HOTELS IN SAGA, WESTERN TIBET
Saga (Tibetan name Kyakyaru) is a small town in Western Tibet, where we stop when traveling from Shigatse, Everest, or Gyirong border to Mount Kailash and Manasarovar Lake region. The town doesn’t have any attraction sites on its own, however, we are traveling through beautiful landscapes to reach it and we often see wildlife in this region.
SAGA LOCATION
Saga is located in the North-Western area of Shigatse prefecture, strategically placed at a junction of three main roads. The roads meeting in Saga come from Shigatse, Everest Region, Tibet-Nepal border towns Gyirong and Purang, and Western Tibet, including Mount Kailash and Guge Kingdom.
Saga altitude: 4,640 meters / 15,220 ft
Saga to Shigatse: 680 kilometers /420 miles. About 9-hour drive.
Saga to Everest Base Camp: 430 kilometers / 270 miles. About 7-8 hours drive.
Saga to Darchen by Mount Kailash: 387 kilometers / 240 miles. About 7-hour drive.
Saga to Purang: 370 kilometers / 230 miles. About 6 hour drive.
HOTELS IN SAGA
Being the main stop point for all travelers visiting Mount Kailash, Manasarvar Lake, and Guge Kingdom, Saga offers several accommodation options for travelers. In addition to hotels, you will find stores where you can get supplies for more remote areas and many small restaurants. This area is already very remote at a high altitude and scarce resources. In recent years hotel conditions have been improving, but still, most options are simple and more basic compared to Lhasa and Shigatse. With better hotels, you will pay a much higher price comparable to a 5-star hotel in Lhasa for more simple conditions. Since we usually only stop in Saga for one night, we typically reserve a more simple and competitively priced hotel.
NORLING HOTEL IN SAGA
Small and simple Tibetan-owned hotel in Saga with all basic amenities. The hotel doesn’t offer breakfast, but there are many small restaurants and tea houses nearby. We typically reserve this hotel for our group tours.
THE GRAND HOTEL OF WESTERN POST
Name in Chinese: 萨嘎西部驿站大酒店
Phone: 86-891-6349360
This is one of the largest hotels that looks good from the outside, but still quite simple inside. This hotel is often used for very large groups traveling from Nepal and India to Mount Kailash. Hotel amenities include parking, a shower with hot water, and Wi-Fi. The hotel doesn’t offer breakfast, but you can find many restaurants nearby.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BOUTIQUE HOTEL
The nicest hotel in Saga that comes at a premium cost comparable to 5-star hotels in other cities.
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TOURS VISITING WESTERN TIBET
15 DAYS CLASSIC MOUNT KAILASH GROUP TOUR
One of our most popular group tours starts in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and goes to Mount Kailash for a three-day trek around this sacred mountain. During this tour, we visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Yamdrok Lake, Gyantse monastery and Kumbum stupa, Mount Everest, Lake Manasarovar, Mount Kailash, and much more.
17 DAYS MOUNT KAILASH AND GUGE KINGDOM
A private tour takes you from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet to the most Western part of the country. The tour includes three days of trekking around Mount Kailash and visiting the ruins of the Guge Kingdom on the West, in addition to Lhasa, Shigatse, Gyantse, and Everest Base Camp.
SAGA DAWA FESTIVAL TOUR TO MOUNT KAILASH
This special tour takes you to the sacred Mount Kailash during the biggest festival of the year. Saga Dawa Festival celebrated the day of Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and death. It attracts thousands of pilgrims from all around Tibet, India, and the world. You will see the greatest diversity of Tibetan national dress as people wear their best clothes for the festival.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PLAN THE MOUNT KAILASH TOUR
COMPLETE GUIDE: PREPARE FOR THE MOUNT KAILASH TOUR
All you need to know to get ready for the adventure of a lifetime. Information about required documents, ways to travel, the best season, what to wear and pack, how to prepare physically, and what to expect on your journey.
