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Itinerary
One |
11 Days Qinghai & Tibet (CZ) |
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| 1. |
Hong
Kong / Shenzhen Direct
ferry
Shenzhen / Xining
Approx. 3 hours flight
Take
a ferry to the Shenzhen Fu Yong Ferry Pier to
connect the airport shuttle bus to the Shenzhen
Airport. Take
a flight to
Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province.
Accommodation at the Silk Road Tsongkha Hotel |
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| 2. |
Xining
Visit
the Ta'er Lamasery, the birthplace of the
founder of the Yellow Sect. Mural paintings,
butter flowers and embossed embroideries are
famed as "Three Extremely Excellent Arts"
of the Ta'er Lamasery. Travel to the Sun &
Moon Hills and the Qinghai Lake - China's
largest inland salt water lake and artists'
paradise, renowned for its mirrored pastel
sunrise, azure beauty at midday and the indigo
blues of sunset - a natural scenery of vastness,
beauty, mystery and quietness.
Accommodation at the Tent Guesthouse or similar |
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| 3. |
Xining
/ Chaka Coach
Visit a yurt by the lakeside and have a glimpse
of Tibetan life style. Onward to the pastureland
and the Chaka Salt Lake - a typical chloride salt
lake.
Accommodation at the Chaka Guesthouse or similar
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| 4. |
Chaka
/ Golmud Coach
Travel through the Xiangride Oasis town and experience
the mysterious mirage of Gobi desert. The Xining-Golmud-Lhasa
highway is 1,907 kilometers long with the average
elevation above 4,000 meters, running through the
mountains of Kunlun and Tanggula. This highway is
the highest highway in the world, passing through
five mountains above 5,000 meters high.
Accommodation at the Golmud Guesthouse or similar
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Golmud
/ Tuotuo River Coach
Mt. Kunlun, also known as the Forefather of Mountains
in China. Travel via the Kunlun Pass. Enjoy the
scenery of the Kunlun River and First Bridge over
the Source of the Yangtze.
Accommodation at the Tuotuo Guesthouse or similar
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| 6. |
Tuotuo
River / Nagqu Coach
Nagqu is known as the Northern Plateau in Tibet,
with Qinghai-Tibet Highway conveniently passing
by. Enjoy the scenery of grasslands and Tanggula
Pass.
Accommodation at the Nagqu Guesthouse or similar
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| 7. |
Nagqu
/ Lhasa Coach
Pass by Yangbajain Geothermal (Spring bath area)
before proceed to the solar city - Lhasa, meaning
the "Holy Land" in Tibetan language. Arrival to
Lhasa, 3,700 meters above sea level, the capital
of Tibet Autonomous Region.
Accommodation at the Lhasa Hotel or similar |
(B,L&D) |
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| 8. |
Lhasa
Visit the "World Cultural Heritage" Potala Palace,
the headquarters of the Dalai Lamas and a treasure
house of traditional Tibetan culture. Scattered
over the mountain is one of the three major Monasteries
of Yellow Sect. - the Deprung Monastery, built by
a famous disciple of Tsongkhapa, the founder of
the Ge-lug-pa sect. Onward to the "Jewel Garden"
Norbu Lingka - the summer palace built by the 7th
Dalai. Enjoy souvenirs-shopping at the Barkhor,
a pilgrim circuit, an astounding jamboree and a
Tibetan-style stock exchange.
Accommodation at the Lhasa Hotel or similar |
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| 9. |
Lhasa
/ Gyangze / Xigaze Coach
Walk around the Baiju Monastery - the headquarter
for 3 sects, the Sa-kya-pa, Ka-tam-pa and Ge-lug-pa
which is a rare phenomenon in Tibet. Afternoon travel
to Lake Yamzhog Yum - one of the 3 holy lakes in
Tibet with snow-capped mountains, islands, pastures,
hot springs, wild animals and plants, and monasteries.
Accommodation at the Shangdong Building or similar
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Xigaze
/ Lhasa Coach
Guided through the Tashilhunpo Monastery - built
by the 1st Dalai, houses the seat for the Panchen
Lama and enshrines a gilded-bronze Buddha of Qiangba,
the largest of its kind in the world. Visit the
birthplace of Tibetan culture - the Yarlung Zangbo
River Valley and a handicraft centre.
Accommodation at the Lhasa Hotel or similar |
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Lhasa
/ Chengdu Approx.
2 hours flight
Chengdu / Hong Kong Approx.
2 hours flight
Take a flight to Chengdu to connect a flight
back to Hong Kong. |
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