Tibet Festival Tours

Tibet is vast and the Tibetan festival culture is vaster and diverse. 

Want to know more about Tibetan culture? Then, take a glance at the time-honored Tibetan festivals. Tibetan festivals are the foundation of Tibetan folk culture, a witness of the splendid history of Tibet and the creativity of Tibetan people. The most famous Tibet festivals have Tibetan New Year, Lhasa Shoton Festival, Tibetan Saga Dawa Festival, etc.

Usually Tibetans celebrate festivals almost every month, and there might be several in one month. Tibetan festivals are held according to the Tibetan lunar calendar, which usually lags at least a month behind the solar calendar. The exact dates are often only fixed by monasteries a few months in advance.

Below are the top most important festivals and celebrations of Tibet. Celebrate the exotic Tibetan New Year with locals’ family at Losar Festival, enjoy the Buddha exhibition while savoring Tibetan yogurt at Shoton festival, or do the Kailash Kora with the sincere pilgrims at Saga Dawa Festival, you will have a great time experiencing the best highlights of Tibetan festival tour.