Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Xining is the capital of Qinghai Province where you catch train to Lhasa. This day tour offers you an opportunity to visit the Kumbum Monastery, an establishment of Tibetan Buddhism in Qinghai, the Dongguan Mosque with the local market, and Tibetan Medicine Culture Museum etc.
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Lunch
Entrance admission
Transport by private vehicle
Gratuities
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
We also pick up and drop off at your centrally located Xining hotel.
Ta'er Monastery, Huangzhong County, Qinghai, China At 9:00am, your guide will meet you at your hotel lobby. Then, you will be driven to Kumbum Monastery which is 16 miles (25 kilometers) from Xining. Kumbum is one of the six biggest Tibetan Monasteries. The founder of Yellow Hat Sect, Tsongkhapa, was born and grew up here before he went to Lhasa. You will view the Stupas, Teaching Hall...etc. The amazing Butter sculpture exhibition in the monastery will definitely impress you.
Afterwards you will be transferred to a local restaurant for lunch. 120 minutes
Xining Dongguan Mosque, Xining, Qinghai, China You will be transferred to Dongguan Mosque in Xining that is the biggest mosque in Xining with traditional Chinese architecture and very different from Arabic style.
Your guide will take you for a visit at a local market near the mosque where you can see farmers selling all kinds of veggies, fruits, meat, etc. 60 minutes
Museum of China Tibetan Medicine Culture, Xining, Qinghai, China Visit the fatastic museum to learn the Tibetan medicine culure playing very important role on the plateau. 60 minutes
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Joao_C
23 Jul 2021
Tour in Kumbum and lunch were nice -morning. Dongguan Mosque just visited outside guided tour doesn’t make sense. Maybe a cheaper half day tour in Kumbum makes more sense!
HH P
27 Aug 2018
Goede gids, en zeer interessante excursies. Gids sprak goed Engels en was goed geïnformeerd.
Gids gaf ook algemene kennis en tips.
faraway2017
18 May 2018
Beau monastere, merite le deplacement. Chancheuse de l'avoir visite lors de la celebration du centenaire.
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