The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is a sacred journey undertaken by Hindus and Buddhists to the holy mountain of Kailash in Tibet. The yatra is considered to be a very important pilgrimage, and is said to cleanse the soul and bestow blessings upon those who undertake it. The journey is extremely challenging, both physically and mentally, but it is an incredibly rewarding experience.
The festival takes place at the base of Mt. Kailash, and includes participation or observation of various cultural and traditional festivities held in the proximity of Dharpoche. When the festival ends (after about 3 hours), participants will attend a kora (circumambulation trek) and set a big prayer pole around which locals will be saying prayers. This is an authentic Saga Dawa Festival tour organized by local Tibet travel experts!
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.
This Lhasa spiritual tour is a special trip to show you all holy places in the city and beyond. Within a short 6 days travel, you can cover, Potala palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkor Street, Norbulingka summer palace, Sera, Drepung and Ganden monasteries. This tour is also favoured by pilgrims all over the world to see Tibetan culture which is pervaded widely from Tibetan Buddhism.
Ganden to Samye trekking tour has much to offer from Lakes, beautiful alpine landscape, herders Camp to the scared site. The Popularity of this trekking route is understandable. The best time for this trekking is from Mid-may to Mid-October. Summertimes can be wet, yet it is at its greenest with wildflower spangle the alpine meadows. The Trek starts at the Ganden monastery in Lhasa and ends at another important Buddhist monastery of Samye monastery.
Commonly called the Lurol Festival, this festival a celebration of Rebkong’s cultural diversity. Attendees can witness a village medium entering a trance, as well as numerous dances and rituals performed to honor local mountain gods. Joining this festival tour, you will also enjoy captivating summer grasslands and magnificent Buddhist monasteries in the heartland of Amdo.
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.
This quick trip is jam-packed with special sites of cultural, religious, and historic significance. Begin your trip in the historic city of Xining, the capital of Qinghai province and travel beyond the city to see two of Amdo’s most famous attractions: Qinghai Lake and Kumbum Monastery. Then hop on the train to Lhasa for the rail ride of a lifetime.
Experience the eerie beauty of moonscape views high above the tree line as you make your way towards Mt. Kailash and Guge Kingdom on a unique journey that will take you out west to the far reaches of the Tibetan Plateau. Visit the cities of Lhasa, Gyantse, and Shigatse, getting your fill of cultural history as you travel through sandstone gorges.
This Mt. Amnye Machen halfway trek offers the best trekking experience in eastern Amdo. It is the most famous pilgrimage route and best trekking adventure tour in the very region. It covers an area size of 660 acres and 13 peaks, the highest of which rises over 6082m above sea level. The fifth Dalai Lama called it the Ever-white Peak. We would recommend this trek from May to December.
Get a taste of China's cultural and ethnic diversity as you take a unique journey from Tibet's capital city Lhasa and through the stunning beauty of the far western historic province of Ngari before heading all the way to the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar. Visit the Potala Palace and Lhasa's famous monasteries. Take the trek of a lifetime around the holy Mt. Kailash and see the ruins of the Kingdom of Guge.
Cycling in the Tibetan Plateaus from Lhasa to Everest biking tour is an awe-inspiring experience and a must for adventure cyclists. Our Tibet biking adventure or cycle tour travels from between two of Asia's most exotic cities. On the tour we will mountain bike over 5 major passes above 5000m and traverse a distance of 1000km over the backbone of the Himalayas.
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.
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.
The Litang Horse Racing Festival is associated with the ancient Zubirishao Festival, the festival of praying around the mountain, on the Tibetan calendar. When the wild flowers and grasses are at their peak, 10 days of horse racing and festival are held to show devotion to the sacred mountain and celebrate the harvest. This is the most important festival of the grasslands. In the 1960’s, the local government fixed the dates for the festival as August 1 to 7.
This popular and short cycling journey doesn’t demand extreme efforts, and will offer you wonderful scenery on the vast grassland dotted with sheep, yaks and traditional shepherds camp. With Never-melt snowy mountain Nyenchen Thanglha, sky-railway rushing through aside the road, holy Namtso lake sparkling in the sunshine.
