1-Day Xining Highlights Tour

- Qinghai Lake / Ta'er Monastery

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: Qinghai Lake and Ta'er Monastery are the most famous tour spots in Xining. Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province with a history of over 2,100 years, is the political, economical and cultural center of the province. The weather is relatively ideal and the average temperature is 7.7 degrees Celsius. Encircled by the continuous mountains and traversed by the mighty Yellow River, Xining boasts its beautiful natural scenery and pleasant climate. We kindly offer a One Day Xining Highlights Tour with excellent service and competitive rates to you.
Availability: Daily.      Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 8:30am.      Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.      Duration: 8 hours.

Tour Itinerary: (Lunch)
Today, you will be picked up at your hotel and drive to visit Qinghai Lake and the Ta'er Monastery. Qinghai Lake is the largest salt water lake in china, as well as the largest inland lake in this country. Here, you will be able to find thousands of different bird species as well as other native animals. Ta'er Lamasery is a wonderful architectural complex that embraces 9,300 structures, including scripture halls, Buddha halls, lamas' residences, and Buddhist pagodas. Built in 1622, in the center of the entire complex, The whole area covers more than 144 thousand square meters (about 36 acres) with mountains surrounding it. After visiting the monastery, you will be brought back to your hotel in Xining. (Service End)

Attraction Description
Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake is sandwiched between Hainan and Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures in northeastern Qinghai. On the guide map of Qinghai,the Qinghai Lake water is by no means a single color at different times of day, during different seasons, and when viewed from different angles, its water appear in different colors, light green, blue, green, grey, orange, yellow and white. So wide a range of different colors in a single lake casts light on why it was referred to as the 'Fairy Sea' during...
Ta'er Monastery
The Ta'er Lamasery, Standing in an imposing manner according to the gradient of the mountain, the Ta'er Lamasery is a wonderful architectural complex that embraces 9,300 structures, including scripture halls, Buddha halls, lamas' residences, and Buddhist pagodas. Built in 1622, in the center of the entire complex, The whole area covers more than 144 thousand square meters (about 36 acres) with mountains surrounding it. It has 9,300 rooms and 52 halls. Just judging from these figures, you...