Route I: Tour on mysterious Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

D1 Arrive at Xining

D2 Taer Lamasery, Sun and Moon Mountain, visit Tibetan family

D3 Qinghai Lake, Bird Island

D4 Chaka Salt Lake, sight of the gobi desert

D5 Snow mountain, the first bridge of the Changjiang River

D6 Hot spring, Tanggula Mountains and the snow-capped Geladandong Mountain

D7 Lhasa

D8 Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkor Market Street

D9 Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery. Exit to Chengdu.

Route II: The Southern Silk Road Tour

D1 Arrive at Xining

D2 Visit Taer Lamasery, Sun and Moon Mountain, Qinghai Lake and Tibetan family by bus.

D3 Go to Golmud by bus to visit gobi desert, oasis and snow mountain

D4 Leave to Dunhuang by bus to visit the road paved by salt—30km long and Yadan Land formation

D5 Mogao Grottoes, Crescent Spring, sand dunes at Mingsha

D6 Leave to Jiyuguan and visit gobi desert and the Great Wall on sheer precipice

D7 Leave to Zhangye to visit the Lying Buddha Temple

D8 Exit