Plan your Lhasa tour? It is an engaging experience to walk on Beijing Road, especially Beiing East Road to feel the pulse of the vibrant capital city of Tibet – Lhasa. Lhasa Beijing Road is the busiest and longest city avenue running from east to west with its middle section (Beijing Middle Road) abutted by…
Plan your Lhasa tour? You are highly recommended to feel the Tibetan Buddhist culture by performing kora together with the local pilgrims. Pilgrim kora is a path (circuit) around a temple or a sared site which is performed by walking in a clockwise direction. Tibetan buddhists come to from all over Tibet to perform kora….
Are you in the process of arranging your Lhasa tour or Tibet tour? Tibet is difficult to explore on a short trip since it is quite huge in size, the second largest provincial-level region in China, just after Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Basically Tibet is officially classified into 6 tourism zones: 1) Lhasa Historical and Cultural Center Tourism Area; 2)…
Plan your Lhasa tour? At the time of my writing, Lhasa has currently 1160 registered taxis with over 15 taxi companies. The present number of taxis in Lhasa is basically able to meet the market demand. So, it is quite easy for you to hail a taxi on the streets in Lhasa during a non-peak…
lan your Lhasa tour? You may wonder which means of public transportation you should use to get around the city of Lhasa. For a foreign visitor on a short stay in Lhasa, taking a cab is a most popular way of traveling aroun the city. Lhasa taxis are seen everywher in the busy areas in the city….
Plan your Lhasa tour? Lhasa Railway Station is located in the southwest of Lhasa city, about 10km from Potala Palace, 1km south of Lhasa River across Liuwu Bridge. Basic information about Lhasa Railway Station Enquiry Phone Number: 0891 6756907 Add: Liuqu District of Lhasa City The official opening; July, 2006 Sea level: 3641m The…
Plan your Lhasa Tour from Xian? At the time of writing, three daily flights connect Xian and Lhasa which are operated by Eastern China Airlines and Sichuan Airlines respectively. The two daily flights by Eastern China Airlines are direct flights taking 3 hours and five minutes while the only daily flight by Sichuan Airlines is an…
Plan your Lhasa tour? Lhasa Airport (or Lhasa Gonggar Airpoort) is located at the southern bank of Yalu Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River, about 60km southwest of Potala Palace ( Lhasa city center). It lies within Gonggar County of Shannan Prefecture, hence the name of Lhasa Gonggar Airport. Lhasa Airport has an altitude of 3700m. The main…