From Wikitravel

Lhasa Prefecture is the prefecture with the capital of Tibet. You don't need a travel permit to visit anyplace in the prefecture.

Contents 1 Cities, Towns, & Villages 2 Other destinations 3 Understand 4 Talk 5 Get in 6 Get around 7 See 7.1 Itineraries 8 Do 9 Eat 10 Drink 11 Stay safe 12 Get out

Cities, Towns, & Villages

Lhasa: the only real city, is a major tourist destination, and never stops being fascinating. Damshung: a busy transport orientated town, with lots of restaurants and shops, it's the closest town with public transport to Nam Tso (lake). You can usually arrange a jeep to the lake here, or trek to the lake from here in two or three days.

Other destinations

Nam Tso: is a enormous salt water lake with a small monastic retreat center called Tashi Doche Gon, on it's shore. It's a popular destination for an overnight excursion from Lhasa, often done on a jeep tour, but reasonably easy to arrange independently. If trekking, bring a tent, as thunder showers are common here, and there's not shelter between Damshung and Tashi Doche Gon. Once at the lake you can either stay in the guesthouse, at Tashi Doche Gon, or in one of the many small caves in the two steep stony hills that the guesthouse is at the base of.

Understand

Talk

The dialect spoken here is the one that's normally considered standard Tibetan, and as such is what most phrasebooks are written in.

Get in

Lhasa is the first stop for many travelers entering Tibet, so the get in info is covered on the Tibet page.

Get around

The public transportation here is some of the best in Tibet, most destinations have daily buses.

See

Potala Palace: Perched upon the Marpo Ri Hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa valley, it is the greatest monumental structure in Tibet.

Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Street: Considered as the spiritual center of Tibet. The Barkhor is the oldest street in Lhasa as well as the traditional center of old Lhasa. It is a place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts assemble.

Itineraries

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

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