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TT-12 Kunming-Xining-Lhasa-Shigatse-Lhasa-Shangri-la-Lijiang-Dali-Kunming (14D13N) |
| Day 01 Arrive in Xining City. Xining, 2300 m above sea level, is the capital of the Qinghai Province. Qinghai is the former Tibetan east province Amdo. Xining was an important transfer station to the caravan roads to Tibet. |
(D) Overnight in Xining
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| Day 02 Xining - Kumbum - Koko Nor 190 km in Qinghai Lake Hotel While traveling, visit Kumbum monastery (Ta'er Si) of Gelukpa-sect which was built in 1560 in Huangzhong county and also one of the six grand monasteries in Tibet. Both Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Lamaistic "yellow hat sect" and the 14th Dalai lama were born here. As Kumbum-monastery has always been playing an important role to connect the Mongolian with the Lamaism, today many Mongolian come to this place for worship. Then cross over Sun-Moon-Mountain (Ri Yue Shan). In 641 Wencheng princess of Tang Dynasty passed by this mountain where today a sun-pavilion and a moon-pavilion are built on the summit for people to have a break. The Sun-Moon mountain has always been a distinguish line between meadow and agriculture area. Arrive at Koko Nor Lake in the late afternoon and accommodate by the lake. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Xining
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| Day 03 Koko Nor Lake - Bird Island-Xining 320 km 1N in Xining Hotel In the morning drive to the Bird Island. Birding on the Bird Island .The small island known as "the heaven of the birds" lies in the northwestern tip of the lake. Thousands of migrating birds stay on the island from Aprila to July each year. Late afternoon drive back to Xining. In the evening take soft sleeping train (1900/2000+1) to Lhasa via Golmud. |
(B/L/D) Overnight on the Train
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| Day 04 Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Qinghai-Tibet section of the railway is the world' s highest and longest railway, enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Tibet plateau. 2000 arrive in Lhasa station. Meet the localguide and transfer to the hotel. |
Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 05 If Tibet is the "roof of the world", then its capital, Lhasa, is certainly the "city of the sun". Standing on a plain over 13,000 feet above sea level, surrounded by towering mountains, Lhasa is a town bathed in sunlight. In the morning arrive in the "holy city" Lhasa. Transfer to hotel to have an acclimatization rest in the hotel. In the afternoon visit Norbulingka, which means the garden of treasures in Tibetan language. Located in the west suburbs of Lhasa, this palace complex was built in the 18th century and served as the summer residence of the Dalai Lamas. Then visit Jokhang monastery, the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the sacred land of Buddhist followers where innumerable pilgrims come for worship everyday. The temple, built in 647, is the earliest wood-and-masonry structure still existing in Tibet. Walk on the Barkhor street nearby Jokhang, a big free market with its prolific stalls for selling local specialties. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 06 Lhasa In the morning visit Potala Palace, which was constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet and later served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas Then drive to Drepung monastery the sacred land of Gelukpa sect., which was created in 1416 and the second, third and fourth Dalai Lama once resided in. After that visit Sera monastery, which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it is also called "the court of wild rose". Today still 200 lamas live in there. Sometimes, we may see the lamas do Scripture Debating in Sera Monastery. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 07 Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse 260 + 90 km 1N in Shigatse Hotel Today leaving for Shigatse. Pass by the Yamdrok-Tso Lake, the third-biggest holy lake in Tibet and a good place for taking photos. Then cross over Kangpa-La Pass (5000 m) to arrive in Gyantse in the afternoon where visit Kumbum Pagoda also called 100-thousand-Bouddha's-pagoda as well as Pelkor Monastery famed with its splendid Buddhist Tibetan art, both of them were built in the 15th century. Afterwards drive to Shigatse, the second largest city with 40,000 inhabitants in Tibet. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Shigatse
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| Day 08 Shigatse - Lhasa 290 km 1N in Shambala Hotel In the morning visit Tashilunpo monastery of Gelukpa sect, the seat of the Panchan Lamas and one of the six grand monasteries in Tibet region. In the monastery the biggest gilded statue of Maitreya (Bouddha of the future) in China is enshrined. In Tibet Buddhism, Panchen Lama is just the embodiment of Maitreya Buddha. After this sightseeing return to Lhasa. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 09 Transfer to Gongga Airport and take flight to Shangri-la, meet the local guide and visit Songzanlin Tibetan Buddhism Monastery, which is 5 km from the seat of Shangri-la County. Construction began in 1679 and was completed in 1681. It is said that the Fifth Dalai Lama chose the site of the monastery through divination and named it "Gedan Songzanlin Monastery". In 1724, during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, the monastery was renamed the "Guihua Monastery". During its time of greatest prosperity, there were more than 3,000 monks in the temple, now there are still 700 monks inside. Visit Shuduhu Lake (natural reserve area). In the evening visit Tibetan family??s house and enjoy the folk singing and dancing performed by Tibetan people. Visit Local market and Old town of Zhondian. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Shangri-la
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| Day 10 Drive to Lijiang, visit Tiger Leaping Gorge on the way, which is believed to be the deepest gorge in the world. From the top of the gorge you look down the steeply angled ( 70-90 degrees ) mountain sides to the rushing Golden Sands ( Jingsha ) River with its 18 frothing rapids more than 200 meters (about 700 feet) below. Lijiang Old Town, which is one of the best-preserved ancient towns of the minority ethnic people of China. Lijiang old town belongs to the World Culture Heritage of UNESCO. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lijiang
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| Day 11 Visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the 13 peaks of 18,360-foot Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, a treasure of wild plants and rare animals, are like a silver dragon lying in the clouds.Awesome and unconquered, they dominate the Lijiang Plain. Some have described Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as a radiant cornet crowning Lijiang's head. Scientists say she arose from an ancient geosyncline 230 million years ago in an age when dinosaurs began to increase and formed her present shape sometime during the last 600,000 years, even as late as 12,000 years ago. Yunshan Apron, Baishui River and Ganhaizi Grass Land. In the afternoon drive to Dali. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Dali
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| Day 12 Cruise on the Erhai Lake, which is 280 square kilometers in size and dotted with fishing boats, after that ends the tour with 1100 years old Three Pagodas in the daytime. Visit Three Pagodas which known as the Chongsheng Santa and situated on top of the ruins of Chongsheng Monastery, the Three Pagodas lie one kilometer northwest of Dali and located on the slope of Mount Cangshan. Visit Dali Old City. In the evening take flight MU 5892 (1950/2020) back to Kunming. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Kunming
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Day 13 Visit Stone Forest. A typical Karst formation, the Stone Forest covers an
area of more than three hundred square kilometers. Scientific research has shown that what is now the Stone Forest was 270 million years ago an immense expanse of water with a vast stretch of limestone sediment formed over the years on the seafloor. As a result of the crustal movement, the seabed rose gradually and a large piece of land thus came into being. Exposed to rains and winds, eroded by the elements, the strange-looking limestone ranges were shaped by time. About 200 million years ago numerous stone peaks, pillars, and stalagmites rose abruptly from the ground and towered into the sky, extending now as far as the eye can see, looking like a vast forest of stone, hence the name "the Stone Forest". |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Kunming
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| Day 14 After breakfast take flight for leaving. (B) | |
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Quotation
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Peak Season ( Apr. – Nov. ) |
Slack Season ( Dec. – Mar. ) |
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Budget |
Standard |
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Budget |
Standard |
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| 2-5 pax |
2855 |
3075 |
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2813 |
3025 |
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| 6-9 pax |
2258 |
2479 |
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2206 |
2429 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
657 |
816 |
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632 |
785 |
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| 10 pax up |
1688 |
1836 |
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1636 |
1786 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
455 |
569 |
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429 |
538 |
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| INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE |
* 2 domestic flights in the economic class with tax ( Lhasa/Shangri-la, Dali/Kunming )
* Soft sleeper train ( Xining/Lhasa, 4 pax in one carriage )
* 3* hotel ( budget ), 4* hotel ( standard ) or 5* hotel ( luxury ) , twin-bed room with private
shower and WC
* English speaking local guide
* Daily meals ( exclude the special flavor food )
* Admission charges where applicable as shown in the tour description
* Transportation in the program
* Service charges for baggage handling between hotel and airport
* Domestic travel insurance
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| NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE |
* International flights and tax
* Personal consumption
* Visa fee
* Tips for guide, driver and porter | |
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