7:30 AM Tibet Travel Tips: Entry Permit, Etiquette and Taboo | ||||
#travel to tibet # Tibet Travel TipsThis chapter provides full information for the visitors including the planning of Tibet trips, practical information and some travel tips. Through them, hope you can have a good preparation. Tibet Entry Permit (click to enlarge) Considering the special ethnic traditions, the cultural relics, the environmental protection and the transportation capacity of Tibet, Chinese Government regulates that non-Chinese citizens, including foreign visitors, Taiwan visitors and overseas Chinese must have a Tibet Travel Permit as well as a valid passport and a visa (Visitors from countries having visa exemption agreement with Hong Kong do not need a visa) to visit Tibet. A visa can be obtained from the local Chinese consulate in your country. However, the foreign journalists and diplomats are not allowed to go to the region as a visitor. Further Reading: China Embassies Abroad Foreign Embassies and Consulates in China Who has to carry a Tibet Travel Permit? 1. The Taiwan visitors, who do not have the valid identity card of China 2. Non-Chinese passport holders 3. The overseas Chinese, who do not have Chinese passport Note: The Hong Kong and Macau citizens who hold SAR passport, Home-Visiting Certificate or Permit to Traveling to and from Hong Kong and Macau do not need a Tibet Travel Permit. Since the government encourages group tours to Tibet, the permit is issued only to tour groups traveling with a Chinese tour operator. The permit is issued for free by Tibet Tourism Bureau. Your travel agency will represent you to facilitate the application process. For those overseas visitors want to go to the region as an individual, the administrative offices of Tibet Tourism Bureau in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu (in Sichuan) and Golmud (in Qinghai) will answer for the related affairs. Tibet Tourism Bureau Tel: 0086-891-6835472/ 6834315 Address: No.3 Norbulingka Road, Lhasa Information on the administrative offices of Tibet Tourism Bureau: 1. Chengdu Office Tel: 028-8555171 Address: No.3 Wuhou Hengjie, Chengdu
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