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Lofty snow-capped mountains along Himalayan range, turquoise scared lakes, running Tibetan antelopes on boundless Qiangtang Prairie, devout Tibetan pilgrims prostrating in front of Jokhang Temple, salty Butter tea, fluttering prayer flags, unknown Buddhist chant, etc. Tibet never fails to allure global travelers to revisit her and explore more in this holy place.

August, Enjoy Nagqu Horse Racing Festival

Nagqu, 320 kms away from Lhasa, is known for its pasture and each year in the mid-August the Nagqu Horse Racing Festival will be held here. Nagqu Horse Racing Festival involves horse races, yak races, tugs of war, staging of Tibetan operas and trade fair ,etc.

Not only is the festival for Tibetan nomads to compete physically and trade farm products but a rare chance for tourists to experience true lives of Tibet nomads.

Sep, Explore Wilderness in Ngari

Different from the pastoral scene in central and eastern Tibet, the western part of Tibet is completely a different picture. Ngari prefecture, covering 300,00sq.km, features awe-inspiring ruins of Guge Kingdom, magnificent Tsad Clay Forest, and center of pilgrimage, i.e. sacred mountain, Mt. Kailash and holy Lake Manasarova, etc. Not only do tourists explore the mystery of Ngair region but will have a journey of spiritual discovery.^

Oct, View Mt. Qomolangma in Qomolangma Base Camp

Unlike the conventional wisdom that Tibet’s winter is unbearably freezing, in fact the strong sunlight at daytime makes it quite cozy with highest temperature around 12-17 Celsius.

What tourists need to pay attention to is the dramatic temperature between day and night and the strong wind in Qomolangma Base Camp. Unaffected by the monsoon, the visibility in Qomolangma region is fairly high. Tourists can take Qomolangma Base Camp tour and have close-up shots of Mount Qomolangma.

Nov, enjoy Mount Namjagbarwa in Nyingtri

With an average altitude of 3100m, Nyingtri is the only Tibetan prefecture that has the highest oxygen content in winter. Tourists can go water rafting along the valley of YarlungZangbo River while enjoying the grand view of Mt. Namjagbarwa.

Meanwhile, Basumtso Lake and Lulang Forest also greet world-wide tourists with unique beauty in deep autumn.

Dec, Tour Lhasa and Shigatse

Generally speaking,winter is the "off season" of Tibet travel and tourist can enjoy many discount benefits in terms of accommodation, transportation, entrance fee of attractions, etc.

In addition, many prefectures will launch tour promotion events. One highly recommended destination is in Shigatse where Tashihunpo Monastery, Mt. Qomolangma (8844.43m), Rongbuk Monastery, Qomolangma Base Camp (5200m), Pelkor Monastery, etc. are based. Tourists can enjoy the Himalayan range, Gyantse Fortress and explore source of YarlungZangbo River. If you are not satisfied with the tour in Tibet, you may even fly to Nepal from Lhasa or Chengdu.