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.

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.