Highlights

  • Explore Ta'er Monastery, a renowned Tibetan Buddhist center with intricate butter sculptures and vibrant murals.

  • Hike in the serene beauty of Mt. Lajishan for a great view of the valley.

  • Visit Cambra National Forest Park where you will find the majestic Yellow River and many natural wonders.

  • Visit Longwu Monastery, learning about unique Regong Art and experiencing authentic Tibetan culture.

5 Days Qinghai Hiking Trip with Tangka Painting Experience Travel Map

ITINERARY Close All

Day 1Xining Arrival

On arrival at Xining airport, you will be met by your guide and driver,  and then you will be transferred to the hotel. Your guide will assist you with hotel check-in.

In the afternoon, drive to visit Ta'er Monastery, which is the activity center of Tibetan Buddhism in northwest China and enjoys a high reputation in China and Southeast Asia. The central government of all dynasties highly respected the religious status of the Ta'er Temple.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: Overnight in Xining
Altitude: 2261m
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    Ta'er Monastery

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    Ta'er Monastery.

Day 2Hike Near Laji Mountain

After breakfast, drive to visit  Laji Mountain (single cable car incl., hike around 1.5 hours), which is called "Gongmula" in Tibetan, meaning the place where Gala chicken (stone chicken) lives. The highest peak on the mountain is 4524 meters above sea level. Laji Mountain is the boundary between Huangzhong and Guide, and also the boundary between the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Hike to a tall mountain past red rock formations for a great view of the valley. After hiking, drive to Guide, a Tibetan town on the Yellow River, and then check into the hotel.

Traffic: Car ＆ on foot
Hotel: Overnight in Tibetan Town
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 4000m
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    La Ji Shan Mountain

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    La Ji Shan Mountain.

Day 3Explore the Kanbula National Park

After enjoying your breakfast, drive to the Kanbula National Park. It is composed of the Danxia landform, forest vegetation, religious culture, power station dam, canyon reservoir area, and Tibetan customs, integrating natural landscape and cultural landscape. See Namzong Nunnery inside the park, then hike to viewpoints and pagodas and see a small Tibetan farmer village.

Traffic: Car ＆ on foot
Hotel: Overnight in Tibetan Town
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 2600m
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    Kanbula National Park

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    Namzong Nunnery

Day 4Visit the Longwu Monastery and admire Tang-ga painting

After breakfast, drive to Longwu Monastery. It is built on the mountain and has a well-arranged layout and magnificent decoration. Take a short hike to experience Tibetan Buddhist culture.

Then, we are going to try to make a Tang-ga painting. Tang-ga is a unique painting art form in Tibetan culture. It has distinctive national characteristics, strong religious color, and a unique artistic style, and depicts the holy Buddha's world with bright colors.

Traffic: Car ＆ on foot
Hotel: Overnight in Tongren
Meals: Breakfast
Altitude: 2600m
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    Longwu Monastery

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    Tang-ga Painting

Day 5Xining Depart

Transfer to the Xining airport to catch your flight back to your sweet home. We look forward to seeing you on another China trip!

Traffic: Car
Hotel: No accommodation
Altitude: 2261m
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    Xining

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    Xining

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INCLUDES

  • Private transportation through out the itinerary. SRT will arrange for all travelers to be met on arrival and seen off on departure based on your flight info.

  • Shared accommodations in well located, tourist to superior class hotels include breakfast, service charge and government tax.

  • All entrance fees(shuttle bus) sightseeing; excursions and activities as per the itinerary

  • Domestic flights and 2nd class express train listed in the itinerary

  • Private friendly and professional English-Speaking guides (French, Italy, Russian, German can be arranged per your request)

  • Visa support letter for you to apply Chinese visa easily.

  • Travel and health insurance when travel with us.

  • 8, A 24/7 helpline while you are traveling.

EXCLUDES

  • International and domestic flights not indicated.

  • Food, Lunch or dinner not specified

  • Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers

  • Personal expenses and the other tours or activities not mentioned

TRIP NOTES

  • We will upgrade trains to 1st class where available if book the tour 5 months in advance of departure.

  • There is no problem to travel Silk Road during Ramadan.

  • Complimentary 2 bottles of water each person on daily use.

Transportation

We will use business MPV to luxurious coaches and trains.

Accommodation

All the hotels we selected are 4-5star well-located in the city center with good and proper breakfast for our clients.

Guides

Our guides are very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful. And our group tours will be escorted from SRT.

Climate and Altitude

Generally speaking Mid March—End Oct are the best time to visit Silk Road. And we strongly suggest you come in May, June, October to avoid the heat and crowd. No need to worry about high altitude along the Silk Road. We will prepare Oxygen bags if the package includes Xiahe, Qinghai Lake and Taxkorgan County.

We offer beneficial Cancellation Policy to our customers.

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