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.
Lhamo Lhatso is the holiest lake in Tibet. Visions can be seen in the lake, including those relating to the reincarnations of the highest lamas. The lake is located in Gyatsa county, and is at an altitude of 4000m. This trek used to take 4-5 days, but now you can drive up till Chokargyal Monastery and start the trek there, which will take one day there adn one day back. You then drive to Tsethang.
Lhamolhatso Lake,is called "the Spirit of the Celestial Maid Lake" with an altitude of 4000m, which is most legendary lake in Tibet. It covers an area of one sq. km in oval shape. The lake plays an important role in the reincarnation system of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism. Therefore the supreme homage from pilgrims comes to the lake. It is said that the reincarnation clues for every Living Buddha,like Dalai Lama or Panchen Lama, is appointed to a senior monk to practice divination by the lake and got a hint from the Heaven. Nearby the lake are the large relics of architectural complex of the Chokorgyal Monastery.
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...