5-Day Qinghai Panorama Tour

• Airport Pickup--Transfer to hotel in Xining

• 4-Star Hotel

• None

Take a flight to Qinghai's capital city, Xining, which is 2,295 meters above sea level. It is known as the "key to the West Sea" and "the throat of Tibet". It is one of the world's highest cities. After landing, a driver will pick you up and take you to the hotel to check in and adapt to life on the plateau.

【Tips】：

1. Xining Airport - Xining City is about 30 kilometers, all on the highway, and it takes about 30 minutes to drive normally;

2. Please bring your original valid ID card before departure (for hotel and train station airport ticket inspection)

Itinerary features: 

A panoramic tour of Qinghai - No additional expenses, Play only, No shopping.

Itinerary highlights: 

Ta'er Temple

Qinghai Lake

China's Bolivia - Chaka Salt Lake

Food recommendations: 

Authentic Northwest specialty snacks (niangpi, sweet mash, milk mash, Gamianpian, grilled lamb kebabs, kangguo lamb).

• Xining--Ta'er Temple--Guide Ashgong National Geopark--Xining

• 4-Star Hotel

• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, drive to Ta'er Monastery(including explanation fee and battery car, tour time is about 3 hours), one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Visit the three world-famous art wonders (murals, pile embroidery, butter sculptures) and feel the charm of Tibetan Buddhism. 

Then go to Guide County, the first town of the Yellow River, known as "Little Jiangnan in Qinghai". On the way, visit Ashgong Geopark (tour time is about 2 hours). It is a comprehensive geological park with natural landforms and geomorphic relics as its main features, supplemented by diverse ecological landscapes and rich cultural landscapes. 

After that, you can visit the Yellow River Girl Square on your own to experience the beautiful scenery of the Yellow River in Guide County, after a day of sightseeing, we will return to Xining and check in to Xining Hotel.

Chinese food experience：You can experience local farm specialties in Guide

[Tips]：

From Xining to Ta'er Temple is 30 kilometers, and the driving time is about 30 minutes.

From Ta'er Temple to Guide is 55 kilometers, and the driving time is about 1 hour.

From Guide to Xining is 95 kilometers, and the driving time is about 1.5 hours.

• Xining--Qinghai Lake--Chaka

• 4-Satr Hotel

• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, we will head to the Blue Horizon Qinghai Lake (about 2.5 hours). Qinghai Lake is the largest inland saltwater lake in China, covering an area of more than 4,500 square kilometers. It is like a huge jade plate embedded between the mountains and grasslands, forming a beautiful picture of mountains, lakes and grasslands. After visiting Qinghai Lake (2-3 hours), we will go to Chaka Town(about 2.5 hours) to check in.

Recommended experience: After visiting Qinghai Lake, you can experience afternoon tea by the Qinghai Lake or visit Tibetan families on the other side.

[Tips]

Xining--Qinghai Lake, the whole journey is about 150 kilometers, about 2.5 hours

Qinghai Lake--Chaka, the whole journey is about 150 kilometers, about 2.5 hours;

• Chaka Salt Lake--Xining

• 4-Star Hotel

• Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast, we will drive to Chaka Town to visit the beautiful Chaka Salt Lake. Chaka Salt Lake was rated as one of the "55 places you must visit in your lifetime" and "the most beautiful starry sky in China" by National Geographic. Then we will drive to Qilian, which is known as the paradise on earth. Qilian is located in the middle section of Qilian Mountain and is known as the "Jiangnan of the Pastoral Area". After dinner, we will return to Xining and check in at Xining Hotel to rest.

Recommended experience: You can stroll in the Xining street in the evening to experience the local folk culture and customs

【Tips】：

1. Chaka-Xining: The whole journey is about 300 kilometers, and it takes about 4.5 hours;

2. Girls who want to take photos can also bring colorful long skirts and red scarves for taking photos in the water (salt water is corrosive, so you need to wear shoe covers when you go into the water);

3. The small train in Chaka Salt Lake is also another major selling point in the scenic area. It is sold at the ticket office at the entrance of the scenic area and in the scenic area (50 RMB/person for one way, 100 RMB/person for round trip to the center of the lake). You can take different photos of Chaka Salt Lake by going deep into the center of the lake.

• Departure from Xining

• None

• Breakfast

After breakfast, you will be sent to the airport according to the flight time, ending your pleasant trip to Qinghai.

[Tips]:

From Xining City to Xining Airport is about 30 kilometers, all on the highway, and it takes about 30 minutes to drive normally