Lhasa means " the Land of God" in the Tibetan language, which is the capital city of Tibet and the center of Tibet's political, economic, cultural, and religious activities. Lhasa is an ancient city with its time-honored 1,300 years' history. It was called 'Luosha' or 'Luoxie' which means 'dirt-delivering-by-sheep' in ancient times. It is said that Lhasa once was an area of low-lying marsh. To fill in the earth, Princess Wencheng from Tang Court used sheep to deliver dirt after she arrived at the place. Lhasa became the city's name in the 9 century. Lhasa city attracts thousands of visitors yearly from all over the world with its mysterious religion and culture. As the political, cultural, and religious development, all the structures such as Potala Palace, Jokhang Monastery, Sera Monastery, and Drepung Monastery were built one by one, which has formed Lhasa's old downtown. There are also many options to get to Lhasa from Kathmandu, and We the Khumbu alpine travel have been organizing this trip in two different routes as per the desires and requirements of our clients. Taking a flight to Lhasa from Kathmandu. There is at least 1 direct flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa every day (during peak tourist season, there are 2 flights). It takes around two hours to arrive in Lhasa, which is the quickest way to reach Tibet from Nepal.
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