18,999 Yuan/Person onwards 【2024 Xinjiang 10,000-Li Journey】17-Day Panoramic Panda Train Tour of Xinjiang (Full-board Meals, High-quality Accommodation, True Pure Play No Shopping, High-quality Luxury Train)
Departure Date: May 24, 2025 (Departure from Chengdu/Lanzhou)
Chengdu/Lanzhou Departure and Arrival: Luxury Panda Train Guige Cabin
【Guige Regular 4-Person Cabin】
Upper Bed: 18,999 Yuan/Person
Lower Bed: 19,999 Yuan/Person
【Guige Upgrade 2-Person Cabin】Lower Bed: 24,999 Yuan/Person
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Gobi Cruise · 14-Day Panoramic Air-Conditioned Tourist Train Tour of Northern and Southern Xinjiang (Blue Diamond)
Days Itinerary Meals Accommodation
Day 1 Departure – Urumqi (Pick-up and Hotel Check-in) Self-arranged Urumqi
Day 2 Urumqi – Tianshan Heavenly Lake – Wild Horse Ecological Park – Beitun Breakfast, Lunch Sleeper Train
Day 3 Beitun – Koktokay – Mine No.3 – Beitun – Burqin Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Burqin
Day 4 Burqin – Hemu – Jiadenyu Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Jiadenyu
Day 5 Jiadenyu – Kanas Lake – Colorful Beach – Beitun – Jinghe Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Sleeper Train
Day 6 Jinghe – Sayram Lake – Lavender Manor – Yining Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Yining
Day 7 Yining – Nalati – Yining – Turpan Breakfast, Lunch Sleeper Train
Day 8 Turpan (Grape Valley – Flaming Mountain – Kaner Well) – Kuche Dinner Sleeper Train
Day 9 Kuche – Sandy雁洲 Populus Euphratica Forest – Taqian City – Xinhe/Kuche Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Xinhe/Kuche
Day 10 Xinhe/Kuche – Kuche Grand Canyon – Kuche王府 (王府 Hotel) – Kashgar Breakfast, Lunch Sleeper Train
Day 11 Kashgar – Karakul Lake – Kashgar Breakfast, Lunch Kashgar
Day 12 Kashgar – Old Town – Mosque – Kashgar – Urumqi Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Sleeper Train
Day 13: Kashgar – Urumqi – International Bazaar At one’s own expense Urumqi
Day 14: Transfer to the station
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Tour dates: June 25th, July 19th, 31st, August 25th, September 20th
Price: Hard sleeper 6-person compartment located at both ends of the carriage (limited to 8-12 only) Upper bunk 5380 yuan/person, Middle bunk 5980 yuan/person, Lower bunk 6980 yuan/person
Double-decked hard sleeper 4-person compartment: Upper bunk 5980 yuan/person, Lower bunk 6980 yuan/person
8-9 day Kanas loop route in golden autumn after September 20th
Time frame: Around September 20th – September 28th
Visit Kanas in golden autumn before the National Day holiday tourists arrive. Fewer people, beautiful scenery, green and yellow autumn colors alternating, with a strong sense of hierarchy. The cost-effectiveness is also very high. After all, the log cabins in Hemu and Kanas have never been cheap.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Fly to Urumqi, visit Xinjiang Museum – International Bazaar, stay in Urumqi
Day 2: Urumqi – S21 Desert Highway – Colorful Beach sunset – Irtysh River – Night Market, stay in Burqin
Day 3: Burqin – Kanas Scenic Area – Fish-watching Tower to admire the lakeside scenery, stay in Kanas Scenic Area
Day 4: Kanas morning fog, light hike at Three Bays (Fairy Bay, Moon Bay, Wolong Bay) – free-time, stay in Kanas Scenic Area
Day 5: Kanas Scenic Area – Hemu leisure free-time – Centuries-old Tuvan house performance – Birch Forest Bridgehead Cafe check-in and photography, stay in Hemu Scenic Area
Day 6: Hemu Command Platform sunrise, free-time photography, stay in Hemu Scenic Area
Day 7: Hemu – Koktokay Scenic Area – Koksuli Lake, stay in Fuyun County
Day 8: Fuyun County – Urumqi, stay in Urumqi
Day 9: Return to Urumqi from Kashgar, stay at home
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D1 Chengdu/Lanzhou – Urumqi / Train Meal Train Meal Panda Train
D2 Arrival in Urumqi Train Morning Train Meal Train Meal Urumqi
D3 Urumqi – Tianshan Tianchi – Lovely Xinjiang Welcome Dinner – Beitun Hotel Morning Meal Lovely Xinjiang Panda Train
D4 Beitun – Hemu – Jiadenyu Train Morning Meal Lunch Lunch Jiadenyu
D5 Jiadenyu – Kanas – Colorful Beach – Burqin Hotel Morning Meal Lunch Lunch Burqin/Jiadenyu
D6 Burqin – Grassland Stone City – Beitun Hotel Morning Coldwater Fish Train Meal Panda Train
D7 Yining – Sayram Lake – Horgos Port – Yining Train Morning Meal Lunch Lunch Yining
D8 Yining – Tianshan Flower Sea – Nalati Grassland – Nalati/Xinyuan Hotel Morning Meal Stewed Mutton Lunch Nalati/Xinyuan
D9 Nalati – Middle Section of Duku Highway – Bayinbuluke Grassland – South Section of Duku Highway – Kuqa Hotel Morning Meal Lunch Lunch Kuqa
D10 Kuqa – Mystical Tianshan Grand Canyon – Kashgar Train Morning Meal Lunch Lunch Panda Train
D11 Kashgar – Yarkand Yerqiang Han King’s Palace – Yingjisha Earthen Pot Village – Kashgar Train Morning Meal Lunch Lunch Kashgar
D12 Kashgar – Karakul Lake – White Sand Lake – Kashgar Hotel Morning Road meal Formal meal Kashgar
D13 Kashgar – Kashgar Old Town – Id Kah Mosque – Xiangfei Garden – Korla Hotel Morning Halal meal Formal meal Panda Train
D14 Korla – Bosten Lake – Turpan Land Morning Whole roasted sheep Train meal Turpan
D15 Turpan – Flaming Mountain – Kanerjing – Grape Valley – Return Hotel Morning Fruit banquet Formal meal Panda Train
D16 Train in operation (Lanzhou disembarkation time is around 9 PM) Morning on train Train meal Train meal Panda Train
D17 Arrive in Chengdu
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Southern Xinjiang Grand Circle Route
Route Commentary: "You haven’t truly been to Xinjiang until you’ve been to Kashgar." Various ethnic customs and cultural traditions are scattered throughout Xinjiang, while Kashgar is the center of Xinjiang’s ethnic minority life characteristics, ranging from cuisine, architectural style, folk music, handmade artworks, to various historical sites.
Travel Information: The best travel time is mid-October. The total distance is 4,800 kilometers, and it takes 13-17 days to self-drive. The route passes through the Duku Highway, Karakoram Highway, Panlong Ancient Road, Tasha Ancient Road, and Tarim Desert Highway.
When is the best time to visit Xinjiang?
Yili Region: late May to mid-August
This season is the best time to view the grasslands and mountains. From late May, the grasslands gradually turn green, and various wildflowers enter full bloom. Lavender gradually blooms in early to mid-June. Snow-capped mountains, forests, and rivers are also in good condition. Coupled with cows, horses, sheep, marmots, and squirrels foraging everywhere, everything is just perfect.
The Duku Highway is generally open from June to September, allowing you to traverse it perfectly.
After mid-August, the grass on the grasslands gradually turns yellow. Bayanbulak is the most disappointing, turning green the latest and yellow the earliest, arriving late and leaving early.
This year, you must choose between Baytai and Altay. It is recommended to visit during the following months:
Altay Region: June to September (best autumn scenery in September), November to January of the next year (snow scenery)
Altay from June to August is green, a colorful green. The mountains become lush, the waters rise, and it exudes vitality (similar to Baytai)
Altay in September is truly colorful, with a rich palette resembling an oil painting.
The best time for snow scenery is from November to January of the next year, with snow thick enough to bury people. The ski resorts are also excellent.
Southern Xinjiang: May to September, mid-to-late October (for the Populus euphratica forest), March (for apricot blossoms)
The scenery in southern Xinjiang is similar regardless of when you visit. However, dust storms are common from March to April.
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