Xining Highlights Tour

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Tour Code: ODY-CN-236

Duration3 Days
Tour TypePrivate & Bespoke
Tour Style Classic

About This Trip

The capital city of Qinghai Province is Xining, which means "peace on the western border" in Chinese. It is a typical immigrant city with diverse ethnicities and religions. For almost 2,100 years, Xining has been an important historical city in northern China. It served as a defending frontier city and an important halt along the ancient Silk Road. The highlights of this old city, including Dongguan Grand Mosque, Ta'er Temple, and Qinghai Lake, will be covered in this 3-day tour. You can also visit a local Tibetan family to see their daily life.

Itinerary Summary

DAY

PLACE

HIGHLIGHTS
1

Xining

Arrival, Dongguan Grand Mosque, Ta'er Temple
2

Xining

Boat Ride on the Qinghai Lake, Local Tibetan Family Visit
3

Xining

Departure

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Itinerary

Day 1: Xining, Arrival
After arriving in Xining, your private tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel in the downtown. Have a lunch break, and then visit Dongguan Grand Mosque inside the city and Ta'er Temple out of the town around 30 km. Ta'er Temple is one of the two most important Tibetan Temples out of Tibet, with a history over 600 years.
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Day 2: Xining
Today's journey is to Qinghai Lake, which is the largest inland lagoon of China. It will take about 3 hours on road. After arrival, enjoy a boat ride on the lake and visit a local Tibetan family. The best time for birding at Qinghai Lake is from May to July; September is the right time to see large batches of geese starting their new journey to the warm south while it is the great time to view Big Swan from November to February though it will be pretty cold. If you happen to be in Xining either of the above months, don't miss the great chance.
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Day 3: Xining, Departure
Free time until be transferred to the airport for your departure flight or the railway station for the train to Lhasa. If you like to take a train to Tibet, Xining is the best transit city. Welcome to Xining with Odynovo again!
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