Chengdu Xining Lhasa Chengdu Train Tour
- Duration:
- 10 Days
- Destination:
- Chengdu-Xining-Lhasa-Chengdu
- Season:
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- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
- Tour Type:
- Private Tour
Overview
10-Day Chengdu-Xining-Lhasa-Chengdu Train Tour allows you to travel to Tibet by the shortest train ride from Xining; see the major attractions of Xining, Qinghai Lake & Ta'er Monastery; visit the most popular sights in Lhasa city & suburb; visit Giant Panda Breeding Research Base & Leshan Grand Buddha in Chengdu before returning home.
| Day | Route | Attractions & Activities |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrival in Chengdu | Pick up from north Train Station in Chengdu and transfer to the hotel |
| 2 | Flight: Chengdu-Xining | Qinghai Lake |
| 3 | Train: Xining-Lhasa | Ta'er Monastery |
| 4 | Arrival in Lhasa by Train | Pick up and transfer to the hotel |
| 5 | Lhasa Suburb | Drepung Monastery, Nechung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Pabonka Monastery |
| 6 | Lhasa City | Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street |
| 7 | Lhasa - Dark Yerpa - Ganden - Lhasa | Drak Yerpa, Ganden Monastery |
| 8 | Flight: Lhasa-Chengdu | |
| 9 | Chengdu - Panda Base - Leshan - Chengdu | Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, Leshan Giant Buddha |
| 10 | Departure from Chengdu |
Daily Itinerary
Guide and driver will wait you at Chengdu Airport/Railway holding your name sign. Transfer to hotel in downtown Chengdu.
Early morning transfer from hotel to Chengdu Airport to catch the flight to Xining;
Upon your arrival at Xining Airport, your Xining guide will greet you there, then transfer to sightseeing before drop off at hotel;
Exchange eTicket to the actual paper ticket at the ticket booth by showing them the eTicket & your original passport. To arrive abt 2hrs in advance is suggested. There are train departs from Xining to Lhasa every day, about 24hrs covering a distance of 1960km.
Our local Tibetan guide will wait you at Lhasa railway station holding your name sign. You will be greeted with a warm Tashidelek (meaning hello with blissing), and be presented with a white Hada (traditional Tibetan ceremonial by give you a white scarf). Then transfer to hotel in Lhasa city. To rest well on your first arrival in Lhasa (3650m) is essential to ease Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS, also known as altitude sickness). Try your best to resist the temptation of going out.
Today you will visit attractions in Lhasa suburb. You will stay long hour on sightseeing under the fierce sun of Tibet, do arm yourself with sunglasses/ hat/ sunscreen, etc.
- Drepung Monastery
- Nechung Monastery
- Sera Monastery
- Pabonka Monastery
As the capital city, Lhasa is the political, economic, cultural, communication and tourism center of Tibet with a history over 1300 years.
A day's excursion outside of Lhasa city takes you to Ganden Monastery which is abt 50km northeast of Lhasa. En route, we will also visit the less-known-by-tourists Dark Yerpa hermitage, abt 16km northeast of Lhasa.
Transfer to Lhasa Airport for the flight to Chengdu, abt 2.5hrs. Upon your arrival in Chengdu Airport, look for your guide, then transfer to hotel in downtown Chengdu.
You will be picked up from your hotel then set out for Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda, which is a non-profit research and breeding facility for giant pandas as well as other rare animals. After sightseeing here we head for Leshan, and visit Leshan Giant Buddha, the tallest rock Buddha statue in the world and carved out of a cliff by monks in southern Sichuan province during Tang Dynasty (618–907AD).
Pick up from hotel in Chengdu according to your flight schedule, then transfer to Chengdu Airport for your next destination.
Cost & Inquiry
Our private customized Tibet tours are ideal for families, small groups and individual travellers who desire a more thorough and intimate introduction to Tibet. Price varies with size, season, hotel rate. etc. Please fill out this form so our travel designers can start helping you plan a trip.
Asked Questions from our Clients
nara***
2018-03-15
hi, we will fly to chengdu from bangkok on 11/04/2018 and fly back to bangkok on 20/04/2018 at night. we would like to do this trip, and I would like to know is it possible to do in these date?
Caroline
In your inquiry, you mentioned that there are three of you would like to do our 10-day Chengdu Xining Lhasa Chengdu Train Tour from April 11-20. Yes, it’s possible since it’s a private tour. You could choose the beginning time based on your schedule. Please confirm the following itinerary before I could quote to you.(https://www.greattibettour.com/tibet-tour/chengdu-xining-lhasa-chengdu-train-tour-1001)
Paul***
2017-10-05
We are interested in introductory tour of Chengdu and Tibet. We are available from December 15 - December 31, although the length of tour depends on cost. We are more interested in culture like cooking, art, music etc. Of course nature is interesting for us. We are brother and sister aged 60 so we will require separate single accommodations. We await your recommendations and price estimates. We are based in the Philippines.
penny
Hi Paul Bograd, thanks for telling us your travel plan! I got them all. Kindly check the email I've sent to you and let me know if you like the itinerary I suggested, thanks!
Mitc***
2017-07-24
Me and my girlfriend plan in taking a tour like this around October 15 2017. We want to pay as little as possible so the cheapest accomadatuins will do. We also don't mind being put in another group to lower the cost please let me know how much just us two would cost and if going in a group is possible
amy
Dear Mitchell J Sternweis, since you are on budget for the tour, here I have some suggestions for you: our 10 Days Chengdu Xining Lhasa Chengdu Train Tour is a totally private tour, so I suggest you travel in Chengdu & Xining on your own between 15th Oct & 17th Oct, then to join our 6 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Group Tour on 18th Oct in Tibet.