13-Day Splendid Tibet Train Tour Visit: Beijing - Lhasa-Shigatse-Xining

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TOT: 13-Day Splendid Tibet Train Tour

Tour Type: Private Tour: Flexible Travel Date & Travel Routes

Guide & Driver: Chinese-English-speaking guide & air-conditioned

Highlights:

Be thrilled by the granduer of Great Wall, as well as the delicacy and majesty of Forbidden City in Beijing.
Enjoy the stunning scenery along Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Marvel at two incredible UNESCO World Heritage Sites including Potala Palace

Itinerary

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Day 1 Arrive in Beijing Sincere greetings & airport-hotel transfer.

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When you arrive in Beijing, your guide will greet you and take you to your hotel where you will have time to relax and settle down.

Accommodation: Beijing Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 2 Beijing Sightseeing Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace.(B)

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Today's tour will first bring you to Tiananmen Square and then to the Forbidden City, the largest and most intact group of ancient structures in the Imperial Palace. After a few hours at the Forbidden City, you will eat lunch and then head to the Summer Palace, the resort of Empress Dowager Ci Xi. For dinner, you will eat Beijing's famous Peking duck and then head back to your hotel.

Accommodation: Beijing Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 3 Beijing Great Wall, Ming Tombs.(B)

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Today's trip will be the amazing Great Wall of China, the only man-made structure on Earth that can be observed from the moon. After hiking for a few hours, you will have lunch and then visit the Ming Tombs, the burial site for 13 of the Ming emperors. At night you will watch an acrobatic show and then return to your hotel.

Accommodation: Beijing Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 4 Beijing - Lhasa Airport-hotel transfer,acclimatization.(B)

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Today you will be driven to the airport for your flight to Lhasa. Upon your arrival in Lhasa, you will be met at the airport and taken to your hotel to rest.

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 5 Lhasa Sightseeing Jokhang Temple, Tibetan Carpet Factory, Tibetan Traditional Hospital, Norbulingka Park.(B)

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Your guide will take you visit Jokhang Temple, Tibetan Carpet Factory and the Tibetan Traditional Hospital. Afterwards you will visit Norbulingka Park. Afterwards you will be taken back to your hotel for the remainder of the evening.

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 6 Lhasa Sightseeing Sera Monastery, Potala Palace.(B)

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Today you will visit the Sera Monastery. Afterwards you will then visit the Potala Palace, constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of united Tibet. Later you will visit a Tibetan Family and then be taken back to your hotel for the remainder of the evening.

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 7 Lhasa - Yamdrok Yumtso Lake - Gyantse - Shigatse Yamdrok Yumtso Lake, Karola Glacier, Palkhor Monastery, Kumbum Stupa.(B)

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This morning you will be driven to Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet. On the way you will enjoy the beautiful view of Yaluzhangbu River. Then, driving up to Gambala pass which is 4794m high, you will have a glimpse of Yamdrok Yumtso Lake and spectacular views of Holy Mount Nyenchen Khangsar in the distance. Yamdrok Yumtso Lake is one of the three most holy lakes in Tibet. After that, you will pass by the Karola Glacier with the altitude of 5100m. In Gyantse Town, you will have a outside view of the famous Palkhor Monastery and its Kumbum Stupa. Late afternoon drive to Shigatse(3836m).

Accommodation: Shigatse Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 8 Shigatse - Lhasa Tashilunpo Monastery.(B)

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Morning visit the Tashilunpo Monastery. It is one of the Six Big Monasteries of Gelugpa in Tibet and the biggest Tibetan Gelugpa Buddhism monastery in back Tibet area (Shigatse area). Then, 5 hrs drive back to Lhasa.

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 9 Lhasa / Train Drive to the railway station.(B)

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This morning you will be driven to the railway station to take your train to Xining around 9:20am. You will spend a whole day and night on the train. You will have an opportunity to enjoy the stunningly beautiful scenery on the way: not only rivers, lakes, grasslands and forests, but also the Jokul. Some of the famous charming sights along the railway are Yangpachen, Nyainqentanglha Range, Tuotuo Rivers, Kekexili, Kunlun and Tanggula mountain ranges...

Accommodation: On the train

Day 10 Train / Xining Qinghai Lake.

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The train will arrive Xining at around 10:00am. You will be picked up at the railway station. After lunch you will visit the Qinghai Lake. Then you will be taken to your hotel for rest.

Accommodation: Xining Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 11 Xining - Shanghai Ta'er Monastery.(B)

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In the morning, you will be taken to visit Ta'er Monastery. After that, you will be brought to the airport and board your plane for Shanghai. Upon landing in Shanghai, you will be picked up by your guide and brought to your hotel.

Accommodation: Shanghai Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 12 Shanghai Sightseeing Bund, Nanjing Road, Yu Garden, Temple of City Patron.(B)

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Today you will take a tour of China's largest city, which is also China's principal port located on the Yangtze River Delta. You'll visit the Bund, Nanjing Road, Yu Garden, and the well-known Temple of City Patron. After that you will be brought to your hotel for rest.

Accommodation: Shanghai Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Day 13 Depart from Shanghai Drive to the airport & See you off. (B)

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After breakfast you will be taken to the airport for your next destination.

Accommodation:

Price Includes.

All necessary Tibet Travel Permit. (Including Tibet Entry Permit, Alien Travel Permit, border Pass
Private professional English-Speaking local tour guide
Licensed Vehicle with experienced driver
Airport (or train）pick up and drop off
Accommodation listed in the itinerary
Breakfast provided by the hotel
Tourists Accident/Casualty Insurance
A container of Oxygen for emergency use
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Lodging and meal allowance to the guide & driver
Reservation fee for visiting Potala Palace
2 bottles of drinking water per person per day

Price Excludes.

Booking Information

1.The above routes accept Chinese people(people from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) and foreign visitors to attend the group booking, foreign guests and Taiwan tourists to Tibet, please contact us to apply for Tibet Permit!

2.Due to Covid-19, there has international travel restrictions for Tibet travel, so we can not guarantee travelers in one group are all English speakers. Our professional tour guide will provide Chinese-English service if there has English speakers in the join-in group. Therefore, we will not make any reimbursement for tour guide language reason.

3.June, July, August, September is peak season. Joining our group can guarantee the ticket of Potala Palace. The Potala Palace may be adjusted to the other days because of the current limitation of 2,300 visitors per day to protect the historic site.

4.Without affecting the original standards and scenic spots, we might change the sequences of scenic spots according to the actual situation on the day of the trip.

5.Patients with severe hypertension, asthma or heart disease should not join the group. Patients with colds should only go to Tibet after recovery.

6.Due to force majeure factors in case of landslides, mud-rock flow, avalanche, flood, earthquake and other natural phenomena influence or airline flight delay, cancel to causes such as the increase of expenses or unable to follow a normal schedule, we shall not bear the liability for compensation according to the tourism related regulations, but we will actively coordinate processing, in order to ensure a smooth trip.

7.Any failure to complete the activities during the tour due to the guests' own reasons or early departure will be considered as a waiver and the fee will not be refunded.

8.Tibet is a borderland area inhabited by ethnic minorities with limited tourist reception conditions. We hope that visitors can have reasonable expectations, respect the cultural beliefs and living habits of ethnic minorities and live in harmony with each other.

9.If there is a single room due to gender reasons, we will arrange a triple room (or double standard room with and extra bed) or fill the single room difference by the guest.

10.The shops in scenic spots do not belong to the travel agency's shopping shop arrangement. Please consider carefully.

11.Self-paid items are considered according to the time and the proportion of the approved members on the day, and no mandatory consumption is made.

Warm Tips

1.Travelers with severe high blood pressure or heart disease should not go to Tibet. Please do not bring serious colds into Tibet. Don’t go before the serious colds recovered!

2.Tibet is located in the plateau and most of the travelers might have plateau reaction. Please pay attention to rest and have proper diet (do not eat too full, because it will increase the burden of the stomach). Travelers can be appropriate to take some drugs, such as: Gaoyuan An, Rhodiola, Nuodi Kang; travelers with serious can appropriately take oxygen or hanging saline.

3.Because of the long drive in Tibet, travelers will spend a lot of time in the car, and inevitably can not eat on time, please bring some snacks and biscuits during drive.

4.Due to the special conditions in Tibet, please pay attention to keep warm. On the first day of arrival, please do not try to take a bath. Taking a bath will accelerate blood circulation and increase the body's demand for oxygen.

5.Tibet has a strong sunshine, especially dry climate, sunscreen, sunglasses, lip balm and other essential are necessary.

6.From April to November is the best time for sightseeing.

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