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TIBET’s UNIQUE HORSE CULTURE- THE FESTIVALS OF NAGCHU AND DAMSHUNG- WITH A TREK OVER THE VAST CHANGTHANG.

The enclosed programs have never been offered before. TigerPaw with its pioneering spirit bring you two unique opportunities both foot and horse treks with the help of small Tibetan mountain ponies. Both programs are built around unique festivals featuring the horse in uniquely Tibetan fashion.

The Nagchu festival is a bit earlier than the Damshung one, each lasts about three days so it's conceivable to see both (Damshung is in between Lhasa and Nagchu, latter being a few hundred kilometers from Lhasa. This is wide-open country, called the Chang-tang ("Northern Plain"), and so you can ride with a sense of abandon.

George Schaller, the famous conservationist and snow leopard biologist, recently commented on how pleased he was with the wildlife gains that had occurred just west of Nagchu since he first went ten years ago.

The programs will operate by entering from Nepal overland and include a rafting trip there.

Prices quoted include all land and service costs, including:

  • Transportation -- to and from airport and for entire trip in appropriate vehicles (bus for larger group on good roads, 4wd land cruiser for smaller groups and/or poor roads), truck or appropriate vehicle for support supplies.
  • Rental for all animals while trekking, horses for riding and supplies.
  • All meals -- at restaurants in Lhasa and towns and with our own cook while camping.
  • All camping supplies EXCEPT SLEEPING BAGS, IE-- pads, tents, mess tent, kitchen tent and all cooking and eating supplies.
  • Travel permit to all areas while in Tibet.
  • Entry tickets to all sightseeing locations/monasteries while in Tibet.

    The price does NOT INCLUDE: plane tickets to/from Lhasa, nor Chinese visa/Tibet entry permit (this is a single document when coming from Kathmandu).

    (A) The foot and horse-trek from Reting over to Damshung.

      Day 1 (Aug 8 ideally): Arrive Lhasa (Kyichu Hotel)
      Day 2: Lhasa (Kyichu Hotel)
      Day 3: Lhasa (Kyichu Hotel)
      Day 4: drive to Reting (camp night)
      Day 5: commence trek (camp night) up the rocky and juniper forested Reting valley and begin ascent of pass
      Day 6: riding (camp night) over the high (approx. 5,000m) but relatively gentle, grassy, pass and descent
      Day 7: ride to Damshung (camp night) continue descent and into the wide grassland of Damshung.
      Day 8 (Aug 15): Damshung horse festival (camp night)
      Day 9: return to Lhasa (Kyichu Hotel)
      Day 10 (Aug 17): departure via Lhasa airport.

      PRICE US $1,900 per pax (for a minimum two person group, double occupancy). All meals, hotels, services, transport and camping equipment included airport to airport.

    (B) Loop trek from Yangbachen up to Namtso and back down to Damshung.

      Day 1(Aug 4): Arrive Lhasa (Kyichu Hotel)
      Day 2: Lhasa (Kyichu Hotel)
      Day 3: Lhasa (Kyichu Hotel)
      Day 4: drive to Yangbachen (camp night)
      Days 5-11: ride via Namtso to Damshung (camp night)
      This route moves from the wide Yangbachen valley through the heart of the Nyenchen Thangla mountain range (past the 7,100m peak). Then it crosses over a pass in the 5,000 m range onto the spectacular high grasslands (Chang Tang) of Namtso, "Sky lake." It will take a couple days to reach the lake and camp before moving east and crossing another high pass to descend into the wide Damshung valley.
      Day 12 (Aug 15): Damshung horse festival (camp night)
      Day 13: return to Lhasa (Khichu Hotel)
      Day 14 (Aug 19): departure via airport.

      PRICE US $2,400 per pax (for minimum two persons, double occupancy). All meals, hotels, services, transport and camping equipment included airport to airport.

    OPTIONS:

  • Rafting can be added prior to the ride or after the ride for $100/day/pax, all equipment (including additional rafting guides) included.
  • The trip to or from the Nepal border can be added: For a 4 day/3night option via Shigatse, Sakya and Tingri (NOT Gyantse) you should add $ 650/pax to the total. For a 5-day/4-night option via Gyantse, Shigatse, and Tingri please add $680/pax to the total.

    Tack: local Tibetan saddles, with saddle blankets and iron stirrups are the norm.

    For information about our adventures to Tibet, please Contact Us directly.

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