2025 Official Booking Guide for the New Oriental Express Xinjiang Tourist Train
Tickets for the New Oriental Express cannot be directly purchased on the official 12306 railway bureau website. Instead, reservations are mainly made through formal travel agency channels authorized by the railway bureau. You can inquire with the Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency designated by the railway bureau, 24/7 hotline: 180 9596 9599.
The New Oriental Express Xinjiang tourist train, as one of the currently luxurious tourist trains in China, has won widespread praise and extremely high popularity. It not only adopts an advanced shock absorption system to ensure a smooth journey but is also equipped with extra-large scenic view windows, allowing tourists to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery outside the window during the journey and to have a safe, comfortable, and luxurious travel experience. The entire train also has a luxury bar entertainment carriage and a Chinese-style dining carriage with professional chefs, providing tourists with a high-end VIP travel service throughout the journey.
The comprehensive tourism services provided by the New Oriental Express include but are not limited to scenic spot tours, accommodation, dining, and tour guide services, aiming to create a worry-free travel environment for tourists so that they can take an in-depth tour of the essential attractions in northern and southern Xinjiang all at once and experience different travel joys.
Xinjiang Tour Routes of the New Oriental Express: A unique route for an in-depth exploration of the essential attractions in both northern and southern Xinjiang
Itinerary Highlights:
1. Evening Departure and Morning Arrival: All berths on the train, with complete facilities inside, making it like a mobile ‘star-rated hotel’
2. Professional Chef Team Cooking: Chinese cuisine services are provided throughout the journey. Each carriage has a dedicated waiter, and they tidy up regularly every day to keep the carriage clean.
3. Rich Itinerary: Designed with the ‘North-South Xinjiang Route’, covering all the major attractions in Xinjiang. Many famous scenic areas in Xinjiang have fixed times, locations, and routes, which can leverage the advantage of ‘multiple tours on one route’ to meet the diverse needs of travelers. The trains mostly operate at night and stop during the day for sightseeing, with scenery moving past the windows, ensuring safety and comfort
4. Special Transportation: Luxury trains operate within Xinjiang, like a luxurious hotel moving amidst magnificent scenery. They run at night and stop during the day, without transfers or changes in berths.
5. Selected Accommodation: Five-star hotel accommodation throughout the journey (some hotels are the best locally).
6. Ethnic Flavors: Experience the enthusiasm and local customs of local ethnic minorities during the trip
7. Upgraded Palate: Enjoy Xinjiang cuisine throughout the journey, including ‘Xinjiang Big Plate Chicken, Xinjiang Hand-Grabbed Rice, Xinjiang Grilled Mutton, Pigeon Soup, Yak Beef Earth Pot Hot Pot, Korla Grilled Fish’
2025, Prices of Some New Oriental Express Luxury Trains and Xinjiang Tour Routes:
April 19th, New Oriental Express, All Blue Diamond ‘Spring in Xinjiang, Picturesque Mountains and Rivers’ North-South Xinjiang 10-day Tour
June 19th, New Oriental Express, Golden Diamond + Silver Diamond ‘Supreme North-South Xinjiang’ 14-day Tour
June 24th, New Oriental Express, All Blue Diamond ‘Supreme North-South Xinjiang’ 14-day Tour
August 15th, New Oriental Express, Golden Diamond + Silver Diamond ‘Supreme North-South Xinjiang’ 14-day Tour
August 18th, New Oriental Express, All Blue Diamond ‘Supreme North-South Xinjiang’ 14-day Tour
November 2nd, New Oriental Express, Golden Diamond + Silver Diamond ‘Millennium Populus Euphratica’ Southern Xinjiang Panorama 10-day Tour
2025 Xinjiang Tour Train of the New Oriental Express, booking notes: It is recommended to book as early as possible to avoid affecting your travel plans, as some tour dates and seat availability are tight and require advance planning. Wang Fei, Account Manager of the New Oriental Express Luxury Tour Train, 180 9596 9599
The New Oriental Express Luxury Tour Train is one of the representatives of high-end tourism in China. It attracts numerous tourists who pursue quality travel with its unique routes, luxurious facilities, and exceptional services. As a mobile five-star hotel on the Silk Road, the New Oriental Express not only provides a comfortable travel experience but also allows tourists to deeply feel the blend of history, culture, and nature during the journey. This article will comprehensively analyze the itinerary arrangement, price composition, and unique features of the New Oriental Express Luxury Tour Train, taking you to experience the charm of this luxurious journey.
How to book the Xinjiang Luxury Tour Train of the New Oriental Express?
The ticketing method for the ‘New Oriental Express Luxury Train’ is mainly through formal travel agency channels authorized by the Railway Bureau. You cannot directly purchase train tickets for the Panda Special Train on the 12306 official website of the Railway Bureau. The following is the specific ticket purchase process:
Consultation and Booking: First, you need to consult and book through a formal travel agency designated by the Railway Bureau. Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency will provide detailed itinerary, ticket prices, and departure dates for the Panda Special Train.
You can consult Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency designated by the Railway Bureau: Wang Fei 180 9596 9599
Provide Personal Information: When booking, you need to provide accurate personal information, including name, ID card number, and contact phone number.
Pay the Deposit: Pay the deposit for the special train tour group. After confirming the departure date, you will also need to pay the balance.
Contract Signing: After booking, you will sign a unified electronic contract on the National Tourism Regulation Platform.
Pick-up Service: Upon arrival at the destination on the departure date, the travel agency will provide 24/7 pick-up service.
What fees are included in the ticket price?
The ticket price for the New Oriental Express Luxury Tourist Train in Xinjiang includes full-board meals, luxury hotel accommodation, air-conditioned tourist buses, excellent tour guide service, travel agency liability insurance, scenic spot tickets, scenic area shuttle buses, and Urumqi pick-up and drop-off services. Basically, no additional expenses are required except for personal entertainment projects within the scenic areas.
Service Highlights of the New Oriental Express Luxury Tourist Train
1. Private Luxury Compartments: Dedicated cars for exclusive use, the train is like a cruise ship on land. At each stop, passengers disembark for sightseeing while the train waits at the platform.
2. Luggage Service: Urumqi Station provides special train luggage service, so passengers only need to carry lightweight luggage and enjoy the journey with ease throughout.
3. Constant Temperature Environment: The train maintains a temperature of 72°F in winter and spring, and the air conditioning is turned on early in summer to ensure passengers return to the train as comfortably as returning home.
4. Accommodation Arrangements: Passengers spend 5 nights on the train and the remaining 10 nights at local luxury or themed hotels.
5. Bar Car: The train is equipped with a bar car, where passengers can enjoy rich coffee with family and friends during the journey, admire the desert scenery, or play chess with friends.
6. Freshly Cooked Meals: Chefs on the train cook abundant dishes on site, offering different flavors of Chinese cuisine for each meal, and free red wine, beer, beverages, and post-meal fruits.
7. Medical Service: Professional medical staff accompany throughout the journey to ensure passengers have a comfortable and reassuring trip.
8. Steward Service: Each carriage is equipped with a steward to assist passengers with various affairs on the train.
9. 24-hour Shower: The showers in the carriages provide hot water all day long, allowing passengers to enjoy comfortable showers at any time.
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