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Litang Festival

2022 Litang Festival

$1,299

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this trip has been suspended

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Categories: Kham tours, Tibetan Festival Tours
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2022 Litang Festival is not determined to be held 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.


2022 Litang Festival Tour Facts
Festival Date: Undetermined
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

Day 1 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

Day 2 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

Day 3 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

Day 4 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

Day 5 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

Day 6 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

Day 7 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

Day 8 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


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