2012 PERMIT SITUATION UPDATE

TIBET PERMIT UPDATE 2012

SEEKING TRAVEL COMPANIONS OR TREK PARTNERS? Please post only on our Travel Companions branch not on this branch Any such topics posted on this branch will normally be moved by the moderators to the Travel Companions branch without notice. If you also have a travel question then please post it as a separate topic on the appropriate travel branch.

This thread is about travel to the Tibet Autonomous Region (T.A.R.). This thread does not include information about Tibetan areas outside of T.A.R. For questions, about non-TAR Tibetan areas please search the TT and/or start a new thread.

For travelers wishing to travel to the Tibet Autonomous Region a permit is required along with your normal Chinese visa. This permit is checked by officials when boarding any flights to ... more »

Tibet Virgins

Aloha all! We are traveling from Hawaii (Americans) in November to Hong Kong, then Beijing. From there, our hope is to fly to and from Lhasa and see a few of the main sites over 2 days before returning. Can anyone recommend an agency that is reputable and reasonably priced? Our budget is one tiny step above backpacker, so we're not looking for a 5-star experience. Also, could you kindly walk me through the process required to visit Tibet? I'll have a Chinese visa of course (I assume I no longer need one for Hong Kong like I did 13 years ago)...will I also need a permit to visit Tibet? Thank you!

Jolene

Gandan Monastery to Samye Monastery trek

Hi, I'm Jerret and I'm from the U.S. My friend from the Czech Republic and I are wanting to do a Tibet tour in mid-July which will focus around the 5 day, 81 kilometer trek between the Gandan Monastery and the Samye Monastery - outside Lhasa. Though this is not an easy trek, we believe it will be unimaginably beautiful.

Our tour will also include Lhasa (Potala Palace, Sera Monastary, Drepung Monastery, Jokhang Temple and the Barkhor Market) before the trek and the drive along the Friendship Highway into Kathmandu, Nepal after the trek (with a stop of Yamdrok Lake.) All in all, the tour will be at least 13 days.

I've been emailing with several tour organizers and have found the trip will (not surprisingly) be expensive, but we still believe it will be very worthwhile. I write to everyone out there now to see if anyone would be interested in joining us in July because, if we h... more »

Travel agency + questions

Hello everyone, my name is Lorenzo and I'm from Italy.

I'm planning to travel to Tibet in August, from Kathmandu, with other 2 friends. The idea is to do Kailash tour + Lhasa. I have few questions:

• do you know any good travel agency based in Kathmandu besides those adviced by lonely planet? Actually I have written to some of them but I have not received any response so far.

• do you think is possible to plan the trip with a travel agency based in Lhasa, like snow lion, even if I'm departing from Kathmandu?

• we would like to stay in Tibet about 20 days, do you think Kailash tour is the best option?

Crossing the border from Lhasa to Chengdu

Has anyone recently crossed the border from Lhasa to Chengdu by train and were there any visa issues when crossing the border?

Booking a flight to Lhasa

I know I need to have a prearranged tour to Tibet and a guide / private transportation in order to get a permit for a trip to Tibet, My question is, can I book my flight to and from Lhasa (from Chengdu) myself without having the permit at that moment. Or can only a travel agency in Lhasa, who arranges the permit, book the flight for me?

How to apply for Tibet permit 2013

Since the policy on Tibet travel permit 2013 removes the restriction on group size and nationality, all travelers can easily get Tibet permit 2013 according to local Tibet travel agency, Tibet travel org. Now you can follow the following steps of applying for Tibet travel permit to make you dream of travel to Tibet become true.

Firstly, obtain a Chinese visa from a Chinese Embassy in your home country. To apply for a Tibet permit 2013, you need to email the scanned copy of your Chinese visa and passport to a licensed Tibet travel agency. All individuals entering China must hold a passport that is valid for at least six months for a single or double entry visa and at least nine months for a multiple entry visa. This should also be the first step of travel to Tibet.

Secondly, design your Tibet tour route because you need to mention where you will go in Tibet when applying for the ... more »

current situation in tibet

Hi! I am a british national looking to travel from beijing to delhi from september-november 2013. I will be with one friend (also british) and was looking to start booking flights/organising the trip soon. Can anyone please tell me the current situation in Tibet and if it is possible to travel into the country at the moment? I appreciate the situation is very changable but any information would be very welcome
Thanks!