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RE: Going to Tibet via Kunming, possible to get train ticket & permit w/o tour?

by westwood 14 September 2011

OP if you knew all about organized tours, then you must also have known the conditions for travellers to Tibet!!
Should I book my trip to Tibet in advance or from Kathmandu?

by Wieket 14 September 2011

Hy, Anyone experienced in organising a Tibet tour from Kathmandu? Are you in for giving me some advice? I will be going to Nepal (Kat…
RE: Going to Tibet via Kunming, possible to get train ticket & permit w/o tour?

by drumbrake 14 September 2011

You won't even be able to get on the train to Lhasa without a copy of the Tibet permit, and you can't fly there without the original.…
RE: Chinese Visas

by everbrite 14 September 2011

Travel in the reverse direction will make your life considerably easier. Start in China. Travel to Tibet and then overland to Nepal. Go…
Going to Tibet via Kunming, possible to get train ticket & permit w/o tour?

by TravellinAndi 14 September 2011

So I am in kunming now, and want to go overland to Tibet. I know about organized tours, but want to know if its possible to just to…
RE: Chinese Visas

by westwood 14 September 2011

If you enter Tibet on a tour before going on to China, any visa you already hold WILL be cancelled and replaced with the special group…
Tips From Our Recent Travels from Lhasa to Kathmandu

by Bom_London_SF 14 September 2011

*1. Full Disclosure: About us* We’re two 33-year-olds living in the US and the UK, of Indian origin. Both decently well traveled, and…
RE: Which summer month is best travel to China?

by pknielsen 14 September 2011

Like Drumbrake says, Tibet requires carefull planning (including omitting any mentioning when filling out the visa form).. Shanghai is…
RE: Western Tibet in October/November

by CentralAsia_traveler 14 September 2011

The weather in Lhasa is surprisingly pleasant in late October and sometimes into November (though often overcast and rainy). But wester…
Chinese Visas

by kristenelise 14 September 2011

Good evening, I've been trying to research on what kind of Chinese visa I'll need and where to get it but I've come across some confusing…
RE: Western Tibet in October/November

by westwood 14 September 2011

The trick is finding others who have the same places in mind. Not always easy if its not the common route through Tibet.
RE: Western Tibet in October/November

by gizzy1lyng 14 September 2011

Myself and my friend are planning to arrive in Chengdu in the middle of October and go to Tibet from there. Have you found out much info…
RE: Don´t Horseriding in Sonpan in Tibet (by Shun Jiang Horse Treks Company)

by westwood 13 September 2011

I like to think its each to their own. We all go into things with a different mind set so our experiences often differ. Its only several…
RE: Don´t Horseriding in Sonpan in Tibet (by Shun Jiang Horse Treks Company)

by china1979 13 September 2011

Upps. I meant #1--....
Re: Don´t Horseriding in Sonpan in Tibet (by Shun Jiang Horse Treks Company)

by china1979 13 September 2011

#2--when did you go? Comparing timeframes might help understand the change. And things do change so OP's experience is current. Or,…
Western Tibet in October/November

by mizone 13 September 2011

Is it possible to go from Lhasa-EBC-Kailesh-Kashgar at this time? I am also going solo, so will need to find some people to share the…
RE: from Italy to Varanasi!

by buckpalace 13 September 2011

Hello I am planning a similar trip early 2012 - travel from Turkey to Iran, Pakistan, China, Tibet and China again. I am in the early…
RE: Extensive Asian Travel - lots of visas needed. Suggestions?

by everbrite 13 September 2011

No visa is necessary for _Brunei_ unless you plan to stay more than 90 days but given the size of the country and the lack of things to…
RE: From Greece To Thailand By Land

by everbrite 13 September 2011

>Turkey-Iran-Pakistan-India-Bangladesh -Myanmar-Thailand. Not just difficult but impossible. I don't think you can pass overland from…
RE: Traveling from Turkey to Thailand by Land

by uselessbaba 13 September 2011

Travel through Tibet has to be arranged through a tour company and it ain't cheap, best way might be to enter China from Pakistan, then…
Re: Tibet in December

by belita1975 13 September 2011

Hello We are a spanish couple and we are looking for people to share the tour Lhasa - EBC. 30 of september, but we can wait until 7 octob…
RE: Which summer month is best travel to China?

by drumbrake 13 September 2011

Hong Kong is closer than Shanghai to Guilin, if you do Beijing- Chengdu - Lhasa - (fly to Guangzhou) Guilin, so in that sense it makes…
RE: Getting from Mumbai, India to Iran

by Giora 13 September 2011

The other overland possibility out of India is through Nepal and Tibet. Regulations on visiting Tibet change all the time though, and…
RE: Visit Nepal Year

by ptsyangbo 13 September 2011

Dear my friends, Namaste and warms greetings from Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal We are organizing here Nepal, Tibet India Trekking, Expeditio…
RE: The great Tibet Yak attack on your wallet

by mrcjonesy 13 September 2011

Look on the bright side: At least you money was going directly to the local Tibetan Community and not to some shmarmy businesssman in…