There are two ways you can enter Tibet from Nepal. Firstly, You can either take a flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa or secondly. You can drive overland from Nepal to Tibet Via Kyirong Border Town. But going overland from Nepal poses a greater risk of getting High Altitude sickness due to a drastic gain in elevation per day. So we want to recommend you ascend slowly to acclimatize to the High elevation of Tibet.

Please keep in mind, If you are entering Tibet from Nepal. It is mandatory to get a Chinese group visa from the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu. So it will take three business days to get the visa. You can only leave Kathmandu for Lhasa on the fourth day. We will have to send the Visa Invitation from the Tibet Tourism Administration office in Lhasa. And you will have to hire an agency in Nepal to apply for you because you can’t apply directly at the embassy without an agent. If you already have a Valid Chinese Visa on your passport. It will get revoked. Read more about the Chinese Group Visa here.

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Two ways to enter into Tibet from Nepal

Flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa

For entering into Tibet from Nepal of Flight. There is a daily flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa. As you board the flight in Kathmandu, you will have two paper Group Visa in Your hand. You will need to bring both to Lhasa Airport. Do not leave any in Nepal. One paper is for arrival in China, and another one is for departure from China. Once you arrive in Lhasa, they will check for your Chinese Group Visa and Passport at the first checkpoint on the second floor. There is another checkpoint near the exist on the first floor (Ground). Here you will meet your Tibet tour guide, and he will proceed with your Tibet travel permit check.

Overland from Nepal to Tibet.

For entering into Tibet from Nepal by overland. Take five hours drive from Kathmandu to Rasuwagi on the Nepal side of the Sino-Nepal Border. As you check into the custom, you will meet your Tibet tour guide here, and she will help you proceed with the custom check. And as you will enter into the Chinese side of the border. There you will meet your driver, and he will drive you to your hotel in the Nearest Town of Kyirong. After a night in Kyirong, you will proceed with your Tibet travel.