Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Saga
0892 / Elev 4610m
The sprawling truck-stop town of Saga is the last of any size on the southern route and
your last chance to eat a lavish meal and enjoy 24-hour electricity. Most facilities are
found on the central street, Gesang Lu, at the intersection of the roads to Zhangmu, Lhatse
and Mt Kailash.
There are hot showers at a couple of
bathhouses
(línyù) on the main street. Cash-
strapped optimists could try the ATM at the Agricultural Bank by the southern square.
There are well-stocked supermarkets beside the Saga and Jiling hotels.
Sleeping & Eating
For Tibetan fare, and a number of basic Tibetan guesthouses, head up the main road past
the intersection with Gesang Lu, north from the Saga Hotel.
Ali Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
(, Ālǐ Zhāodàisuǒ tr per bed ¥70)
This is a modern concrete guesthouse at the eastern tip of Gesang Lu, opposite the Saga
Hotel. The beds are comfortable and the location is central but the manager is cranky at
best.
Saga Hotel
HOTEL
(, Sàgá Bīnguǎn 0892-820 2888; d with bathroom ¥380-420; )
This is the only decent hotel for hundreds of kilometres, with English-speaking reception
staff and clean, carpeted rooms sporting modern bathrooms, though it's well overpriced. If
it's full try the affiliated and similar
Jiling Hotel
at the other end of the street.
Moon Star Restaurant
CHINESE
(dishes ¥20-40; )
Attached to the Saga Hotel, this place serves decent Chinese food, but the English menu is
pricier than the Chinese version.
