-preserved primitive village located in a beautiful valley?
Tourism features: Experience Kazak culture, hike through the village, and admire the beautiful mountain scenery?
Day 5: Return to Urumqi?
Return to Urumqi from Hemu Village?
You can choose to visit Baihaba Village on the way?
Enjoy Xinjiang-style hot pot in the evening?
Day 6: Turpan?
Head to Turpan (about 2 hours)?
Attractions: Flaming Mountain, Karez Wells, Grape Valley?
Tourism features: Taste fresh grapes and dried fruits, and experience the rich agricultural culture?
Day 7: Free activities in Urumqi?
You can choose to shop freely at the International Grand Bazaar to experience the local customs?
IV. Precautions?
The weather in Xinjiang is unpredictable, you can experience four seasons in one day, and the diurnal temperature variation is large. No matter which season you come, bring a warm jacket?
The small handicrafts at the Grand Bazaar are beautiful, but the prices are inflated, so don’t be deceived?
Before riding a horse, agree on the price, whether it’s charged by the hour or by the trip?
Many toilets in Xinjiang are dry latrines, so be prepared?
Xinjiang fruits have high sugar content, so don’t eat too much, otherwise you may experience stomach discomfort or diarrhea?
Be sure to sign a contract with the Tourism Regulatory Bureau?