Lhasa Hotels

Lhasa Prefecture is the prefecture where the capital of Tibet resides. You don't need a travel permit to visit anyplace in the prefecture. The ancient Tibetan king, Songten Gamp, transferred the capital from the Yarlung valley to Lhasa, which was known as Ra-sa or 'Place of the Goat', in the 7th century.

Lhasa

Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet autonomous region in China. It is located at 3650 meters above sea level on the northern slopes of the Himalayas.

Hepu

Hepu is a small village in Tibet, of some 100 villagers and 30 farming and herding families.

Try your best to not buy anything from the CHINESE... e.g. stay in a tibetan owned hotel, eat in the tibetan restaurants .... and... try to go there before its too late. Charlotte L.

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there are better and more tibetian parts than in lhasa in other places. skip it if you can! Fraenzi H.

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Pentoc Guesthouse has friendly staff, homely comfortable rooms with duvets and a great cafe to hang out in. Only down side was the showers which fluctuated between scalding and freezing! Suzi P.More Lhasa Tips  GeckoGo