2010 Tibetan Shoton Festival and Nakchu horse Racing Festival 8 Days Tour

Tour Code:XZ-Shotone-0801
Start in:Chengdu
End in: Lhasa
Destinations:Chengdu-Lhasa-Damsung-Namtso Lake-Shigatse-Lhasa

Main Attraction Pictures

Yamtso Yumtso Lake Namtso Lake Sunning Buddha on Shoton Festival Nakchu Horse Racing Festival Nakchu Horse Racing Lhasa Jokhang Temple Lhasa Potala Palace
Tour Highlights
The annual Lhasa Shoton Festival will be held from August 10 to 16 this year and activities for the festival are in preparation. With the topic of "Visit Lhasa and enjoy Shoton", the 2010 Lhasa Shoton Festival will witness art performances, forums, painting exhibitions and business exhibitions etc. to boost the development of tourism and culture in Lhasa.
Detailed Itinerary

8th Aug:Chengdu-Lhasa
Fly to Lhasa Gongar Airport, the guide will meet you and drive to Lhasa city (68km).transfer to hotel.

9th Aug :Lhasa city sightseeing
you will visit the Potala Palace, the Jokhang temple, and walk around Barkor Street.

10th Aug Shoton Festival-Damsung
Today is the most important and attractive for visitors. Shoton Festival is the most important festivals in Tibet. Originally, it is only a religious festival, now it is the common public festival as well. This festival is beginning at Drepung Monastery with the tanning Tangka, then shift to Norbulinka for Tibetan opera. Early in the morning, arrive at Drepung Monastery to watch the Tangka Show. You will get to know how pious the pilgrims. In the afternoon, you may go to visit the Norbulinka. After this, drive to Damsung for overnight and get ready for the horse racing festival on Aug.11th. 

11th Aug:Damshung Nakchu Horse Racing visit
Visit the Horse Racing Festival in Nacku grassland, in the morning watch Horse Race activities, get to known the nomads life.you will have enough time to take photos on the vast typical green-carpet-like Tibetan Grassland.  Around 4:00PM drive back to Damshung, overnight in Damshung.

12th Aug: Damshung-Namtso Lake-Yangpanchen-Lhasa
Drive to Namtso Lake; enjoy the highest salt lake in the world. It is the one of the holiest lakes among 3 holiest lakes in Tibet. You may have some time for ride the yaks (cost excluded) and taking pictures. Around 2:00pm drive back to Lhasa. En route, visit the Yangpachen which is famous for geothermal hot spring. You may have the chance to enjoy the hot spring (excluded cost).6:30pm around you will arrive Lhasa.

13th Aug:  Lhasa-Yumdro Yumtso-Shigatse
In the morning drive to Shigatse, en route, visit the Yumdro Yumtso Lake. Around 3:00pm arrive in Shigatse and visit Tashilhunpo transfer to hotel.

14th Aug  Shigatse-Lhasa
In the morning drive back to Lhasa. You may have free time in the afternoon.

15th Aug  Lhasa-Chengdu
Fly back to Chengdu. End tour.

Private Tour Prices (Based on per person and shown in US dollars)

Group size
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2-5Pax
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6-9Pax
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10Pax&above
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Single
supplement
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Booking..
2010 Tibet Shoton Festival 2188 1998 1808 155 200
Remark : We will give the visitors some discounts from 2% to 5% depending on the time they book this tour but it should be at least 1 month earlier. The booking will be confirmed once the deposit is received.

Service included

1. Transportation: Round airfare Chengdu-Lhasa and transportation to airport.Private Toyota Land Cruiser 4500 Or same kind Jeep(Van like Toyota Haice may be used from Lhasa to Shigatse)
2. Tour guide: Private English speakng tour guide
3. Accommodation: 3 star hotel or simimilar class
4, Sightseeing ticket: All the entrance fee listed on the itinerary
5. Meal: Hotel breakfast
6. Travel Insurance
7. Travel permit in Tibet, Only for this itinerary.
8. Airport&fuel tax

Service excluded

Your personal expenses ,such as shopping,all Meals

Notes

1.In the route information below, we outline the rough waypoints, you may contact us and discuss the scenery spots you hope to visit, and we quote you according to your demand, as a tourist, thus you are enabled the most flexibility and making you route comfortable.
2.Minor program changes sometimes are necessary, depending on road conditions, weather and availability of room.
3.More and more tourist will come to Tibet during the Shoton festival,If you want enjoy this festival,please contact us as early as you can.
4.Health consultation from your doctor before you come to highland(Over than 3000M).
5.As we travel in Tibet area where the economy is much more backward than other place, the food alternative is limited,so we suggest you order food by yourself or take some solid food.Most of local restaurant only can offer the simple Sichuan and Tibetan dishes.......

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