Experience the Unique Lurol Festivals in Amdo

23/ July: Xining(the capital city of Qinghai province) airport. Meet your guide and driver and transfer to your hotel. Visit Tibetan Medicine museum if there would be time enough.

24/ July: Trostang Dorje Chang- Rebgong-Drive to Ledu and visit the Antic temple; Trostang Dorje Chang. You can visit the old mural paintings and books in the temple. The giant bell in Trostang Dorje chang is quite popular in the area.  It has been partly damaged during the Cultural Revolution but still, you see a bell hanging in one of the temples.

The valleys of Repkong are home to the renowned school of Rebkong Art, one of the most highly esteemed traditions of Buddhist painting and sculpture in the Tibetan world. At the farming villages of Sengeshong Yagotsang on the east bank of the Gu-Chu River, this morning, you will visit exquisitely decorated temples and the studios of the villages and monastic artists where painted scrolls can be purchased. Most of the temples and monasteries of Amdo, which have been reconstructed in recent years, have commissioned works of art, including elaborated mural panels, from Repkong. In town, this afternoon, you explore the vast complex of Rongpo Gonchen, originally a Sakya Foundation (1301) which was reconstituted as a Gelukpa monastery in the 16th century, and then you drive north along the west bank of the Guchu to visit Nyentok and Gonmar monasteries, where the majority of the monks hail from the Tu ethnic community. At Nyentok the most impressive building is the Jamkhang- containing a 13m Maitreya, while at Gomar there is a seven-store stupa with multiple chapels dedicated to the meditational deities of the four classes of the tantra. In the evening can visit monks debating in the courtyard

 25/ July: Lingya village-Lurol((Shaman) Festival

Lurol lasts more than a week time and Sakyil village is the first village that starts Lural in Rebkong and then the other villages and communities carry out respectively. Each village performs Luro for 3 days. Lurol is classified as Lhatse, Lutse, and Maktse. Lhatse comes first and its main purpose is to fulfill the mountain spirits called Shidak. Lutse comes to the second and its main purpose is to fulfils the Nagas or water spirits by doing some series of offerings. Make comes last and its main purpose is to invoke all spirits for their help to pacify any conflicts or quarry or outcomes of the country and community. Eventually, they pray for peace for all living beings.  

All the men and girls from the community should be involved in the Fest and the best clothes and jewels of the year should be worn during the Fest.

26/July: Tibu village- Lurol

Explore villages and temples around the town and Tibetan market.(shopping time: free time to buy some souvenirs or local crafts )

27/July : Horgya and Togya Lurol (Shaman) Festivals

28/July : Explore around the town

Discover charming villages, serene temples around the town, and a lively Tibetan market, where you can enjoy free time to shop for unique souvenirs and beautiful local crafts. In the afternoon, drive up into the mountains to a stunning clifftop viewpoint, where you’ll be rewarded with a breathtaking panorama of the entire Rebkong valley and its rolling surroundings. Below lies a picturesque village with fertile farming lands, an inviting place for a leisurely walk and quiet moments of discovery. The walls are crafted from traditional earth solo and the houses are built from warm, natural wood, creating a timeless atmosphere. Just a few kilometers away stands Tashi Kyil monastery, said to be the first monastery ever built, even older than Rongpo Gonchen. Its peaceful setting and exquisite beauty make it a truly special, hidden sanctuary, still unknown to most tourists and even many Tibetan pilgrims.

29/July: Akhyung Namdzon– the national park

Akhung Namdzon lies within a beautiful national park area, where you can visit the serene nunnery and Nyingmapa Gonpa, a vibrant Dodzchen tradition center, and then enjoy a delightful boat ride across the tranquil artificial lake.

30 July: Shakhyung- Xining airport

Drive to Shakhyung (Garuda) monastery, located on a Garuda-shaped mountain with down looking sharp cliff on one side. From the top of the cliff, you can have a spectacular view of the bands of Ma-chu (Yellow River). It’s one of the four principal Gelugpa (schools) monasteries in north Amdo as well as a major pilgrimage site for Tibetans, founded by ChosGyal Dondup Rinchen; the Great Master of Tsongkhapa. Visit some monk’s houses and have some with the monks. In the afternoon drive to Xining airport and depart.