• Tibet Train Tour From Xining to Lhasa

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    Tour Code: ODY-CN-2428

    Destination: Xining, Lhasa

Duration

7 Days

Tour Type

Private & Bespoke

Tour Style

Classic

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About This Trip

The legendary journey will start in Xining and provide you with an initial impression of Tibetan Buddhism at the Ta’er Temple. Continue with a day-and-night train traveling along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, with the surreal natural beauty and mysterious religious world on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau unfolding to you gradually. When arrive in Lhasa, gaze in awe at the landmark Potala Palace, please your eyes at Yamdrok Lake, purify your soul at the holy Jokhang Temple and Sera Monastery, and understand locals’ lives at Barkhor Street.

Itinerary Summary

DAYPLACEHIGHLIGHTS
1 – 2XiningDongguan Grand Mosque, Ta’er Temple
3 – 7LhasaQinghai-Tibet Train, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Yamdrok Lake, Sera Monastery, Departure
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Itinerary

Upon arrival in Xining, the eastern gateway of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, be welcomed by your guide and transferred to the hotel for check-in.

After freshen-up, start the Xining exploration from Dongguan Grand Mosque, a magnificent architecture integrating Chinese classical and Islamic characteristics. Another grand architecture you cannot miss is Ta’er Temple (also called Kumbum Monastery), an important religious activity center of the Gelugpa Sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

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▱ Beijing

Slowing down and better appreciating beautiful sceneries along the way is also a good choice during a journey. Enjoy some free time until you are transferred to the railway station in Xining for your overnight train to the “Sunshine City” Lhasa.

Get your eyes ready for majestic mountains, vast grasslands, and azure lakes when you’re traveling on one of the world’s highest and most fantastic railways.

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▱ Beijing

After about 20 hours, arrive in Lhasa, the heart city of mystical Tibet, be warmly greeted, and escorted to your downtown hotel. The rest of the day is yours to adapt to the high altitude (3,650 meters) and have a well-deserved rest.

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Your enchanting Tibet tour begins at the Potala Palace, an architectural marvel that once served as the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas for about three hundred years. Marvel at this outstanding structure, which combines palaces and Tibetan Buddhist temples, and get to know its great administrative and religious significance.

At the city center lies another World Heritage site – the Jokhang Temple, considered the most sacred Buddhist monastery in Tibet. A few steps away is the flourishing Barkhor Street, where you can browse for your favorite souvenirs.

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▱ Beijing

Spend the day exploring Yamdrok Lake, less than 120 kilometers away from Lhasa. Besides enjoying breathtaking views of the lake from various viewpoints including Gangbala, you will have a unique perspective to admire the turquoise lake from Rituo Temple, a small one situated on a solitary island, and the snow-capped peaks in the distance. Return to your hotel in Lhasa downtown after this visual feast of natural splendors.

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Today provides you the chance to see Norbulingka, once the summer residence of the Dalai Lamas. Wander around the palaces and chapels in this typical Tibetan-style royal garden to find the smells of another era. Continue to marvel at the grand Drepung Monastery, the largest temple in Tibetan Buddhism which housed thousands of monks and believers. Watching an intense philosophy debate among young monks at Sera Monastery surely will impress you.

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▱ Beijing

Pack up your luggage with unforgettable memories in Tibet. Enjoy some free time until you’re escorted to the airport for your onward flight to your next destination.

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▱ Beijing

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  • u003cemu003eu003cemu003eI highly recommend Inner Mongolia Jiuhong Travel Service Co., Ltd. The team is very easy to work with, has excellent ideas and the guides are knowledgeable and easy to be with. Very solid itineraries and execution — flexible, high quality, and great value for money.u003c/emu003eu003c/emu003e
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    Greenfly
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  • u003cemu003eu003cemu003eWe had a wonderful action-packed day. Fei Fei was amazing — her knowledge was very impressive and she was a real pleasure to be with. This was certainly the highlight of our stay in this beautiful city. Thanks so much.u003c/emu003eu003c/emu003e
    Ludovic V.
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