are you on your way? When you are about to embark on a journey to Tibet that has been prepared for a long time, your heart is full of expectation and joy. Be sure to remind you before you go, and be careful with your belongings! It's best to make a reasonable list of things. These things will accompany you on your long journey.

The trip to Tibet is not easy for backpackers, and it is difficult to estimate the situation encountered on the way to Tibet. If you plan to be alone, you should consider all the things you bring. However, when you encounter a landslide, you have to walk with your backpack. You also need to be able to climb all kinds of vehicles with your backpack during transit. You often have to backpack around the town to search for the vehicles that are about to leave, and there will be unexpected difficulties. Your complete bag may be too heavy and become a burden along the way! Therefore, when starting, the backpack is not too crowded, and only one third of the top bag and side bag are loaded. It is difficult to take and put things in an overcrowded bag every time, leaving room for adding supplementary food or other things on the way. Backpack should not have plug-ins. Plug-ins are unsafe and easy to lose, and the increased size is inconvenient to put in crowded cars.

The weight of the backpack should not be too close to your carrying limit, because at high altitude, one's physical fitness will decline, and the difference in altitude should be considered. It is appropriate to carry a load with a relaxed weight at ordinary times.

For backpackers, a pair of shoes that have been proved to be suitable and a backpack that has a good carrying system and suits them are the basic equipment. Simple medicines are also needed for any trip. Other items will be different according to personal circumstances and different travel plans.

Give you a knapsack kit: measure every item you plan to bring with three criteria: function, weight and volume.

a. Function:

1. Necessary items are the first choice, and only one item can be brought after the performance of the same purpose is compared. For example, one sweater is enough according to the season, and I brought two pieces of thickness to prove that it is redundant. You'd better give up what you can take or not. When you really need it, you can buy substitutes for general items in towns along the way.

2. Choose multi-purpose items, such as a pair of sports sandals, which can be used as slippers when walking or taking a shower.

B, weight and volume: similar articles are light in weight and can be compressed smaller. For example, after packing, sweaters take up too much space, which is far less than that of down jackets.

in addition to clothes and medicines adapted to the season and travel plan, some creative gadgets will bring you a pleasant and personalized journey.

Close-fitting ID bag-Now it's past the time to hide money in underwear. A close-fitting ID bag is very practical, and it is strong in belt type or chest hanging type. From the perspective of concealment and safety, the belt type is preferred. It's best to have a layered and zipper. Certificates, documents, money and credit cards can be placed separately. Don't leave at any time.

moisture-proof bags-from small to large, waterproof bags of different sizes are very practical, which is convenient for sorting items, waterproof, dustproof and clean. Many sections of the road into Tibet are dusty, so you must prepare an extra camera. For bags under 51 liters, there is no need to use moisture-proof bags above large size.

rain cover (woven bag)-the rain cover can protect the backpack from water and theft, but it can't fully protect the backpack. Sometimes the big bag has to be put on the luggage rack on the roof, and it will be dusty all the way through the wind, rain and rain. The simplest and most economical way is to prepare a large woven bag, and put the whole bag into it when necessary, so that your bag won't be unrecognizable at the end of the trip.

Sleeping bag-Under normal circumstances, you can stay in the hotel all the way into Tibet. If you don't plan to camp, a thin sanitary sleeping bag is enough, and you don't have to ask too much for warmth.

rinse bag-it's better to have a hook that can be hung at will. Classified toiletries are convenient to use in hotels with poor conditions or on the road. The mirror in the bag is made of resin that is resistant to falling and pressure and is not easy to break.

Map bag-Maps are the most commonly used and necessary, and they are easy to be damaged. A bag with a transparent bag can safely store maps and put paper and pens in it. You can also store printed merits and demerits.

Headlight (flashlight)-When you live in a multi-person room, you don't have to turn on the light to disturb others at night. The most important thing is that some towns have no street lights or even no electricity at night, so you need to use headlights for lighting at night and in the morning.

iron lock (quick hanging)-it is difficult to fix the big bag in the trunk of a truck or on the shuttle bus, and it is easy to wear or even throw it out of the car. It is the most convenient tool to fix it with iron lock on the bumpy road. The new cost is too high. Just use the old one.

clothesline (flat belt)-It takes a long time to enter Tibet, and you need to wash clothes on the way. The clothesline is very useful. Many hotels don't have ropes available, so it's convenient to pull a rope by yourself. Usually, the rope can be used for many purposes, such as packing belts and external belts. It is best to use an old toilet belt.

empty film box-all small things can be put in categories, so it is convenient to bring a small amount of daily necessities such as needle and thread, sugar, salt, change, medicine and so on.

Pack your bags, take a good mood and start an intellectual journey that belongs to you-Tibet is waiting for you!

Stay: 1. Balangxue Hostel. Located in beijing east road, near the western end of beijing east road, it can be reached by heading east from Potala Palace. The room is filled with sulfur in Tibetan style. * * * There are 94 rooms and 64 double rooms. The rest are 26 four-person rooms, 3 single rooms and 1 six-person rooms. Another building in the central hall has a bathtub and bathroom, and the hot water supply time is 11: 11-13: 11 and 15: 11-19: 11. There is a restaurant and bicycle rental service. In addition, there is a window for travel consultation and mail delivery service (11: 11-12: 11). Hot water is served once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening. In Balangxue, you can have a full stomach in the restaurant for only RMB 11 per meal. The hamburger barbecue cake is quite delicious. The breakfast time is 9: 31-11: 11, and the dinner time is 18: 31-23: 11. The bicycle rental is 1 hours in 2 yuan and 1 days in 21 yuan. Temporary delivery fee is 1 days in 5 yuan, double room in 71 yuan and triple room in 31 yuan. Washing clothes is free! ! ! (This service is great ~)

2. kirey hotel. A three-story hotel in the center of beijing east road. From Potala Palace to the east, you can walk there in more than ten minutes. There are 89 rooms on an auspicious day. With 3~7 people, there are 61 rooms. The others are 28 double rooms and 1 single rooms. The toilet is connected to another bathroom on the right at the end. In addition, there are restaurants and retail stores. Bicycles can be rented. Boiling water is available in the boiler room upstairs in the bathroom, but there is no time limit. There are restaurants, retail stores and tables and chairs in the central hall for social use. After entering the door, there is a kitchen on the right. Passengers can put their favorite vegetables and meat on a plate and give them to the chef, who will fry them now and eat them now. The price is determined by the chef, and the rice is paid separately to 1 yuan. Business hours are from 9: 11 to 22: 31. The hotel will issue you a shower ticket after paying the accommodation fee. Take this coupon to the manager upstairs in the bathroom and she will designate the bathroom for you to use. There is no limit to the shower time, but you should be careful to wash halfway without hot water. At this time, you can call the waiter in the boiler room loudly. Bicycle rental fee is 1 hours in 2 yuan, 1 days in 21 yuan, temporary storage of goods in 5 yuan, and general expenses in 25 yuan.

3. Asia Hostel is located in beijing east road, which is accessible from the Potala Palace eastbound, on the left side of the street. The gate is quite luxurious, while the interior is elegant and bright. After entering the door, the right hand side is the registration office, and the waiters are all familiar with English! Bathroom and toilet are used, and there is no restaurant. The waitress will clean the room regularly and change the hot water. * * * There are 51 rooms, 2 single rooms, 14 double rooms, 17 triple rooms and 17 berths (4-8 people). Bicycle rental, 1 hours in 2 yuan, 1 days in 21 yuan. The fee for the paving is 31 yuan per day. Double room with toilet, 151 yuan per day.

Even in the tourist season, self-help travelers can always find accommodation in these three cheap and affordable hotels, which are not far apart. From the Potala Palace to the west, they are Ya Hostel, kirey hotel and Balangxue Hostel in turn. Among them, the Asia hostel is on the left side of the street, and the gate is very fancy, which should be easy for tourists to notice. Jiri and Balang School are on the right, and they are relatively simple. All three hotels are a good choice. One-night general service in 31 yuan is a reasonable price, and the Asian hostel is a little more expensive.

Among the three hotels, the Asian Hostel is foreign-related, mostly filled with foreigners, and the English of waiters is also excellent. There are few tourists staying in China, but Balangxue is different from Jiri, and yellow skin and black hair definitely account for more than half of the country.

The advantage of auspicious days is that hot water is supplied 24 hours a day. Sometimes it is a headache to go back to the hotel very late and take a bath without water. I think few donkeys in Tibet dare to take a cold bath? The advantage of Balangxue is that it washes clothes for free, so that we can enjoy it when we go out. Ya hostel, you can practice your oral English well.

There are message boards in all three hotels, which are filled with information about the recruitment of travel companions by tourists from all over the world, which is very convenient and interesting. This is a very unique phenomenon of Tibet tourism, because the traffic is inconvenient, you must rent a car; Because the cost is expensive, you must find someone to share it; Because I found someone to share it with, I made many new friends (romantic stories are not excluded)! ! I saw a lot of funny posts in Balangxue and auspicious days, such as: Four strong men of Baiyun Mountain conquered Mount Everest, camphor wood, looking for beautiful women to go with them, and all women who go their own way report for duty quickly, contact information, etc.

** If you can't stay in the above three hotels for special reasons, there are similar hotels in other places in Lhasa, but the popularity is much less. Brief introduction for your reference!

1. Xueyu Hotel. Located on the East Road of Tibetan Hospital, it is the oldest foreign hotel here. Jokhang Temple and Bajiao Street are nearby, and you can see the square in front of Jokhang Temple on your right. Go north along the East Road of Tibetan Hospital, and the hotel is on the right. There is a counter on the right hand side of the door. There is a well in the atrium, which can be washed here. The toilet is used. There are restaurants, retail stores and bicycle rental services. The hotel has 37 rooms. There are 15 double rooms, 6 triple rooms and 16 bunk beds (4-6 people). The meal is served from 9: 11 to 21: 11. Bicycle rental is 1 hours in 2 yuan and one day in 21 yuan. Accommodation fees are 61 yuan for ordinary double rooms, 251 yuan for standard double rooms, and 25 yuan for ordinary shops.

2. Plateau Hotel. Located at Didi Road, the northeast corner of Lhasa. The five-way intersection of Linnajin Road and Linkuo South Road. A little far from the city center, the rooms are all facing the street, with windows and balconies, and the Potala Palace can be seen from the front. * * * There are 31 rooms, with the largest number of three-person rooms, which is 19. The rest are 6 single rooms, 4 double rooms and 2 bunks (8-9 people). Single rooms and double rooms are equipped with toilets, while the rest use toilets. Another building inside has a bathroom that uses solar energy. The hot water supply time is 16: 11-22: 11. There are restaurants, bicycle rental services and free laundry services. The meal is served from 9: 31 to 21: 31. The accommodation fee is 25 yuan per person for a double room, 18 yuan per person for a triple room and 15 yuan per person for a quadruple room.

3. Tibet coach station guest house. Located on Yanhe West Road, next to the bus terminal in Tibet, the consulate in Nepal is nearby. People who want to leave Lhasa by coach don't have to run around with heavy luggage if they stay here. There is also a restaurant in the hostel. Surrounded by a wide field of vision, you can see the sunset and morning songs of Lhasa River, and the scenery is quite beautiful. There is a toilet, but there is no bathroom. * * * There are 61 rooms, a double room in 61 yuan and a quadruple room in 21 yuan. The geographical location of the above three hotels is relatively remote, and there are not many tourists staying, many of whom are Tibetan locals. Moreover, due to popularity, it is not easy to find like-minded people to travel together nearby. But their advantage is that they are cheaper. However, the author always thinks that it is better to stay less in hotels like station guest houses, because after all, people are very mixed and not very safe.

** If there is more money in your wallet than you can hold, or if you come to Tibet to show off your wealth, or if you spend money at public expense, there are still several top-grade hotels in Lhasa, which I recommend to you.

1. Lhasa Hotel. Located at No.1, minzu road, it is a three-star foreign hotel and the best hotel in Lhasa. European architecture outdoor swimming pool. * * * There are 468 rooms, and the rooms in the south and middle buildings are equipped with oxygen pumps. There are many dishes in Four Seasons Cafe, including Tibetan cakes, ice cream and canned beer. There are two kinds of standard rooms, 1192 yuan and 669 yuan, and the buffet dinner costs 162 yuan per person.

2. Tibet Hotel. Located at No.221 Beijing West Road, it is a three-star building of Tibetan style. There are restaurants, tea rooms, retail stores, swimming pools and so on. Suite 1211 yuan, double room 461 yuan, Tibetan double room 461 yuan.

3. nikko hotel. Located in Linkuo Road, Lhasa, * * * has 62 standard rooms. There are restaurants, retail stores, bicycle rental services, discos and so on. A double room (Western style, Tibetan style) in 281 yuan, a five-person room at RMB 111 per person, and a suite in 611 yuan

Eat: The catering in Lhasa is more developed, with local flavors, but the price is on the high side. For breakfast, you can spend 11 yuan to wrap your stomach in the restaurant of Balangxue, or spend 2 yuan money to eat Tibetan rake and drink butter tea in the small Tibetan restaurant on the street. It's very cheap and full, but only if you can tolerate the strong butter flavor and flying flies in the restaurant (it may be gone in winter).

Not everyone is used to the taste of Tibetan food, but don't worry, there are too many restaurants run by Sichuanese in Lhasa. There are many restaurants in Northeast China, noodle restaurants in Northwest China, and Muslim mutton shops. The prices are more affordable and the food is practical.

kebabs are very expensive, and 1 yuan has a bunch of money. The culture of supper in the square in front of Potala Palace is relatively developed, especially in the tourist season, which is a good place for people who like roadside stalls. Besides, there is a rich food street between Lhasa Hotel and Potala Palace, so interested ghosts may wish to take a look.

There are many fast food restaurants in Lhasa. There are no KFC or McDonald's. You can have a delicious meal at around RMB 11. Remember, eating in Lhasa is relatively expensive! There is a North American fast food restaurant in beijing east road, which serves western fast food, including hamburgers and hot dogs. It is a professional western fast food restaurant in Lhasa.

There are many Sichuan restaurants and hot pot restaurants along the street in the western suburbs of Lhasa, which are run by Sichuan people and taste pure. Among them, Jade Bird Hot Pot City is the most famous hot pot city in Lhasa. In particular, there are two bluebirds in Lhasa. One is the old bluebird, which is diagonally opposite to the Lhasa Hotel, and the other is the Hada Bluebird, which is next to the Qinghai-Tibet Highway Monument. Both bluebirds are great.

There is a halal ramen restaurant on the way from Jokhang Temple to the mosque, which is quite refreshing. Recommend some cleaner Tibetan restaurants, such as Yi Forgot Restaurant in beijing east road, Ethnic Restaurant (opposite to kirey hotel), Pingcuo Tibetan Restaurant, Strange Cattle Salon Restaurant and so on. It is very convenient to eat and live in a one-stop train from Balangxue, Jiri and Ya Hotel to these Tibetan restaurants. Tibetan cuisine is very authentic. You can taste raw meat sauce, fried lamb chops with blood soup, Tibetan steamed buns, stewed yak meat with radish and so on.

There are many Indian restaurants and Nepalese restaurants in Lhasa, which is a good place to experience exotic customs.

Shigatse

When you arrive in Shigatse, you will generally encounter accommodation problems in Shigatse, Gyangze, Dingri, Zhangmu and Lasi. The prices in these places are cheap in Bilasa, but the corresponding conditions are also a little worse.

* Shigatse City *

1. Shigatse Hotel. Located on Renmin Road, it is a four-story Chinese hotel with complete local facilities. It is located at the southern end of the city and has many rooms. There is a waiter to carry your heavy luggage. There are all kinds of rooms, from single rooms to multi-person rooms. Each room has a toilet and a bathroom with hot water supply.