One day tours to get into Tibet from Beijing?

Replies: 4 - Last Post: 26-Jun-2007 01:50 Last Post By: friskies43

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luckydog

23-Jun-2007 09:08
Posts: 9

One day tours to get into Tibet from Beijing?

Anyone know of any one day tours that leave from Beijing up to Lhasa, also including the train - preferably soft sleeper. The ones I have seen so far have been four days, I just want to get up to Lhasa fairly cheaply and sort out my own tours from there.

Also, is there any update on Westerners getting on the train in Beijing, is it even possible now? I will have about five to ten days in Beijing to book my tickets in advance. Also, on the extreme chance that they let me book a ticket will I have to show my TTB pass, if not I may just not bother getting one and take my chances? Any opinions?

Cheers.

sisterssmith

23-Jun-2007 21:20
Posts: 1

Hi

We're staying at Leo Hostel in Beijing and they can organise 1 day tours to Lhasa, which we're trying to organise at the moment as we also want to arrange our own tours from Lhasa.

They have offered us a permit, hard seat on the train from Beijing on 29th/30th(sleepers of any class just don't seem to be available), a 1 day tour to lake nam-tso and a guide for 1400 rmb.

It takes 3 working days to get the permit through and although hard seat isn't the most comfortable it seems to be the cheapest option we've found.

Hope that's some help.

friskies43

24-Jun-2007 11:52
Posts: 89

hey sistersmith could you be more explicit with the good info. What is included with the 1400rmb?

thanks alot for the info

westwood

24-Jun-2007 13:07
Posts: 10,544

""""" They have offered us a permit, hard seat on the train from Beijing on 29th/30th(sleepers of any class just don't seem to be available), a 1 day tour to lake nam-tso and a guide for 1400 rmb. """""

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

friskies43

26-Jun-2007 01:50
Posts: 89

not bad, if so.

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