Beautiful Xinjiang Tourist Train 2020/Fare/Registration/Itinerary
The ‘Beautiful Xinjiang’ tourist train has brought wonderful travel experiences to more than 7,200 tourists in the three years since its launch. Based on past experiences, the Urumqi Railway Bureau has paid attention to tourist feedback, improved service levels year by year, and fully developed customized tourist 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, which are renowned both domestically and internationally, ensuring that tourists come with high spirits and return satisfied. Xinjiang Railway fulfills the principle of ‘serving as its purpose and treating tourists as family’ through actions, continuously deepening the requirements for ‘three kinds of travel’. It connects multiple iconic tourist attractions in northern Xinjiang with railway tracks. Tourists from all over the country enjoy the beautiful scenery of northern Xinjiang on safe and comfortable trains. The tourist train fits the current trend of green and low-carbon travel and is popular among many tourists. ‘Everyone says the regions south of the Yangtze River are wonderful, and tourists should only settle down there when they are old.’ Nowadays, Xinjiang is becoming more and more beautiful and its transportation is becoming more and more convenient. The development trend of ‘the regions beyond the Great Wall surpassing the regions south of the Yangtze River’ is irresistible. The ‘Beautiful Xinjiang’ tourist train provides tourists with a channel to understand, enter, and feel Xinjiang, and at the same time, it has driven the vigorous development of the Xinjiang tourism market. With the arrival of the peak tourist season in Xinjiang, the famous tourist attractions in the northern regions such as Kanas, Nalati, Sayram Lake, and Bayanbulak have become popular choices for domestic tourism. In early July to late August, the Xinjiang Railway Department will launch the ‘Beautiful Xinjiang’ tourist 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, Bayanbulak), as well as 5-night 6-day and 7-night 8-day quality tour products, allowing tourists from home and abroad to tour Xinjiang by train, greatly facilitating tourists’ long-distance and convenient travel needs.
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Itinerary:
Plan 1:
D1 Urumqi — Yining (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 frontier region. (Distance: 614KM) Overnight stay on the air-conditioned train. (The specific train number and schedule are subject to the notification 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 guests from the train early in the morning (please wash up on the train in advance) and take a tourist bus to the world’s four major alpine valley grasslands—[Nalati, a national AAAAA scenic area] (ticket included). Along the way, mountain flowers bloom, peaks are adorned with flying butterflies, and tents dot the landscape. You can also see small patches of diversiform forests and feel the tenacious life and unyielding demeanor of the poplar trees. Pass by the Wusu Ancient Tomb Group; 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 [Valley Grassland Shuttle Bus] (fare included) to the Nalati scenic area to experience Kazakh folk customs (sightseeing time is about 3.5 hours, including the time to enter and exit the scenic area by valley shuttle bus). You can take optional scenic area tours, such as sightseeing cars, horseback riding, tandem bicycles, and lawn motorcycles, to feel the charm of the grasslands. Afterward, take a car back to Yining City, and after dinner, check into the hotel.
Tips:
1. The temperature on the grassland is relatively low, so it is important to be prepared for cold weather. Even during the summer months of July, August, and September, the temperature at night is relatively 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 hire a local guide for directions.
D3 Yining-Sayram Lake-Khorgos-Yining (one-way distance from Yining to Sayram Lake is 170KM, with a travel time of 2.5 to 3 hours)-Beitun City
Early 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 fragrant scent throughout the year. Its flowers are usually purple, blue, pink, white, and other colors, making it highly ornamental. It is a plant material for arranging flower beds, flower blankets, and creating flower seas in landscaping. At the same time, it also has good practical values in medicine, health care, chemicals, etc. Then pass through the beautiful scenery of [Guozigou, the First Pass of Yili] (no stopping due to traffic reasons) to arrive at Sayram Lake, known as the Pearl of the Western Regions, located at a high altitude in the Tianshan Mountains—[Sayram Lake with the first-entry ticket for about 2 hours of sightseeing] (complimentary lake cruise fee of 100 yuan/person). Sayram Lake is surrounded by mountains, with the water reflecting the sky. In spring, wildflowers bloom everywhere; in summer, the grass is lush, and horses gallop while cows and sheep graze like clouds; the lake is embraced by green mountains, with towering pine and cypress trees at the foot of the mountain, clouds and fog shrouding the mountainside, and the sky and water sharing the same color, resembling a poetic scroll filled with grandeur and clarity. Later, 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 the Khorgos Port, one of China’s three major land trade ports] for about 30 minutes of sightseeing (optional boundary monument ticket and shuttle bus fee of 60 yuan/person). Experience the prosperity of Sino-Kazakh trade. Afterward, take a car back to Yining (60 kilometers, 1.5 hours required). On the way, you can optionally visit the [Ancient Huiyuan City], where two stone lions lie prone at the gate, displaying a blend of the delicate form of southern stone lions and 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 galloping on a horse to deliver war news. In the center of Ancient Huiyuan City stands a magnificent and towering bell and drum tower. From the top of the tower, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the city inside and outside. Arrive in Yining City and transfer to the Yining Railway Station for departure to Beitun City.
Morning: The tour guide will start to hold up signs and pick up passengers at the exit one by one. Please wash up on the train in advance; (tour guide contact information, our company will arrange for the tour guide to contact you the day before and inform you of the sign content and contact information). Then take a car to the restaurant for breakfast, and after breakfast, take a car to [Kanas Scenic Area] (about 240 kilometers, 5-hour drive), passing by Colorful Beach, where you can visit the complimentary [Colorful Beach] at your own expense (120 yuan/person for about 30 minutes of sightseeing). Colorful Beach is a national 4A scenic area. Noon: Lunch in Jiadengyu, after lunch, proceed to the Kanas Ticket Office [including first-entry ticket and round-trip shuttle bus, sightseeing for about 4 hours]. Upon arrival at the Kanas Scenic Area ticket gate, transfer to the shuttle bus to enter Kanas National Geological Park, sightseeing along the Kanas River, enjoying the primitive forest of Siberian larches, birch forest scenery, Shenxianwan, Wolongwan, Moon Bay, 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, 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 views of colorful wildflowers everywhere, overlooking Kanas Lake, exploring the mystery of the lake monster, glimpsing Friendship Peak, climbing the Fish Viewing Platform is the exclamation mark at the end of the Kanas tourism itinerary. Not climbing the Fish Viewing Platform is not enough to appreciate the ultimate beauty of Kanas; not climbing the Fish Viewing Platform is even less enough to comprehend the true meaning of life. Gather within 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, end the pleasant journey and return to beautiful Urumqi! End the pleasant itinerary.
Expenses Not Included:
Transportation from various locations to Urumqi
Personal consumption and entertainment beyond the included itinerary costs
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 Horse 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, Saimulake Lakefront Sightseeing Bus: 100 yuan/person, Horgos Port Transportation Fee: 30 yuan/person
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