Tibet New Year Festival Tour

7 Days
Guest: 2+

Overview

In this one week touring in Tibet, you will visit all major Tibetan culture centers, namely, Lhasa – the heart of Tibetan culture, Gyangtse – the most popular trade center between Tibet and India in the past time, and Shigatse – the second largest city in Tibet. And you will learn the essence of Tibetan Buddhism, how it influences in their life as well as real lifestyle of Tibetan farmers. The most interesting thing is to experience the authentic New Year celebration, the most important annual festival of Tibet. During Losar Festival, tourists will visit locals’ family, eat traditional food such as “Gutu”, i.e. dough drops, join in their dancing and singing ceremony, and circle around religious sites.
What’s more, you will see the special geographical feature with brilliant natural sceneries such as beautiful lakes, majestic glaciers and so on. The highest elevation that you will challenge in this tour is Karola Pass (5,050m) where you see a massive glaciers just in several hundreds meters away.
The entire celebration is expected to last 15 days. As the Losar is celebrated in winter, when there will be no too many crowds. So, it’s a great chance to join in some events and you will have ample time to explore various aspects of New Year celebration, like praying in monastery, and circling religious route with your tour guide.

Tour Itinerary:

Day 1

Arrival to Lhasa airport or railway station and transfer to hotel

Day 2

Sightseeing in Lhasa, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkor Street

Day 3

Sightseeing in Lhasa, Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery

Day 4

Drive to Gyangtse(250km) via Yamdrok Lake and Karola Glacier and Palchoe Monastery

Day 5

Gyangtse to Shigatse and visit Tibetan family and see the New Year Festival

Day 6

Visit Tashi Lhunpo Monastery then drive back to Lhasa

Day 7

Departure from Lhasa

Package Includes:

Tibet travel permit and all other necessary permits to Tibet;
All entrance ticket fees for all tourist sites listed in the itinerary;
Personal knowledgeable English-speaking Tibetan local tour guide;
Personal comfortable, clean and safe vehicle with reliable Tibetan local driver; vehicle ranging from 4WD land cruiser to minibus depending on your group size;
All lodging listed in the itinerary; it’s your decision about the accommodation class: luxury 5-star international hotel, comfortable 4-star hotel, economic 3-star hotel or budget hostel, guesthouse or tent. Please tell us your accommodation preference when submitting the enquiry; we will arrange the best-value hotels for you.
Domestic flight/train tickets listed in the itinerary;
All meals listed in the above itinerary;
Tourist accident/casualty insurance;
First aid kit;

Package Excludes:

International flight to and out of China;
Chinese visa (Note: we could help you with the Chinese visa application, like providing the invitation letter, presenting the hotel or domestic flight reservation copies, etc that you may need.)
Domestic flight/train not listed in the itinerary. (We can provide you the domestic flight/train ticket booking service at the BEST discount price; please contact us our travel experts for the details.)
Meals not specified in the itinerary; usually it costs about USD3-15 per person for one meal in TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region).
Tips and gratitude to tour guide and driver.
Personal expenses, like laundry, phone call, snacks, soft drinks (please do the best to avoid the alcoholic beverages during your Tibet trip), optional tour activities, etc.