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Kathmandu Lhasa Overland Tour

Lhasa Overland Tour Travelers who would like to make an overland journey to Lhasa and afterward would like to make indepenent activities can take the following tours which we have given in this section. According to the recent traveling rule declared by the Chinese government, individual travelers (regardless of the group size) can travel to Tibet via Nepal without any problem; however there are some bureaucratic formalities that must be followed.

1. You MUST be accompanied by a tour guide while traveling in Tibet. He/she will help you dealing with the Chinese authorities at checkpoints en route

2. Tour itinerary and the places to visit in Tibet MUST be finalized in advance and stated clearly. While applying for a travel permit, a copy of this should be attached, they will issue the permit accordingly. According to the places mentioned in the itinerary, we must obtain a travel permit from the Tibet Tourism Bureau (Lhasa). Our company will do this on your behalf.

3. Since there is no public transportation available from Zhang-Mu to Lhasa, we MUST rent a Land Cruiser / Jeep / Bus depending on the group size. The cost will be shared amongst the group member. So, the more people there are the cheaper the price.

4. You are NOT allowed to travel in Tibet with an individual Chinese visa via Nepal (from mainland China it is possible), so you must obtain the Tibet visa which will only be issued by the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. After Tibet, if you would like to head out to mainland China, this visa will allow you TO ENTER but once you are in mainland China this visa will be replaced with an individual Chinese visa. The normal process takes 5 working days to get the visa from the Chinese Embassy and it costs US $ 26. However, if time is limited we can obtain the visa quicker by paying an express charge which is US $ 17 more. The visa section of the Chinese Embassy is only opened on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 09:30 am till 11:30 am.