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5 Days Gannan Tibetan Buddhist Monastery Tour in Spring Festival
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5 Days
Mobile ticket
Pickup offered
Offered in: English
Overview
Let's discover the Gannan Tibetan Area's mysteries, Explore the Buddhism Art in Bingling Temple through the scenic Liujiaxia Reservoir, and follow the English-speaking Lama guide to learn about the most famous Tibetan Institute in the world. Come to Gannan during the Spring Festival; you can also join the most lively traditional festival in Tongren and see various religious activities.
* Private Vehicle with good AC
* Professional and Friendly English Speaking Guide
* Bottled water and paper napkins
* 7/24 English Service online.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Entrance fee listed in the itinerary
- Bottled water and paper napkins
- 4 nights 4star Hotel with breakfast (2persons shared one room)
- Professional English Speaking Guide Service
- Accommodation in Lanzhou and Xining
- Lunch and dinner throughout the itinerary
- Personal expenses, Tips for the guide and driver
Meeting And Pickup
Start time
08:30 AM
Pickup points
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Pickup details
Please inform us the details of the hotel, we will arrange the professional guide and driver to pick you up at the hotel lobby.
What To Expect
Hotel pick up & visit Bingling Temple, then drive to Xiahe (240kms/3-4hrs)
1 Stop
Let's start our Lanzhou in-depth tours today. As one of the important cities along the ancient Silk Road, Lanzhou has preserved many cultural heritages. With an early start today, we will visit the Binglings Temple. You will be driven to the Liujiaxia Dam and then you will take a fast boat to cross the gorge where you will enter the Bingling Temple Grottoes, enjoy the variety of artworks in different styles and observe the social situations and customs in ancient times when seeing the stone sculptures and appreciate the miracle of Buddha caves. These caves, which stretch for 200 metres, were built during the 3rd and 18th centuries. They are highly valued for their contribution to research into the history of Chinese paintings and the spread of Buddhism during that time.
5 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodations : Overnight in Xiahe
Visit Labrang Monastery & Sangke Grassland, Travel to Langmusi (190kms/3hrs)
2 Stops
Labrang Monastery (Labuleng Si)
Today we will arrange the English Speaking Lama guide you through the Labrang monastery, the most populous monks outside of Tibet. You will stay at Thangka Sunning Terrace that is one of a good place to view the monastery and surrounding scenery. Inside the monastery, apart from magnificent Buddha stupas and wall paintings, prayer wheels are also the must-see spot. The whole monastery is surrounded by wheels, walk along the corridor, rotate the wheels and pray for chasing away the troubles.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Sangke Grassland
The view of yaks roaming in the Sangke Grasslands amid green pastures is something to behold. In this area, nomadic people can still be found singing their traditional songs and this is often one of the highlights of any visit to Tibet. Then visit the Tibetan family and wear Tibetan cloth, drink milk tea and sample hand-grabbed mutton. After the visiting, we will drive all the way to Langmusi and have a good rest.
2 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodations : Overnight in Langmusi
Meals : Breakfast
Langmusi Sightseeing, then transfer to Tongren (290kms/5hrs)
1 Stop
Langmu Temple
The tour today will begin from the Langmu Temple, Langmu Temple belongs to Tibetan Buddhism. One of the main pagodas of the temple lays the human body of the fifth Living Buddha, which is the best preserved one with longest time, though after more than two hundred years the skin of the Living Buddha is still elastic. Then we will travel to Tongren for an overnight stay.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodations : Overnight in Tongren
Meals : Breakfast
Full day Traditional Festival Exploration in Tongren
2 Stops
Tongren
Today pay a visit to Wu Tun Si Monastery, which has the collected many Rebkong fine artworks. The murals, embroideries, paintings and sculptures are lively, colorful and exquisite, which well present the fluency and rhythm of the painting lines. In Tongren, each village will also have some folk and religious activities from the fifth day of the lunar month such as drying the Buddha, dancing the Vajra dance, and transferring to Maitreya Buddha.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Longwu Temple
Long Wu Si Monastery is one of the major monasteries in Amdo Tibet, "Longwu" bears the Tibetan meaning of "place of farming". First funded as a Sakya Monastery at the beginning of 14th Century and later in 17th century it became a Gelugpa monastery.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodations : Overnight in Tongren
Meals : Breakfast
Drive to Xining, Visit Ta'er Monastery (170kms/2-3hrs)
1 Stop
Ta'er Monastery
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, then we will depart from Tongren and head to Xining, the capital city of Qinghai Province. You will visit the Ta'er monastery (Kumbum Monastery), the most populous monks outside of Tibet. You will stay at Thangka Sunning Terrace that is one of a good place to view the monastery and surrounding scenery. Inside the monastery, apart from magnificent Buddha stupas and wall paintings, prayer wheels are also the must-see spot. The whole monastery is surrounded by wheels, walk along the corridor, rotate the wheels and pray for chasing away the troubles.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Meals : Breakfast
Additional Info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operated by China Silk Road Travel
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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