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  1. dzasta56 avatar

    Re: PROBLEM WITH VISA

    by dzasta56 23 May 2012

    The other way you could do this is fly from Chengdu to Kathmandu and go to Tibet from there. I know it will be more expensive but it is…

  2. manolodub avatar

    Yunnan/Sichuan. Need help

    by manolodub 23 May 2012

    Hi there, I'm going to stay 1 month in China, mid-july to mid-august. What do you think about what I've been planning? I would have liked…

  3. everbrite avatar

    RE: Travelling to Tibet in September

    by everbrite 23 May 2012

    Sorry but being a doctor won't get you on a trip. Rules are now that you need a minimum of 4 *other* persons of the same nationality…

  4. larabishop avatar

    3 Brits needed for Tibet tour departing Kathmandu June 2012

    by larabishop 23 May 2012

    Hi, Like everyone else my husband and I have been completely screwed over by the current Tibet permit situation, we are currently booked…

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    Re: Brits wanted Nepal-Tibet june 2012

    by larabishop 23 May 2012

    Hi Anna, My husband and I have booked an itinerary leaving Kathmandu on the 20th of June for 10 days and then flying out of Lhasa, becaus…

  6. qinghailaowai avatar

    Re: Travelling to Tibet in September

    by qinghailaowai 23 May 2012

    Why not travel in Amdo/Kham (Qinghai and western and northern Sichuan provinces)? Fascinating Tibetan areas without the permit hassles.…

  7. westwood avatar

    RE: Travelling to Tibet in September

    by westwood 23 May 2012

    Normal tour groups dont take medical officers. Probably a breach at any rate of your tourist visa. Bhutan can only be done as an organized…

  8. enigmaadrenalin avatar

    Travelling to Tibet in September

    by enigmaadrenalin 23 May 2012

    I am finishing a tour in mongolia on the 8th of september and would like to go to tibet. I am traveling soloand am a medical doctor. I…

  9. enigmaadrenalin avatar

    Re: Seven Days in Tibet – Photos from The Roof of The World:

    by enigmaadrenalin 23 May 2012

    Hi - I wonder who was your tour company. I am having trouble getting into tibet from china, saying you need to be in a group of at least…

  10. Tenzinintibet avatar

    RE: Cultural tour from Lhasa overland to Nepal via EBC - Oct 2012

    by Tenzinintibet 23 May 2012

    It will be easier to find other Australian people and also easier to issue the Tibet permit if you enter Tibet through China and then…

  11. besidehimalayan avatar

    RE: Tibet Lhasa-EBC-Nepal Border May 2012 tour recommendations

    by besidehimalayan 23 May 2012

    The Highlights of The Himalayan Kingdoms - Nepal, Tibet & Bhutan Tour: We are the leading company for himalayan three countries tour in…

  12. HHK avatar

    Cultural tour from Lhasa overland to Nepal via EBC - Oct 2012

    by HHK 23 May 2012

    Given the change in the permit situation, I have decided to postpone my trip until October. I plan to now do a cultural tour from Lhasa…

  13. HHK avatar

    Cultural tour from Lhasa overland to Nepal via EBC - Oct 2012

    by HHK 23 May 2012

    Given the change in the permit situation, I have decided to postpone my trip until October. I plan to now do a cultural tour from Lhasa…

  14. acidsun avatar

    TIBET-LHASA-SERBIANS

    by acidsun 23 May 2012

    *********************************************************** Need 2 Serbian people for Tibet-Lhasa trip 5-9 July 2012 *********************…

  15. denisvannier avatar

    RE: Tibet permit situation from May 9th 2012

    by denisvannier 23 May 2012

    informationsi got yesterday from 3beijing travel agencies and a couple coming back from tibet last week: - get permit : be 5 passport…

  16. urbantaz2010 avatar

    RE: Other ways into Tibet???

    by urbantaz2010 23 May 2012

    Yes I'm getting confused responses about that too. At the moment I'm just assuming the most restrictive version (ie - that everyone has…

  17. BAOLIYA avatar

    Re: Tibet permit becomes harder and harder to get now

    by BAOLIYA 23 May 2012

    **I AM LOOKING FOR 3 MORE PERUVIANS** Now, it's a problem. I really want to travel this summer vacation to the Tibet, with a group of…

  18. taywin avatar

    RE: Other ways into Tibet???

    by taywin 22 May 2012

    Yes, our dates are fixed unfortunately unless we end up having to completely replan. Good luck to you, too, hope it all works out. Gettin…

  19. Jerret1 avatar

    Re: 2012 PERMIT SITUATION UPDATE

    by Jerret1 22 May 2012

    Hey, I'm an American male, 28. My name is Jerret and I was planning to visit Tibet (fly into Lhasa from Kunming and out by plane to Shangri…

  20. roger_ray avatar

    RE: Tour group in Nepal

    by roger_ray 22 May 2012

    I think the fact that so far you have received no info of the kind you requested +is the answer itself+ regarding the tour company you…

  21. roger_ray avatar

    RE: PROBLEM WITH VISA

    by roger_ray 22 May 2012

    Everbrite, ref your comment in #1 above, is it 6 now?. I must have missed that if so....was aware of 5 requirement and our group of 4…

  22. chulsoo30 avatar

    Re: Tibet permit situation from May 14th 2012

    by chulsoo30 22 May 2012

    We are a group of 2 Americans now left out in the cold due to the changes in the Tibetian permits. We were to fly into Lhasa from Kathmandu…

  23. everbrite avatar

    RE: 2012 PERMIT SITUATION UPDATE

    by everbrite 22 May 2012

    I have recently gotten two private messages from people who were told by an agent named Derek Wong from www.tibettravel.org. that he can…

  24. everbrite avatar

    RE: PROBLEM WITH VISA

    by everbrite 22 May 2012

    Several options: 1. Book a cheap flight on Air Asia from somewhere in China to somewhere outside China and toss the ticket. 2. Go to…

  25. muzhike avatar

    Re: Tibet permit situation from May 9th 2012

    by muzhike 22 May 2012

    Hi guys, Im an Australian booked to trek to Everest ABC mid june and have just had my trip cancelled through Makalu travel.The three other…

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