Kathmandu-Lhasa Tour Package – Entertainment in Lhasa
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Kathmandu-Lhasa Tour Package – Entertainment in Lhasa

Update: Aug. 20th, 2012

Tibetan Opera Show

Due to Nepal borders on Tibet, many tourists would like to travel to Tibet from Nepal. And the Kathmandu-Lhasa tour package becomes their best choice. If you choose a Kathmandu-Lhasa tour package, there are many entertainment activities you can do in Lhasa, such as shopping at Barkhor Street, taste yoghurt in Shoton Festival, watch Tibetan opera show in Norbu Lingka, enjoy Buddha Exhibition in Drepung Monastery etc.

Kathmandu-Lhasa Tour Package – Shopping at Barkhor Street

The Barkhor Street is the shopping paradise of Lhasa. In the dense shops and stalls, there are various sparkling Tibetan silver necklace, bracelets and ear rings; beeswax, red coral and agaphite ornaments with pure color and exquisite manual work; Tibetan knives with different style; delicate prayer wheels; colorful Tibetan carpet and cushion; and Tibetan medicine, instruments in religious activities; as well as dazzling goods from other countries, such as the silver ornaments and scarves from Nepal, the spices and fabrics from India. The merchants at Barkhor Street make it look like a magic world in fairy. The thousands kinds of goods at Barkhor Street attract tourists and customers from everywhere in the world.

Kathmandu-Lhasa Tour Package – Taste Yoghurt in Shoton Festival

Tibetan yoghurt is different from others. The pure and authentic Tibetan yoghurt is with outstanding aroma, without preservative, additive, pigmentum and essence. Besides, it is authentic yak yoghurt. There is yoghurt on sale in supermarkets. But, the most authentic yoghurt can be bought at the yoghurt stall on the street. You are suggested to eat the yoghurt with some white sugar, because it is really very sour.

Kathmandu-Lhasa Tour Package – Watch Tibetan Opera Show in Norbu Lingka

The Norbu Lingka was the summer palace of Dalai Lamas, and it is the only garden architecture in Lhasa. During the Shoton Festival, there is Tibetan opera show. At the same time, Tibetans will put up colorful tents in the shadow, put carpet and cushion on the ground and prepare some foods and barley wine to have a small party at there. At that time, you will see how skillful in singing and dancing Tibetans are.

Kathmandu-Lhasa Tour Package – Enjoy Buddha Exhibition in Drepung Monastery]

You may ask why must enjoy Buddha exhibition in Drepung Monastery. Because the Drepung Monastery was the activity center of earliest Shoton Festival, it also named "Drepung Shoton Festival". In the day of Shoton Festival, the monks in Drepung Monastery will exhibit giant Thangka on the hillside. The giant Buddha statue on the Thangka will deeply impress you.

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