6-Day Qinghai In-depth Private Tour to Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake and Tongren Tibetan Culture

Attractions:No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xining

Today, your flight will land in Xining. Upon arrival, your guide will pick you up and take you to the hotel for check-in.

Attractions:Ta’er Monastery, Qinghai Lake

Meal:Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Chaka

A full day sightseeing begin atTa’er Monastery,Thar Monastery is the centre of Tibetan Buddhism activities in Northwest China and is renowned in China and Southeast Asia. The ruins of Tal Temple have survived the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties, Western Xia Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty, and have experienced several periods of prosperity and decline. Ghee flowers, murals and embroidery are known as the "Tal Temple art three". In addition to that, the temple also treasures a lot of Buddhist books and history, literature, philosophy, medicine, legislation and other aspects of academic monographs. It is worth seeing.

After Ta’er monastery, we will drive to Qinghai lake for a visit. The lake is surrounded by mountains and grasslands with magnificent views. The scenery of this lake changes with the seasons. In July and August every year, many rape flowers bloom around the lake. The yellow colour of the rapeseed fields contrasts with the blue colour of the lake. In winter, the lake is covered by a huge layer of ice, creating a superb view. To the west is Bird Island, where hundreds of thousands of birds can be viewed and photographed from April to June each year; the eastern part of the lake is dominated by beach scenery and recreation; and to the north are attractions such as Gold and Silver Beaches and Atomic City.

Attractions:Chaka Salt Lake

Meal:Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Zhangye

Enjoy a delighting breakfast at the hotel and set off by the private vehicle to enjoy the most charming landscape of Chaka Salt Lake.Chaka Salt Lake was named one of the "55 Places to Visit in your Lifetime" by National Travel Geographic magazine. The lake here has a strong reflective ability, like a mirror for the sky grooming and grooming. This natural landscape is extremely rare in China, known as China's sky mirror.​ There are many salt sculptures to see in the scenic area. You can also take a small train to visit the depths of the salt lake.

We will back to Xining in the afternoon.

Attractions:Kan Bu La National Forest Park, Rabkong Art Museum

Meal:Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Tongren

After breakfast, transfer to Tongren and prepare to experience Tibetan culture. Including the seals used by the Ming Dynasty emperors.

Highlights for today：

Kan Bu La National Forest Park - The main landscape in the Cambra National Forest Park scenic area is the reservoir and its surrounding Danxia landscape. Upon entering, you can take a shuttle bus or boat tour, which is divided into land and water tours and lake tours. The Kambula Danxia landform consists of red gravel rock with a reddish-red rock surface. Strange peaks, square mountains, caves and cliffs are the main features.

Rabkong Art Museum - Rabkong Art Museum is a famous historic and cultural city located in picturesque southern Qinghai, in the Tibetan Nanzhou County. It is a melting-pot of different ethnicities as well as being an important administrative, economic, cultural and transportation center.

Attractions:Longwu Temple, Wutun Temple

Meal:Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Tongren

We will start to visit Longwu Temple.Longwu Monastery, built on the mountain, has a staggered layout and magnificent decorations. When visiting Longwu Monastery, you can view the extraordinary Tibetan Buddhist temple complex, learn about the stories of Tibetan Buddhism, and view many exquisite thangkas. It is a great tourist destination.

This afternoon, we will visit Wutun Temple.Wutun Temple is the collection of the most concentrated, the most typical of the temple of Rakugun art, many Rakugun art masterpieces are stored in the temple. Temple in the mural, pile embroidery, painting and sculpture vivid shape, fine brushwork, colourful, fully express the smooth lines and rhythm. Wutun Temple is one of the monasteries in Qinghai Province, which has more precious relics.

Attractions:No

Meal:Not Included

Hotel: Not Included

After the wonderful journey, we will drive back to Xining and transfer you to Xining airport or railway station or city centre according to your choice to finish the service.