Travel Permits for Visiting Tibet

Tibet serves as one of the most popular holiday destinations in the South Asia. It is an autonomous

region located to the south eastern China. It is known for it’s hilly areas, mountains, lakes and

monasteries and also for a number of other tourist attractions. Many people visit Tibet as a part of their

pilgrimage trip and again many others keep Tibet on their must visit list while holidaying in China. It has a

pleasant weather throughout the year thought the most ideal or the peak season for the tourists is

essentially from the month of April to October. During this time of the year Tibet also receives rain.

The beauty of Tibet

Few of the most beautiful regions

in Tibet are the Shingatse, Lhasa,

Shangri-La etc. Tibet boasts of

many mountain ranges which

includes the Himalayan mountain

range border it to the south and

also the Mt. Everest which is the

highest peak in the world. It even

has few of the oldest and the

largest monasteries in the world.

The Tibetan tourism has

developed over the years and has

become a very popular tourism destination. The typically Tibetan style buildings and the Tibetan food is

also favourites amongst the Tourists. Different conducted tours arranges for all the most exciting

attractions in Tibet in a safe and secured way. One can plan a customized private tour or group Travel to

Tibet depending on own choices.

Documents needed

There are few official documents required for acquiring Tibet travel permits. Tibet is a Chinese province

officially though operates autonomously and thus a valid Chinese Visa is required to acquire the Tibet

travel permit. Since it is an autonomous region and is not as same as the other parts of the Mainland

China, few more documents are required in order to travel to Tibet. The Tibet Travel Permits are not the

same for all the places in Tibet and they vary from places with the Tibet. Special permits are required for

those willing to visit the Mt. Everest camp or the Mt. Kailash. There are four main types of permits

required for travelling to Tibet, they are the China Visa or the Tibet Group Visa, Tibet Travel Permit,

Alien’s Travel Permits and the Military Permits. It is necessary for every traveller to apply for the permits

atleast 15 days prior to the journey.

There are basically two types of Chinese Visas, the Alien Visa and the Group Visa. The alien visas which

are marked with an ‘L’ are given to the foreigners who come to Tibet for a short stay that is about 30

days and doesn’t extend beyond 90 days of stay. The Group Visa on the other hand is applicable to

tourists who travel to Tibet in groups and these visas are issued on a separate paper instead of on the

passports. For the tourists who will be entering Tibet from Kathmandu in Nepal requires to have the Visa

issued from the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu no matter even if they already have a Chinese Visa.