February 10—20, 2019: Join us for 11 days as we explore the Amdo region of eastern Tibet during the Losar Tibetan New Year Festival time! More details at: info@himalayajourney.com
Tibet Festival Tour
Complete details at: 2019 Tibet Losar Festival Tour
Dates: February 10—20, 2019
Place: Repkong and Labrang in the Amdo region of the Tibetan Plateau
Cost: $1999 USD if you join alone or $1849 USD if you join with another person
Email for more details: info@himalayajourney.com
Call us at (+1) 253 289 9166 in the US/Canada, (+44) 20 3239 2917 in the UK, (+61) 2 8003 5630 in Australia
Tibetan monks during a Buddhist ceremony
Labrang is the largest monastery on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau
Tibet Losar Tour
From February 10—20, 2019, we will be hosting a unique, one-of-a-kind cultural and photography journey during the annual Losar Tibetan New Year Holiday. This journey will take place in the Amdo region of the eastern Tibetan Plateau, which is one of the best places to experience authentic traditional culture. The Amdo region is located outside of the Tibet Autonomous Region and is the hometown region of the current Dalai Lama. This journey will begin in the city of Xining in Qinghai province and will take clients to numerous festivals in the Rebkong and Labrang regions. Rebkong and Labrang are in the cultural center of the Amdo area of the eastern Tibetan Plateau and have numerous large and important Buddhist monasteries.
Clients will be going to several key festivals at both monasteries and in village settings. Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, is the most important time of year for Tibetan people. Clients on this journey will experience authentic culture in more remote, off-the-beaten-path areas as well as at the famous monastery of Labrang. This will be a small group journey led by an expert English-speaking Tibetan guide to ensure that you have an amazing time!
Here is the itinerary this journey will be following:
10 February: Arrive to Xining, China by 4pm
11 February: Drive from Xining to Shakyong Monastery to Repkong
12 February: Repkong—Monk dancing at Wutun Monastery
13 February: Repkong—Breakfast Festival and festival at Gomar Monastery
14 February: Repkong—Bongya Monastery Shaman Festival
15 February: Drive from Repkong to Changlung Monastery and to Labrang
16 February: Labrang Monastery and Old Town
17 February: Labrang—Buddhist Tapestry (Thanka) Unveiling
18 February: Labrang Cham Monk Dancing Festival
19 February: Drive from Labrang to Xining
20 February: Journey ends after breakfast
Included in the price:
- All accommodations (Based on double occupancy. Single room supplement available)
- All meals from the evening of February 10 until morning of February 20
- All purified drinking water
- All ground transportation from February 11—19
- All meals and accommodations for Tibetan drivers and guide
- All entrance fees per itinerary
- Expert English-speaking Tibetan guide
Not included in the price:
- Passport costs or Chinese Visa
- International airfare to and from Xining, China
- Travel vaccinations
- Airport transfers
- Insurance (travel, medical, etc)
- Souvenirs or personal items such as laundry, excess baggage fees, snacks, etc
- Drinks besides purified water (Purified drinking water is provided in the journey cost)
- Photography fees inside temples and monasteries
- Gratuities to the Tibetan drivers and guides
A more detailed day-by-day itinerary can be found in the following link: Tibet Festival Tour
The carrying of the large thangka (Buddhist tapestry)
Tibetan women praying during the Losar Festival Tour
Guiding this journey
Guiding this journey is Tibetan Nyima Tashi. He has been guiding high quality cultural, photography and religious tours in eastern Tibet for over a decade. Nyima Tashi is from a nomadic community in eastern Tibet and is an expert in nomad life and in Tibetan Buddhism. He loves explaining the uniqueness of Tibetan culture to his foreign clients. Nyima Tashi is a graduate of Tso Ngonpo (Qinghai) Normal University. In addition, he studied ecotourism from Columbia University in the US. He is a fluent speaker of English, Chinese and his native Tibetan language. Nyima Tashi is also an accomplished photographer. He has been leading this Tibet Festival Tour for many years and knows the region well.
Monks from Labrang Monastery during Losar
Labrang Monastery is one of the best places to experience Tibetan New Year
Contact us
This is a unique cultural and photography journey centered around Tibetan New Year (Losar). For more information on this Tibet Festival Tour or to book your place, contact us at: info@himalayajourney.com