To receive a full refund, you must contact us at least 25 days prior to your scheduled tour date. Cancellations made within 25 days of the tour will incur a $250 termination fee. Unfortunately, no refunds will be issued for cancellations made within 36 hours of the tour or for no-shows. For more details, please refer to our Reservation Policy.

After confirming your tour with us, you are requested to send us clear scanned files of your passport and China visa in order to process Tibet Travel Permit. If your China Visa is not tourist visa “L visa”, then you are requested to provide additional documents such as student certificates, work permits, residential permits etc.

Yes, we do hike in rain, snow, wind, or any other weather conditions that nature presents—it’s all part of the adventure! However, safety is our top priority. If the weather is deemed unsafe, the trip itinerary will be adjusted or postponed. In such cases, you’ll be notified during the week of your Tibet trip about any changes due to weather conditions.

the Adventures In Tibet accepts Direct Bank Transfer and Western Union methods for deposit and you are pay the balance at arrival in Lhasa. At your tour confirmation, you will be assisted to know how to pay the tour price.

While our Tibet tour cost covers most essential expenses such as permits, accommodation, transportation, and guided activities, there may be additional fees depending on your preferences and circumstances. These could include:

1. Meals: Some tours may not include all meals, especially lunch or dinner, so you may need to cover these separately.
2. Personal Expenses: Costs for items such as snacks, beverages, souvenirs, laundry, or personal shopping.
3. Tips for Guides and Drivers: Although tipping is not mandatory in Tibet, it is appreciated as a gesture of gratitude for excellent service.
4. Extra Activities: Optional activities or extensions beyond the standard itinerary may incur additional charges.
5. Travel Insurance: We recommend purchasing travel insurance to cover unexpected incidents, which is not included in the tour cost.
6. International and Domestic Flights/Train Tickets: These are often excluded unless specifically mentioned in the package.
7. Visa Fees: You will need a valid Chinese visa to enter Tibet, which is not included in the tour cost.

If you have specific requirements or questions about Tibet travel, feel free to contact us for a detailed breakdown.

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Our tour reservation policy

Yes. Reservations are required for guaranteed spots on all Tibet tours. Reservations help us determine the arrangement we need to ensure our clients remain manageable and enjoyable, and they allow us to notify you of changes to the tour due to anything that could disturb the tour.

Boarding flight and train to Tibet is strict for all foreigner travellers. However, we will make you know and do the rest for you once your tour is confirmed with us. The most important thing is to get your original Tibet travel permit which we will send to your hotel or city, where you might first-arrive in China.

We understand that you might not have access to a printer while traveling, so a printed copy is not required. Our tour guide will be waiting for you at the airport or train station with a name sign for easy identification.

With the exception of travel in the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Amdo and Kham regions of Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan, and Qinghai, do not require special travel permits. Any Chinese visa is acceptable. However, certain parts of these regions are occasionally inaccessible. Please contact us for up-to-date information on travel in Tibetan cultural areas outside of the TAR. Read about Tibet permit.

The official name of the Tibet travel permit is sometimes incorrectly spelled as Tibet visa, but calling it as Tibet Entrance Permit is alternatively used! A Tibet travel permit is being issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau with a licensed travel agency in Lhasa. Our Tibet tour operator will submit your documents to Tibet tourism bureau on your behalf after confirming a trip with us. You are only require to provide copies of your passport and Chinese Visa. It is easy to apply from our end but not ineligible from your end.

Wear whatever is comfortable. However, it is recommended to wear a formal cloth especially entering a monastery and public areas. Check the whether condition on internet or ask your trip advisor for preferable cloths.

Not much, remember our trips are all inclusive. We do suggest you bring appropriate clothing to fit the season and medicines for high altitude.

Tibet travel FAQs about traveling Lhasa by train, we will send a copy of your Tibet travel permit through email which later you can print out before board in train. If you decided to go to Tibet by train, you should let us know this and have booked your train ticket earlier. Summer time is usually a kind of tight at booking tibet train and it is better to confirm your Tibet tour earlier to ensure tickets are available for you. See Tibet train schedule.

Before you choice train to Lhasa, you are advised to buy hard sleeper or soft sleeper as it is quite a long time journey at least about 22 hours from the nearest city to Lhasa. Hard seat is a metal seat where all passengers sit next to each other and might not be able to sleep in the night. Hard sleeper costs around RMB 500 according to upper and lower beds, Soft-sleeper is RMB 400 more expensive.

The dining room in the train usually considered to be number 8th or 10th compartment where you will get Chinese cuisines, noodles, soups and some Tibetan dishes. There is also a delivery cart bringing dishes every meal time. Prices are around RMB 20 for any kind meal delivering. For breakfast, they generally serve pickles, eggs, bread and rise porridge which costs around RMB 10.

If you need to charge your electronic devices on the train, there are electric outlets in the corridors of each compartment. In the train you better bring with you A,C plugs if you don’t have.

Trains to Lhasa are a kind of well designed and pressurise to prevent altitude sickness for the passengers. Once you arrived at Lhasa (3650 meters), you need to stay and visit Lhasa city 3 to 4 days as all the tourists do for acclimatisations before heading into higher plateau.

If you are about to cancel the ticket, the charge is around 20% of the total price. Check Tibet train tours. Let Adventures In Tibet know if you want us to book your tickets without booking fee.

This is a secure permit launched only in Tibet Autonomous Region which the government to adjust a better ways for touring stability. Tibet travel permit is being issued by Tibet tourism bureau about 25 days prior to your arrival date.

Tibet travel permit has four kinds: Tibet tourism bureau permit (TTB), military permit, foreign affair permit and public security bureau(PSB) permit. This permits distribute to agent in the last 3 to 7 days. These permits are no longer eligible for personals except contacting a local travel agency in Lhasa to get it. To avoid the burden process like urgent handles, please confirm your Tibet tour prior 20 days you enter Tibet. Read our travel tips for insightful guide.

Independent travelers are currently not allowed in Tibet Autonomous Region. Instead you can also book a tour to Amdo and Kham regions which are not equally valuable as were the previous provinces of Tibet. Non of them need Tibet travel permit.

Travel FAQs about entering Tibet from Nepal requires Tibet Group Visa from Chinese Embassy to Kathmandu. Tibet Group Visa is a paper issued in Kathmandu listed details of your information according to passports of the group members. The dates of entry and exit are being recorded according to length of tour you booked with a local travel agency in Tibet in Nepal or Tibet, as a possible to extend few days to stay in Tibet autonomous region only. However, a travel agency based in Lhasa must to process all necessary visa invitation and travel permit to Tibet even if you book with agencies based in Nepal.

Once you arrive in Kathmandu, you will need to apply for Tibet group visa to enter Tibet and your individual visa will be cancelled at the same time if you already have one. This means you are only eligible with a group visa to visit Tibet from Nepal.

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