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Tibet Travel Permit

Contrary to popular belief, a tangible Tibet Travel Permit aka Tibet Tourism Bureau (T.T.B.) permit does exist and there are no plans of eliminating this permit in the near future. A permit is required to enter Tibet. The TTB costs vary depending on your departure city, and there is no expiration date for the permit. You do not need a permit to leave Tibet, however you will need an additional transit permit to enter certain cities within Tibet as well as Mt. Everest Base camp (60 Yuan per person, 405 Yuan per vehicle), which can be easily arranged by your tour operator. You do need a China Visa as well as a passport that is valid for at least 6 months before applying for the TTB.

This is how the Tibet Travel Permit looks like. It consists of 2 pages.

Everyone can get a Tibet permit through a travel agency except diplomats, journalists, and government officials who should travel to Tibet under the arrangement by the Foreign Affairs Office of Tibet Government.

How To get the permit:

There are two ways leading to Tibet, one is from other parts of China, the other is form Nepal.

If you are planning to enter Tibet from other places of China, you can claim for it from our local offices of your planned previous city to Tibet, e.g. Chengdu if by air, Golmud if by Qinghai-Tibet Highway. It is a must document when you are boarding the air to Tibet.

If you are planning to enter Tibet from Nepal, you can obtain the fax copy of this permit from the Chinese Embassy in Katmandu. Please allow at least 2 days to get it. After you land at Lhasa if you fly from Katmandu to Lhasa, Our guide will meet you (at the Lhasa airport if you fly from Katmandu or at the Border if you travel though friendship highway) and forward the original Permit to you.

Permits are arranged by tour agencies only. It normally takes 1-10 business days, depending on how you plan on entering Tibet. 1 Day for flying into Tibet and up to 10 days if you plan on entering Tibet by land via a Land cruiser or by train. You just need to show your passport (or fax in a copy of your passport main page) to begin the permit issuing process. You can apply for the permit as an individual or as a group.

Sample Costs of just the TTB: ($1USD = 7.75YUAN)

By Air:
Beijing: 400Yuan
Xian: 500 Yuan
Chengdu: 700Yuan
Zhongdian: 1040 Yuan

By Bus/Landcruiser:
Zhongdian Landcruiser: 1350 Yuan
Chengdu Landcruiser: 1200 Yuan
Golmund: 1100 Yuan

By Train:
Beijing to Lhasa: 700 Yuan
Golmund to Lhasa: 400 Yuan
Xian to Lhasa: 600 Yuan
Guangzhou to Lhasa: 600 Yuan
Shanghai to Lhasa: 700 Yuan
Special tourist train: 500 Yuan

PSB Permit - Alien's Travel Permit

If you want to go further to the "unopened" areas, you need an Alien's travel permit issued by PSB of Tibet. It is called "Alien's Travel Permit" or "PSB permit". This can be arranged by any tour agency in Tibet.

Military Permit

Military Permit is required if you are planning to travel to Ngari, Nyingchi, and Nagqu which are regard as the military sensitive areas in Tibet. It is issued by the Military office in Lhasa and we will need you to provide your passport, Tibet permit to apply for it. It normally takes 1-2 week days and the cost is 100 yuan/person.

Permit Issuing offices:

Beijing Branch Office Tel: 0086-10-84477899 Fax: 0086-10-84476503
        Mrs. Cao:
        Tel: 8610-66569109　8610-84477899 8610-84476703 8610-84476503　
        Fax: 8610-66569107 8610-84476503 8610-84477899
        Web: www.tibettour.net.cn　
        Mail: tibettour2001@vip.sina.com
        Address: A28F Oriental Kenzo Plaza, Dongzhimen, Beijing 100027 P.R.C.

Hong Kong Branch Office Tel: (00852)28383391 Fax: (00852)228841535

Shanghai Branch Office Tel: 0086-21-6228845 Fax: 0086-21-63231016

Chengdu Branch Office Tel: 0086-28-85551719 Fax: 0086-28-8555171985551719

Ge'er Mu Branch Office Tel: 0086-979-8483532 Fax: 0086-979-8483532

Xi'an Branch Office Tel: 0086-29-87815987 Fax: 0086-29-87815987

Yunnan Xianggelila Branch Office Tel: 0086-887-8229028 Fax: 0086-887-8227892

Xining Branch Office Tel: 0086-971-8459840 Fax: 0086-971-8459840

Zhangmu Branch Office Tel: 0086-892-8743733 Fax: 0086-892-891