Shoton is a Tibetan word which means the Yogurt festival, it is also called the summer opera festival in Lhasa. This is because the monks were fed up with much yogurt like a yogurt festival during the summer retreat. During fifth Dalai Lama, Kinds of Tibetan traditional dances like Tashi Sholpa, Tropa and Lhamo opera were held in Norbulingka in Lhasa.
This is a special designed tours for students visiting Nepal and Tibet together. Features and Highlights: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Mount Everest Base Camp, Chitwan National Park, Lake Yamdrok, Karola Glacier, World’s highest Rongpuk Monastery, sightseeing in Kathmandu, sightseeing in Lhasa, Gyangtse and Shigatse etc. Best for a study travel.
This Highlight of Kham Tibet tour will lead you to the world’s largest Buddhist Institute – Serta Larung, and famous Derge Printing Press, lifetime destinations for many travelers. Beside this, we explore several Buddhist monasteries from 17th and 18th centuries, but more than that, the Tibetan handicraft and home-stay will be another remarkable experience of the Kham tour.
See the world’s highest mountain up close with this quick trip that takes you from the Tibetan capital overland through the historically important city of Shigatse. Traverse mountains, grasslands, snow-capped peaks, and high passes before arriving to the base of Mt. Everest. Explore the world’s highest monastery and take a day trek to Everest Base Camp.
To understand the history and the people living on roof of the world, you should explore Tibet with places very much attached for themselves. This Tibet tour package includes the three largest cities in the Tibet Autonomous Region, covering historical places of both Tibet's Kingdom and Buddhism related sights. This also include holy lakes such as Namtso and Yamdrok etc.
