Lhasa Travel Forum

I had not expected, to see the sad state of public toilets at the tourist spots (monasteries), in particular at the Potala Palace. However they are more or less the same everywhere, basically a hole in the ground or possibly a trough. I would advise that you bring your own toilet paper and prepare to hold your breath!

One pleasant surprise, at the viewing spot at Yamdrok Lake, they are in the process of installing new (modern sit-down) toilets (actually I don't believe there are any toileting facilities, there, at present).

Good info, but this should be entered as a travel tip on the Lhasa page.

I just arrived in Nanjing by way of Hong Kong and Shanghai, and so will arrive up in Lhasa in a couple of weeks, by way of the new train ~ breaking it up to Beijing to Xining; then Xining to Lhasa. Do you people have info on a good cheap backpacking hostel. I hope to spend the best part of a week up there. I once spent 4 months in Quito (that I drove all the way from Canada to)and so got used to the 2,800 meter altitude.

I got up to 5008 meters when I was in Tibet.