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Silk Road
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( 14 Night 15 Days) Tour Code: CHINA/PTT/TR 07 |
Tour Itinerary |
Day 01: Fly Beijing to Xining. Stay at Hotel. |
Day 02:
Drive across the Qilian Range to Zhang Ye. Stay at
Hotel |
Day 03: Visit Da Fo (Giant Buddha) Temple and the Wooden
Stupas. Stay at Ye Hotel. |
Day 04: Drive to Jia Yu Guan. Visit Jia Yu Guan old town, and
Xuan Bi Wall. Stay at Hotel. |
Day 05: Drive to Dunhuang. Stay at Hotel. |
Day 06: Visit the Mogao Buddhist Caves, one of the greatest
collections of Buddhist art
in the world. Also visit Yueya (Crescent Moon) Spring, and the
picturesque
sand dunes at Mingsha. Drive 2-3 hours to the train station. Leave
Qinghai
crew and take the 7:40 pm sleeper train to Turpan. |
Day 07: Arrive 5:15 am in Turpan. Meet Xinjiang crew and go
for breakfast. Visit the
Gao Chung ruins, the Astana Tombs, the Bazikilik Thousand Buddha
Caves, Fire Mountain, the Grape Valley Vineyards, and the Karez
Well. Stay at Hotel. |
Day 08: Drive 200 km to Urumqi (apx 3 hours). Then visit the
south mountain grazing lands of the Hasak people. Visit with the
Hasak people in their tents. In evening, return to Urumqi. Stay at
Hotel. |
Day 09: In morning, drive to Heavenly Lake (Tianshan). Take
the incline cable car up to the top of the mountain for excellent
views. Also take a boat ride on the lake. In afternoon, return to
Urumqi and visit the Erdao Bridge Market. Stay at same hotel. |
Day 10: After breakfast, drive to airport for 11:35am flight
to Xining. Meet Qinghai crew
again. After lunch, take a short trip to Kubum Monastery, one of the
six largest
yellow sect monasteries in Tibet. It was founded in 1560 by the
great master
Rinchen Tsondru Gyaltsen, to commemorate the birth place of
Tsongkhapa,
the yellow sect founder. Then return to Xining and stay at Qinghai
Hotel. |
Day 11: Transfer to airport for flight to Lhasa. |
Day 12: Explore Lhasa
Full day sight-seeing tour of gold
roofed palace of Potala built in the time of fifth Dalai Lama,
Jorkhang temple- a spiritual center of Tibet and Barkhor- a colorful
market. Overnight at Hotel. |
Day 13: Explore Lhasa
Full day excursion tour to Drepung- the largest monastery in the
Tibet which was founded in 1416 and until Potala was built, it used
to be the residence of 3rd ,4th & 5th Dalai Lama. Continue to Sera
Monastery- one of great institution of Gelugpa sect. Overnight at
Hotel.. |
Day 14: Explore Lhasa
An excursion of Ganden monastery- the first founded and main seat of
the Gelugpa, Yellow Hat' sect. It lies about 40 km east of Lhasa at
an elevation of 4300m. The views seen from Ganden, down into the
Kyichu valley and across to the distant snowcaps, are exceptional.
Overnight at Hotel. |
Day 15: Lhasa-Kathmandu or Beijing
After breakfast, transfer to the Gongar airport for flight back to
Kathmandu or to your onward destination. |
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