Money-saving tips & pitfall avoidance guide included

💸 Detailed expenses revealed:
Transportation: Carpooling 1500/person
Accommodation: Boutique homestay 1800
Tickets: Total 600
Meals: 100 per day is enough!

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🚐 Super cost-effective itinerary:

🌈 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟏 No pitfalls in Urumqi
• Free sightseeing: Hongshan Park
• Affordable food: Hetian Second Street
• Souvenir shopping: Hualing Market

🏔️ 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟐 Money-saving tips for Tianshan Tianchi
💰 Cost: Ticket 95 + shuttle bus 60
💡 Tip: Bring your own snacks, food in the scenic area is expensive

🛣️ 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟑 Koktokay → Burqin
• Free viewing platform: Zhongshan Canyon
• Late-night snack: Riverside Night Market grilled dogfish

🎑 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟒 Kanas experience
✅ Must buy: Entrance ticket 230
✅ Time-saving: Visit the lake first, then climb the Fish Viewing Platform
✅ Accommodation: New village offers better value

🏡 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟓 Hemu 24 hours
• Breakfast: 15 yuan milk tea and naan
• Free activity: Walk in the birch forest
• Experience: 50 yuan for 1-hour horseback riding

🌄 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟔 Devil City → Kuitun
✅ Best time: Enter after 7 PM
✅ Outfit: Rent a red dress for 30 yuan
✅ Dinner: Kuitun Wang Fei Big Plate Chicken

💦 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟕 Sailimu Lake around the lake
🚗 Self-driving: 75/person, totally worth it!
📷 Free photo spot: South Gate flower sea

🌿 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟖 Nalati Grassland
🐎 Money-saving tip:
Choose the 2-hour horseback riding route
Bring your own carrots to feed the horses

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💡 Big money-saving tips:
1️⃣ Tickets:
• Student ID gets half price on all tickets
• Book in advance on the official website
• Buying combo tickets is more cost-effective

2️⃣ Transportation:
• Carpooling with 4 people is cheapest
• Night train saves accommodation costs
• Use shared bikes more in the city

3️⃣ Accommodation:
• Off-season prices save half
• Discounts for consecutive stays
• Homestays are cheaper than hotels

4️⃣ Meals:
• Buying fruit at markets is super cheap
• Naan is a money-saving magic tool
• Sharing meals is more cost-effective

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🚫 Pitfall avoidance guide:
❌ Kanas boat tour is unnecessary
❌ Hemu hot air balloon depends on budget
❌ Don’t buy scenic area specialty products
❌ Hire cars only from reputable companies

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📦 Pre-trip checklist (simplified):
👗 3 sets of clothes + 1 jacket
💊 Common toiletries
📱 Power bank + adapter
🍫 Several energy snacks

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🛍️ Shopping recommendations:
• Dried fruits at Hualing Market
• Handicrafts at Grand Bazaar
• Local milk tea at supermarkets

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💬 Real feelings:
"I thought traveling in Xinjiang would be expensive
But it was such a pleasant surprise
The scenery rivals foreign countries
Super high cost performance!"

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