Lhasa Manasarovar Hotel

... form we found a supermarket with essential supplies of beer, coffee, dry coffee whitener - and hair gel. What a find. Our Manasarovar Hotel in Lhasa was very opulent and very Tibetan in architecture. The staff was very helpful and like a lot of Tibetans, ...

... with their language skills and their attentiveness to us as guests. They explained that they studied during the long winter when Lhasa virtually closes down. This somewhat surprised us and we could not help but wonder how the tourist industry could ...

... closer to a 2 -star hotel We loved the authenticity and character of Lijiang Sahne Hotel and Hotel 37 in Beijing; Manasarovar Hotel in Shigatse was quite good too.   We hope our feedback can somehow contribue to help you organize even better trips ...

... : young slender Chinese soldiers patrol the streets carrying very large guns. It is intimidating.  Upon arriving in Lhasa, I immediately noticed the altitude, 3,700 m (12,000 feet). I felt sluggish, spacy, like my head was full ...

... has 100000 images in the monastery.  (Gyantse Kumbum, and Pelkhor Monastery is next to it. ) We drove to Shigatse Manasarovar Hotel after the journey to spend the night there. On November 20th, we visited the famous Tashilumpo Monastery, which is ...

... we nog bij een tuin waar de monniken aan het oefenen in het discussieren zijn. In plaats van gympen (zoals in Lhasa) dragen de monniken hier wel meer bij de kleding passend schoeisel en hebben ze geen grote horloges om (minder vooruitstrevend, of ...

... and half to reach because the speed limits are low.  Shigatse, we are told, is the second largest town in Tibet behind Lhasa.  On the way, again, we pass through loads of small villages and it looked like that time of day was herd mustering ...

We left Lhasa with our guide and driver who took us by landcruiser towards Shigatse. We drove higher to the top of Kamber la pass where we could see Yamdrok lake below. Even though it was completely frozen it looked bright turquoise. The village on the ...

... (4581m) Day 11: Nara La Pass to Sher. Meet Tibetan Guide & proceed to Taklakot Day 12: Drive Taklakot to Lake Manasarovar (4560m) Day 13: Drive Lake Manasarovar to Darchen (4700m) Day 14: Full day Explore around Darchen village   Day ...

... km im Jeep bis Ali, danach 26-30 Stunden im Schlafbus fuer 1.100 km bis Kashgar : Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Shegar - Mt. Everest Basecamp - Old Tingri - Saga - Manasarovar See - Mt. Kailash - Zanda (=Zhada)/Guge Koenigreich - Ali - Kashgar Teilweise ...

... head from hitting the roof when we go through those bumps or my back. We meet a pilgrim convoy from India going to lake Manasarovar and Mt. Kailash and stop at a nice lake (elevation somewhat above 4500m) to have lunch (snacks) and play Hackey. Just ...

... China for $500, but never saw the permit. In Ali, the PSB officer told me that Ali is open to foreigners as is Lake Manasarovar and Mt. Kailash. She also said that the road to Mt. Kailash from the east was open. She then fined me because she said the ...

... landschap onderweg was adembenemend. Grote grasvlakten met rondom bergen en altijd op de linkerkant de himalaya.Een eerste zicht op Lake Manasarovar met op de achtergrond de Gurla Mandata (7728m), die via een sneeuwvlakte overgaat in het meer en aan de ...