-Rising petrol costs have caused a 5-15% increase for 2008. Please bear in mind and inquire about prices on a trip-by-trip basis.
UPCOMING FESTIVALS:
~Aug 27-31, 2008 Shihzhong Fair (Dali) Bai temple fair.
Aug 29-14, 2008 Buddhist Assembly (Xiahe) One of the bigger of the 7 held annually here. Cham dances, debates, etc.
Aug 30-3, 2008 Shoton (Yoghurt Festival) (Lhasa major monasteries) End of monks' summer retreat; pilgrims serve them yogurt.
Aug 31, 2008 Yangle Festival (Dege) Monks go out and about interpreting Yangle scriptures for the people. Opera, song & dance.
~Aug 31, 2008 Circle Dance Festival (Guozhuang) (Xinlong) Tibetan folk song and dance, trading.
Aug 31-3, 2008 Swing Festival (Yekuza) (Xishuangbanna) Big festival for the Aini people.
Sep 14, 2008 Mid-Autumn Festival (throughout) Gaze at the full moon, try to avoid moon cakes.
Sep 14, 2008 Lantern Lighting Festival (Danba, throughout Aba) Tibetan holiday.
Sep 14, 2008 Making Merry with the Waves (Bai areas, e.g. Dali) Mosuo do kora around local mountain.
Sep 14, 2008 Sangui Mule & Horse Fair (Heqing) Town just south of Lijiang, near the airport.
Sep 15, 2008 Harvest Moon Full moon near Autumn Equinox where the moon appears brighter in early evenings for several days.
mid Sep, 2008 Yangle (Batang) Traditional Tibetan autumn festival, with opera, bow & arrow.
2004 Kham Tibet - Our Four Rivers, Six Ranges
Series
25/4 - 08/5 & 06/6 - 19/6 & 17/10-30/10
A
Kham Tibet Odyssey (14 Days)
25/4 - 12/5 & 06/6 - 23/6 & 17/10-03/11
A
Kham Tibet Odyssey Extended
(18
Days)
28/06 - 12/07
Riding
the Frontier (15 Days)
22/07 - 04/08
The Horse Festivals (14 Days)
14/07 - 04/08
Four Rivers, Six Ranges - The Horse Festivals
Extended (22 Days)
| Missionaries, Minorities & the Mekong 4WD. 12 Days 4 Rivers 6 Ranges - Kham Tibet Odyssey 4WD. 14 Days 4 Rivers 6 Ranges - Kham Tibet Odyssey EXT. 4WD. 18 Days 4 Rivers 6 Ranges - Riding the Frontier 4WD. 14 Days 4 Rivers 6 Ranges - Horse Festivals 4WD. 14 Days The Road to Lhasa 4WD. 14 Days Kham, U-Tsang, Amdo - 3 Nations of Tibet 4WD. 25 Days Gods & Mountains I: Yading from the East Trek. 13 Days Gods & Mountains II: Yading from the South Trek. 13 Days |
Yunnan Heights Trek. 14 Days |
