A luxury train with spa services is to launch in June 2009 in western China.

The Tangula Train will offer cabin-based spa treatments using Ila products as well as outdoor therapies on several scenic stops along the locomotive’s route.

Each suite will have all the amenities of a luxury hotel and be furnished in leather, wood and stone.

Management company Spatality will handle all on-board spa services as well as wellness-related excursions.

The train, which can carry up to 96 guests, will follow routes through scenic and culturally rich areas of China. On one journey, the locomotive will run between Beijing and Lhasa, through the grasslands and deserts that were once part of the old Silk Road, before passing the mountain ranges of the Tibetan Plateau.

On another route, it will run from Beijing to Lijang, through the Guizhou and Yunnan provinces, home to more than 25 ethnic groups, each with their own customs and architectural style.

Tangula is owned and operated by the Tangula Group, a subsidiary of TZG Partners, a Shanghai-based business initiation and investment firm.