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Tibetan
Expeditions would like to offer you the journey of a lifetime; the opportunity
to experience some of the most incredible cultures and landscapes that
this planet has to offer. Based in Lhasa, we know the region better
than anyone and, employing a mix of Tibetan and western staff, are able
to provide the best on-the-ground organisation and support possible.
Listed
here are our most popular and recommended tours through Tibet, Bhutan,
China and Mongolia - more detailed trip dossiers are available on request.
As well as a number of group departures of our most popular Tibet tours,
all our itineraries can be privately booked for the dates that suit
you - please ask for the cost for the number in your group. Or we can
tailor-make an itinerary to suit your particular interests and time
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The most important festival in the Tibetan year marks the anniversary
of both the Buddha's Enlightenment and Parinirvana (earthly
death). Mount Kailash is the most sacred place to celebrate
and we have a special departure timed to join the pilgrims on
the Kailash kora and at the raising of the new flag pole at
Tarboche.
€2320 / USD3100p/p
A great time to visit Lhasa as pilgrims flock to the Jokhang, all dressed in new clothes and families gather to celebrate.
Feb 21 - March 3, 2009
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Qinghai-Tibet
Railway
The first train on the newly completed 1100km high
altitude line arrived in Lhasa on Monday, July 2nd, 2006.
Daily trains now operate from Beijing and Chengdu (47 hours). You can also board in
Shanghai or Xining.
Tibet
by Train |
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 Tibet has
one of the world's richest cultural and spiritual traditions; here men
and gods inhabit the same landscape, both physical and mental.
To
travel across the incredible Tibetan Plateau is to venture into the
realm of the gods. A world where colors are enhanced; the atmosphere
a constant reminder that you truely are on the "Roof of the world".
Amongst
our most popular tours and expeditions are
*Kailash and
the Guge Kingdom with
Everest Base Camp
*China, Tibet and
Nepal: Beijing to Kathmandu
*Tibet
Everest Base Camp: Lhasa to Kathmandu ong
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 China is a vast diverse, ancient and complex land.
With its incredible history and vibrant modern development China is ever-changing.
Its monuments span centuries, its natural landscape encompasses everything from tropical beaches to alpine forests, snow-capped mountains, endless glasslands and vast deserts.
Minority peoples, exquisite handcraft traditions, culinary delights... the possibilities for exploration are virtually limitless.
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 Bhutan,
the “Land of the Thunder Dragon”, jealously guards its lifestyles
and traditions.
Nestled deep in the eastern Himalaya, unknown to much of the world,
it is a land of magnificent mountains, lush valleys, thick forests,
a serene lifestyle and traditions unchanged for centuries. Towns are
tiny, little more than villages, with quiet streets lined by decorative
shops and houses. Colorful prayer flags highlight natural and man-made
features of the landscape, adorning houses and bridges; standing atop
ridges and mountain passes and in forest clearings.
NEW - Group Departures
Magical Bhutan
Land of the Thunder Dragon
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 The
tsechu is a festival in honour of Guru Rinpoche. Each dance commemorates
an episode in his life.Dancers wear spectacular costumes, often decorated
with carved bone. For certain dances, they wear masks representing animals,
fear-some deities, skulls and manifestations of Guru Rimpoche.
The dates & the duration of tsechus vary from one district to another.
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 Mongolia is a word evocative of vast open spaces, of nomadic herders and the
thundering “devil's horsemen” of Genghis Khan.
One of Earth's last remaining wilderness frontiers, largely inaccessible to western travelers until recently, Mongolia offers a rare glimpse of an ancient nomadic culture that has changed little over the centuries.
Discover in this untouched land the rare combination of ancient Buddhist traditions, a nomadic horse-based culture and an incredible natural beauty - high mountains, vast grasslands, volcanic lakes and the expanses of the harsh Gobi Desert.
 The
main event of the year in Ulaanbataar is the Naadam Festival - although
primarily a sports event, the atmosphere and mass-gathering of people
make this a great time to be here.
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