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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 2025 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 shown below. They are all flexible and ready to be customized to meet your interests, schedule and budget.

Display huge Thangka at Drepung Monastery
Lhasa
4 Days Shoton Festival Tour
Show you the grandest Tibetan festival - Shoton. Never miss witnessing huge Thangka displaying and praying for blessed.
From USD970
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Horse Racing Festival in Nagchu
Lhasa-Namtso-Nagchu-Lhasa
7 Days Nagchu Horse Racing Festival Tour
Get into the vast grassland and witness thrilling horse racing as well as the beauty of Lhasa and Lake Namtso.
From USD1992
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Horse racing festival
Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-Lhasa
7 Days Gyantse Horse Racing Festival Tour
Watch Gyantse Horse racing festivities and cultural exchange. Visit famous attractions along from Lhasa to Shigatse.
From USD1737
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Mount Kailash
Lhasa – Shigatse - EBC – Saga – Kailash Kora – Manasarovar - Saga – Shigatse – Lhasa
14 Days Mt Kailash Kora during Saga Dawa Festival
Take you to sacred Mount Kailash during the Saga Dawa festival and your merits of doing kora would be multiplied.
From USD3129
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Cham Dance at at Tsurphu Monastery
Lhasa
5 Days Tsurphu Festival Tour
Attend the Cham Dance ceremony at Tsurphu Monastery besides your Lhasa sightseeing.
From USD898
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Samye Monastery
Lhasa-Tsetang-Lhasa
6 Days Samye and Trandruk Cham Festival Tour
Visit the earliest Buddhist monasteries in Tibet. Watch religious ceremonies and learn about the culture and history.
From USD1591
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Ganden Thangka Festival
Lhasa-Ganden-Lhasa
5 Days Ganden Thangka Unveiling Festival Tour
Visit Great Three Gelugpa monasteries, specially designed for those who want to get close to Buddhist culture.
From USD1185
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Frequently Asked Questions

When is the Losar Festival (Tibetan New Year)? And what is the Losar Festival exactly? Can we visit Tibet during that time?

The Losar Festival in 2025 takes place on February 28th. As the most important traditional celebration for the Tibetan people, it is a time spent with family and friends. The festival also includes significant Buddhist activities, such as pilgrimages around Jokhang Temple and prayers in monasteries. However, due to Tibet's unique circumstances, the region is generally closed to foreigners from the end of February to the middle of March, meaning that traveling to Tibet during the Losar Festival is not possible.

Tibetan festivals are plentiful from June to September, making it a great time to visit. For instance, the Saga Dawa Festival begins on June 11th, 2025, while the Shoton Festival falls on August 23rd, 2025. Additionally, Horse Racing Festivals are held in various regions, such as Gyantse and Naqu, during July and August. If you're eager to immerse yourself in Tibetan culture and experience these festivals firsthand, visiting during this period is ideal. However, be aware that July and August are peak tourist months in Tibet, so travel costs tend to be higher during this time.

Our 14-day Kailash Kora tour during the Saga Dawa Festival is the right choice. Saga Dawa Festival is to celebrate the dates (15th day of the fourth month in the Tibetan calendar) of Sakyamuni's birth, enlightenment, and passing into Parinirvana. There are a lot of devout disciples who do the pilgrimage around Kailash, as the merit of the kora during the Saga Dawa festival is doubled. This is the time of year when you can feel the strongest sense of faith.

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