Launched in 2024 as the most architecturally ambitious train in Yunnan. Every window is oversized. Every suite references a different ethnic tradition. The cultural salon hosts minority musicians, weavers and tea farmers. Less a train, more a travelling cultural embassy.
Floor-to-ceiling windows on two walls. King or twin beds dressed in Bai indigo textiles. En-suite with rain shower. Every guest gets a view.
12 m² En-suiteSeparate living and sleeping zones. Triple-aspect windows. Freestanding bathtub. Naxi herbal bath products. Complimentary minibar with Yunnan wines.
17 m² En-suiteTransforms throughout the journey: morning Puer tea ceremony, afternoon Bai weaving workshop, evening Naxi dongba music performance. Different villages board the train.
Menus designed around seasonal produce along the route. Wild mushrooms in summer. Yunnan ham and cheese from highland herders. Crossing-the-bridge noodles. Yunnan reds alongside Old World classics.
Curated books on ethnic groups, botany and the Tea Horse Road. Floor cushions and window seats. Board games, route maps and binoculars provided.
Open-air rear platform. Photographers gather at sunrise. Milky Way visible above the Mekong Valley at night. The most coveted spot on the train.
The City of Eternal Spring. Stone Forest karst landscape, flower market, Green Lake Park and Yunnan Provincial Museum.
Old town between Erhai Lake and Cangshan mountains. Bai minority architecture, cobbled streets, Three Pagodas. Lake cruise and tie-dye workshop included.
UNESCO old town of canals and stone bridges at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Home to the Naxi dongba script, the worlds last pictographic writing system.
One of the worlds deepest river canyons. Jinsha River between 5,000-metre peaks. Optional high-trail hike or gentle river path.
At 3,300m. Songzanlin Monastery, the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan. Highland meadows and Tibetan villages.
The Starlight serves our Yunnan Mekong Passage — 9 days through Chinas most culturally diverse province, from Kunming to Shangri-La.
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