Gannan Hotel is renowned for its hospitality and homely environment and is one of the hotels in Lhasa that always get top feedbacks from the guests. The hotel offers Homely Tibetan traditional style accommodation equipped with modern facilities of Cable TV and AC at reasonable rates. There are now 41 Tibetan style rooms, 2 suites, 23 standard double rooms, 12 budget dormitory rooms and 4 standard single rooms.
Shoton" means yogurt festival. As Tibetan operas are performed and Buddha painings are exhibited at this time,it is also called "Tibetan Opera Festival" or "Buddha Exhibition Festival." The traditional way of starting the Shodon Festival is to show Buddha paintings.The main contents include Tibetan operas and gala parties, as well as dancing and singing,The Shoton Festival starts on the 20th day of the 6th month according to Tibetan calendar and lasts eight days.
This is a one of the special itinerary which named Shodon Excursion and our local Tibetan guide,driver will share the deep experience with you during the festival,you can take few options,fly from Kathmandu or Mainland China to Lhasa & by train to Lhasa.
Duration: 6days
Places Covered:
Lhasa City
Maximum Altitude: 3650m
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Spot: Monasteries,Thangka diplying and Opera Dance.
08th Aug
Day 01: By train & ARRIVE TO LHASA
Transfer to Hotel O/nt Keychu Hotel
09th Aug
Day 02: SIGHTSEEING
AM:Visit Potala Palace PM:Jokhang temple
10th Aug
Day 03: SHORDON FESTIVAL BEGIN
Drive to Drepung Monastery and to see the huge Thangka display and then contienu to Sera monastery\'s Thangka display,afternoon go to Norbu Lingka Palace (Summer Palace for H.H Daila Lama).
11th Aug
Day 04: SHORDON FESTIVAL
Excursion around Norbuling ka
12th Aug
Day 05: SHORDON FESTIVAL
Excursion around Norbulingka
13th Aug
Day 06: TRANSFER TO AIRPORT & TRAIN STATION
Saga Dawa Excursion 2011
Duration: 17 Days
Saga Dawa Festival is observed as one of the most important festival in Buddhist society all over the world.This festival hold each year on the full moon day of the fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar.This festival is celebrated in honor of Sakya Munyi\'s enlightenment.and this auspicious day coincide with three important events in Buddha\'s life, Birth,Nirvana and death...