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19 Days Tibet Train Tour from Xining |
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- Trip highlights: Experience the new Tibet railway, enjoy the most mysterious and beautiful area in the world, let's go and take the marvelous engineering of recent time to Tibet! Lhasa - Tibet's capital, a mystical and mysterious city steeped in Tibetan and Buddest Culture.
- Tour price: From
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3,213.00
 Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations:
Beijing, Xian, Xining, Lhasa, Chengdu, Shanghai, Suzhou, Shanghai
- Tour code:
SWTBT002
Private tour for a van with tour guide and driver, available every day
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| Day 7 Xian,Xining,Lhasa (B) |
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| Take morning flight to Xining. Be met by local tour guide and drive to the downtown for your free time. Own exploring Xining. Later transferred to take 25 hours and 22 minutes train (soft sleeper) to Lhasa. Stay overnight on the train. Train No.: N917 (leaves Xining at 20h28, arrives Lhasa at 21h50 next day) |
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| Day 8 Lhasa |
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| There are nine sightseeing platforms designed on the way to give passengers the opportunity to view the unique plateau landscape. Arrival at Lhasa railway station at 21h50 in the evening, you will be met by your local guide and transferred to the hotel. Leisure on your own at the rest of the day to adjust to Tibet's high altitudes. |
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| Day 9 Lhasa (B,L) |
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| The Barkhor Street | The Barkhor Street is Lhasa's inner pilgrim circuit shaped roughly like an octagon that runs around the Jokhang. The circuit is lined with markets, shops, stalls and street vendors providing every conceivable item a Tibetan could need. The best plac…… | | The Jokhang Temple | The Jokhang Temple is the spiritual centre of Tibet - a destination for millions of Tibetan pilgrims. The oldest part of the temple dates back to the 7th century AD - being one of the two temples built by King Songsten Gampo to house the statues of t…… | | The Potala Palace | The Potala Palace is a landmark of Lhasa and Lama Buddism. It is a 13 storey and 1000 rooms' palace and once winter residence of the Dalai Lama. The construction of the present structure began during the reign of the fifth Dalai Lama in 1645 and took…… |
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| Day 10 Lhasa (B,L) |
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| Lhasa Carpet Factory | Lhasa Carpet Factory is a factory south of Yanhe Dong Lu near the University of Tibet in Lhasa the capital of Tibet. It produces traditional Tibetan rugs. The highland of Tibet is the actual home of the oriental carpets. By visiting Carpet Factory yo…… | | Norbulingka | The Norbulingka Park: Norbulingka means "Jeweled Garden". It was constructed as a summer palace for the Dalai Lama at the very beginning and later served as the whole governmental administration. | | The Drepong Monastery | The Drepong Monastery: a cluster of white buildings resembling a riceheap, against the backdrop of Mount Gyenbuwndze. Founded in 1416, Drepong is the biggest and richest monastery in Tibet that was divided into four Tantric colleges - that specialis…… | | The Sera Monastery | The Sera Monastery lies on the northern edge of Lhasa at the base of Tatipu Hill. 'Sera' means 'merciful hail' denoting its rivalry with the 'Rice Heap' (Drepong) since hail destroys rice. Sera was smaller than Drepong with about 7,000 monks but was …… |
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| Day 11 Lhasa,Chengdu (B,L) |
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| Take morning flight to Chengdu. Upon arrival at Chengdu airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel. We will visit the Temple of the Marquis of Wu and Wenshu Monastery. |
| Wenshu Monastery | Wenshu Monastery was originally built at this site in the north of the city during the Tang Dynasty. The building today however is a Qing Dynasty construction consisting of an impressive collection of buildings containing some intricate and beautiful…… | | Temple of the Marquis of Wu | The Temple of the Marquis of Wu (Wuhou Ci) is located in the outskirts of Chengdu, there is a large temple here containing a statue of Zhu Ge and an impressive Three Wonders Tablet, so called because it contains exquisite examples of calligraphy, ca…… |
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| Day 12 Chengdu (B,L) |
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| Today we will transfer to have boat ride on Min Jiangto visit Leshan (about 2 hours). Enjoy the landscape of Chengdu Plain on the way. Afterwards we have the other half an hour drive to Mt. E'mei, visit the Nation Dedicating Temple (Baoguosi). Stay overnight in the hotel located at the foot of Mountain E'mei. |
| The Baoguo Temple | The Baoguo Temple (Nation-dedicating Temple) is the first temple one meets along the mountain way and stresses love and patriotism. The temple has the typical structure of Chinese ancient garden covers an area of more than 10 acres. Every yard of th…… | | Leshan Giant Buddha | Leshan Giant Buddha is one of the most magnificent tourist attractions in Sichuan Province . It's located on the Westside of Xiluan Peak ( Phoenix Perched Peak ) of Mount Lingyun , just east of Leshan City . | | Mount E'mei | MT. Emei is about 160 kilometers southwest of Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It extends for over a hundred kilometers and resembles the fine eyebrow of an ancient Chinese beauty from afar. |
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