Yushu Horse Racing Festival

Today you will join the Jyekundo (Yushu) Horse Festival - a huge event, attended by nomads and townspeople from a 2-300 mile radius. Much of the festival's prominence stems from the importance of nearby Yushu town, which has been a major way-point on the caravan trails between Lhasa and Xining for centuries, and the festival is still as much about trade as it is about dancing or riding skills, mask dances and many more activities.

We will stay overnight at the "Yushu Hotel".