2-Day Lanzhou Private Trip to Bingling Temple and Labrang Monastery

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2 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

In just two days, you can accomplish a lot of sightseeing from Lanzhou on this private guided tour. Enjoy amazing view of the Liujia Gorge, Yellow river and take the boat cruise to discover the UNESCO site of Bingling Temple. Explore the magnificent Labrang Monastery, learn about the Tibetan Buddhism, its unique style of architecture, its people, life and soul. Tour incluidng English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, boat cruise, local lunch and travel by private vehicle.
Overnight in Xiahe 4 Star Hotel also included. You can choose to end your tour in Xiahe or travel back to Lanzhou after the tour.

What's Included

Overnight accommodation of standard twin room (two beds), based on twin share.
Boat tickets at Liujia Gorge
Private guide
Lunch (Optional[2])
Lunch
Private air-conditioned comfortable car
Hotel pick up and drop off
Entrance fee
Gratuities
Single supplement charge of accommodation

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Lanzhou, please provide hotel information when make booking

Itinerary

Duration: 2 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Lanzhou-Liujiaxia-Bingling Temple Grottoes-Xiahe

    2 stops
  • 1

    Start your full-day tour with pickup at your hotel in Lanzhou city and meet your guide aboard an air-conditioned private vehicle. It’s a 1.5-hour drive to Liujia Gorge.  Liujia Gorge is the large water-power engineering project which was completed in 1974. It is the seventh step hydro-electric station, with multifunction such as generating electricity, controlling flood, breeding aquatics, irrigating, shipping, and sightseeing. Upon arrival, enjoy the Yellow River, Liujia Gorge and surrounding area. To save your valuable time, you will take the high speed boat to reach the Bingling Temple. (1 hour).

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 2

    Bingling means one hundred thousand Buddha in the Tibetan language. The grottoes are in two temples, upper and lower, and are distributed on the cliff that is 2 kilometers long from north to south, borders on the Yellow River and is strategically located and difficult to access. Bingling Temple Grottos started in the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316). There are altogether 34 grottoes, 149 shrines, 694 big or small stone statues, 82 mud statues here. There is an ink preface of that time found in the No.169 grotto, which is the earliest preface found in the all the grottoes by far. It was listed as the UNESCO world culture heritage in 2014. Accompanied by your tour guide, stroll around and learn the grottoes's history, value and meaning. Your lunch is also included, after the tour heading directly to Xiahe where the Labrang Monastery is.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
    • Day 2

    Labrang Monastery - Lanzhou

    1 stop
  • 3

    After breakfast in your hotel, meet your guide and start to explore the Labrang Monastery. The Labrang monastery is a holy place where Buddhism followers learn the essence of Buddhism. Over four thousand monks live here. Constructed in 1709 by Ngawang Tsondru, Labrang Monastery houses a rich collection of Buddhist scriptures, about 65,000 of them in 18,200 volumes in various categories, including philosophy, collected works, medicine, sabda, history, biography and craftsmanship. Stroll around the halls and courtyards with your tour guide, get to know the history of Tibetan Buddhism, admire amazing architecture which mixed Han and Tibetan style, learn about the temples belief, people and soul. Enjoy a delicious Tibetan lunch in the local restaurant. Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Lanzhou(Approx. 3.5 hours drive). You also can choose to finish your tour in Xiahe and get to your next destination on your own.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Unique Beijing Tours

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