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Difficulty level : easy
Duration : approximately 5 hours
Private tour price : US$200 per person (1 person); US$ 290 (2 persons); US$ 70 (per extra person)
Discover the warmth and hospitality of the Tibetan people who welcome strangers with a cup of fragrant yak butter tea. Learn about Tibetan architecture and the different aspects of a traditional wooden village house. And find out how to tell whether a young woman is married or searching for a husband by looking at the costume she wears.
The Shangri-la Culture Tour provides fascinating insights into Tibetan life and its many unique traditions and customs by taking you on a walk through the picturesque villages and undulating pastures. The village ladies showcase the elaborate techniques used for spinning fur into long threads and weaving treasured rugs and warm clothes for the winter.
On the way, you will visit farmhouses, sample home made yak butter tea and cheese and come face-to-face with yaks, horses, sheep and pigs living under the same roof as their masters.
After a hearty lunch in a Tibetan home, your journey continues through an ancient pine forest that claims a 3,500-year old tree to the 800-year old Ringha Da Bao Si Monastery, a small but historically significant working temple on top of a scared hill. Draped in fluttering prayer flags that have sutra mantras printed on them, the winding path emanates an otherworldly presence and is a true testament to the deep spirituality of Greater Tibet.
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