Tibet

I want to go Tibet at August 25th. I would come with the train from Beijing an leave to Kathmandu. I've read that you have to be a member of a Tibet tour. Is there a specific or recommended organization i can go with? I have a three month visa for China. Is this visa enough or do i need a special visa for Tibet? Thanks in advance. Cheers Christoph Reply to this

Hi Christoph,
I just booked clients to China and Tibet and they needed a Tibet Permit in addition to their Chinese visa. As for the tour, you just have to basically have a tour guide - e.g. it can be a private tour for two people, it doesn't have to be a bit bus tour or anything. You just need a guide with you pretty much at all times when you are outside of your hotel, etc. What is your home country if you dont mind my asking? I know of several tour companies i work with - mainly Ritz and Pacific Delight Tours that do China and Tibet. They can do a group tour or private tour. I know i have booked them from the US and i'm assuming it could be done from other countries as well, but not 100% sure, which is why i asked where you are from :-) If you have any questions about them, feel free to ask! Reply to this

Hi Mel,
It completely depend on who you book with and what you want to do. Usually I put together the activities that the client wants to do and then am given a price for the whole trip. For my clients, the Tibet permit was $25 (USD) per person which was on top of the China entry visa, which ran them approx. US$130 per person. Reply to this

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