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iris answered at 5 months ago

All members in a group have to be with the same nationality - owning a passport issued by the same country. This is mainly to avoid individual travelers from trying to join in a tour when arrive in Tibet (all travelers are required to travel in a group). However, China Highlights will work with our local travel agency and try our best to arrange a Permit for our customers, even they are holding passports of different countries.

All tours must be booked in advance by a Chinese travel agency. Your whole tour within Tibet must be accompanied by a licensed tour guide.

All hotels must be booked in advance. Not all hotels in Lhasa have the right permits to allow foreign travelers. All hotel reservations must be made at hotels that officially allow foreigners.

Book the tour at least 15 days in advance. It normally takes 2-3 days to confirm the hotel bookings and about 10 days for the Tibet Tourism Bureau to issue you the Tibet permit. It would be wise to leave enough time to prepare for the trip in advance.

lavender0108 answered at 5 months ago

The only way to enter Tibet is to travel in a group. No individual travelers are allowed to travel to Tibet at the moment, at least before the Olympics. The minimum number of members in the group is 2 at the moment (Source: Tibet Tourism Bureau.). But we are not sure that whether the number will change to 3 or 4 in the near future or not.

cactus answered at 5 months ago

All the members in a group are required to provide the following information to their travel agency: a), a copy of China Visa; b), a copy of your passport(must be clear and high resolution); c), full names; d),your birthday, ; e),your current profession; f),your nationality ; g), your gender. All the information must be true. Your travel agency will need to submit your information to Tibet Tourism Bureau who will strictly review before issuing the permits. Failure by one member to meet all the requirements will mean the whole tour group may be refused a permit. Details to apply for a Tibet Travel Permit

Some of the attractions in Tibet is still unavailable to foreign tourists. We have been informed that Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, Ganden Monastery in Lhasa, Samye Monastery in Shannan, Tibetan Family visits are now closed to foreign tourists.