Repkong – Tibetan New Year (Longwu Temple – Badain Jaran Desert, 13 days)

Code Id NAVO-F-001C
Title Repkong –Tibetan New Year  ( Longwu Temple – Badain Jaran Desert)
P.S. Tibetan New Year in Qinghai province; Regong,Rebgong,Repkong; Losar,Monlam; Amdo; Badain Jaran Desert
Duration 13 days and 12 nights in China
Areas Beijing, Qinghai, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Amdo Tibetan area
Itinerary Beijing/Lanzhou/Tongren(Regong)/Xining/Minle /Zhangye/Alashan/ Badain Jaran Desert/ Yinchuan/ Beijing
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Highlights Qutan Temple, 14th Dalai Lama’s Former Residence, Tongren (Regong’s) temples, Tibetan New Year Ceremony at Longwu Temple, Ta’er Monastery, Dafo Temple at Zhangye, Matisi Grottos, Yugu Minority folks, Badain Jaran Desert in Inner Mongolia, Silk Road etc.
Introduction of the itinerary

Itinerary day by day

01 Setting Off/Beijing KM Hotel
02 Beijing/Lanzhou KM Hotel
Arrive at Beijing, transfer airline to Lanzhou. Meet at airport and transfer back to hotel and dinner. NAVO’s service starts from Lanzhou.
03 Lanzhou—Tongren 330KM Hotel
Head for Ledu first to visit the Qutan Temple ( Key Cultural Relic under the State-level Protection), and then drive to Ping’an county for the visit 14th Dalai Lama’s Former Residence. Overnight at Tongren county.
Note: Qutan Temple was built in 1392, and is the best preserved construction group built in Ming Dynasty in northwest China. In 1982, it was listed as Key Cultural Relic under the State-level Protection.
04 Rongren (Regong) KM Hotel
Treasure Show at Longwu Temple.
05 Tongren (Regong) KM Hotel
Buddhist Wheel (Buddha wheel) activities at Longwu Temple.
06 Tongren ( Regong) KM Hotel
Buddha’s Exhibition Ceremony at Longwu Temple and visit other Buddhist ceremonies for the Tibetan New Year Festival.
07 Tongren—-Xining 170KM Hotel
Watch Tibetan Sorcerer’s Dance ceremony at Longwu Temple and drive to Xining in the afternoon.
08 Xining—Minle 270KM Hotel
Visit the Taer Monastery in the morning and then drive to Minle in the afternoon.
09 Minle—Zhangye—Alashan Youqi 440KM Hotel
Drive to Zhangye for the visit at Dafo Temple, then the Matisi Grottos and Yugu minority folks. Overnight at Alashan Youqi.
10 Badain Jaran Desert KM Hotel
Visit Badain Jaran Desert, the most beautiful desert in China. Shooting for the desert scenery in winter and the lakes in desert.
11 Badain Jaran Desert—Alashan Zuoqi KM Hotel
Half day off-road experience in beautiful Badain Jaran Desert in the morning. Drive to Alashan Zuoqi and visit the Alashan Palace in the afternoon.
Note: If there is extremely heavy snow during that period, and the 4WD can not enter desert, NAVO have the right to adjust the itinerary of D10 and D11.
12 Alashan Zuoqi—Yinchuan—Beijing 110KM Hotel
Visit the Xixia King Tomb in the morning and then take the flight to Beijing in the afternoon.
13 Beijing/Exit
Airport send-off. And NAVO ‘s service ends here.
Note: the airport transfer is included. The meals and visit today is excluded.

The price includes

Transport
Minibus Flight: (Beijing/Lanzhou ; Yinchuan / Beijing)
Accommodation
Hotels with 2 or 3 stars or the best local hotels or hostels.
Tour guide
We could arrange the guide according to the client’s language requirement. But for the French or German group, we could guarantee you the French or Germany speaking guide, only if there’re more than 8 people in your group.
Meals
BLD
Tickets
All the entrance fees are included.

The price doesn’t include

International air tickets. Tips. Drinks and other personal expense.

This price is only for the period

 

Remark

A: This trip is arranged once a year and it’s our NAVO’s exclusive route

B: Because there is lots of activities during the festival, NAVO has the right to adjust the route of visiting the local temples

C: The Room is in short during that period. It is necessary to book the room 30 days ago.

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