Travel Reference
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WORTH A TRIP
LOLO HOT SPRINGS
If you only stop at one hot springs in Tibet, make it this one. The clean swimming-pool-
size hot pool is the perfect temperature to shake off the rigours of the road, especially
after a visit to the natural steam room. The
springs
(, Lǔlǔ Wēnquán
139 8902 3494; admis-
sion ¥20) are 11km west of Baber.
Just 1km east of here is
Dratsang Monastery
and the ruins of
Lolo Dzong
, on a crag
10 minutes' climb above the monastery.
Sleeping & Eating
Both Shegar and Baber offer accommodation. Most groups stay in Baber and head out
early to catch the dawn over the Himalayas at the Pang-la. Shegar is not a bad alternative;
it has an interesting old Tibetan quarter that winds up towards the monastery.
Most guesthouses and hotels in Baber have attached restaurants.
Sunrise Hotel
HOTEL
(, Yángguāng Bīnguǎn 139 8992 2770; Baber; d without/with bathroom ¥80/180)
Located at the eastern end of town, the friendly family-run Sunrise has small but clean
rooms with carpet and hot-water bathroom, making this one of the best value options.
There are also some cheaper adobe-walled rooms without bathroom.
Pentoc Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
(, Pānduō Lǚguǎn 139 0891 1167; Baber; d ¥180)
You'll find better value in town, but not a warmer or more authentic welcome than at this
Tibetan-run guesthouse and restaurant. Rooms are spotlessly clean but a bit small and none
have attached bathrooms (there are clean sinks and squat toilets down the hallway but no
showers). It's 100m west of the Kangjong, opposite the petrol station. The restaurant
serves a mean yak meat and potato curry with chapatis.
Kangjong Hotel
HOTEL
(, Xuěyù Bīnguǎn
139 8992 3995; Baber; d with bathroom ¥220-280, d without bathroom ¥80;
)
