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Itinerary
Two |
7
Days Xining & Lhasa (CA/CZ) |
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Hong
Kong / Shenzhen
Direct ferry
Shenzhen / Xining Approx.
3 hours flight
Take
a ferry to the Shenzhen Fu Yong Ferry Pier to
connect the airport shuttle bus to the Shenzhen
Airport. Take
a flight to Xining - the capital of Qinghai
Province.
Accommodation at the Silk Road Tsongkha Hotel |
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Xining
Visit the Ta'er Lamasery, the birthplace of the
founder of the Yellow Sect. Mural paintings, butter
flowers and embossed embroideries are famed as "Three
Extremely Excellent Arts" of the Ta'er Lamasery.
Travel to the Sun & Moon Hills before proceeding
to the Qinghai Lake - China's largest inland salt
water lake and artists' paradise. It is renowned
for its mirrored pastel sunrise, azure beauty at
midday and the indigo blues of sunset - a natural
scenery of vastness, beauty, mystery and quietness.
Accommodation at the Silk Road Tsongkha Hotel |
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Xining / Lhasa Approx.
2 hours flight
Fly to Lhasa, meaning the "Holy Land" in Tibetan
language, the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region
at 3,700 meters above sea level. Rest of the day at
leisure to acclimatize to the high altitude.
Accommodation at the Lhasa Hotel or similar |
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Lhasa
Visit
the "World Cultural Heritage" Potala Palace,
the headquarters of the Dalai Lamas and a
treasure house of traditional Tibetan culture.
Scattered over the mountain is one of the
three major Monasteries of Yellow Sect. -
the Deprung Monastery, built by a famous disciple
of Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Ge-lug-pa
sect. Onward to the "Jewel Garden" Norbu Lingka
- the summer palace built by the 7th Dalai.
Enjoy souvenirs-shopping at the Barkhor, a
pilgrim circuit, an astounding jamboree and
a Tibetan-style stock exchange.
Accommodation at the Lhasa Hotel or similar
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Lhasa / Gyangze / Xigaze Coach
Walk around the Baiju Monastery - the headquarter
for 3 sects, the Sa-kya-pa, Ka-tam-pa and Ge-lug-pa
which is a rare phenomenon in Tibet. Afternoon travel
to the Lake Yamzhog Yum - one of the 3 holy lakes
in Tibet with snow-capped mountains, islands, pastures,
hot springs, wild animals and plants and monasteries.
Accommodation at the Shangdong Building or similar
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Xigaze / Lhasa Coach
Guided through the Tashilhunpo Monastery - built
by the 1st Dalai, houses the seat for the Panchen
Lama and enshrines a gilded-bronze Buddha of Qiangba,
the largest of its kind in the world. Visit the
birthplace of Tibetan culture - the Yarlung Zangbo
River Valley and a handicraft centre.
Accommodation at the Lhasa Hotel or similar |
(B,L&D) |
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Lhasa / Chengdu Approx.
2 hours flight
Chengdu / Hong Kong Approx.
2 hours flight
Fly to Chengdu to connect a flight
back to Hong Kong. |
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