Private Day Tour to Qinghai Lake From Xining

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Your English speaking tour guide will pick you up in your Xining Hotel’s lobby at 8:30am, then heading directly to Qinghai Lake .

Qinghai Lake (KokoNor) is the biggest inland salt lake inChina. The most charming and attractive place in QinghaiLake is the Bird Island. It situated on the western shore of the Lake, and because of the receding water off its shores, the BirdIsland has been turned into a peninsula. 164 species of birds have been identified at the lake. In spring and summer, the lake is ideal for ornithologists and bird-lovers, such as swan, wild goose, gulls, heron and petrel etc. Qinghai Lake is not only China’s largest inland lake but also China’s largest saltwater lake. Its altitude is about 3193m high. It is about 104 km from east to west and 62 km from north to south. The lake’s perimeter is about 360 km and has an area of 4200 square kilometers. It is surrounding by mountains which are about 3600 ~ 5000 meters high.

You will stop at a local restaurant for lunch

After your tour of the Qinghai Lake finished ,you will be transferred back to your hotel in Xining.