With the arrival of the peak tourist season in Xinjiang, famous tourist attractions in northern Xinjiang such as Kanas, Nalati, Sayram Lake, and Bayanbulak have become popular choices for domestic tourism. The Xinjiang Railway Department has launched the "Great Beauty of Xinjiang" tourism special train for the fourth consecutive year from early July to late August, designing two routes: the "Great Beauty of Xinjiang" Northern Xinjiang Circular Route Tourism Line A (Kanas, Nalati, Sayram Lake) and Line B (Kanas, Nalati, Sayram Lake, Bayanbulak), with 6 nights and 7 days, and 8 nights and 9 days quality tourism products, allowing tourists from home and abroad to travel to Xinjiang by train, greatly facilitating tourists’ long-distance and convenient travel needs.
In the three years since the launch of the "Great Beauty of Xinjiang" tourism train, sales have been continuously popular and sought after by tourists, bringing perfect travel experiences to more than 7,200 tourists.
2018, Iceberg Guests International Travel Agency welcomes you. 2018 Great Beauty of Xinjiang Tourism Special Train: June, July, August, September. Inquiry Hotline: 0991-8585456
8 nights and 9 days itinerary arrangement of the Great Beauty of Xinjiang special train
D1 Various Locations – Urumqi – Beitun
After arriving in Urumqi from various parts of the country, take a short break and gather at Urumqi Station (High-speed Railway Station). Around 21:00 in the evening, take the Great Beauty of Xinjiang special train to Beitun City, the place where the Corps is stationed.
D2 Beitun – Kanas
Arrive at Beitun Railway Station at 7:30 am, pass through the important town of the Corps – Beitun, and take a car to Burqin, a riverside town with Russian flavor, for breakfast. After breakfast, depart for Kanas Scenic Area. Pass through the barren desert landscape – White Sand Mountain, and the picturesque Agenggaiti Grassland. Arrive at the Jiadenyu living area of Kanas Scenic Area for lunch at noon. After lunch, take the scenic area shuttle bus to enter the [Kanas Scenic Area] (ticket included, shuttle bus included for two entries). Along the Kanas River, enjoy the sights of the Siberian larch primitive forest, birch forest scenery, Shenxian Bay, Wolong Bay, Moon Bay, and Yaze Lake. The final stop of this shuttle bus segment is the "Transfer Center", then return to Jiadenyu. After dinner, check in at the hotel in Jiadenyu.
D3 Kanas – Hemu
After breakfast, re-enter Kanas Scenic Area to enjoy the morning glow and foggy scenery of Kanas Lake,…After lunch, return to Jiadenyu and take a shuttle bus to the [Hemu Scenic Area] known as the "God’s Private Reserve" (ticket and shuttle included). The beautiful scenery is endless on the way. Sometimes, you can see a meandering stream hidden in the dense birch forest, and sometimes, you can see a broad and magnificent rapid rushing by. Upon arrival at the Hemu Village, check in at the wooden cabin hotel, then visit the scenic spots of the Hemu River, take a leisurely walk in the birch forest, climb up Hadeng Platform to overlook the ancient Hemu Village, and immerse yourself in the tranquility and leisureliness. Have dinner at the hotel according to the notification’s gathering time. After dinner, you are free to roam under the starry sky of the ancient Hemu Village.
D4 Hemu – Beitun – Yining
Get up early to enjoy the sunrise, then take the Hemu shuttle bus back to Jiadenyu for lunch. After lunch, take a tour bus back to Burqin County, passing through the colorful fairy tale world, the world’s first beach – [Wucai Beach], with free tickets and excess mileage fees. Visit the Yadan wind erosion landform, then arrive in Beitun and take a tourist train to Yining.
D5 Beitun – Yining
About 10:00 am, take the Beautiful Xinjiang Special Train from Beitun to the border flower city of Yining, enjoying the scenery of Mount Tianshan along the way. Arrive in Yining around 9:26 pm and check into a hotel.
D6 Yining – Bayinbrook – Nalati
After breakfast, take a coach to Bayinbrook and visit China’s second-largest grassland, [Bayinbrook Grassland] (entrance fee and shuttle bus fee included). Visit the Swan Protection Area – Swan Lake, which is an alpine wetland lake surrounded by continuous snowy peaks, forming a natural barrier for Swan Lake. Enjoy the marvelous scenery of the Kaidu River’s nine curves and eighteen bends. The 516-kilometer-long Kaidu River has up to 1,142 bends. It is truly said that "the winding river flows eastward, with thousands of turns before reaching its end" (tour time is about 3 hours). Then head to Nalati and check into a hotel.
D7 Nalati – Yining
After breakfast, take a tour bus to one of the world’s four alpine valley grasslands – [National AAAAA-level scenic area, Nalati] (entrance fee included). Along the way, the mountains are blooming with flowers, peaks are fluttering with butterflies, and tents are dotted around. You can also see small patches of Populus euphratica forests and feel their tenacious life and unyielding demeanor. Pass by the Wusu Ancient Tomb Group; enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Gongnais Valley along the way. Arrive in Nalati Town for lunch, and after lunch, take the scenic area’s [Valley Grassland Shuttle Bus] (fare included) to the Nalati scenic area to experience Kazak culture (tour time is about 3.5 hours, including valley shuttle bus entry and exit time). You can take optional tours within the scenic area, such as sightseeing buses, horse riding, tandem bicycles, grassland motorcycles, etc., to feel the charm of the grassland. Then take a coach to Yining and check into a hotel.
D8 Yining – Sayram Lake – Horgos Port – Yining – Urumqi
After breakfast, pass by Guozigou Bridge and Fruit Valley, known as the first scenic spot in Yili, and take a coach tour of [Asia’s large-span mountain cable-stayed bridge] (cannot stop due to traffic reasons). Take an air-conditioned tour bus to the Pearl Beyond the Great Wall—the mysterious and beautiful alpine lake, [Sayram Lake] (entrance fee included), and head to the west of the lake scenic area (with round-trip lake fee included) for a tour or free activities for about 100 minutes. After lunch, visit [Horgos Port], one of China’s three major land trade ports. Learn about the distribution of aromatic plants and products in the world and other aromatic cultures. Yili is the national lavender base, where you can get a closer look at lavender and even take a photo with the sea of flowers and colorful flower bands (free activity visit for about 50 minutes). Take a coach back to Yining and take a train to Urumqi.
D9 Urumqi – Various destinations
Arrive at Urumqi Station early in the morning, ending your pleasant journey and returning to the beautiful Urumqi! End of the pleasant itinerary.
Service standards
Accommodation: The entire tour includes local four-star accommodation. Natural single rooms are not provided, and any single room supplements will be borne by the guest.
Meals: The entire tour includes 7 breakfasts and 12 lunches. The lunch standard is one table for ten people, with eight dishes and one soup (excluding special meals and meals on the train). If there are fewer than ten people, meals will be arranged based on the actual number of people. Unused meals are non-refundable.
Transportation: Urumqi/Yining/Beitun/Urumqi intercity air-conditioned luxury tourist train hard sleeper, equipped with a bar, tea room, small dance hall, etc. Transportation between other cities or scenic spots uses ground air-conditioned tourist buses.
Transportation: Urumqi/Beitun/Yining/Urumqi intercity air-conditioned special train. The train is equipped with four-person hard sleeper cabins, four-person soft sleeper cabins, and double soft sleeper cabins. Tourists can choose different berths in advance when registering. The train also features a bar, tea room, small dance hall, etc. Transportation between other cities or scenic spots uses air-conditioned tourist buses.
Entrance fees: Includes the first entrance fee for scenic spots, including: Kanas entrance fee (including shuttle bus), Hemu entrance fee (including shuttle bus), Nalati entrance fee (including valley shuttle bus), Sayram Lake entrance fee and West of the Lake Circuit [complimentary], Colorful Beach entrance fee [complimentary], Bayanbulak Grassland entrance fee (including shuttle bus), Jieyou Lavender Garden entrance fee [complimentary]. Refunds for discounted tickets due to special certificates will be processed according to the travel agency’s agreement price.
Tour guide: Includes excellent Chinese-speaking tour guide services. The attendants on the train are composed of people from various ethnic groups in Xinjiang, welcoming guests from afar with enthusiastic service.
Insurance: Travel agency liability insurance. Complimentary travel accident insurance [coverage of 200,000 yuan].
Child standards: Children under 1.2m only include local transportation fees, tour guide service fees, and half of local meals; not included are train tickets, entrance fees, accommodation, and other expenses.
8-night 9-day quality non-shopping tour price for the Beautiful Xinjiang
Four-person hard sleeper cabin: 3580
Four-person soft sleeper cabin: 3880
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