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Visas

Public security bureau

PSB (Gōngānjú; 21 Tianbao Jie, Xiàguān; 8am-11am & 2-5pm Mon-Fri) Visas cannot be renewed in Dàlǐ, so you’ll have to journey to the office in Xiàguān. To get there, take bus 4 until just after it crosses the river in Xiàguān. The PSB office is a short walk south from here.

Tourist Information & Travel Agencies

All the hotels offer travel advice, and can arrange tours and book tickets for onward travel. There are also numerous travel agencies and cafés on Huguo Lu that offer all manner of tours, from half-day market trips to full-day trips to Ěrhǎi Hú. They can be expensive unless you can get a group together.

Jim’s Tibetan Guesthouse & Peace Café (267 1822; www.china-travel.nl; 63 Boai Lu) Offers a long list of trips, including tours to Muslim markets and Yi minority markets, that come very highly rated by travellers. Jim and his wife Henriette also offer some more unusual trips including trekking in remote areas of Yúnnán and overland travel to Lhasa from Shangri-la (per person from Y5000).