Is it safe for foreigners travel to Xinjiang?

It is a frequently asked question by people who have plans for Xinjiang Travel. As a local travel agency who specialize in proving Xinjiang tours to English speaking travelers for over 10 year, we can absolutely tell you it is safe to travel to Xinjiang.

We will talk about why it is safe to travel to Xinjiang from the bellowing aspects

1.     Xinjiang is stable in politics and economy. Each minority live in harmony. Although there are 13 minorities in Xinjiang, but they all respect each other’s religion and culture that is the most important reason that they can live in harmony.  So travelers travelling to Xinjiang have no fear of local conflicts could harm your own safety

2.     Xinjiang travel travel bureau has announced standard tourism regulations to make sure each travel agency/hotel/car company/ scenic point could offer good service to ensure travelers coming to Xinjiang could have a memorable trip. Any behavior of hidden cost would not be expected during the travel in Xinjiang.

3.     Xinjiang road is well paved and have good speed control as safe driving is always the No.1 factor while travelling in a foreign place.  

4.     Xinjiang has good hospital system that is of similar level of the hospital in major cities in China, so while traveler need good medical treatment, that would also something travelers do not need to worry about

5.     Xinjiang as other parts of China, travelers could use online payment such as wechat pay, Alipay as well as cash. It is possible to withdraw local currency from ATM machine directly.  Payment is safe and convenient in Xinjiang.

6.     Thief is very few Xinjiang as there are many police stations so no thief could run out of control, so travelling to Xinjiang, travelers would not need consider robbery, stealing etc. It would be totally fine for you to walk on the street at 2 or 3am or anytime in morning without worry of safety.

Xinjiang is one of the safest places to travel in China. So do feel free to plan your travel to Xinjiang.

As a very important place of the China Silk Road Journey, Xinjiang should be a must visited place if you get a chance. Due to the importance of Xinjiang and high demand of Xinjiang Tourism, there are train/flights to Xinjiang from most cities in China so it is very easy to plan your Xinjiang travel.  To get good flight rate, it is recommended to book your Xinjiang flight at an early stage instead of last-minute booking

Planning a trip to Xinjiang, we have the bellowing suggestions

1.Don’t shop from the vendors who try to sell products at street, buying things from the bazzar with shops are okay

2.Do not forget to put suncream as the sunlight is very strong  in Xinjiang , needs to protect from sunburnt

3.Do not just bring clothes for one season as there are big temperature difference between day and night time. Even in Summer, it could be cold in the evening and morning

4.Do not join in big bus shopping tour to save the cost ,otherwise will ending in constantly going to shops instead of sightseeing

5.Please do not forget to ask small portion of food as Xinjiang food usually is suitable for big appetite as local people eat a lot.

6.Xinjiang chilly is super spicy, do not underestimate how spicy it would be

7.Do not forget to prepare medicine to help you to digest local food

8.Do not forget to bring the passport with you everyday as there are lots of security checks on the way, will need to check ID or passport information

9. Prepare some snacks as Xinjiang is large , it is involves long driving from one destination to another destination, restaurants may not always be available on the way.

10. Do no try to include all Xinjiang highlights in one trip as Xinjiang is really too big, Fly from the north part of Xinjiang to the south part of Xinjiang takes about 3 to 4 hrs to fly. So to visit whole Xinjiang, a traveler might need to come 3 to 4 times.

11. There are quite a few airports in Xinjiang. Such as there is Kashgar in Southern Xinjiang, Urumqi airport in center Xinjiang, Yili airport in the north part Xinjiang etc. So when book flight base on your travel plan, travelers may need to take several flights in one trip if want to include as many places as possible in Xinjiang

12. Do not order pork or pork fat in muslim quarter, do not smoke or drunk in Muslim restaurants

13. Some scenic places in Xinjiang needs to make reservation one day in advance and can not make reservation at spot and enter inside.

14. Also Xinjiang use the same time zone as rest part of China, but Xinjiang is in infact 2 hours later than mainland China. In summer, Xinjiang get dark at 23:00 and so their morning time and breakfast start at 10:00. There would no people selling breakfast at 08:00 in early morning on the streets

Generally speaking , it is safe to travel to Xinjiang, it is also recommend to come to Xinjiang as it is a beautiful place to discover for China Adventures.