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Beautiful Xinjiang Tourism Special Train 2019/Ticket Price/Registration/Itinerary
The ‘Beautiful Xinjiang’ Tourism Special Train has brought wonderful travel experiences to more than 7,200 tourists in the three years since its launch. Urumqi Railway Bureau has summarized past experiences, valued tourist experiences, improved service levels year by year, and fully built customized tourism trains. It offers a panoramic view of the famous scenic spots in the three major golden tourist areas in the north and central parts of Xinjiang, renowned both at home and abroad, allowing tourists to come with interest and return satisfied. Xinjiang Railway lives by the principle of ‘Service as the Purpose, Treat Tourists as Family’, continuously deepens the requirements for ‘three kinds of trips’, connects multiple iconic tourist attractions in northern Xinjiang with railway tracks, and allows tourists from all over the country to enjoy the beautiful scenery of northern Xinjiang on safe and comfortable trains. The tourism special train fits the current green and low-carbon travel method and is popular among many tourists. ‘Everyone says the regions south of the Yangtze River are beautiful, and tourists should only grow old there.’ Nowadays, Xinjiang is becoming more and more beautiful and the transportation is becoming more and more convenient. The development trend of ‘the north of the Great Wall surpassing the regions south of the Yangtze River’ is unstoppable. The ‘Beautiful Xinjiang’ Tourism Special Train provides tourists with a channel to understand, enter, and feel Xinjiang, and at the same time, it also drives the vigorous development of the tourism market in Xinjiang. With the arrival of the peak travel season in Xinjiang, famous tourist attractions in northern Xinjiang, such as Kanas, Nalati, Sayram Lake, and Bayinbulak, have become popular choices for domestic tourism. In early July to late August, the Xinjiang railway department launched the ‘Beautiful Xinjiang’ Tourism Special Train for the fourth consecutive year, planning two routes: the 8-day ‘Beautiful Xinjiang’ Northern Xinjiang Circular Route Tour (Kanas, Nalati, Sayram Lake) and the 8-day Route (Kanas, Nalati, Sayram Lake, Bayinbulak), as well as 5-night and 6-day, and 7-night and 8-day quality tour products, allowing tourists from home and abroad to travel to Xinjiang by train, greatly facilitating tourists’ long-distance and convenient travel needs.
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Itinerary:
Plan 1:
D1 Urumqi — Yining City (one-way about 700 kilometers, about 12 hours)
In the evening, take the air-conditioned hard sleeper train at Urumqi New Station (High-speed Railway Station) to Yining City in the south of the Great Wall. (Distance: 614KM) Overnight stay on the air-conditioned train. (The specific train number and schedule are subject to the notice by the staff before 12:00 noon on the day of departure.)
Friendly reminder: The train is not equipped with a dining car, please have a meal before boarding the train.
D2 Yining — Nalati — Yining (one-way by car about 260 kilometers, about 3.5 hours)
Pick up passengers from the train early in the morning (please wash up on the train in advance) and take a tourist bus to Nalati, one of the world’s four alpine valley grasslands—[National AAAAA-level scenic area Nalati] (ticket included). Along the way, mountain flowers bloom, butterflies flutter among the peaks, and tents dot the landscape. You can also see small patches of poplar forests and feel the resilient life and unyielding demeanor of poplar trees. Pass by the Wusu Ancient Tombs; along the way, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Gongnais Valley. Arrive in Nalati Town for lunch. After lunch, take the [Valley Grassland Shuttle Bus] (fare included) to the Nalati scenic area to experience Kazak folk customs (visiting time is about 3.5 hours, including the time to enter and exit the scenic area by valley shuttle bus). You can take optional tours within the scenic area, such as sightseeing cars, horse riding, tandem bicycles, grassland motorcycles, etc., to feel the charm of the grassland. Then, take a car back to Yining City. After dinner, check into the hotel.
Tips:
1. The temperature on the grassland is relatively low, so it is important to keep warm. Even in July, August, and September during summer, the night temperature is also low.
2. The Swan Lake area is a grassland wetland marsh. Do not get too close to the swans out of curiosity and fall into the marsh. It is advisable to ask a local guide for directions.
D3 Yining – Sayram Lake – Khorgos – Yining (one-way distance from Yining to Sayram Lake is 170KM, taking 2.5 to 3 hours) – Beitun City
In the morning, take a car to Sayram Lake, and visit the complimentary [Lavender Manor for about 60 minutes] on the way. Lavender belongs to the genus Lavandula of the Lamiaceae family in botanical classification. Lavender is an important aromatic economic plant with evergreen leaves and a fragrant odor throughout the four seasons. Its flowers are usually purple, blue, pink, white, and other colors, making it highly ornamental. It is a plant material used for arranging flower beds, flower blankets, and creating flower sea landscapes. It also has good medicinal, health care, chemical, and other practical values. Then, pass through the beautiful scenery of [Guozigou, the First Pass of Yili] (no stopping due to traffic reasons) and arrive at Sayram Lake, known as the Pearl of the Western Regions and located at a high altitude in the Tianshan Mountains—[including the first-entry ticket to visit Sayram Lake for about 2 hours] (complimentary lake cruise fee of 100 yuan/person). Sayram Lake is surrounded by mountains, reflecting the sky in its waters. In spring, wildflowers bloom everywhere; in summer, the grass is lush green, with horses galloping and sheep and cows dotted around like clouds. The lake is embraced by green mountains, with towering pine and cypress trees at the foot of the mountains, and mist shrouding the mid-mountain. The sky and water blend into one color, resembling a poetic scroll filled with magnificent and clear scenery. Then, head to Khorgos City, a newly established city in the northwest corner of China, about 100 kilometers away, with a driving time of 1.5 hours. Visit the Border Trade Market at [Khorgos Port, one of China’s three major land trade ports] (optional entry ticket and shuttle bus fee of 60 yuan/person) for about 30 minutes to experience the prosperity of Sino-Kazakh trade. Afterward, take a car back to Yining (60 kilometers, 1.5 hours needed). On the way, you can optionally visit [Huiyuan Ancient City]. At the gate are two stone lions lying prone with majestic gazes. The delicate form of southern stone lions is blended with the rugged carving techniques of Xinjiang. Inside the courtyard, towering ancient trees stand, with four of them serving as living witnesses to history. Standing in the front courtyard and looking ahead, it seems like a messenger is riding a horse and galloping over to deliver battle news. In the center of Huiyuan Ancient City stands a magnificent and towering Bell and Drum Tower. From the top of the tower, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the scenery inside and outside the city. Arrive in Yining City and transfer to the Yining Railway Station for the journey to Beitun City.
In the morning, guides will start to hold up signs to pick up passengers at the exit one after another. Please wash up on the train in advance; (guide contact information, our company will arrange for the guide to contact you the day before and inform you of the content on the pick-up sign and contact information). Then take a car to the restaurant for breakfast. After breakfast, take a car to [Kanas Scenic Area] (about 240 kilometers, a 5-hour drive). On the way, pass by Colorful Beach, where you can visit it at your own expense with a complimentary tour (120 yuan/person for about 30 minutes). Colorful Beach is a national 4A scenic area. Noon: Have lunch in Jiadengyu. After lunch, head to the Kanas Ticket Office [including first-entry ticket and round-trip shuttle bus, tour for about 4 hours]. Arrive at the Kanas Scenic Area ticket booth and transfer to a shuttle bus to enter Kanas National Geological Park. Along the Kanas River, enjoy the sights of the Siberian larch primitive forest, birch forest scenery, Shenxianwan, Wolongwan, Moon Bay, and Yaze Lake. In the lake area, you can take a cruise ship at your own expense (120 yuan/person) to tour Kanas Lake. Then enter the
Evening: Take the shuttle bus from Kanas Scenic Area back to Jiadengyu centralized residential area, about 30 kilometers, a 1-hour drive. After dinner, check into the hotel.
D5 Kanas – Beitun – Urumqi
After breakfast, take the shuttle bus again to Kanas Scenic Area, complimentary Fish Viewing Pavilion (shuttle bus: 120 yuan/person) passing by Hundred Flowers Garden, with beautiful wildflowers everywhere, overlooking Kanas Lake, exploring the mystery of the lake monster, enjoying a distant view of Friendship Peak, climbing the Fish Viewing Terrace is an exclamation mark at the end of the Kanas tour itinerary. Without climbing the Fish Viewing Terrace, one cannot fully appreciate the beauty of Kanas; without climbing it, one cannot truly comprehend the essence of life. Gather in the scenic area and take the shuttle bus back to Jiadengyu. After lunch in Jiadengyu, return to Beitun to catch the train.
D6 Urumqi — Various Locations
Arrive at Urumqi Station in the morning, ending the pleasant journey and returning to beautiful Urumqi! End the pleasant itinerary.
Expenses Not Included:
Transportation from various locations to Urumqi
Personal expenses and entertainment not included in the itinerary cost
Self-Paid Items Description:
Kanas Section: Fish Viewing Pavilion: 120 yuan/person, Colorful Beach: 120 yuan/person, Grassland Stone Man: 198 yuan/person, Cruise Ship: 120 yuan/person (Three Bays), Tuwa People’s Home Visit: 80 yuan/person, Bonfire Night: 198 yuan/person
Yili Section: Nalati Horseback Riding or Grassland Sightseeing Bus to visit Aerial Grassland: 160 yuan/person (2 hours), Huiyuan Ancient City Combo Ticket: 265 yuan/person, Kazanqi Folk Customs Park: 180 yuan/person, Sailimu Lake Lakeside Tour Sightseeing Bus: 100 yuan/person, Horgos Port Transportation Fee: 30 yuan/person
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