First of all. Before discussing, How to get the Tibet Travel Permit. We would like to discuss applying for the Tibet Travel Permit.

For all the international visitors visiting Tibet. It is mandatory to book you with a local Tibet travel agency. One with a legal registration with Tibet tourism bureau and a physical office in Lhasa.

Once when your Tibet tour is booked with a travel agency like us. You will have to send you a copy of your passport and visa for applying for a Tibet permit. You will not need to send a visa if you are coming to Lhasa from Nepal.

It will take about two to three weeks to proceed with your permit application. In some case little more. So give us at least three weeks to finish your Tibet travel permit.

So here we are back to the main question.

How to get the Tibet Travel Permit? If you are coming to Tibet from Nepal.

Since you will need to get the Chinese Group visa from the Embassy in Kathmandu. We will make your permit without your visa. Upon your arrival in Tibet’s side, your guide waits with tour complete set of permits. If flying on Kathmandu to Lhasa flight, you will your guide with the permit at the airport border. If travelling overland from Kathmandu to Tibet, you will meet your guide with the permit at the land border. Please read more about the topic, travelling to Tibet from Nepal.

How to get the Tibet Travel Permit? If you are coming to Tibet from Other cities in China.

The most popular mode of transportation for travellers travelling to Tibet from part of China is either flight or train. So we will discuss the scenario base on it.

For all those coming to Tibet from other parts of China in flight. You will need the original permit in hand before going into the flight bound for Lhasa. We can send your permit to your hotel in that transiting city.

If you don’t want to book a hotel for a night, just for receiving the permit. We recommend you to fly to Chengdu and take a flight to Lhasa from Chengdu. In this way, we can have someone come to the airport to deliver your Tibet travel permit. The permit delivery fee is 300 RMB.

If you are taking a train from other regions to Tibet. You will only require a copy of the Tibet travel permit while getting your train ticket or boarding the train to Lhasa. So we will have to send you the picture of your permit via email. Please make sure you have access to your email in China and use a messager App call WeChat.

If you are coming from Chongqing to Lhasa in Train. You will need the original permit and hence we will have to send it to your hotel in China. Or arrange someone to drop it for you.

Overland drive to Tibet.

Yes, you can do overland drive to Tibet from Yunnan, Sichuan and Xinjiang prefecture of China. In this case, we will have to send the tour guide and Driver (if our car is booked) to meet you either at the Provincial border or any place in the given province. The overland journey is popular for its beautiful landscape and extended journey.

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