How to go to Tibet? is the biggest question for the traveller going to Tibet. But there is so much misinformation and outdated information about Tibet travel and tourism in the cyber world. The wrong information is the greatest hindrance when someone is planning to visit Tibet. So this is my effort in giving you up to date information on topic?
It is important to know a little bit about tibet travel regulations before you are making your tour plans. Independent travel to Tibet is prohibited and all the tours for foriegn travel must be guided tour with a local Tibetan Travel agency in Lhasa. Only a registered international travel agency in Lhasa can apply for tibet travel permit on travelers behalf.
Documents required
This may seem a bit complicated, so we advise all the readers to read carefully.
First of all, please remember, there is no direct international flight to Tibet besides Nepal. Instead, there are two routes in entering Tibet. The first is coming into Tibet from other parts of China, and the second option is Coming in from Nepal.
If you are planning to come from Other parts of China, the visitor must produce a copy of a passport and a copy of their Chinese Visa to the Tibet travel agency. If you have an L category of visa, then there is no need of producing other letters. However, all the none L visa has to produce letters from your host in China. For example, if you are a student, you will need to produce a letter from your institution in China stating your enrollment.
You can either take a train or a flight to Lhasa. You can also make the overland journey from Xining to Lhasa or Shangri-la to Lhasa overland. Read More Information about coming from Other provinces of China to Tibet.
Suppose travelers are planning to come to Tibet from Nepal. Travelers must obtain a group Visa from the Chinese embassy in Nepal. If you have a Chinese visa already from your home or elsewhere, the visa will become invalid to enter here. So travelers must obtain from visa from the Chinese embassy in Nepal. Your Tibet travel agency will have to send you a visa invitation.
For making a Visa invitation, your agency needs a copy of your passport. Once on arrive in Nepal, your Tibet agency will send you a visa invitation. You can either get help from a visa agency in Nepal or go directly to the Chinese embassy. Please make sure you either call the embassy or write to the embassy to make sure they still make a direct application from Travelers. Read More Information about coming from Nepal to Tibet.
Travel Permit
Tibet traveller permit or Permit to Tibet is not Tibet Visa. Tibet is a part of China, and there is nothing as such called Tibet Visa. But there is a Document called Tibet travel permit. Tibet Tourism Bureau issues this on the application form Your local travel agency in Tibet. You will have to send Documents for them to apply with. Please send them at least a month in advance to have enough window period for them. Please read the above paragraph for the Document required.
If you are coming in from Nepal, your agency will only send you the Visa invitation, your permit waits for you at the point of entering.
Suppose you are coming in from other parts of China. Your agency has to send you the original copy of your permit. Many travelers prefer to take transits in Other Chinese cities before taking a flight to Lhasa. In this case, your agency will have someone to deliver the permit to the airport. Make sure you have the correct phone number to call from the airport. Some travellers prefer to take a night in other cities or travel to some other part of China before flying to Tibet. In such a case, you will have to send you the address of your hotels in China, where you would like to have it shipped. Please make sure you have the address in Chinese.
Route to Tibet
There are two different routes to Lhasa; one is entering Nepal, and the other is entering China.
Tibet from other parts of China
Suppose you are planning to enter another part of China. There is two option of transportation; taking the flight to Lhasa or Taking a train journey to Lhasa.
There are flights to Lhasa from almost everywhere in China. Still, the most preferable are taking a flight from Chengdu, for easier for the travel agency to deliver your permit and more option of flying. There is also a train available from many parts of China. If you are taking a train journey, your agency in Lhasa will not send you the original copy of your permit. Instead, they would send you the scan copy in the mail. Please make sure you have access to your mail in China. At the time of writing, Hotmail and Yahoo mail are accessible in China.
All the travel agencies in Tibet can help you to book the flight and train ticket for you. Please read here for more detailed information about travel to Tibet from China.
Tibet from Nepal
Suppose you are going to Lhasa from Nepal. Your agency will send you a visa invitation, and you will have to get a Chinese Visa from the Chinese embassy in Nepal. After that, you can either come overland from Nepal or take a flight from Nepal. Read more about Tibet Nepal Border Update 2024
Tips and Hacks
1) Try to book a tour in advance. preferably three months in advance
2) Try to find an excellent local Tibetan travel agency. Skype conference would be very, very helpful.
3) Read a lot of Others experiences.
4) Try to get recommendations from friends how may have already visited Tibet or from Tibet tourism expert
We post 100 Travel tips for Tibet. Please read here for further information.
If you have any questions about Tibetan culture, and Tibet Travel Please do write to me. I will be more than happy to assist you with the latest travel information. please write to me at rel=”noopener”>info@itibettravel.com
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