| Edition | Character | 2027 departures | JinTa Deluxe 13 m² | JinWo Quality 10 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tianshan Mu Ge (天山牧歌版) | Flowers, grasslands and mountain scenery | May 19, Jun 5 & 22, Jul 9 & 26, and Oct 2 (six sailings; see note) | RMB 108,880 | RMB 79,880 |
| Liujin Song Ge (鎏金颂歌版) | Deep-autumn limited edition: golden forests and late-season light | Aug 29, Sep 15 | RMB 108,880 | RMB 89,880 |
The 2 October edition is carried on the charter schedule and licensed channels; the operator's plan page currently lists the five spring-summer dates, so we confirm the sailing in writing at booking. Third guest in a cabin RMB 39,880; children 12 or under sharing with a full-paying adult RMB 16,880; land single supplement RMB 8,000. Boarding at Chengdu (train origin), plus Lanzhou, Deyang, Mianyang, Guangyuan and Jiangyou; joining at Urumqi is supported; alight at Lanzhou, Guangyuan, Mianyang or Chengdu.
Days 1–10 split into three segments. You pick one route per segment, and the operator assembles your 16 days: 2×2×3 makes twelve combinations. Days 11–16 are the same for everyone.
| Segment | Option | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1–2 Urumqi | A Silk Road in Museums | Xinjiang Regional Museum, the International Grand Bazaar, a scholar-led seminar |
| B Tianshan Sacred Land | Heavenly Lake of Tianshan, views of Bogda Peak, alpine lakes | |
| Days 3–5 Altay (north) | A The Gallery Road | The Ahe scenic highway, Hemu village, a Kanas lake cruise |
| B The Border Original | Hemu, the Tie-Jia road, Baihaba ("the first village of the northwest") | |
| Days 6–10 Ili + Kuqa | A The Duku Crossing | Nalati, both sections of the Duku Highway, the Kiziliya Grand Canyon. Mainland and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan documents only; unavailable when the road is closed |
| B The Layered Grassland | Kalajun, a grassland walk, Kuerdening forest (autumn pastures on the deep-autumn edition) | |
| C The Yizhao Private Route (+ RMB 6,000) | The Yizhao highway, a private boat on Jade Lake, the Xata ancient trail |
Operator's rules: once chosen, a segment cannot be mixed with the other option; option C carries the supplement; the Yizhao road, the boat and Xata are weather- and policy-dependent with substitute sights if needed; running dates, times, routings and stops follow the railway authority's final commands.
| Day | Route & highlights | Overnight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Depart Chengdu (or board at Lanzhou) for Urumqi; welcome ceremony with a live band as you board the Jinxiu Tianfu | On board |
| 2A | Xinjiang Regional Museum (the Loulan beauty, the "five stars rise in the east" brocade) with a scholar-led seminar, then the International Grand Bazaar | On board |
| 2B | Heavenly Lake of Tianshan among spruce forest, looking up at Bogda Peak | On board |
| Day | Route & highlights | Overnight |
|---|---|---|
| 3A | North on the Ahe gallery highway to Hemu, the Tuva log-cabin village | Hemu Holiday Hotel |
| 3B | A Kazakh breakfast, then Hemu village and the birch forest with private tea breaks between hamlets | Hemu Holiday Hotel |
| 4A | Private tea break in Hemu, a cruise on Kanas lake, and a Tuva music evening | Manyunjun / Golden Lotus boutique guesthouse |
| 4B | The Tie-Jia border road to Baihaba, then on to Kanas; Tuva music evening | Manyunjun / Golden Lotus boutique guesthouse |
| 5 | The Kanas Three Bays on foot (Moon Bay, Immortal Bay, Wolong Bay); Burjin's heritage cold-water fish feast; night train to Yining | On board |
| Day | Route & highlights | Overnight |
|---|---|---|
| Option A · The Duku Crossing (mainland and HK/Macao/Taiwan documents only) | ||
| 6 | Ring-road day at Sayram Lake, the "last tear of the Atlantic" | Hotel Indigo Sayram Lake |
| 7 | Seasonal flower seas through the Ili valley to Nalati grassland | Hotel Indigo Nalati |
| 8 | Over the Tianshan on the Duku Highway's Nalati-to-Bayanbulak section | Holiday Inn Bayanbulak |
| 9 | The southern Duku section, four seasons in one day, into the Kiziliya red-rock canyon | Kuqa Chaoyu Wanhua / Tianyuan International |
| 10 | The Kizil Caves and the Qiuci museum; night train to Kashgar | On board |
| Option B · The Layered Grassland (autumn pastures on the deep-autumn edition) | ||
| 6 | Sayram Lake ring road | Hotel Indigo Sayram Lake |
| 7 | A light walk on the Kalajun "layered" grassland (UNESCO listed), bonfire evening at a luxury camp | Huajian Camp / Wugen Zhijing |
| 8 | The spruce forests of Kuerdening; night train toward Kuqa | On board |
| 9 | Kuqa old town and the Qiuci museum | Kuqa Chaoyu Wanhua / Tianyuan International |
| 10 | The Kiziliya canyon and the Kizil Caves with private tea; night train to Kashgar | On board |
| Option C · The Yizhao Private Route (+ RMB 6,000, weather dependent) | ||
| 6 | The Yizhao sky road through valley, forest, snow peaks and steppe; private boat on Jade Lake with a sunset dinner | Zhaosu Muzitao Wilderness Resort |
| 7 | The Xata ancient trail: snow peaks, glaciers, spruce and gorge | InterContinental Yining |
| 8 | Sayram Lake reflections; night train toward Kuqa | On board |
| 9 | Kuqa old town and the Qiuci museum | Kuqa Chaoyu Wanhua / Tianyuan International |
| 10 | The Kiziliya canyon and the Kizil Caves; night train to Kashgar | On board |
The last six days are the same on all twelve combinations. The operator's July 2027 sales handbook itemises this leg day by day: a Kashgar heritage morning and the Pamir loop, the Karakul lakes, and two full days aboard on the return. The operator's plan page shows a variant finale with a Turpan day instead; where the two sources differ, both are shown and we confirm the exact sequence for your departure in writing.
| Day | Route & highlights | Overnight |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kashgar's Minle Village: a dedicated heritage-arts session, making a simple instrument with century-old craft techniques. Then the road onto the Pamir plateau past White Sand Lake, where silver dunes meet blue water, to Tashkurgan county — a border-management area; the electronic border permit is arranged by the operator as part of the journey | Tashkurgan: Xueshang Huangguan or Wanda Meihua, or similar |
| 12 | A Tajik family visit with eagle-flute playing and the eagle dance, both national intangible heritage; then Karakul Lake beneath Muztagh Ata and the Kongur peaks | Kashgar: Radisson or Yifei resort, or similar |
| 13 | Id Kah Mosque in the morning and the old city with a farewell tea break, boarding the train in the evening (sales handbook). The plan page shows a Turpan day on this leg instead — the Flaming Mountain, a fruit-feast lunch, the old Uyghur village of Tuyugou and a private-winery tasting; we confirm which finale runs per departure | On board (handbook) / Hengze Hotel Turpan (plan page) |
| 14–15 | Full days aboard as the train runs homeward: onboard activities and time with fellow travellers (sales handbook). The plan-page variant adds intangible-heritage crafts, film screenings and a Song-dynasty tea ceremony, running via Lanzhou | On board |
| 16 | Journey ends; departure transfer, arriving Chengdu in the morning | — |
Formation and cabin figures are checked against the published references below. Last reviewed .
