Tibet Festival Tours
Tibet's traditional festivals offer everything from horse racing to Cham dances, plus the opportunity to mingle with a Tibetan crowd picnicking and partying in their finest garb.
Tibetan festivals are held according to the Tibetan lunar calendar, which usually lags at least a month behind the solar calendar. The exact dates only can be fixed by monasteries a few months in advance. While there are various versions of the exact dates of Tibetan festivals in 2024 of the solar calendar, Great Tibet Tour offers you the most accurate of all which is double-checked and confirmed by Mentsekhang - Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute, which is in charge of researching for Tibetan medicine and calculating Tibetan calendar.
Here We have designed some tours to visit Tibet during festivals, as below. They are all flexible and ready to be customized to meet your interests, schedule and budget.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the Losar Festival (Tibetan New Year) of 2023? And what is Losar Festival exactly? Can we visit Tibet during that time?
The Losar Festival 2023 falls on Feb 21st., one month later than the Chinese New Year. It’s the most significant traditional festival for the Tibetan people. People spend with family and friends. There are also Buddhist events, like the pilgrimage around Jokhang Temple, praying in the monasteries, etc. However, due to its unique background, Tibet usually keeps closed to foreigners from February to March. Thus, you could not visit Tibet during the Losar Festival.
When is a good time to have a Tibetan Festival tour?
Usually, from June to September, there are many big Tibetan festivals. For example, Saga Dawa Festival 2023 starts on the 4th. June. Shoton Festival 2023 falls on the 16th. August. And Horse Racing festivals in different areas, such as Gyantse, Naqu, will be held in July or August. So, if you want to explore Tibetan culture and attend those festivals in person, you could choose to visit Tibet during those periods. Please note July to August is also the peak season of Tibet tourism, which means the tour cost is relatively higher.
What is the hot Tibetan festival tour?
Our 14-day Kailash Kora tour during Saga Dawa Festival is the right choice. Saga Dawa Festival is to celebrate the date (15th. day of the fourth month in the Tibetan calendar) that Sakyamuni’ birth, enlightenment, and passed into Parinirvana. There are a lot of devote disciples to do the pilgrim around Kailash, which will get you impressed definitely.
Useful Travel Tips
- Losar Festival - Tibetan New Year
- Gyantse Horse Racing Festival
- Ganden Thangka Showing Festival
- Nyingchi Peach Blossom Festival – Smile with Your Lover in Blooming Flower Bush
- Saga Dawa Festival
- Tibetan Shoton Festival
- Major Tibetan Festivals
- Nagqu Horse Racing Festival
- Butter Lamp Festival
- Damgxung Horse Racing Festival
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