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You will begin this 12-day tour starting from Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet otherwise known as the Roof of the World. In Lhasa, we will be exploring major best-loved sights of religious and historic significance in the city, including the Potala Palace, the Norbulingka Palace, the Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery.
During your Lhasa exploration tour, you will have a great chance to experience the most popular Tibetan traditional festival known as the Shoton Festival which literally means “Yoghurt Banquet Festival”. The event includes Tibetan opera performance at Norbulingka the summer palace of the successive Dalai Lamas and the unveiling of Thangka at Drepung and Sera Monastery which is a major highlight visited by many local Tibetans and tourists.
Following the explorations around Lhasa, the trip will take you to Lhoka region the cradle of the Tibetan civilization–where you will have an opportunity to witness the first palace -Yumbu Lhakang -and the first Buddhist monastery – Samye Monastery, as well as what is considered to be the stretch of the earliest agricultural farmland in the Tibetan civilization.
During the tour, you will be travelling to the central west part of Tibet. Along with this route, you will be amazed at a number of gorgeous sights. We will stop by the Yamdrok Lake and the Karo La Glacier, to sink in with their tranquillity and majesty, before we hit and explore around Gyantse. Making most of our time in Shigatse, we will pay a visit to Tashi Lhunpo monastery, the largest Buddhist monastery in the Tsang province or the west-central Tibet. After Shigatse, the tour will take you to Namtso Lake, one of the largest salt lakes in Tibet, after crossing a couple of high passes: namely, the Shugu-la pass (5440m) followed by kyang-la pass (5240m).
In addition, during the tour, we will have an ample chance to visit and observe the first-hand traditional life of the indigenous Tibetan farmers and nomad’s life by joining them herding yaks and sheep and making cheese, yoghurt, and butter. Try riding a yak! At the end of the day, relax while drinking butter tea. Furthermore, swap stories with the locals. Participate and hear an inspirational Micro-talk session by a renowned local Tibetan expert on themes range from tradition and culture, architecture and festivals, costume and Tibetan signs and symbols etc. A visit to Shol Dhenpa Handicraft School is followed by to see and learn the extraordinary array of authentic Tibetan traditional and contemporary works of crafts and arts.
Lhasa airport or Train station
Best Time of Visit
This tour starts on 17th, August 2020 and ends on 28th, August 2020. The tour is designed to reach at the Mt Kailash on the 15th day of the Fourth month in Tibetan Lunar Calander. Which is a festival called the Shoton Festival tour. We can arrange this journey for groups of two to ten people. Discounts available for groups of 3 or more persons. For a specific price, please contact us at losal@tibetuviversaltravel.com
Travel Gear:
Upon joining, each participant will be sent a list of required and recommended gear for this journey that they will be responsible for.
Accommodation:
You will be staying in the comfortable and pleasant boutique or highly-rated 3 Star Tibetan-owned hotels throughout this tour
Visit Shol Dhenpa Handicraft center to see and learn the extraordinary array of authentic Tibetan traditional and contemporary works of crafts and arts, like Tibetan pottery wares, Thangka painting, sewing work, paper and Buddhist statue fabrications.
Participate and hear an inspirational and enlightening talk or a presentation by a renowned local Tibetan expert on themes range from tradition and culture, architecture and festivals, costume and Tibetan signs and symbols etc.
