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This Tibet festival tour will take you to experience the grandest festival for Tibetans - Shoton Festival. It starts on the last day of the sixth month in Tibetan Calendar and lasts for a few days. During this festival, you will enjoy a big feast of Tibetan performances, Tibetan Buddhist activities and Tibetan food.
Tour Type: Escorted Private Tour
Upon your arrival at Lhasa airport or train station, you will be greeted by your Tibetan guide and escorted to your hotel in Lhasa. From airport to Lhasa city, it only takes half an hour of driving along the Lhasa-airport highway. Driving along the Brahmaputra river, you will not only amazed by the spectacular plateau scenery, but also have a chance to see a great variety of wild birds. If you take the train to Lhasa, normally you will arrive in the late afternoon or evening, 20 minutes drive will take you to your hotel in Lhasa city. Check into hotel, have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude.
Overnight in Lhasa
In the morning, go to visit the famous Potala palace and explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, you will experience its audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens (stupa Tombs) of past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas, combinations of mandala, etc. In the afternoon, pay a visit to the holist temple in Tibet, the Johkang Temple, built during Songtsen Gonpo's reign by princess Wencheng of Tang Dynasty, 647 A.D, and its famous Barkor Kora.
Overnight in Lhasa
On the first day of the festival is to watch the Buddha Show at the Drepung Monastery. In the dawn, a lot of Lamas of Drepung Monastery spread out the giant "Thanka" of Buddha. All Lamas read the scripture and pray, followers present Khada to the "Thangka", and touch the "Thangka" by forehead to show their devotion. Professional and amateur Tibetan opera troupes annually gather in the Norbulingka and perform various Tibetan operas. Along with the Tibetan operas and other religious activities, visitors can also watch yak races, horse races and dancing.
Overnight in Lhasa
In the morning, you will visit Romoche Monastery which was first built by Han Chinese architects in the middle of the 7th century. Han Princess Wencheng took charge of this project and ordered the temple be erected facing east to show her homesickness. In the afternoon, you will go to Sera Monastery to watch the lively Lama Debating at the courtyard of Srea. This is very interesting. Many lamas sitting or standing in the yard debate a certain topic their teacher has given.
Overnight in Lhasa
We will leave Lhasa for the holy Lake Namtso in the morning. It is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet and is highly respected by the Tibetan Buddhism followers. It covers an area of more than 1900 square kilometers. It is the second largest salt water lake in China and the highest salt water lake above the sea level in the world. Then we will back to Lhasa.
Overnight in Lhasa
You will be driven to Gonggar Airport for your flight to next destination.
If our fixed dispatching does not match your schedule, you may email us inquiry@tibettravel.org to set up a new dispatching for you(requires at least 30 days in advance), our company will find other travelers to join in based on your schedule.
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