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  Festival Year 2010 Year 2011 Year 2012 Tibetan New Year 14 Feb 05 Mar 22 Feb Monlam Prayer Festival 17 Feb 08 Mar 25 Feb Butter Lamp 28 Feb 19 Mar 08 Mar Saga Dawa 27 May 15 Jun 04 Jun Gyantse Horse Race 20 Jul 20 Jul 20 Jul Thangka unveling Tashilunpo 26 Jun 15 Jul 03 Jul Zamling Chisang/Samye Dolde 26 Jun 15 Jul 03 Jul Choekor Duechen/Tukbe Tseshi 15 Jul 03 Aug 23 Jul Ganden Thangka Uneling 25 Jul 13 Aug 02 Aug Shoton Festival 10 Aug 29 Aug 17 Aug Labrang Festival 17 Aug 07 Aug 25 Aug Karma Dunba (shower festival) 26 Aug 14 Sep 02 Sep Nakchu Horse Race 10 Aug 10 Aug 10 Aug Yushu Horse Race 25 Jul 25 Jul 25 Jul Litang Horse Race 01 Aug 01 Aug 01 Aug Lhabab Duechen 29 Oct 17 Nov 06 Nov Palden Lhamo Festival 21 Nov 10 Dec 28 Nov Ganden Nga -Choe 01 Dec 20 Dec 8 Dec 1 - Tibetan New Year The greatest festival in Tibet. In ancient times, when the peach trees were in blossom, it was considered the start of a new year. Since the systematization of the Tibetan calendar in 1027 AD, the first day of the first month became fixed as the new year. On New Year's day, families unite, an "auspicious dinner" is offered, and the auspicious words "Tashi Delek" are greeted. 2 - Great Prayer Festival The greatest religious festival in Tibet. Instituted by Tsongkapa in 1409, the founder of the Gelukpa Sect. Monks from the Three Great Monasteries of Tibet assemble in Jorkhang to pray to Shakyamuni's image as if it were the living Buddha. Philosophical debates are held among candidates for the Doctorate of Metaphysics. Pilgrims come from every corner of Tibet and

The Tibet autonomous Region:In a region of mystery colour and culture, Tibet flourished in secrecy for centuries. A medieval magic of a land where people eat, sleep and breathe religion, following traditions laid down one hundred lifetimes ago. Tibet is indeed a very rich and beautiful land, located on the highest plateau on Earth at an average altitude over 4000 meter. Within its borders there are more than fifteen peaks above 7000 m. among which eleven are over 8000m. It borders with Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai and Xinjiang; in the North, Nepal, India, Sikkim, Bhutan Burma and Kashmir form its Southern borders. The Tibet Autonomous Region with a population of over two million covers an area of 1.2 million sq. km. The journey to unlock the complexities posed by this arid mass of discovery (almost the size of Europe) begins with probably the most magnificent flight in the world. From Kathmandu, you will have an amazing view on the mountains and will fly over the backbone of the High Himalayas to land deep in the heart of the Tibetan plateau. A further two hours drive by road through barren wilderness Lhasa, the capital and home to the famous Potala Palace unfolds. GeographyGeographically Tibet can be divided into three parts the East, the South and the North. The Eastern part is a forest region which occupies around 25% of Tibet. The Southern part is open grassland occupying almost a half of Tibet. The Southern and Central region is an agricultural region occupying the rest of Tibet as well as containing all the major cities Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse and Tsetang. This area is also considered as the cultural center of Tibet and Buddhism. Religion in Tibet:Buddhism, has a history dating back over 1300 years, these years have shaped a unique form "Lamaism" and

Important Pre-Departure InformationNature Trail Travels and Tours, Trekking and Expeditions can process your visa. We require the following details to enable us to process your visa. - Name in full- Sex- Date of birth- Profession- Nationality- Passport Number- Passport issue and Expiry date- Full address The cost of the visa fee varies for different nationalities as follows: Tibet Visa Fee effective from 01.April.09 Nationality Normal (5 working day) Urgent (3 working day) Top Urgent (same day) For US Nationality US$ 142 US$ 164 US$ 198 For Other Nationality US$ 58 US$ 80 US$ 114 For Nepalese Rs. 2750 Rs. 4450 Rs. 5350 NOTE: We must receive scan copy of passport at least 15 prior to the departure time.The Embassy of China is open every Monday to Friday and visa, application are accept only on every Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 09 Am -11 am every week. Kathmandu to Lhasa by air The flight Schedules of Air China:Air China Fare: SECTORS FARE TAX TOTAL FARE Kathmandu – Lhasa US$ 273 US$ 106 US$ 379 Lhasa – Kathmandu US$ 273 US$ 96 US$ 369 Kathmandu – Lhasa - Kathmandu US$ 520 US$ 202 US$ 722 NOTE: Above flight schedules are subject to change without prior notice by Airline. Types of Aircraft Used on regular schedule flight:Airbus 319Seat capacity: 120 Used on special request and guarantee of pax.  Boeing 755Seat capacity: 196 The cost of the visa fee varies for different nationalities, normally $33.A Normal visa is processed in 5 full working days and when a visa is needed within the same day, an extra charge of $33 applies. The Embassy of China is open every Monday to Friday and for the visa, application are accept only every Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10 Am -11 am every week. Please note that we will

Tibet, a region of mystery color and culture, has flourished in secrecy for centuries. A medieval magic of a land where people eat, sleep and breathe religion, following traditions laid down one hundred lifetimes ago. Tibet is steeped in the grit, toil and celebration of life and is a very special place with a long and complex history. Despite of the invasion of China in 1959 and the inevitable dilution of Tibetan culture, Tibet has proven over the years that its way of life has been able to withstand this influence, where power of thought and life itself do overcome the modern ravages of politics. Tibet a place for the traveler to cast away any preconceptions he or she may have and join in the journey of discovery along the way... at least for a while. With the help of the buttons above you can navigate our Tibet section and get more information on the services we provide. Our places of interest section gives you information on all the places worth seeing and with the help of us you can assemble your very own and unique tour. To make it more easy, we have already selected some popular and fabulous Tours and trekking which can be altered or combined to your liking as well.

Geographically Tibet plateau is known as roof of the world or third pole of the earth, with average altitude of 4950m above the sea, the Tibet plateau is bounded by two mighty ranges, where Himalayan range consist of the world highest peak Mt.Everest situates from south to west and Thanggula ranges in the north, alpine terrain conditions severe, dry and continental climate in Tibet, with strong winds, low humidity, a rarified atmosphere and a huge fluctuation in annual and summer daytime temperature. The Tibetan plateau is exposed to an unhampered cool artic air from the north; while the southern tropical and equatorial air masses barely penetrate the Himalayan barrier into Central Asia. The strong heating of the earth surface during the summer months and the freezing in winter produces clear seasonal variations in atmospheric circulation and enhances the role of local centers of atmospheric activity. The atmosphere is severely dry for nine months of the year, and average annual snowfall is only 18 inches, due to the rain shadow effect. Western passes receive small amounts of fresh snow each year but remain traversable all year round. Low temperatures are prevalent throughout the western regions, where bleak desolation is unrelieved by any vegetation beyond the size of low bushes, and where wind sweeps unchecked across vast expanses of arid plain. The Indian monsoon exerts some influence on eastern Tibet. Northern Tibet is subject to high temperatures in the summer and intense cold in the winter. Below are the annual temperature tables of major cities in Tibet for clear understanding of the Tibet climate distinction. Climate table of Tibet major cities in comparison Place Name Average Annual Temperature(C°) Average Monthly Temperature(C°) Altitude North Latitude Lhasa 7.5 -2.2 3658 29°42" Tsedang/Samye 8.3 -0.7 3500 29°15" Gyantse 4.7 -5.1 4040 28°55" Shigatse 6.3 -3.8