Lhasa Tour
Lhasa Tour Profile and Guides
Lhasa brief introduction
Lhasa is the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), also the center of Tibet's politics, economy and culture in a long time. As a time-honored city, Lhasa is situated in the South Central part of the region, on the North bank of the Kyichu River (Lhasa River) in a mountain-fringed valley.
Lhasa attraction
Lhasa is a unique and spiritual city. Visitors can feel it from its ancient building and local people's life.
Potala Palace is a sacred place in Tibetan's hearts. It is originally built for meditation afterTibetan King Songtsen Gampo married Princess Wencheng. Later it became the Winter Palace of the Dalai Lamas. In 1994, it was listed in world cultural heritage list.
Jokhang Temple is surrounded by Barkhor Street in the center of Lhasa. As the spiritual center of Tibet, the temple is decorated with Tibetan style. Here you can experience Tibetan culture.
Lhasa food
In Lhasa, there are a lot of restaurants, serving Tibetan cuisine, Sichuan cuisine and western style dishes, even Nepalese and Indian food. Many restaurants clusters around the Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street.
Lhasa shopping
In Lhasa, there are various souvenirs for yourself or as presents such as Tangka, Tibetan medicine, etc.
As the famous commercial center of Tibet, Barkhor Street is your best choice for souvenirs. There are Tibetan rugs, knives, broadswords, traditional clothes, gold, silver jewelry and other goods. Here you can cut the price with vendor and pick your favoured goods.
Lhasa night life
Although the tourism has boosted Lhasa's economy in recent years, compared with other cities of China, the entertainment seems more simple in Lhasa. Here nightlife are mainly to watch a Tibetan singing and dancing show, taste snacks, or drink wines with friends in pub or bar.
Place to start Lhasa tour
You will picked up at the airport, train station, hotel or apartment and then begin your tour here.
Must see places of Lhasa Tour
Lhasa as a spiritual and ancient city boasts a large number of historical interests, among which, the Potala Palace is the most outstanding tourist resort attracting numerous visitors at home and abroad. Besides, the Nietang Buddha, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street and Sera Monastery etc are also worth having a visit.
Accommodation of Lhasa tour
As the capital city of Tibet, Lhasa has a big advance in its accommodation industry recently. Besides top hotels, there’re still many relatively cheap hostels with local flavors. Therefore, you do not need to worry about your accommodation once having a Lhasa tour.
Best season to take Lhasa tour
With high elevation, Lhasa has the highland temperate semi-arid monsoon climate. Generally speaking, the period from March to October is the best time to have a tour in Lhasa thanks to its mild and humid weather.
Lhasa Tour type
The Lhasa tour has prepared several tour types for tourists including private tour, package tour, airport transfer etc, thus you can choose the type according to your own condition.
Note of Lhasa tour
Tourists should also pay attention to the following points in order to have a pleasant tour: on the first hand, you should prepare both warm clothes as well as summer clothes with you due to the large temperature differences in the whole day. on the second hand, the ultraviolet radiation is really violent, thus the sunhats, suntan lotion as well as sunglasses are really necessary.
