7-Day Private Qinghai and South Gansu Tibetan Area Exploration

Attractions: Ta'er monastery (Kumbum Monastery)

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xining

 Today your flight will touch down in Xining, We will meet you at the airport exit with a welcome board. Then take you to visit the Ta'er monastery (Kumbum Monastery). Ta’er 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.

Attractions: Qinghai Lake

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xining

Enjoy the magnificent scenery of Qinghai Lake in the morning. Qinghai Lake is a famous tourist attraction in Qinghai Province. 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.

In the afternoon, we will drive back to Xining.

Attractions: Wutun Monastery, Longwu Monastery

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Tongren

Today we will drive all the way to Tongren. Upon arrival, we will visit the Wutun Monastery, 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.

Next, we will travel to the 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.

Attractions: Langmu Temple

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Langmusi

Today’s tour will begin at the Langmu Temple. As the last pure land of Brahma in the world, the pure beauty of Langmu Temple has captivated countless tourists. So that people have been circulating a word: do not go to Langmu Temple, it is equal to not really to Gannan. It can be seen that this town has a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, and the perfect fusion of small Bridges and water and ancient Buddhist sounds in Gannan.

Attractions: Zhagana

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Zhagana

This beautiful day that will remain in your memory for a long time will begin with the sunrise in Langmusi. Then we will drive all the way to or next stop, Zhagana is a natural stone city, located in Yiwa Township, more than 30 kilometers northwest of Dibe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, an ancient city, meaning "stone box" in Tibetan. The terrain is both like a huge palace on a grand scale, and like natural rock wall construction.

Attractions: Sangke Grasslands, Labrang Monastery

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xiahe

After saying goodbye to this beautiful and quiet village, we will drive you to Xiahe. On the way, you can enjoy a walking tour of the Sangke Grasslands, Sangke Grassland is located in the territory of Xiahe, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, 10 kilometers southwest of Xiahe County, Lableng, with direct highway access. Sangke grassland is a meadow grassland with an average elevation of more than 3,000 meters and an area of 70 square kilometers. It is one of the main animal husbandry bases in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. With a small population and a large area, there are only more than 4,000 herdsmen, but the grassland is vast, and it is an extremely valuable natural tourist attraction.

In the afternoon, We will arrange for an English Speaking Lama to guide you through the Labrang monastery. Located in gansu province gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture Xiahe county, the full name of the Tibetan language: "kadan xiazhu dalji zazhi yisuqi with lang", meaning with hi speaking practice XingJiXiang right temple. Abbreviation Zazhiqi Temple, generally known as Labrang Monastery. Labrang Monastery is a variation of the Tibetan language "La Zhang", meaning the living Buddha master's residence. It is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, and is known worldwide as the "World Tibetan Academy".

Attractions: Linxia Ba Fang Shi San Xiang

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Not Included

This morning, we will drive back to Lanzhou. On the way, we will visit Linxia Ba Fang Shi San Xiang. From the Tang Dynasty, around the eight mosques formed eight churches, thirteen streets, so called "eight lanes and thirteen lanes." It integrates Hui brick carving, Han woodcarving and Tibetan painting, integrates ethnic characteristics, leisure tourism, green ecology, humanistic science and education, and presents a picture of Muslim life. It is the name card of Hezhou ethnic folk culture and the "Grand View Garden" of ethnic architecture art.