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. From early July to late August, the Xinjiang Railway Department has launched the "Great Beauty of Xinjiang" tourism special train for the fourth consecutive year, offering 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), as well as 6 nights and 7 days, and 8 nights and 9 days quality tourism products, allowing tourists from home and abroad to explore Xinjiang by train, greatly facilitating their 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 booming and popular among tourists, providing a perfect travel experience for 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 Railway 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 Beitun, an important town in the Corps, and take a vehicle to the Russian-style riverside town of Burqin for breakfast. After breakfast, depart for Kanas Scenic Area, passing through the barren desert landscape of White Sand Mountain and the picturesque Agonggatei Grassland. Arrive at the Jiadenyu living area of Kanas Scenic Area for lunch. After lunch, take the scenic area shuttle bus to enter the [Kanas Scenic Area] (entrance ticket and second entry of the shuttle bus are included). 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", and 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 misty scenery of Kanas Lake,…After lunch, return to Jiadenyu to take a shuttle bus to the [Hemu Scenic Area] (entrance ticket and shuttle bus are included), which is known as "God’s Private Reserve". The beautiful scenery is endless during the journey, with dense Birch forests sometimes hiding trickling streams winding through, and at other times, broad and magnificent rapids rushing by. Upon arrival at the Hemu village, check in at the wooden cabin hotel, then visit the scenic spots along the Hemu River, take a leisurely stroll through the Birch forest, and climb Hadeng Platform to overlook the ancient Hemu village, immersing yourself in the tranquility and leisure. Dinner will be served at the hotel according to the notified 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 Jiadengyu for lunch. After lunch, take a tourist coach back to Burqin County, passing through the colorful fairy-tale world and the world’s first beach—[Wucai Beach], with complimentary entrance tickets and excess mileage fare. Visit the Yadan wind-erosion landform, then arrive in Beitun and take a tourist train to Yining.
D5 Beitun – Yining
At about 10:00 am, take the Beautiful Xinjiang Special Train from Beitun to the border flower city of Yining, enjoying the scenery of the Tianshan Mountains along the way. Arrive in Yining at about 9:26 pm and check into the hotel.
D6 Yining – Bayanbulak – Nalati
After breakfast, take a coach to Bayanbulak and visit China’s second-largest grassland, [Bayanbulak Grassland] (entrance fee and shuttle bus fare included). Visit the Swan Reserve—Swan Lake, which is a high-mountain wetland lake surrounded by continuous snowy peaks, forming a natural barrier for Swan Lake. Observe the magnificent sight of the Kaidu River’s Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns, a 516-kilometer-long river with up to 1,142 bends. It truly is "the winding river flows east, through thousands of turns, reaching its end." (tour time is approximately 3 hours). Then, proceed to Nalati to check into the hotel.
D7 Nalati – Yining
After breakfast, take a tourist coach to the world’s four major alpine river valley grasslands—[National AAAAA-level scenic area Nalati] (entrance fee included). Along the way, you will see flowers blooming, peaks with butterflies dancing, and tents dotted around. You can also see small patches of Populus euphratica forests and feel their tenacious life force and unyielding grace. Pass by the Wusu Ancient Tombs; along the way, enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Gongnais Valley. Arrive in Nalati Town for lunch, and after lunch, take the scenic area’s [River Valley Grassland Shuttle Bus] (fare included) to the Nalati scenic area to experience Kazak culture (tour time is approximately 3.5 hours, including the time to enter and exit the scenic area with the river valley shuttle bus). You can take optional tours within the scenic area, such as sightseeing buses, horse riding, tandem bicycles, lawn motorcycles, etc., to feel the charm of the grasslands. Then, take a coach to Yining and check into the hotel.
D8 Yining – Sayram Lake – Horgos Port – Yining – Urumqi
After breakfast, we will 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] (no stopping due to traffic reasons). We will take an air-conditioned tourist coach to the mysterious and beautiful alpine lake, the Pearl of the Northern Frontier—[Sayram Lake] (entrance fee included), and then proceed to the west side of the lake area (complimentary lake-circuit coach fare) for a lake tour or free activities for approximately 100 minutes. After lunch, we will visit [Horgos Port], one of China’s three major land trade ports. Learn about the distribution of aromatic plants and products worldwide, as well as aromatic culture. Yili is the national lavender base, where you can get a closer look at lavender and even "take a closer sniff" and take photos with the sea of flowers and colorful flower belts (free activity visit for about 50 minutes). Then, we will return to Yining and take the train to Urumqi.
D9 Urumqi – Various destinations
Arrive at Urumqi Station early in the morning, ending your pleasant journey and returning to beautiful Urumqi! The pleasant itinerary has come to an end.
Service standards
Accommodation: Local four-star accommodation throughout the tour. Natural single rooms are not provided, and any resulting single room difference will be borne by the guest.
Meals: The entire tour includes 7 breakfasts and 12 dinners. The dinner standard is ten people per table, 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 according to the actual number of people. Unused meals are non-refundable.
Transportation: Urumqi/Yining/Beitun/Urumqi through air-conditioned luxury tourist train with hard sleeper cabins. It is equipped with bars, tea lounges, small dance halls, etc. Ground air-conditioned tourist buses are used for transportation between other cities or scenic areas.
Transportation: Urumqi/Beitun/Yining/Urumqi through air-conditioned dedicated 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 tourist train is also equipped with bars, tea lounges, small dance halls, etc. Air-conditioned tourist buses are used for transportation between other cities or scenic areas.
Entrance fees: The first entrance fee of the scenic areas is included, which covers: 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 bank lake circuit [complimentary], Colorful Beach entrance fee [complimentary], Bayanbulak Grassland entrance fee (including shuttle bus), Jieyou Lavender Garden entrance fee [complimentary]. Refunds for discounted entrance fees due to special certificates will be made according to the travel agency’s agreement price.
Tour guides: Excellent Chinese-speaking tour guide services are included. The attendants on the tourist train are composed of ethnic compatriots from Xinjiang, who welcome guests from afar with enthusiastic service.
Insurance: Travel agency liability insurance. Complimentary travel accident insurance [coverage of 200,000 yuan].
Child standards: Children under 1.2 meters only include local transportation fees, tour guide service fees, and local half meals; they do not include train tickets, entrance fees, accommodation, and other expenses.
Price for an 8-night 9-day no-shopping quality tour in Xinjiang, a place of great beauty.
Four-person hard sleeper cabin: 3580
Four-person soft sleeper cabin: 3880
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