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5 Days Tibet Shoton Festival Tours 2009

Tour Lhasa city only (to be a private tour)

(Shoton festival Eve: Aug. 11; the first of the festival is on Aug.12)

 

(Aug. 10) Day01: Fly to Lhasa

Meals: L/D

Hotel: 3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel or same level

Taking the morning flight into Tibet, upon your arrival, local guide will meet you and transfer you to Lhasa. On the way, you can enjoy the heart - beating highland view along the Yalu Zangbu river (the longest river in Tibet, the lower reach in India is called Brham Putra river); in the afternoon, you are free for relaxing and more Oxygen.

(Aug. 11) Day02: Lhasa sightseeing

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel or same level

In the morning, visit the grand - looking Potala Palace, which was built in the 7th century for the King. In the afternoon, visit Jokhang temple and stroll in the famous local bazaar - Parkhor street. Here, you can deeply feel the life of common people and see how the people are preparing for their grand festival.

lake namtso in north Lhasa
  huge tangkha sunned in Tsepun monastery,Lhasa,Tibet

(Aug. 12) Day03: Join the Shoton Festival

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel or same level

Today is the first day of Shoton Festival, in the past, this festival was a purely religious celebration, later in the rule of 5th Dalai Lama, this festival was open a little to some people with high social status, with time going on, it becomes a common public celebration held in Drepung monastery first, then move to Norbulinka palace.
In the morning of this day, pay early visit to Drepung monastery to join the grand opening ceremony - Sunning the Tangkha (a huge woven hangings ), this ceremony marks the official set-off of this festival.
In the afternoon, go to Norbulinka to join people's celebrations such as singing songs, dance circles, local exchange market, Tibet opera show and so on.

(Aug. 13) Day04: Join the festival

Meals: B/L/D

Hotel: 3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel or same level

Today, you are free to arrange your own time and visits in this city, doing such visits as going to Parkhor street market, visiting Ramoche temple, Sera monastery, Medicine hill cliff carvings and Zonggyerukhang (a park behind Potala ).

(Aug. 14) Day05: Lhasa to Chengdu by air

Meals: B

Hotel: N/A     

Say Good-bye to Lhasa, drive you to airport and take flight back to Chengdu. The whole tour service ends when you lands at Chengdu Shuangliu airport, you can decide where you go (to downtown area or connect flight to your next planned destination)

(If you wish to have service included when you get back to Chengdu airport, you can tell us before you fly to Lhasa, so we will have all things ready for you, for example, the air ticket for you to connect your flight).

End of this 5 days Tibet Shoton festival tour

Information:


1. Pictures of the vehicle to be used for running this tour; you can decide which type of land cruiser you wish to use by clicking to view the vehicle's picture

A. 4WD Land Cruiser TOYOTA 6200 (old style, which had been out of use since the end of 2005);
B. 4WD Land Cruiser TOYOTA 4500_ Prado /EFI (Not licensed in Tibet tourism fields)
C. 4WD Land Cruiser TOYOTA 4500 ( Modeled in 1996 and 1998, the best land cruiser available in present Tibet tourism)
D. 4WD Land Cruiser Mitusubishi
E. 4WD China made Beijinig Jeep

F. Mini Van 9 Seats (Jin Bei /Delika /Fulika type)
G. 17+2 Seats Coach for group (Coaster /19 or 20 seats coach)
H. 23 seats Hino (non air conditioned)
I.  27+2 Seats Coach for group (Jin Long)
J. 27+2 Seats Coach for group (Yu Tong)
K. 4 seats Small Vehicle for transfer in city area
L. Local Taxi in Chengdu for airport-hotel transfer

 

Tibet Shoton Festival

(taking place in Lhasa city)

 

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direct to katoc rituals: Religious rituals at Katoc

 


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