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FORBIDDEN LHASA & GANDEN - SAMYE TREK (TIB-110) 16 Days Tour of Central & South Tibet + 6 Days Trek
Best Season: May – October
DEPARTURE DATES
Year 2008
July 8-23
July 10-25
Aug 09-24
Trip dates planned to coincide with an on-going festival
(a) Samye Dolde (July8-23)– Ritual dance & smoke puja
(b) Thanka Unveiling at Shigatse (July 10-25)
(c) Shoton (Aug 10-16) – Thanka unveiling at Drepung & Tibetan opera dance at Norbulinka Palace
Private tour dates available on request
Nomad Camp
This trip explores Central and south Tibet including the Yarlung Tsangpo Valley, the cradle of Tibetan civilization. Additionally it includes a short 5 days trek.
Ganden-Samye trek is a 5 days trek that connects two of Tibet's most important monasteries of Ganden and Samye. It offers fantastic walking, superb scenery, and interaction with Tibetan villagers and highland nomads. It is a fairly demanding trek and crosses two passes over 5000 meters. Participants must be physically strong and in good health.