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Tibet is a rich and beautiful land with an average altitude over 4,000m (13,120ft), having more  than fifty peaks above 7,000m (22,960ft) & eleven Himalayan  mountains over 8,000m  (26,240ft). China, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Burma and Kashmir  border the Tibet. Over two  million people inhabit this land of rich natural resources and ancient cultures.  Spiritual   traditions, temples and monasteries, lakes and rivers, and mighty snow clad peaks are few  of  the intoxicating wonders to be experienced by adventurous travelers destined to visit this  place. 

 Buddhism, with a history of some 1,300 years is shaped into a unique form of "Lamasm". Its history, culture and religion are   mixed together and infiltrate every aspect of social life with mixture of Indian religion and Chinese Buddhist  influence.  Festival,  living, marriage, burial and other ceremonies of Tibetans, Monpas, Lhopas and Moslems people have their own ways.

Festivals

Tibetan new year : It is the greatest & most colorful festival of Lhasa/ Tibet. The first day of the first month became fixed as the new year. On new year's the families unite " auspicious dinner" is offered & the auspicious words " tashi delek" are greeted.

Monlam (great prayer festival of Lhasa) : Known also as the great prayer festival, this is held midway through the first lunar month. An image of maitreya from the jokhang is borne around the barkhor, attracting enthusiastic crowds of locals and pilgrims.

Saga dawa festival (May or June) : It is the holiest & memorable occasions coincide on this day, buddha's birth and buddha's enlightenment. Everyone within Lhasa join in circumambulations round the city.

Gyantse horse race & archery (May or June) : Horse race and archery are generally popular in Tibet. Contests in early times included horse race, archery, and shooting on gallop followed by a few days' entertainment or picnicking.

Changtang chachen horse race festival(10 august) : Tibet during the golden season on the grassland, thousand of herdsmen riding fine horses and carrying the local products. They form as city of tens south of nakchu town. There will be thrilling horse race, archery and demonstrations of horsemanship, Songs and dance troupes from all part of Tibet.

Shoton festival (august) : It is the opera and the greatest festivals in Tibet. Since 7th century, opera performances were held for days in norbu lingka.

Ganden festival : 25 precious articles belonging to ganden monastery, which are normally locked in their treasure house, are displayed in the main shrine hall. These articles consist of the images of the sixteen arhats, akshobhya, the secret assembly, the four great kings, the upasaka and hashang image.

Harvest festival (September) : The farmers in Lhasa, gyantse and shangnan to celebrating their harvest in this time. people enjoy with horse racing games, costume fashion show, songs and dance archery and picnic etc.

Bathing week : It is believed when the sacred planet Venus appears in the sky, the water becomes purest and cure diseases. During this week, all the people in Tibet go into the river for bathing.

Lhasa : 11,850 ft above sea level was and still is the religious, cultural and economic centre of Tibet. Places of interests include the potala, the 13 storey/ 1000 rooms palace of the dalai lama; the monasteries of drepung & sera; norbulingka, the jokhang, the holiest shrine, The circular barkhor street, the jokhand shrine.

Xigaze : Famous for its tashilhunpo monastery - the seat of the panchen lama, is 12, 600 ft. Above sea level. Places of interest include the relics sakyamuni, the hall of maitreya and mind-boggling collection of thankas, etc. one can buy local handicrafts embedded with coral and torquoise, chinese porcelain and yak butter etc.

Gyantse : This small agricultural town is at 13, 050 ft above sea level is famous for its wool carpets and palkhor choide chorten.

Zhangmu : This town is 7, 000 ft above sea level and is known by its Tibetan name khasa, major trading town. The hills around zhangmu are heavily wooded with inumerable waterfalls in the summer and frozen 'icicles' during the winter.

Xeger : 13,800 ft. Above sea level, built 7 kms of the highway at the foot of the ruins of xegar dzong. It is the centre of a large and remote country and also the base for the expeditions to mt. Everest and other peaks.

16 Day Tour : Delhi- Jaipur- Agra- Delhi- Kathmandu- Zhangmu- Xegar- Zigatse- Gyantse- Lhasa- Kathmandu- Delhi