2022 Beautiful Xinjiang Tourism Special Train, Northern and Southern Xinjiang Tours
Inquiry number: 0991-8585456
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. In early July to late August, the Xinjiang Railway Department launched the "Beautiful Xinjiang" tourism special train for the fourth consecutive year, designing two routes: the "Beautiful Xinjiang" Northern Xinjiang Loop Tourism Route A (Kanas, Nalati, Sayram Lake) and Route B (Kanas, Nalati, Sayram Lake, Bayanbulak), as well as 6-night 7-day and 8-night 9-day quality tourism products, allowing tourists from home and abroad to explore Xinjiang by train, greatly facilitating tourists’ needs for long-distance and convenient travel.
In the three years since the launch of the "Beautiful Xinjiang" tourism train, sales have continued to be hot and have been sought after by tourists, bringing a perfect travel experience to more than 7,200 tourists.
2022 Beautiful Xinjiang Tourism Special Train: September, October. Inquiry number: 0991-8585456
7-night 8-day quality itinerary arrangement of the Beautiful Xinjiang Special Train
D1 Various places — Urumqi — Beitun
After arriving in Urumqi from all over the country, take a short rest and gather at Urumqi Station (High-speed Railway Station). At about 9:00 pm, take the Beautiful Xinjiang Special Train to Beitun City, where the Corps started its reclamation.
D2 Beitun — Kanas
Arrive at Beitun Railway Station at 7:30 am, pass through Beitun, an important town of the Corps, and take a car to Burqin, a riverside town with Russian flavor, for breakfast. After breakfast, depart for Kanas scenic area, passing through the barren desert landscape of White Sand Mountain and the picturesque Agengaiti Grassland. Arrive at Jiadenyu Living Area in Kanas scenic area for lunch. After lunch, take the scenic area shuttle bus to enter [Kanas Scenic Area] (entrance ticket and second-entry shuttle bus included). Take a sightseeing tour along the Kanas River, enjoying the primitive forest of Siberian larch, the scenery of birch forest, Shenxian Bay, Wolong Bay, Moon Bay, and Yaze Lake. The final stop of this shuttle bus segment is the "Transfer Center", then return to Jiadenyu. After dinner, check in at a hotel in Jiadenyu.
D3 Kanas – Hemu
After breakfast, re-enter the Kanas scenic area to enjoy the morning glow and foggy scenery of Kanas Lake,… After lunch, return to Jiadengyu and take the shuttle bus to the [Hemu Scenic Area], known as "God’s Private Reserve" (ticket and shuttle bus included). The beautiful scenery along the way is endless, with dense Birch forests sometimes hiding winding streams, and sometimes wide and magnificent rapids rushing by. After arriving at the Hemu village, check into the wooden cabin hotel, then visit the beauty of the Hemu River, take a leisurely walk in the Birch forest, climb the Hadeng platform to overlook the ancient Hemu village, and immerse yourself in the tranquility and leisure. Have dinner at the hotel according to the notified gathering time, and after dinner, free activities, enjoy the starry sky above the ancient Hemu village.
D4 Hemu – Beitun – Yining
Wake up early to enjoy the sunrise, then take the Hemu shuttle bus back to Jiadengyu for lunch. After lunch, take a tourist bus back to Burqin County, passing through the colorful fairy tale world, the world’s first beach – [Wucaitan] (complimentary tickets and excess mileage fee included), visit the Yadan wind-erosion landform, then arrive in Beitun and take a tourist train to Yining.
D5 Beitun – Yining
Around 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 around 9:26 pm and check into the hotel.
D6 Yining – Bayinbrook – Nalati
After breakfast, take a car to Bayinbrook and visit China’s second-largest grassland, [Bayinbrook Grassland] (ticket and shuttle bus included). Visit the Swan Reserve – Swan Lake. Swan Lake is a high-mountain wetland lake, surrounded by continuous snowy peaks, forming a natural barrier for Swan Lake. Observe the wonders of the Kaidu River’s Nine-Bend and Eighteen-Turn, a 516-kilometer-long river with up to 1,142 bends. It is truly said that "the tortuous water flows east, and only after thousands of twists and turns does it reach its end." (Visiting time is about 3 hours), then proceed to Nalati to check into the hotel.
D7 Nalati – Yining
After breakfast, take a tourist bus to one of the world’s four major alpine valley grasslands – [National AAAAA Scenic Area Nalati] (ticket included). Along the way, you will see mountain flowers blooming, peaks with butterflies dancing, and dots of tents. You can also see small patches of Populus euphratica forests, feeling their tenacious life 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 [Valley Grassland Shuttle Bus] (fare included) to the Nalati scenic area to experience the folk customs of the Kazakhs (visiting time is about 3.5 hours, including the time to enter and exit the scenic area with the valley shuttle bus). You can take self-paid items within the scenic area for a tour, such as sightseeing cars, horse riding, tandem bicycles, and lawn motorcycles, to feel the charm of the grassland. Afterwards, take a car to Yining and check into the hotel.
D8 Yining – Sayram Lake – Horgos Port – Yining – Urumqi
After breakfast, pass by Guozi Valley Bridge, known as the First Scenic Spot of Yili, and take a bus tour of [Asia’s Largest Mountain Cable-Stayed Bridge] (cannot stop due to traffic reasons). Take an air-conditioned tourist bus to the mysterious and beautiful alpine lake, the Pearl of the Northwest – [Sayram Lake] (entrance fee included), and then proceed to the West Lake Shore scenic area (complimentary lake circuit fee) for sightseeing or free activities for about 100 minutes. After lunch, visit [Horgos Port], one of China’s three major land trade ports. Learn about the distribution of aromatic plants and products in the world. Yili is the national lavender base, where you can get a closer look at lavender and take photos with the sea of flowers and colorful flower bands (free activity visit for about 50 minutes). Return to Yining by car and take the train to Urumqi.
D9 Urumqi – Various destinations
Arrive early at Urumqi Station to end your pleasant journey and return to beautiful Urumqi! End your delightful itinerary.
Service standards
Accommodation: Throughout the journey, local four-star accommodations are provided. Natural single rooms are not available, and any resulting single room supplements will be borne by the guest.
Meals: The entire tour includes 7 breakfasts and 12 lunches/dinners. The lunch/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 will not be refunded.
Transportation: Urumqi/Yining/Beitun/Urumqi through air-conditioned luxury tourist train with hard sleeper compartments, equipped with a bar, tea lounge, small dance hall, etc. Transportation between other cities or scenic areas uses ground air-conditioned tourist buses.
Transportation: Urumqi/Beitun/Yining/Urumqi through air-conditioned special train. The train is equipped with four-person hard sleeper compartments, four-person soft sleeper compartments, and double soft sleeper compartments. Tourists can select different berths in advance when registering. The train is also equipped with a bar, tea lounge, small dance hall, etc. Transportation between other cities or scenic areas uses air-conditioned tourist buses.
Entrance fees: Includes the first entrance fee of the scenic areas, which includes: 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 Lake Shore Circuit [complimentary], Colorful Beach Entrance Fee [complimentary], Bayanbulak Grassland Entrance Fee (including shuttle bus), Jieyou Lavender Garden Entrance Fee [complimentary]. For special documents that result in discounted entrance fees, refunds will be made according to the travel agency’s agreement price.
Tour guide: Includes Chinese-speaking tour guide services. The attendants on the train are composed of ethnic compatriots from Xinjiang, welcoming guests from afar with the warmest service.
Insurance: Travel agency liability insurance. Complimentary travel accident insurance [coverage of 200,000 yuan].
Child standards: Children under 1.2 meters tall only include local parking fees, tour guide service fees, and half local meals; they do not include train tickets, entrance fees, accommodation, and other expenses.
Prices may vary in June, July, August, and September. For details, please call the consultation hotline: 0991-8585456.
Xinjiang, a place of great beauty, welcomes your arrival and inquiries. We will serve you with sincerity, meticulousness, and patience.