Tibet Travel FAQs

Yes, you can By default, the payment-method is by Credit Card; Currently, accepted credit cards are

• Visa card
• American Express
• Mastercard
• Discover card
• JCB cards
• Diners Club International

If your card may not be one of above listed, you are welcome to use PayPal to make the payment, or you may use direct bank transfer to make the payment. If you may choose to send the payment by bank remittance, please contact us first, we will send you our company’s bank detail and assisting you to make the bank remittance

Single supplement is a charge paid by a visitor whom takes a full room occupied alone. Most hotel rooms are priced for double occupancy, when only one visitor occupies a full room during a trip, then a supplement of other half of the room will be applied; The large size (king-size) room is a variant of the standard room. Although it is one bed, the price of such room is generally the same or even higher than the standard room, so the room rate is at least same as two beds room. There is a single supplement as well if one person uses a large size bed room alone

You do not need to print or carry the receipt to show your guide. Once your tour is confirmed, we will forward all needed detail to our guide before your arrival;

A 30 days prior to the departure of your scheduled tour for a full refund. Within 15 days, cancellation charge is 20% of your tour cost Within 10 days, cancellation charge is 50% of your tour cost There is no refunds for a cancellation within 5 days to your departure please visit our terms and conditions for more detail

In general, you need two documents for making a Tibet trip,

• China travel visa
• Tibet travel permits

For further more detail, please visit China visa page for detail visa application; and please visit Tibet permit page for detail requirments of tibet travel permit application

No, tourists cannot apply for Tibet Travel Permit by themselves. Tibet Travel Permit has to be applied by one tour operator based in Tibet.

In general, you need to do following preparations

• you will need to contact your travel agency to finalize a Tibet tour
• Sign a travel contract, Once the above listed are done, the process of applications of Tibet Travel Permit will be activated by your travel agency
• Provide your colored passport copy ( with minimum validity of 6 month)

The Permit applications will be done by the travel agency you choose

In general, there are 3 ways that you can receive Tibet travel permit

• If you travel to Tibet from any city in the mainand of China by flight, then please provide your hotel which you’ll stay before departure of the flight to Lhasa; we will use carrier to send the Tibet Travel Permit to you
• If you travel to Tibet from any city in China by train, then we’ll email you a E-copy of your tibet travel permit, and please printed out and carry it with you during your journey to Lhasa;
• If you travel to Tibet from Nepal; then please provide your Nepal travel agent contact detail, we will be in touch with them to arrange all, and then you don’t need to do anything

Usually, It is recommended to make your booking 30 days prior to trip departure; OR 45 days before your departure for trips to West Tibet, such as visit to Mt Kailash,

No, you can’t travel Tibet without a guide. It is a must to have a tour guide when travel in Tibet

Yes, you can travel without a guide in Kham.

Not the entire area of Amdo (currently Qinghai province), however, the most tourists attractions foreign visitors are allowed to tour without a guide in Amdo