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Tibet Festival Tours

In general, travel to Tibet represents the sightseeing tours but even the land is situated in average of above 13000 feet, this inaccessible land have lots of possibilities of trekking routes for the adventure seeker. Whether it is a pilgrimage trek or a mountain expedition, Tibet offers trekking trips from short one day to month long as per ones requirement. But the treks are not feasible in the wintertime as the temperature goes very low (-30 to -40ºF) and also the days are much shorter.

We offer many different types of treks to Tibet, with a range of hotels to suit every pocket. What's more, as we understand that a visit to this special country is a highly personal experience, we can also arrange a trek to meet your specific needs.
Here is a short information about the common trekking routes available in Tibet:

Festivals Region Dates (2013) Notes
Tibetan New Year (Losar) Lhasa/Kham/Amdo Feb 11 Lively one to two week festival celebrating the new year. Most important festival of the year.
Monlam Prayer Festival Lhasa/Kham/Amdo Feb 15 The Great Prayer Festival. Many pilgrims gather at the Jokhang and other monasteries.
Butter Lamp Festival Lhasa/Amdo Feb 24 Monks compete in building tall butter sculpture offerings. Commemorates Buddha's miracle at Sravasti. Fires and lamps are lit.
Saga Dawa Lhasa/Kham/Amdo May 25 Important month for pilgrims. Birth, enlightenment and parinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni.
Kalachakra day and Thangka Unveiling Lhasa/Shigatse June 23 A giant thangka painting is hung at Tashilunpo and famous monasteries, this is the Amitabha Buddha meditation,recitationof sutras and taking eight Mahayana precepts.
Zamling Chisang/Samye Dolde Lhasa June 23 Universal Incense Offering Day. Picnic, sing, and dance in the park and Tibetans go to the tops of local mountains to burn incense and hang prayer flags.
Choekor Duchen Lhasa Jul 23 Commemorates and honoring the day that the Buddha Shakyamuni first taught the four noble truths in Sarnath, India, and first turned the wheel of the dharma.
Gyantse Horse Race Lhasa July 20 Horse & yak racing, dancing, singing, and games. This is the biggest festival in Gyantse
Shoton Yogurt Festival Lhasa Aug 06 Thangka unveiling at Drepung Monastery. Picnics and operas are held in parks, particularly under the trees at Norbulingka. Bonfires at night.
Nagchu Horse Race Lhasa Aug 10 Horse & yak racing, dancing, singing, and games.
Lhabab Dechen Lhasa Nov 24 Festival observing the descent of Buddha from heaven.
Palden Lhamo Festival Lhasa Dec 17 A float of Tibet's protector deity Palden Lhamo is paraded through the city.
Ganden Nga Choe Lhasa / Amdo Dec 27 Memorial for Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelugpa school. Buddhists light lamps, make offerings, and pray.
Ganden Thangka Unveiling Lhasa Aug 06 A giant thangka painting is hung at Ganden Monastery.
Jyekundo Horse Festival Kham July 25-30 The biggest horse racing and yak racing festival in Tibet, Tibetan people all over the Kham region come for camp at Batang horse racing grassland, singing, dancing, enjoy the unique cultural festival.
Litang Horse Festival Kham August 1-5 Horse racing, circle dance, fashion shows.
Kumbum Monastery Festival Amdo May 25 Prayers, thangka unveiling, monks' mask dance.
Ngawa Losar/Monlam Amdo Feb 22-24 Horseback fashion show, strength contest, giant thangka unveiling.
Labrang Losar/Monlam Amdo Feb 22-25 Commemorates Buddha's miracle at Sravasti, thangka unveiling.
Repkong Losar / Monlam Amdo Feb 15- 24 Commemorates Buddha's miracle at Sravasti, village tea party, monks Cham mask dance,  Thangka unveiling.
Repkong Shaman Festival Amdo Jul 23-Aug03 Ritual demon exorcismm, village Shamen dancing performance
Butter Sculpture Exhibition Amdo Kumbum Feb 24 Monks compete in building tall butter sculpture offerings. Commemorates Buddha's miracle at Sravasti. Fires and lamps are lit.