2026 · 16-Day Cultural Journey

2026 Jinxiu Silk Road · Jiangyu Ambassador

CNY 79,880 – 108,880

CNY 79,880 – 108,880

Per person · varies by cabin class · written quotation from the official agent

Daily Route

16-day itinerary from Tianfu departure to Silk Road return

01 · DAY 01–04

Departure & Into the North

DAY 01–02 Departure from Chengdu Chengdu / Lanzhou - Urumqi

Guests board with a welcome ceremony, song and dance performance, cultural salon and cocktail moment. The train travels along the Hexi Corridor and arrives in Urumqi the next day.

AccommodationTrain and Urumqi luxury hotel

DAY 03 Tianchi Lake and Silk Road treasures Urumqi - Altay

A private cultural session at the Xinjiang Museum is followed by Tianchi Lake, Bogda Snow Peak views and an evening train departure toward Altay.

AccommodationJinxiu Tianfu train

DAY 04 Quiet Hemu and a wild luxury banquet Altay Station - Hemu

Travel the Ahhe Highway into Hemu, visit the Tuva village, enjoy a customized afternoon tea and close the day with an outdoor banquet.

AccommodationHemu Holiday Hotel or equivalent

02 · DAY 05–08

Northern Lakes & Mountains

DAY 05 The pure invitation of Kanas Hemu - Kanas

Move from Hemu to Kanas for lakeside sightseeing and the Fish Watching Platform experience, keeping the day scenic, slow and nature-led.

AccommodationKanas scenic-area lodge or equivalent

DAY 06 Three bays and intangible heritage fish banquet Kanas - Beitun

Moon Bay, Fairy Bay and Dragon Sleeping Bay unfold through changing water and light before a cold-water fish banquet and train departure to Yining.

AccommodationJinxiu Tianfu train

DAY 07 Sayram Lake lakeside hospitality Beitun - Sayram Lake - Yining

Circle Sayram Lake by dedicated vehicle, pause for a lakeside afternoon tea, then continue to Yining for dinner and hotel rest.

AccommodationInterContinental Yining Resort or equivalent

DAY 08 Nalati grassland and route transition Yining - Nalati - Kuqa

Tour the aerial grassland of Nalati, return to Yining for dinner and board the train to Kuqa. Duku Highway arrangements remain subject to operating and access rules.

AccommodationJinxiu Tianfu train

03 · DAY 09–12

Southern Silk Road Cities

DAY 09 Red cliffs of Kizilia Kuqa - Kashgar

Arrive in Kuqa and visit Kizilia Grand Canyon, reading the red rock layers as a geological Silk Road chapter before boarding the train to Kashgar.

AccommodationJinxiu Tianfu train

DAY 10 Sacred plateau lake journey Kashgar - Tashkurgan

Follow the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway to the Pamir Plateau, visit Baisha Lake and continue to Tashkurgan for a Tajik home visit.

AccommodationTashkurgan oxygen-supply hotel

DAY 11 Karakul Lake and ancient craft Tashkurgan - Kashgar

Experience Karakul Lake beneath Muztagh Ata, then enter Kashgar folk music culture through an intangible-heritage craft event and roasted lamb banquet.

AccommodationKashgar Radisson or Global Port International Hotel

DAY 12 Kashgar light and shadow Kashgar - Turpan

Walk Kashgar Ancient City, Gao Tai residences and Id Kah Mosque, then enjoy ancient-city afternoon tea before boarding the train to Turpan.

AccommodationJinxiu Tianfu train

04 · DAY 13–16

Turpan & the Return

DAY 13 Turpan historical performance Arrive in Turpan

Visit the Karez system with dedicated interpretation, then enter Jiaohe Ancient City at night for a live ethnic music concert amid layered ruins.

AccommodationTurpan Hengze Hotel or equivalent

DAY 14 Fireland, Tuyugou and private winery Turpan - return train

Explore Flame Mountain, enjoy a fruit banquet, stroll Tuyugou Mazar Village and close with a private winery tasting before the return train.

AccommodationJinxiu Tianfu train

DAY 15–16 Return with a splendid chapter Lanzhou / Chengdu

On-train intangible heritage handicrafts, film viewing and Song-style tea ceremony carry guests through the return rhythm before arrival in Chengdu.

AccommodationJinxiu Tianfu train, then arrival

Official Inquiry

Continue with official booking and Xinjiang planning

Speak directly with the officially designated agent for verified availability, cabin details and a written quotation.