Important Information and Itineraries
We make travel to Lhasa as easy as possible while offering affordable prices with the maximum amount of freedom to do what you want!
How do we obtain a permit for you?
All Tibet travel permits are issued at the Tibet Travel Bureau in Lhasa. Foreigners can not directly obtain a travel permit through this office. Only travel agencies in China can obtain these permits.
In order for a permit to be issued, you must have a fully booked tour for the duration of your stay inside of the Tibet Autonomous Region. This includes:
- Travel tickets to Lhasa
- Permit for Lhasa and additional permits for travel outside of Lhasa
- Itinerary for all days in Lhasa and surrounding areas
- Registered guide
- Registered car and driver for any trips outside of Lhasa
- All accommodations must also be booked at approved foreign tourist hotels
- Proof of travel leaving the Tibet Autonomous Region
Below is a list of our pre-planned trips in Lhasa and the surrounding area. If you would like to do something different let us know and we will do our best to arrange a custom trip for you.
Who is eligible for a permit through us?
If you have a tourist visa, F visa, or Z visa we can process permits for you. X, F, and Z visas require proof of study or work in China. Please obtain a stamped letter from your employer or school stating your position. Your student ID or Chinese work permit are not enough.
We cannot process permits for:
- Diplomats
- Journalists
- Press Agents
- Tibetan expatriates
- Anyone involved in organizations or activities that would disrupt the peace and prosperity of Tibet.
What we need from you
We will need a color scan of your passport and current Chinese visa. Your Chinese visa must be valid throughout the duration of your stay in Tibet.
We need 10 days to process your permit, so make sure to plan for this.
Note: If you need an visa extenstion it is extremely difficult to receive one in Tibet. You should try and get one before going to Tibet.
Please note what type of visa you have and provide us with any additional information we may need.
- Tourist (L) visa requires no extra documentation.
- Business (Z) visas require that you also send us a copy of your work permit and an official letter from your company.
- (F) visa you also must provide a letter from your company or school with this visa.
- Student (X) visas require that you give proof of your enrollment at your place of study. A letter from your university with the school stamp on it is needed.
Important information regarding train tickets
In the first half of this year Lhasa hosted approximately 1 million tourists. This large amount of travel to Lhasa makes getting train tickets very difficult to obtain for all cities in China. The prices for tickets changes all of the time based on the going rate at the time. It is best if you plan to travel by train to give yourself an extra few days to insure there is not a problem.
You must also read and agree to the clauses in our agreement. We will give this to you when you start the process.
Preview our Tibet Travel Agreement here:
Tibet Travel Package Prices
Trip 1 (Inside Lhasa Tour)
* Day 1: Take the train from Xining to Lhasa
* Day 2: Arrive in Lhasa in the evening
* Day 3: Lhasa (Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Square)
* Day 4: Lhasa (Potala Palace, Norbulingka)
* Day 5: Lhasa (Ramoche Temple, Tibet Museum)
* Day 6: Depart from Lhasa
Trip 2 (Inside Lhasa and Nam Tso Lake tour)
* Day 1: Take the train from Xining to Lhasa
* Day 2: Arrive in Lhasa in the evening
* Day 3: Lhasa (Jokang Temple, Barkhor Square)
* Day 4: Lhasa (Potala Palace, Norbulinka)
* Day 5: Lhasa (Ramoche Temple, Tibet Museum)
* Day 6: Nam Tso Lake Day trip
* Day 7: Depart Lhasa
Trip 3 (Lhasa and 2 Day Trip Outside Lhasa)
* Day 1: Take the train from Xining to Lhasa
* Day 2: Arrive in Lhasa in the evening
* Day 3: Lhasa
* Day 4: Lhasa
* Day 5: Lhasa-Tidrum Nunnery-Drigung Monastery-Lhasa
* Day 6: Lhasa-Samye Monastery-Lhasa
* Day 7: Lhasa
* Day 8: Depart from Lhasa
Trip 4 (Lhasa - Samye - Yarlung Valley)
* Day 1: Take the train from Xining to Lhasa
* Day 2: Arrive in Lhasa in the evening
* Day 3: Lhasa
* Day 4: Lhasa
* Day 5: Lhasa-Samye-Tsetang
* Day 6: Tsetang-Yumbulagang-Tsetang
* Day 7: Tsetang-Mindroling-Lhasa
* Day 8: Lhasa
* Day 9: Depart from Lhasa
Trip 5 (Everest Base Camp Tour)
* Day 1: Take the train from Xining to Lhasa
* Day 2: Arrive in Lhasa in the evening
* Day 3: Lhasa (Jokang Temple, Barkhor Square)
* Day 4: Lhasa (Potala Palace, Norbulinka)
* Day 5: Lhasa to Yamdrok Lake to Gyantse
* Day 6: Gyantse to Shigatse
* Day 7: Shigatse to Shegar (New Tingri)
* Day 8: Shegar to Everest Base Camp and back to Shegar
* Day 9: Shegar to Shigatse
* Day 10: Shigatse to Lhasa
* Day 11: Depart Lhasa
(not included Everest Base Camp car fee Y400 and Everest Base Camp entrance ticket Y180 per person including the guide which the group is required to pay for)
Trip 6 (Everest Base Camp and Nepal Border Tour)
* Day 1: Take the train from Xining to Lhasa
* Day 2: Arrive in Lhasa in the evening
* Day 3: Lhasa (Jokang Temple, Barkhor Square)
* Day 4: Lhasa (Potala Palace, Norbulinka)
* Day 5: Lhasa to Yamdrok Lake to Gyantse
* Day 6: Gyantse to Shigatse
* Day 7: Shigatse to Shegar (New Tingri)
* Day 8: Shegar to Everest Base Camp and back to Shegar
* Day 9: Shegar to Zhangmu (Nepal Border)
(not included Everest Base Camp car fee Y400 and Everest Base Camp entrance ticket Y180 per person including the guide which the group is required to pay for)
Trip 7 (3 days in Lhasa and 3 days outside of Lhasa and EBC to Border)
* Day 1: Take train from Xining to Lhasa
* Day 2: Pick up from train station and transfer to hotel
* Day 3: Sightseeing inside Lhasa with guide
* Day 4: Sightseeing inside Lhasa with guide
* Day 5: Sightseeing inside Lhasa with guide
* Day 6: Lhasa drive to Namtso lake and overnight in Damxung
* Day 7: Namtso Lake drive to Reting monastery
* Day 8: Reting monastery drive to Drigungtill monastery and overnight in Tidrum nunnery hot spring
* Day 9: Tidrum Nunnery - Ganden monastery - Lhasa
* Day 10: Lhasa Drive - Yamdrok lake - Samding Monastery - Gyantse
* Day 11: Gyantse - Shalu monastery - Shigatse
* Day 12: Shigatse - Sakya Monastery - Sheger
* Day 13: Sheger - Geu La pass(see 5 mountains above 8000m plus) - Rongbuk monastery to Everest basecamp and overnight in Rongbuk monastery Guest house
* Day 14: Rongbuk monastery - Old Tingri Zhangmu (Chinese Border)
(not included Everest Base Camp car fee Y400 and Everest Base Camp entrance ticket Y180 per person including the guide which the group is required to pay for)
Trip 8 (Lhasa - Mount Kailash - Lake Manasarovar - Lhasa)
* Day 1: Take the train from Xining-Lhasa
* Day 2: Arrive in Lhasa in the evening
* Day 3: Lhasa
* Day 4: Lhasa
* Day 5: Lhasa
* Day 6: Lhasa-Yamdrok Lake-Gyantse
* Day 7: Gyantse-Shigatse
* Day 8: Shigatse-Saga
* Day 9: Saga-Paryang
* Day 10: Paryang-Lake Manasarovar
* Day 11: Lake Manasarovar-Darchen
* Day 12: First day of Kailash kora
* Day 13: Second day of Kailash kora
* Day 14: Third day of Kailash kora-Lake Manasarovar
* Day 15: Lake Manasarovar
* Day 16: Lake Manasarovar-Paryang
* Day 17: Paryang-Saga
* Day 18: Saga-Shigatse
* Day 19: Shigatse-Lhasa
* Day 20: Depart Lhasa
Trip 9 (Lhasa - Kailash - Manasarovar - Guge Kingdom - Ali - Nepal Border)
* Day 1: Take the train from Xining-Lhasa
* Day 2: Arrive in Lhasa in the evening
* Day 3: Lhasa
* Day 4: Lhasa
* Day 5: Lhasa
* Day 6: Lhasa-Yamdrok Lake-Gyantse
* Day 7: Gyantse-Shigatse
* Day 8: Shigatse-Saga
* Day 9: Saga-Paryang
* Day 10: Paryang-Lake Manasarovar
* Day 11: Lake Manasarovar-Darchen
* Day 12: First day of Kailash kora
* Day 13: Second day of Kailash kora
* Day 14: Third day of Kailash kora-Lake Manasarovar
* Day 15: Lake Manasarovar
* Day 16: Lake Manasarovar-Toling
* Day 17: Toling Monastery-Guge Kingdom-Ali
* Day 18: Ali-Gegye
* Day 19: Gegye-Tsochen
* Day 20: Tsochen-Saga
* Day 21: Saga-Zhangmu
Trip 10 (Lhasa - Zhongdian (Shangri-La))
* Day 1: Take the train from Xining-Lhasa
* Day 2: Arrive in Lhasa in the evening
* Day 3: Lhasa
* Day 4: Lhasa
* Day 5: Lhasa
* Day 6: Lhasa-Draksum Lake
* Day 7: Draksum Lake-Lamaling Monasery-Bayi
* Day 8: Bayi-Mt. Namchak Barwa-Pomi
* Day 9: Pomi-Rawok Lake-Pasho
* Day 10: Pasho-Zogang
* Day 11: Zogang-Markham
* Day 12: Markham-Dechen
* Day 13: Dechen-Zhongdian (Shangri-La)
Trip 11 (Lhasa - Chamdo - Nagchu - Namtso)
* Day 1: Take the train from Xining-Lhasa
* Day 2: Arrive in Lhasa in the evening
* Day 3: Lhasa
* Day 4: Lhasa
* Day 5: Lhasa
* Day 6: Lhasa-Draksum Lake
* Day 7: Draksum Lake-Bayi
* Day 8: Bayi-Mt. Namchak Barwa-Pomi
* Day 9: Pomi-Rawok Lake-Pasho
* Day 10: Pasho-Chamdo
* Day 11: Chamdo
* Day 12: Chamdo-Riwoche-Dengchen
* Day 13: Dengchen-Sok
* Day 14: Sok-Nagchu
* Day 15: Nagchu-Nam Tso
* Day 16: Nam Tso-Lhasa
* Day 17: Depart from Lhasa
What is Included in these trips?
Includes:
Hard sleeper train ticket from Xining to Lhasa, guide fees, car, driver, all fuel costs and all necessary permits for travel to and outside of Lhasa.
Not included:
Entrance fees, accommodations or meals.
Note: The below prices include train tickets. During the summer months train tickets are very difficult to obtain and the prices are not guaranteed. We are committed to getting the cheapest tickets possible, and appreciate your understanding if the price changes during the purchase of your tickets.
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