The ‘Travel Xinjiang by Train · Tianshan’ high-quality special tourist train adopts the ‘special train + dedicated vehicle’ mode, incorporating the Duku Highway into the itinerary. After disembarking from the Kuitun Station, passengers will be picked up by a dedicated vehicle to start their Duku Highway journey. After enjoying the trip, they will return to the Ili Station to continue their train journey. The main feature is ‘the train follows the passengers, and the passengers play while the train stops’, fully meeting the travel needs of passengers. Our agency offers a variety of travel options for everyone to choose from, including special train tours, carpooling tours, group tours, and customized chartered tours. For detailed inquiries, please call: 181-3962-2233 (copy and add as a friend for detailed inquiries about Xinjiang travel itineraries and prices).
The ‘Travel Xinjiang by Train · Tianshan’ high-quality special tourist train is one of the products under the ‘Travel Xinjiang by Train’ tourism brand. It is equipped with KTV, bars, dining carriages, and other facilities. Some compartments have private bathrooms. The soft and hard bedding is made of comfortable fabrics and is changed for each passenger during the trip, providing high-quality travel services for passengers to enjoy Xinjiang.
The entire train consists of sleeper seats, with three configurations: high-class sleeper carriages, soft sleeper carriages, and hard sleeper carriages. Each carriage is decorated with a unique scene, featuring landscapes from six major regions including Altay, Aksu, Ili, Turpan, Hami, and Kashgar. Through hanging paintings, prints, and other methods, the natural scenery and cultural customs of Xinjiang are deeply integrated, allowing passengers to experience a strong ethnic flavor as soon as they board the train.
Urumqi – Altay – Kuitun (northern section of Duku Highway) – Ili – Bozhou – Turpan – Kuqa – Aksu – Kashgar – Hetian – Urumqi, 14 days
Day 1: Departure – Urumqi (airport pick-up and hotel check-in)
Day 2: Urumqi – Tianshan Heavenly Lake – Beitun
Day 3: Beitun – Kanas – Jiadenyu
Day 4: Jiadenyu – Hemu Village – Beitun – Kuitun
Day 5: Kuitun – Duku Highway – Nalati – Yining
Day 6: Yining – Sayram Lake – Horgos – Turpan
Day 7: Turpan (Grape Vineyard – Flaming Mountain – Kaner Well) – Kuqa
Day 8: Kuqa – Tianshan Grand Canyon – Kuqa王府 (王府 is a place name and remains untranslated) – Aksu
Day 9: Aksu – Shenmu Garden – Kashgar
Day 10: Kashgar – Karakul Lake – Kashgar
Day 11: Kashgar – Old Town – Mosque – Kashgar – Hetian
Day 12: Desert Viewpoint – Hetian Old Town – Hetian – Urumqi
Day 13: Upon arrival in Urumqi in the evening, check into the hotel.
Day 14: Transfer to the airport or train station according to return flight or train schedules.
Expense description for soft sleepers on the ‘Tianshan’ special train:
Price description:
Upper soft sleeper: 10,880 yuan/person
Lower soft sleeper: 11,280 yuan/person
How to book the Tianshan Tourism Train?
1. This special train is not sold separately for train tickets; it is actually a tourism product, a 14-day loop route through southern and northern Xinjiang.
2. Establish contact with the local travel agency’s customer service in advance to confirm the travel schedule, compartment seats, and availability.
3. Provide a list of participants: name + ID number + contact phone number.
4. Sign the unified electronic contract for national tourism service supervision.
5. Pay the deposit for the tourist train, and the remaining balance must be paid 30 days in advance. This indicates a successful booking for your Xinjiang tour.
6. Send your flight or train number arriving in Urumqi to our customer service, and we will arrange 24/7 pick-up services; Beautiful Xinjiang welcomes your arrival.
Hashilgen Daban is the watershed between southern and northern Xinjiang on the Duku Highway. Glaciers hanging from the mountain peaks extend all the way to the roadside, and the purple-red gravel mountains look very spectacular.
The Nalati Scenic Area, located at the eastern end of the Yili River Valley, is known as a "museum of natural ecology" and a "grand view garden of folk culture", earning it the titles of "Tianshan Green Island", "Green Homeland", and "Colorful Grassland".
Bayinbuluke Scenic Area is located in the northwest of Hejing County, integrating hills, basins, grasslands, and wetlands. Visitors can stroll along the wooden plank paths within the scenic area to explore the largest national-level swan nature reserve in China and have close encounters with beautiful swans.
Our agency offers various travel options, including private train tours, carpooling tours, group tours, and customized chartered bus tours. For detailed inquiries, please call: 181-3962-2233 (copy and add as a friend for detailed consultation on Xinjiang travel itineraries and prices).