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Barkhor & the Old Town Walk — Lhasa

Lhasa · Day Trip

Barkhor & the Old Town Walk

The pilgrim kora, the Jokhang, the tea houses and the lanes of old Lhasa - the city on foot.

1

The Jokhang

Morning at the holiest temple of Tibet - the butter lamps, the golden roofs and the prostrations of the courtyard.

2

The kora

The clockwise circuit of the Barkhor - prayer wheels, incense and the pilgrim tide of the old town.

3

The lanes & tea houses

The side lanes of the market and a sweet-tea hour in the Guangming tea house, then the sunset from the Potala Square.

Practical — Free entry · all day · start at the Jokhang gate · walk clockwise · tea houses along the route.
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