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  1. Larry2799 avatar

    Guide services in Ali

    by Larry2799 28 May 2012

    Are there guide services available in Ali? It has an airport and we plan to trek around Mt. Kailas. I am not sold on the idea of hiring…

  2. ajsberg avatar

    RE: Polish travel partners needed, July 12

    by ajsberg 27 May 2012

    Hi maggia2, we have bought tickets to Lhasa for flight on 22th July (from Shanghai/Xian) and booked tour to Nepal via EBC. Tour ends on…

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    RE: Getaway! Himalayan Eco-Trekking

    by frazzman 27 May 2012

    Yeah I'm looking at booking a trip, and I thought it would be a good idea to get a review before I booked a trip up to 6100m!!! would…

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    Re: Nepal-Lhasa-Kailash-Nepal +-20 day trip in September/October

    by Yurster 27 May 2012

    hi! thanks for your reply, would be thrilled to travel with you, however current permit regulations mean that we need to have the same…

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    Re: Need 3 more Aussies to do Kathmandu to Lhasa overland tour..

    by dollsden 27 May 2012

    Hi my husband and I have booked a tour leaving Kathmandu on the 7th June for Tibet and returning on the 12th June. we have just been told…

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    RE: 2012 PERMIT SITUATION UPDATE

    by FionaShong 27 May 2012

    I'm from a travel agent in Tibet. I have 4 Australian clients who will take the train from Xining to Lhasa tonight (with permit copy),…

  7. emilywalz avatar

    10 Days in Tibet - American travelers wanted

    by emilywalz 27 May 2012

    Looking for Americans who want to go to Tibet in early June, around 6/6 to 6/17. The dates are a little flexible, as are the destinations…

  8. Lonetraveller173 avatar

    Tibet from Nepal mid June 2012 - Australian or French travelling companions

    by Lonetraveller173 26 May 2012

    Hi, I am looking for travel into Tibet from Kathmandu and then leaving Lhasa by train (to Xining / Lanzhou). I can leave Nepal from June…

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    Re: Need 3 more Aussies to do Kathmandu to Lhasa overland tour..

    by Lonetraveller173 26 May 2012

    Hi, Am an Australian girl and will try to go into Tibet around those dates, but unfortunately, can not leave until 11th of June (am already…

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    RE: Tibet Permit Changes - Looking for Australians

    by grommit 26 May 2012

    Hi, I’m an Australian female who is planning on travelling to Tibet for around 3 weeks in mid-September / October with a Japanese frien…

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    any GERMANS for Tibet August/September?

    by Baruntse2012 26 May 2012

    Hi, I want to visit Tibet this year but permit regulations are making it difficult. I'd like to see Everest BC, trek around Kailash,…

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    RE: 2012 PERMIT SITUATION UPDATE

    by everbrite 26 May 2012

    water_lili - >Why do tourists have to pay a markup price for train tickets to Lhasa to their travel agents when train tickets in China…

  13. yukes85 avatar

    Re: Need 3 more Aussies to do Kathmandu to Lhasa overland tour..

    by yukes85 26 May 2012

    yes, these are the new visa rules. 5 of the same nationality.

  14. water_lili avatar

    RE: 2012 PERMIT SITUATION UPDATE

    by water_lili 26 May 2012

    Why do tourists have to pay a markup price for train tickets to Lhasa to their travel agents when train tickets in China now require a…

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    RE: Canadian travel companions needed for Lhasa-EBC-Kathmandu in mid-August

    by nigelcanuck 26 May 2012

    Hi Peter, I am flying back from Kathmandu on the 24th, so our dates won't work. Good luck and happy travels! Hi Pat, what date are you…

  16. budenmeyer avatar

    RE: 2012 PERMIT SITUATION UPDATE

    by budenmeyer 25 May 2012

    [UPDATE] Tibet Permit and Entry Quick update on our travel into Tibet. All of us in the group arrived in Lhasa on 5/25 with little troubl…

  17. westwood avatar

    RE: CITS??

    by westwood 25 May 2012

    Black market soft sleeper prices in 2008 from Chengdu to Lhasa. Upper 1554Y Lower 1469Y

  18. finetrip68 avatar

    RE: CITS??

    by finetrip68 25 May 2012

    It is important to know what other "fees" you'll charged on top of the 1600 RMB? If there's no charge for the travel permit it would be…

  19. sertx avatar

    Cycling / Travelling Tibet

    by sertx 25 May 2012

    Dear All, I know this might not be the appropriate place to post this, but travelling in Tibet is getting harder and harder. Just want…

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    RE: CITS??

    by everbrite 25 May 2012

    If you try searching the ThornTree there is a report from last year (I think) about the various costs of getting a ticket for the train…

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    RE: Cyclists wanted - Lhasa to Kathmandu July - Australians

    by boagy 25 May 2012

    Misspopeye Good luck I hope you make it Tibet is a pain as they change the rules all the time I will be looking for your updates of trip…

  22. Noon12 avatar

    Re: Irish needed for a trip to Tibet

    by Noon12 25 May 2012

    Hi, there are 3 of us (all Irish) hoping to fly from Xi'an to Lhasa on 5 July 2012. The tour we had organised is Lhasa to Nepal border…

  23. misspopeye avatar

    Cyclists wanted - Lhasa to Kathmandu July - Australians

    by misspopeye 25 May 2012

    Hi, we've (two Aussie sheilas but also have Irish passports) planned a trip to cycle from Lhasa to Kathmandu (fly into Kathmandu first)…

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    RE: CITS??

    by westwood 25 May 2012

    Tickets are extremely hard to get going from anywhere to Lhasa so CITS might be making good of that fact.

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