Xining Tibet Train Tour
- Tour Price: $ 0
- Tour Code: CT775
- Available: Daily
- Duration: 6 Days
- Tour Type: Tibet Train Tour
Trip Highlights - Want to take a Tibet Train, Xining Tibet Train Tour is a perfect choice for you to enjoy the unique scenery along the railway. In the past traveling to Tibet is a remote dream. The poor accessibility and appalling high altitude made many people hesitate to step on this mysterious and enchanting land. It is now possible to go to Tibet by train via the Qinghai-Tibet railway. 6-Day Tibet Train Tour links the two ends of Qinghai-Tibet Railway: Xining and Lhasa. Travelers who take this train tour will not only enjoy the mysterious holy city of Lhasa, but also appreciate the great landscape of Qinghai.
Tour Prices (this is private tour based on per person and shown in US dollars) | |
Group Size | Price / Traveler |
1 traveler | USD / |
2-5 travelers | USD / |
6-9 travelers | USD / |
10 travelers & above | USD / |
(For 10 persons up, please email us for new quotations) |
·Entrance fees and meals as listed | ·All transfers with private vehicle and guide |
·Accident insurance | ·Hotel and train fare |
·Air fare and airport tax | ·Personal expenses |
·Tips for guide and driver | · |
Tour Itinerary
Day01:Lhasa (D)
After being picked up from the Lhasa airport, you will drive a little ways into the city to your hotel and check in. Lhasa city is the highest capital in China and the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. Here you will eat dinner at the best local restaurant in the area and then return to your hotel for the remainder of the evening.
Hotel:Lhasa Hotel 4* (or similar class)
Day02:Lhasa (B/L/D)
Today you will visit Norbulingka Park, the Sera Monastery and the Potala Palace. The Palace was built in 637 by the first king of Tibet, Songtsen Gampo. Afterwards you will visit a local Tibetan family and then head back to your hotel.
Hotel:The Lhasa Hotel 4* (or similar class)
In the morning you will visit the Tibetan Traditional Hospital, the Jokhang Temple and the Carpet Factory. Afterwards you will be brought back to your hotel for the rest of the day.
Hotel:The Lhasa Hotel 4* (or similar class)
Day04:Lhasa/Xining (B)
After having breakfast in Lhasa, you will board an overnight luxury sleeper train and head to Xining.
Hotel:on the train
Day05:Xining (B/L/D)
You will arrive in Xinning and be brought to a 4-star hotel to check-in. Next you will visit Dongguan Mosque and Ta'er Monastery. Afterwards you will be brought back to your hotel.
Hotel:The Qinghai Hotel 4* (or similar class)
Day06:Xining (B)
After you eat breakfast you will be brought to your hotel to leave for your next destination.
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Dongguan Mosque, built in 1380, is located in the eastern area of Xining. The mosque is one of the largest in Qinghai Province. It has a large assembly prayer hall that enables many of the areas Muslims to congregate during prayer and special occasions.
The Ta'er Monastery combines both Tibet and Han style architecture. The appliqus are made of silk, the murals carves on cloth and the butter sculptures using butter mineral dye.
Qinghai Lake is not only the largest salt water lake in China but the largest of all lakes. The most scenic location on the lake is Qinghai Lake Bird Island.