Travel tips for Potala Palace

In order to control the number of visitors, in 2006 began to restrict daily visitors to 2300 people, of which 1600 is provided to the travel agency, 700 is provided to fit. Individual tourist, prior to Potala Palace in order to receive a free ticket purchase voucher, Potala Palace, the next day with a ticket purchase voucher can purchase visit.

According to the reservoir development and reform price document [2007]464, Potala Palace from January 1, 2008 onwards busy season and off-season fare.

Potala Palace tickets tips

Ticket information: Potala Palace and limit the sale of pre-sale ticket system combination, the number of daily visitors limit 2300 people (about 700 individual tickets), a day after 5 pm the next day after the pre-sale tickets, each limited to 4 tickets, to be a day early to queue up for a ticket purchase voucher, and must provide the identity card number, according to the queue. Successively, ticket card marked the time of visit, in the Potala Palace big door holding identity cards to buy ticket to enter. If you have a teaching certificate or student ID card, take it out, you only need 49 yuan can go in the. In addition the Jinding cannot, treasures collection money is not much, not worth, can save 10 yuan.

Receive location: in Potala Palace square on the door, written with strict time, expired.

The best location: pictures of Potala Palace is located in the southwest side of the best position of the Potala Palace in a small mountain (the relative elevation of over 20 meters), the end of the tour went down after it passes through the Beijing road to the. Under the mountain there will be local charge, about 1-2 yuan.

 

Matters needing attention

Photograph: Yaowang mountain can shoot panorama of Potala Palace; the Dragon King pool can shoot in Potala Palace park reflection; the Potala Palace can not take pictures.

Toilet: white square on the right has a toilet, after nearly two hours of tours was no toilets, visitors enter the white house before this convenient; cloth Palace back door toilet is very characteristic, must try;

Remind: the palace is higher, up and down slowly; the relatively cold, even the best summer also prepared coat.

CMB / City Jeep: individual in cling to walk and Jeep fixed routes, fares 2 yuan, most of the lines Tibetan Hospital station.

Car rental: suggest tourist taxi ride from the mountain to the top of the Potala Palace, and then from the top down along Potala Palace, the fare of about 10 yuan.

The palace location: fit in Potala Palace front gate into the palace at Potala Palace, team tourists southeast side, hereby accept security check, check the ID card number, please be sure to bring your ID, otherwise cannot enter.

Security notice: into the Potala Palace needs security, all flammable and explosive, guns, tools (including nail clippers and other possible pry the Potala Palace any stones gadget) cannot be carried into the.

Tickets : Security after entering the palace, by the ladder walking to Potala Palace house in front of the ticket office, by buy ticket buy the real Potala Palace tickets.

Potala Palace tourism traffic

Traffic in the city

Lhasa City Taxi: Although very small, but surprisingly he has 1500 taxi. Hits in Lhasa, on the bus to bargaining, generally in the city of 10 yuan is enough.