After centuries of virtual isolation, Tibet is cautiously opening up to the western world. Officially, China has opened the doors for travelers only these past few years. A visit to Tibet is a marvelous experience, although it is not for the faint-hearted tourists. Traveling to Tibet is difficult, adventurous, and unpredictable. Travel in Tibet cannot be ignored as a simple trip but an experience of a lifetime, which we swear to let you obtain by our professional tour.

Kathmandu has fine transport connection with Lhasa, there is also flight of one hour to Lhasa from Kathmandu, which offers you retraces of the old caravan trail. Take off from Kathmandu turns north with gigantic snow peaks passing through eastern Himalaya as fas as Mount Everest. As soon as the mountains drop away, you glide across the barren Tibetan plateau to land at Gonggar Airport situated 85 kilometers from Lhasa.

Tibet VISA Fees: (Updated On 20^th May 2011)

  Remember:

•  You must receive the scan copy of passport at least 15 days prior to departure dates.
• Chinese Embassy Working days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday.

 Chinese Embassy Holidays:

    VISA Information for TIBET

Tibet Reopened to Foreign Tourists on June 25, after closed to travelers since middle March 2008. Tibet Tourism Bureau is start to issue to Tibet entry permit but with much more restrictions. There are overall four documents required for foreign tourists who want to travel freely in Tibet.

Chinese Visa - you can apply for in Chinese Embassy in your country;
Tibet Entry Permit - It is issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau and is a must for foreigners entering Tibet;
Travel Permit: It is required when you are planning to travel to the closed areas in Tibet, which you can obtain it after you arrive in Tibet
Military Permit - you have to obtain if you are planning to travel to some military sensitive areas.
As a local travel agency, Beyond The Limits Treks is able to assist you to process all of those above documents if you book a Tibet tour with us.

Passports & Visa
All individuals entering Tibet must hold a passport valid for at least six months. If you are entering Tibet from China, your Chinese visa must be valid. Only travelers with tourist visas (not business, resident or student visas) are permitted. Entering Tibet from Nepal, either by friendship highway or by air requires a separate visa valid for Tibet from the Chinese embassy in Katmandu (30-60 day visas are the normal and it normally takes 2 weeks to obtain it.). You may apply for a group visa from us (minimum of two people in a group and you must leave China with this person unless you can change the visa inside China).

Tibet Entry Permit
Customers whose travel arrangements are made by A1excursion Tour & Travel will receive their Tibet Entry permit from our local office in the city where they depart for Tibet e.g. Chengdu if by air, Golmud if by Qinghai-Tibet Highway. You are required to present this document when boarding the flight to Tibet. A1excursion will make all necessary arrangements to obtain the correct documentation for you if you book a tour with us.

How to apply for a Tibet Entry Permit?
Tibet Entry Permit is not available by independent travelers at the moment (at least before the Olympics). Travelers have to travel in tour group and ask their travel agent to apply it for you. Please prepare the following documents before asking your travel agent to apply permit.

A copy of your Passport;
A copy of your China visa (tourist visa);
Full names, gender, Date of Birth, Passport number, nationality, occupation;

Entry Procedure:
By Road
. Kodari Border near Zangmu from Kathmandu
• Through Golmud road to Amdo
• Purang from Simikot
By Air
. Kathmandu to Lhasa
. Hongkong-Chengdu-Lhasa

 Below are some of the Tours and Treks in Tibet: