Organising your trip to Tibet can be different as compared to arranging the trip anywhere else. It might be overwhelming at the beginning as there are not much up to date Tibet travel Information on the internet.
Here are some information which will help to make it easier to organise your trip to Tibet.
Following are some information to know before booking your trip to Tibet.
Chinese Visa for Visiting Tibet.
Chinese Visa is the primary travel document to visit Tibet after your passport. Yet you will need to know some facts about it for visiting Tibet before going to the embassy to applying for it.
If you are travelling to Tibet from other China cities, you will need to get a regular Chinese tourist Visa. But when you apply for it, it is recommended not to mention Tibet as your travel destination. If you have Tibet mention as your travel destination in China, you will be asked to submit your Tibet travel permit. But we need your Visa to get the permit. To avoid this confusion, it is better not to mention Tibet at all.
If you are travelling to Tibet from Nepal, You will have to apply for a Chinese Group Visa from the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. All the pre-existing Chinese is sufficient enough to get your entry into Tibet.
You need a Visa agent ( we will recommend using our recommendation) in Kathmandu and three business days in Kathmandu for the process of getting it done.
Tibet Travel Regulations
Only a guided tour allows for all the international travellers visiting Tibet. Hence, you will have to hire a tour guide and private vehicle from a Tibet local travel agency.
Many websites would tell you will need to join a group tour to travel to Tibet. But the truth is you can travel here in Tibet, as long as you have a tour arranged with a local travel agency in Lhasa.
Tibet Travel Permit
Tibet travel permit is the travel document issued by the Tibet tourism bureau in Lhasa. As the name stated, you can not travel to the Tibet Autonomous Region of China without this permit.
The Tibet tourism bureau issues this permit in Lhasa. So your travel agency has to apply it on your behalf at the bureau. No other government offices issues this document; you will not get it from the Chinese Embassy and can’t get it from any other China provinces.
You will need the permit in your hand while boarding a flight to Lhasa and a copy of it when taking the train to Lhasa. Hence we will arrange as per your choice the mode of transportations to Lhasa.
Finding the right travel agency in Tibet for organising your trip to Tibet.
If you are reading this post, you have found a Tibetan travel agency based in Lhasa. We have over two decades of spotless experiences in organising tours in Tibet.
You can find a great list of local travel agency on the Tibet eco-travel website.
Following are our advice in choosing the right local Travel agency in Lhasa, Tibet.
- The travel agency is responsible for getting your permit, without which you will not enter Tibet. So choose an authentic local travel agency in Tibet. Not someone base in Nepal or Chengdu.
- Read the reviews and decide on one with good quality of rating, not quantity.
- Cheaper tour the price is the faker the travel agencies are. We know lots of fake travel agency sells tours at very cheap. Tibet is not a budget destination; tour price in Tibet usually is high. Cheap tour price comes with lots of hidden costs and cuts on the quality of service.
- Consider using WeChat, a Chinese messaging app. This App gives you the best opportunity to communicate with your travel agency in Tibet.
Conclusion on organising tour trip to Tibet.
We have tried to provide all the essential information about organising your trip to Tibet. Yet, it takes more research and understanding to organise your trip to Tibet without hiccups.
Please contact us for free travel consultation to Tibet and advice. You can write to us at [email protected]