• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Tibetan Trekking Travel Co

Tibet travel, Tibet tour operator

  • Tours & Treks
    • Amdo tours
    • Kham tours
    • Tibet tours
    • Festival Tours
    • Tibetan treks
    • Bhutan tours
    • Nepal tours
  • How to Travel Tibet
    • Tibet Permit
    • China Visa
    • Tibet Travel FAQs
    • Customize Tour
  • Destinations
    • Amdo Destination
    • Kham Destination
    • Tibet Destination
    • Amdo Attraction
    • Kham Attraction
    • Tibet Attraction
  • Resource
    • Tibet Plateau
      • Amdo
      • Kham
      • Tibet
    • Tibet Maps
    • Tibetan Buddhism
      • Gelug pa
      • Nyingma pa
      • Kagyu pa
      • Sakya pa
      • Buddhism Icon i
      • Buddhism Icon ii
      • Esoteric Buddhism
      • Exotoric Buddhism
    • Tibetan Culture
      • Tibet History
      • Tibetan people
      • Tibetan Dance
      • Tibetan Festivals
      • Tibetan Food
      • Tibetan Language
      • Tibetan Music
    • Tibet Video
    • Hotels
      • Qinghai hotels
      • Sichuan Hotels
      • Tibet Hotels
  • Shop
    • Cart
    • Checkout
Home » Shop » 2021 Litang Festival
2019 Litang Festival
Litang horse racing
Khampas in Litang Festival
Litang Festival

2021 Litang Festival

$1,299

— OR —

Categories: Kham tours, Tibetan Festival Tours
  • Description
  • Reviews (0)

2021 Litang Festival will be held from July 29th to August 2nd in so-called “High-town” — Litang county. Before the year of 2008, August 1st was annually the first day of the 3 days long Litang Horse Racing Festival, which usually took place in Mao Ya grassland of Litang county. Tibetan come from Kham, Amdo and Tibet gathering here and setting up their tents on the enormous grassland, which makes a “City of Tent”. The most exciting part of this festival is the horse racing. Brave riders take their pretty decorated horses to participate in the races showing their excellent horse riding skills, including picking up the scarlet on the back of a running horse and shooting targets while galloping…etc; Women are dressed in traditional and beautiful jewelry as they applaud the riders.


2021 Litang Festival Tour Facts
Festival Date — Tentative: 2021 July 29th to August 2nd
Trip begin — Tentative : July 27th, Chengdu
Trip end — Tentative : August 3rd, Chengdu
Activity : Tibetan Festival, Kham tour
Group size : Minimum 3 people, maximum 16 people;
Single Supplement : US$ 349 only applicable for one room occupied by one person

Prices – Included
Licensed English-speaking guide;
Accommodation (double occupancy);
Entrance fees to all listed sites;
Arrival and departure airport transfers
Private transportation;
Breakfast;

Prices – NOT Included
Medical costs;
China visa fees;
Lunches and Dinners;
Personal expenses;
Single-supplement

Itinerary

—The following tour date will be reconfirmed in the early of July—

D1– 2021 July 27th Arrive in Chengdu

Meet your guide at the airport or train station, drive to your hotel to check in. In the afternoon feel free to take a relaxing sightseeing visit to the traditional Chinese teahouse at People’s park.

Overnight: Minshan Lhasa Grand Hotel — Include | Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner — Not include

D2 — 2021 July 28th Chengdu to Xin Du Qiao

We will depart early, the drive may take about 8 – 9 horus, en route we will stop by some sites to stretch legs. Then we will visit to Luding Iron Bridge on the way; We will keep driving, via Kangding onto Mt Dzeto (4324m) then descending to Xinduqiao which is a small Tibetan village that is well-known for its picturesque view, overnight here

Overnight: Jin Qiu Mu Ma Hotel — Include | Breakfast — Include | Lunch and Dinner — Not include

D3 –2021 July 29th Xin Du Qiao to Litang

We’ll drive 285 kilometers on the paved road, enjoy the natural view and tour the white Ming yak Chorten, and drive onto Mt. Gaoershi. If weather permits, the stunning views of the peak of Mt. Minyar Gangkar will be visible. After arrival in Litang, we are going to visit the Litang monastery, which is on the northern edge of town and belongs to the Gelukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhists. The monastery was founded in 1580 by the third Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso on the site. There are three main temples in the compound, of which the oldest is the one on top of the hill featuring the wooden construction of the upper rim of the buildings. Inside, you can see several chambers and a bedroom where the 7th Dalai Lama lived. Many more famous and influential personal figures were born here, including the 7th Dalai Lama, 10th Dalai Lama.

Overnight: Shangrila Hotel or equivalent — Include | Breakfast — Include | Lunch and Dinner — Not include

D4 — 2021 July 30th Litang

Today, we will attend to the Litang festival, we will witness the horse-riding on the Litang Passture

Overnight: Shangrila Hotel or equivalent — Include | Breakfast — Include | Lunch and Dinner — Not include

D5 — 2021 July 31st Litang

Today, we will attend to the Litang festival, we will witness the horse-riding on the Litang Passture

Overnight:Shangrila Hotel or equivalent — Include | Breakfast — Include | Lunch and Dinner — Not include

D6 — 2021 August 1st Litang

Today, we will attend to the Litang festival, we will visit to local Tibetan family and tents to study their life

Overnight: Shangrila Hotel or equivalent — Include | Breakfast — Include | Lunch and Dinner — Not include

D7 — 2021 August 2nd Litang to Chengdu

We’ll depart from Litang in the early morning, this will be a long drive today, when we arrive back in Chengdu, you will be driven to your hotel, check in,

Overnight: Minshan Lhasa Grand Hotel — Include | Breakfast — Include | Lunch and Dinner — Not include

D8 — 2021 August 3rd Chengdu departure

Today, your trip is about to end. We will provide transportation for the drive to the airport or train station where you will go to your next destination.

Overnight — Not include | Breakfast — Include | Lunch and Dinner — Not include


Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “2021 Litang Festival” Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Related tours

  • Aba Travel

    2022 Repkong Festival

    $699
    Select options
  • Yarchen Gar

    Yarchen Gar Pilgrim

    Read more
  • Tongren festival

    2021 Shaman Festival

    $599
    Select options
  • Shangri La

    Shangri La Travel

    $1,199 – $1,299
    Select options

Footer

Blog

Long Wu Monastery lantern festival

2020 Long Wu Monastery Lantern Festival

December 10, 2020 By Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

2020 Litang festival date

2020 Litang Festival date

July 10, 2020 By Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Lhagang King Gesar Festival

Lhagang King Gesar Festival

June 4, 2020 By Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Emails News Letter

Join Us Green Travel Community

Privacy Policy
  • Email
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Vimeo

Tibetan Music

Tibet music

Kham Travel Video

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use & Disclaimer
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Chengdu
  • Site Credits

Copyright © 1996–2021 · Tibetan Trekking Travel Co.