Visa Information

All tourists visiting Tibet requires valid Chinese visa & a special Alien Travel Permit, which they can obtain only by joining tours organized by recognized travel agencies in Kathmandu. Those who arrive in Kathmandu with a Chinese visa issued by Chinese Consulates outside of Kathmandu will find it useless for entry into Tibet because the Chinese Embassy of Kathmandu will cancel them.

There is no minimum group size requirement for traveling into Tibet. As long as one is traveling in an organized tour visa will be issued for even individuals. Please note Tibet visa regulations often change & hence the mentioned information may not be true at the time of your travel to Tibet.

Diplomatic passport holders must get clearance from Beijing for travel into Tibet, which often takes long time. It is advisable to travel on non-diplomatic passports, if you have one.

We require at least 7 working days to process your Tibet visa via Lhasa & at least 4 days in Kathmandu for the Chinese Embassy to verify your passport. Consular section of the Chinese Embassy is open for business between 10-12 am on Monday, Wednesday & Friday only. Normal group visa fee for USA nationals is USD 200.00 and for non-USA national it is USD 116.00 per person. Visas can also be issued in less than 3 days upon payment of additional USD 17.00 per person which is the visa rush fees.

Those entering via Mainland China must pay a handling charge of USD 25 to our China agent for handling Tibet permits, booking & issuing of flight tickets.

Flight fare KTM/LHASA/KTM - US $ 520 + 202 (Insurance + Tax)
Flight fare KTM/LHASA - US $ 273 + 106 (Insurance + Tax)

GROUP CHINESE VISA & TIBET ( TTB ) PERMIT PROCEDURE

We will have to obtain the Group Chinese Visa for you here at Kathmandu and for which you will need to send to us, through E-MAIL, your complete personal details (each one of them mentioned below ). You will also need to e-mail us a JPG attachment of the scanned image of your passport ( photo-page), at the earliest so that we can get your necessary Group Chinese Visa and TTB Permit processed as well as get your Kathmandu – Lhasa flight ticket confirmed well in advance.

NOTE: All passports has to have a validity of six months more from the date of entry to Tibet. Passports should also have some blank pages incase the Chinese Embassy here in Kathmandu wants to stamp the visa.

FIRST NAME:
MIDDLE NAME:
FAMILY NAME:
DATE OF BIRTH:
SEX:
NATIONALITY:
OCCUPATION:
PASSPORT NUMBER:
PASSPORT ISSUED DATE:
PASSPORT EXPIRY DATE: