Tibet Travel Agency Warning: Currently there are few famous Tibet travel websites which rank top on google when you google “Tibet Tour” or “Tibet Travel” and actually these are not reputable and reliable. Tibet local travel agencies are lack of online promotion skills and so those few top ranking websites receives lots and lots of Tibet tour inquiries and every of their group tours to Mt. Everest base camp has no less than 12 travelers. According to the latest 2017 Tibet transport situation, Tibet travel price decrease little bit and especially for those big size Everest base camp group tours, their price of 950-1050 USD per person is sky high price (frankly those tours net cost is no more than 450 USD per person), and the group size is too big. As one long standing local Tibet travel agency and tour operator- Tibet Ctrip Travel Service (another newly branch website of TibetTravelExpert.com) is trying to arrange small size group tours of Tibet. Our average Everest group tour size is 4-6 pax per group. For more details, you are welcome to contact our Tibet travel agency now.

This is a common question that each traveler to Tibet should ask himself or herself before book a tour. Right now there are many Tibet tour websites. Normally Tibetan owned and Tibet based travel agencies have poor internet promotion skills than those few top ranking Chinese tour websites. Currently only 1 or 2 websites arranged more than 70% of the foreign travelers to Tibet each year. And the typical features of these websites included points below:

•  They put some Tibetan people’s name on their websites as their TripAdvisor, writing blogs, answering questions, explaining client’s reviews on TripAdvisor review, frankly who knows they are Tibetan or Han Chinese or not.
• They spend big money on google advertisement to attract more than 60% of the total Tibet tour inquiries.
• They have the most departures for the 8 days Everest Group tours and each of their tours has 12 pax and even more but on their websites they only put the pax of Number “8”. These are downgraded Tibet travel services, eg. the Ganggyan Hotel is very basic (only good point is good location), if the group size goes to 12 pax, the net cost per person goes down sharply and travelers are raped off on prices. As insider’s point of view, those tours net cost could be as low as 450-500 USD per person at most. But each of the traveler paid more than double.
• The travel advisors are not based in Lhasa, but in Chengdu or somewhere in Guilin, or Xi’an.
• These websites are famous for fixed departure groups tours.

So if you really want to support a Lhasa based reliable Tibet travel agency, never choose any websites as explained above.

Well you should choose a local reliable Tibet travel agency with less or “0” google Ads spending?

The answer to this question is very simple:

• Each small travel agencies (especially the few Tibetan owned) focused more on Tibet travel service quality and the service is very individual and personal.
• The travel advisors are based in Lhasa, and know what is going on everyday in Tibet.
• With the decrease of the transport cost in Tibet, 4-6 or 8 pax really small size Tibet Everest group tour is with much higher quality.
• For private Tibet tour, normally Tibetan local travel websites sell sky high or very high prices than agency like Tibet Ctrip Travel Service or Tibet Travel Expert Service.

Why you should choose and book with Lhasa based and experienced agency who sells fairly lower prices?

• Everyone knows that, many overseas organizers or individual Tibetan culture or food related websites also sell tours to Tibet. These prices are of course the highest because they are not based in Lhasa and they would get high commission from the sells prices to local.
• There are only few agencies who still focus more on service quality and at the same time sell fairly lower prices. Tibet Ctrip Travel Service (another name is Tibet Travel Expert Service) is such one Lhasa based travel agency and tour operator.

Which kind of websites you should not trust when you book a Tibet tour?

• They claim the Tibet travel permits are “FREE” but they do not offer you permits without booking a tour. It means there must be tourists traps, at least it is not honest.
• The sites who claim the permits can be as expensive as US$200-300 USD per person. This is fake and sky high price for permits services.

Should you have any questions, please contact with our agency by email to or online Tibet tour inquiry.

Viator is world famous and has huge traveler’s internet traffic and it is a sub-company to TripAdvisor. To some points of view, it is easy and convenient to book with Viator directly. However as local Tibet tour agent and tour operator, we know the price is very sensitive to overseas clients. You know, the Viator platform takes more nearly 20% or above from their online sales price, and there is no way for a local Tibet travel agency to provide high quality services even without profit. But a funny point is, right now a few famous travel websites do sell lots of cheap Tibet tours on Viator because of their big size group tours, they can still generate huge profit, that is why we do not recommend you to book with these sites. As you may know, Tibet travel cost is already much higher than most advanced countries. You’d better try your best to find local reliable Tibet travel agency websites and find your ideal tour products you really want.

Your one-stop shop for finding the best flights from Bangkok to Lhasa. Lhasa based travel agency Tibet Travel Expert Service has more than 15 years experiences organizing Thailand travelers to Tibet. And we can help you find the cheaper airfare for flying to Tibet from BKK, Thailand. However there is no direct flight between Tibet and Thailand. The suggested flight route will be BKK-KMG-LXA, BKK-CTU-LXA, BKK-Guangzhou-Lhasa, or sometimes the airfare for flight between BKK and Kathmandu is also cheap. However the 70 mins flight between Kathmandu and Tibet is expensive. We suggest you enter Tibet via China. Please check out more information for travelling to Tibet from Bangkok,Thailand.
Travel information for Bangkok, Thailand to Lhasa
Route information
Bangkok, Thailand is 1263 miles from Lhasa
Koh Samui, Thailand – Koh Samui is the most popular connection for one stop flights between Bangkok, Thailand and Lhasa

This is a common question by Vietnamese travelers to Tibet. However there is no direct flight from Hanoi to Tibet. So you have to connect via a city in Nepal or China, like Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai or Chengdu. Read further about Vietnamese travel to Tibet.

马来西亚人西藏旅行必看

之所以标题“马来西亚人西藏旅行必看”，是因为过去几年马来西亚游客到西藏旅行，其中很多人都是通过马来西亚本地华人旅行社报团参加了很多有购物陷阱的低价旅行团。通常这类旅行团被安排入住的酒店离开拉萨市中心较远，游客在市内自由活动期间非常不方便，游客别无选择，必须使用旅行社安排的车辆，然而在如此短暂的市内旅行几天，游客很少有机会自由体验各种当地自由市场，通常这样的旅行社会把客人统一带到具有高回扣的购物店，客人也没时间和精力去货比三家，所以很多客人经常费很多时间和精力，甚至是金钱去高价购买一些旅游纪念品，这种花钱买赝品，浪费宝贵的“旅行”时间去“走马观花”式的到此一游的方式实在不值得提倡。据我们从拉萨多年观察了解到的情况，我们不希望马来西亚客人在西藏的旅行是“浅尝辄止”的方式，我们希望尊贵的马来西亚客人到西藏的旅行能够和欧美客人一样，尽可能深度去体验西藏本土独特的藏族文化习俗及生活方式，以及优美的自然风景。我们旅行社有着多年接待欧美客人的实际经验，我们期待用我们最真诚的服务，给马来西亚客人带来真正的西藏深度体验。全程无购物，无进店，无加点，无隐形消费，全程优秀藏族英文导游以及藏族驾驶员。在目前西藏旅行市场上，我们可以这样说，“80%以上的马来西亚客人的西藏旅行都是西藏以外的旅行社在操作，他们没有深度服务欧美客人的经验，完全是按照“零团费，负团费”的操作模式…..”，我们衷心希望马来西亚客人到西藏旅行不要被低价所诱惑。关于更多西藏旅行信息，请参考我们的外宾旅行线路及服务细节，欢迎给我们电子邮件：Inquiry@tibettravelexpert.com.

我司官网：www.tibetlocalguide.com, https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/

Is Taxi expensive in Lhasa, Tibet?

Like most taxi in cities in China, taxi transfer is cheap. Normally it costs just few US Dollars per transfer. And it is good for short transportation (no more than 20 km),  for transfer between Lhasa city and airport, the cheaper way is to go by airline shuttle bus.

Taxi
It is easy to hail a taxi on the street in the city. Usually, it only costs CNY10-15 to travel in town by taxi. 

Reference Taxi Fare:
To Drepung Monastery: around CNY 50
To Jokhang Temple: around CNY10
To Sera Monastery: around CNY30

 Pedicab
Pedicabs are unique vehicles to get around downtown. A pedicab can carry two people and generally costs RMB 4 to 7. It is a more time-consuming journey than traveling by minibus but is an interesting and popular way to see downtown area.

Bicycle
If your schedule and health permit, riding a bike is another pleasurable way to look around the city. Bikes can be rented from many hostels along Barkhor Street. Generally, the rental for an ordinary bike is RMB 2 per hour and RMB 20 per day; for a mountain bike it is RMB 3 per hour and RMB 30 per day.

2020 最新马来西亚游客到西藏旅行注意事项

受近期新冠病毒疫情影响，西藏展缓接待国内外游客，关于最早何时开始审理西藏外宾入藏许可证的确切时间还没有公布。预计2020年西藏旅行最早要等到7月才可能逐渐回升。近年来，越来越多的东南亚游客比较青睐西藏旅行目的地，特别是马来西亚游客。每年有多达上万的马来西亚籍的旅行者前来我们美丽的西藏旅行。为了更好的服务马来西亚旅客，我们密切跟进西藏的对外旅行社政策，即时对东南亚国家提供最新西藏旅游政策发布。

西藏在中国西南边陲，位于一个特殊敏感地区，鉴于民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护以及政治和历史原因，同时也因西藏的交通状况、旅游设施及接待能力，中国国务院规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[Tibet Tourism Bureau-TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。根据国家旅游局2018年最新规定，外国旅游者，台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自助旅游，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。以下是针对马来西亚游客到西藏旅行的有关证件办理流程。

马来西亚游客的西藏旅行预订建议

• 尽量不报超低价旅行团。西藏每年有很多组织内宾（中国大陆籍游客）接待的旅行社，他们熟悉低价购物团队运作方式和购物加点操作模式，淡化旅行体验，陷阱重重，请一定要注意线路设计，小心线路中退出的自费项目。
• 尽量不用外地普通话导游，他们不太懂西藏当地的历史，宗教和文化传统，给客人的信息不准确。
• 尽量不参加低价拼团，如果自己一行已经有好几名成员，完全可以量身定制属于自己的线路，增加体验。
• 小心高价，并不是当地人开的旅行社价格就低，质量就最高。现在网络发展迅速，信息不对称的情况越来越少，所以，千万记得要找性价比高，服务质量有保证的本地旅行社。

马来西亚游客的西藏旅行入藏许可函办理流程如下：

首先，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达15年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎马来西亚客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官方网站：https://www.tibetlocalguide.com, https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/

To buy Qinghai-Tibet train tickets, you need to email your valid passport photo copy to our Tibet travel agency and once the tickets are on sales (normally at least 30 to 60 days before train departure date), we will help you buy the train tickets. While to be able to get the paper tickets and board the train from mainland China to Tibet, you will need a valid physical passport, a Chinese visa and a Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) permit (original or photo copies). The original copy of TTB permit is needed when you board the train to Tibet from Chongqing, Xian and Lanzhou, however except for three cities, the printed photocopies of permits are fine for you to claim the train tickets and board the train from Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, etc. Your Tibet TripAdvisor will reconfirm to you at least 5-10 days before your arrival date in Tibet. Please follow the link to learn more about Tibet Travel Permits Documents.

We truly recommend that you’d better get the tickets 1-2 day prior to departure date at least, and don’t forget to bring your passport to the train station. If your schedule is too tight to get the tickets in advance, you must get the train tickets 2 hours in advance in case of emergency. Once our Tibet travel agency booked the train tickets, we will send you the ticketing reconfirmation codes with which you can get the tickets out from railway station ticketing hall. Meanwhile you will need to provide the Tibet permits photo copies when you ask for the train tickets, and when you travel on the train, the railway police may check your Tibet permits document.

Qinghai Tibet train tickets prices ranges from hard seats, hard sleeper to soft sleeper, 3 categories. And it depends on which city the train is from. Different starting station has different price. Once you send your confirmed Tibet tour schedule, we will help you arrange your train tickets.

Yes, you can book your train tickets to and from Tibet (Lhasa), but you need to know that China train ticket is difficult to book for foreigners, especially during the peak period of June to August. And the train tickets to and from Lhasa start selling 30-60 days before the departure date. The train ticketing schedule situation keeps changing always. If your schedule is flexible, you can try to wait for the tickets when it is available.

Our Tibet travel agency suggest you get to the departure point city train station around 2 hours before your departure hour and be sure you have the paper tickets in hand at least 2 hours before train leaves (we suggest our clients get tickets printed out days in advance). There are so many people waiting in line, so you may need some time to check into the train.

The train has a dining car with Chinese cuisines, instant noodles and some Tibetan dishes served. If you don’t want to eat there, a delivery cart which will serve dishes to every carriage may meet your requirements. The price will be a little expensive than usual.

Each carriage has water boiler; you can get the boiled water for free with your own bottles. So drinking water or hot water supply on Tibet train is available and you never need to worry. More over you’d better prepare some easy energy food for the long time train travel.

Experts declare that taking the train travel to Lhasa does not offer much help to against AMS (Altitude Mountain Sickness) because the train is special designed and pressurized to prevent altitude sickness toward passengers. Many Tibet  tourists may have trouble sleeping on the train and feel exhausted after arrive in Lhasa, so normally we suggest our clients to spend at least 2 days in Lhasa before going to higher altitude attractions.

Electric outlets are available in the corridors of each carriages, you can charge there, but what you need to keep in mind that sockets and plugs used in China are A, C, and I.

You’d better consider to prepare some snacks and easy food; bottles for boiled water; flash light (Train lights turns off at 22:00); eyeshade and earplugs, and personal washing staff such as soap, towel, tooth brush and toothpaste, slippers, shavers and so on.

This is a common question that each traveler to Tibet should ask himself or herself before book a tour. Right now there are many Tibet tour websites. Normally Tibetan owned and Tibet based travel agencies have poor internet promotion skills than those few top ranking Chinese tour websites. Currently only 1 or 2 websites arranged more than 70% of the foreign travelers to Tibet each year. And the typical features of these websites included points below:

•  They put some Tibetan people’s name on their websites as their TripAdvisor, writing blogs, answering questions, explaining client’s reviews on TripAdvisor review, frankly who knows they are Tibetan or Han Chinese or not.
• They spend big money on google advertisement to attract more than 60% of the total Tibet tour inquiries.
• They have the most departures for the 8 days Everest Group tours and each of their tours has 12 pax and even more but on their websites they only put the pax of Number “8”. These are downgraded Tibet travel services, eg. the Ganggyan Hotel is very basic (only good point is good location), if the group size goes to 12 pax, the net cost per person goes down sharply and travelers are raped off on prices. As insider’s point of view, those tours net cost could be as low as 450-500 USD per person at most. But each of the traveler paid more than double.
• The travel advisors are not based in Lhasa, but in Chengdu or somewhere in Guilin, or Xi’an.
• These websites are famous for fixed departure groups tours.

So if you really want to support a Lhasa based reliable Tibet travel agency, never choose any websites as explained above.

Well you should choose a local reliable Tibet travel agency with less or “0” google Ads spending?

The answer to this question is very simple:

• Each small travel agencies (especially the few Tibetan owned) focused more on Tibet travel service quality and the service is very individual and personal.
• The travel advisors are based in Lhasa, and know what is going on everyday in Tibet.
• With the decrease of the transport cost in Tibet, 4-6 or 8 pax really small size Tibet Everest group tour is with much higher quality.
• For private Tibet tour, normally Tibetan local travel websites sell sky high or very high prices than agency like Tibet Ctrip Travel Service or Tibet Travel Expert Service.

Why you should choose and book with Lhasa based and experienced agency who sells fairly lower prices?

• Everyone knows that, many overseas organizers or individual Tibetan culture or food related websites also sell tours to Tibet. These prices are of course the highest because they are not based in Lhasa and they would get high commission from the sells prices to local.
• There are only few agencies who still focus more on service quality and at the same time sell fairly lower prices. Tibet Ctrip Travel Service (another name is Tibet Travel Expert Service) is such one Lhasa based travel agency and tour operator.

Which kind of websites you should not trust when you book a Tibet tour?

• They claim the Tibet travel permits are “FREE” but they do not offer you permits without booking a tour. It means there must be tourists traps, at least it is not honest.
• The sites who claim the permits can be as expensive as US$200-300 USD per person. This is fake and sky high price for permits services.

Should you have any questions, please contact with our agency by email to or online Tibet tour inquiry.

Viator is world famous and has huge traveler’s internet traffic and it is a sub-company to TripAdvisor. To some points of view, it is easy and convenient to book with Viator directly. However as local Tibet tour agent and tour operator, we know the price is very sensitive to overseas clients. You know, the Viator platform takes more nearly 20% or above from their online sales price, and there is no way for a local Tibet travel agency to provide high quality services even without profit. But a funny point is, right now a few famous travel websites do sell lots of cheap Tibet tours on Viator because of their big size group tours, they can still generate huge profit, that is why we do not recommend you to book with these sites. As you may know, Tibet travel cost is already much higher than most advanced countries. You’d better try your best to find local reliable Tibet travel agency websites and find your ideal tour products you really want.

Can you Recommend Reputable Tibet Travel Agency in Lhasa with Better Prices? This is a very common questions about Tibet travel. When you search information on TripAdvisor or google, you will easily find lots of local Tibet travel websites. Many of them are not registered tour companies at all. And many of them got many nice reviews and recommendations on TripAdvisor. More over, the famous lonely planet Tibet travel guide books also favored and picked many local travel websites. All of This looks awesome, but be careful, every agency is competing and trying to improve Tibetan travel services from every aspect. I wish you do not only consider reputation but also find a nice offer. This should be the core. In this internet transparent world, do you still want to spend too much money for the same or very identical Tibet travel itinerary and service? If so, please make more and save more money for the “Sky High local Tibet tour prices” or “Sky High Overseas Tibet tour prices”. For more details, you are welcome to contact our local Tibet travel agency now.

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Local Tibet Travel Agency arranges Holy Kailash Pilgrimage Reputable Tibet travel agency in Lhasa

How to get Tibet travel permit?

Many foreign travelers often tell us that: some travel agencies say the Tibet travel permit is totally free. Well as local Tibet travel agency, we want to tell you that, this is their promotional words and it is not free at all. This is a tourist trap and they do not offer your permits only services. They must sell you something before they can apply Tibet travel permits. And few other agencies may tell you that the permit service fee is around RMB 1500-2000, this is sky high price and this is not true as well. So for Tibet permits only, there are lots of rumors. Here lets state it clear that travel agency in Tibet must prepare lots of work to apply Tibet travel permits according to the permits schedule. If your trip is with Everest base camp, you d better confirm a tour booking at least 15 days before arrival date, and if your trip covers Mt. Kailash, it is safer to confirm a tour booking at least 30 days before arrival date. For easy cultural tour in and around Lhasa, you can even apply permits 10 days in advance only. Here below we will share how to get the Tibet travel permits.

Tibet travel permits application process:

1.  confirm a full tour or minimum tour service with local Tibet travel agency per above time schedule. It is better to confirm earlier to avoid urgent situation.
2. Once local Tibet travel agency gets your passport copy and/or China visa photo copies, they can prepare to apply permits 1 month-45 days at most.
3. Permits will be ready at least 1 weeks before your arrival date in Lhasa, as experienced Tibet travel agency, we get permits almost 20 days in advance.
4. One permits got from Lhasa, agency can send permits to your address in China, and it is not wise to send permits abroad. as the international express from Lhasa is too complicated and too risky. 
5. Then at least 2-3 days before your arrival date, you can get the Tibet travel permits and fly to Lhasa without any problem.

Tony authored this article and any further details, you are welcome to contact our  local Tibet travel agency now.

马来西亚人西藏旅行必看

之所以标题“马来西亚人西藏旅行必看”，是因为过去几年马来西亚游客到西藏旅行，其中很多人都是通过马来西亚本地华人旅行社报团参加了很多有购物陷阱的低价旅行团。通常这类旅行团被安排入住的酒店离开拉萨市中心较远，游客在市内自由活动期间非常不方便，游客别无选择，必须使用旅行社安排的车辆，然而在如此短暂的市内旅行几天，游客很少有机会自由体验各种当地自由市场，通常这样的旅行社会把客人统一带到具有高回扣的购物店，客人也没时间和精力去货比三家，所以很多客人经常费很多时间和精力，甚至是金钱去高价购买一些旅游纪念品，这种花钱买赝品，浪费宝贵的“旅行”时间去“走马观花”式的到此一游的方式实在不值得提倡。据我们从拉萨多年观察了解到的情况，我们不希望马来西亚客人在西藏的旅行是“浅尝辄止”的方式，我们希望尊贵的马来西亚客人到西藏的旅行能够和欧美客人一样，尽可能深度去体验西藏本土独特的藏族文化习俗及生活方式，以及优美的自然风景。我们旅行社有着多年接待欧美客人的实际经验，我们期待用我们最真诚的服务，给马来西亚客人带来真正的西藏深度体验。全程无购物，无进店，无加点，无隐形消费，全程优秀藏族英文导游以及藏族驾驶员。在目前西藏旅行市场上，我们可以这样说，“80%以上的马来西亚客人的西藏旅行都是西藏以外的旅行社在操作，他们没有深度服务欧美客人的经验，完全是按照“零团费，负团费”的操作模式…..”，我们衷心希望马来西亚客人到西藏旅行不要被低价所诱惑。关于更多西藏旅行信息，请参考我们的外宾旅行线路及服务细节，欢迎给我们电子邮件：Inquiry@tibettravelexpert.com.

我司官网：www.tibetlocalguide.com, https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/

马来西亚游客西藏旅行须知

马来西亚客人西藏旅行得注意了。你还在担心不知道怎么方便的抵达西藏拉萨吗？你还在担心疲惫的行程还配上些隐形消费吗？为了避免上当受骗，请仔细阅读我们特意为马来西亚客人准备的贴士。

          马来西亚没有直飞西藏拉萨的航班，所以从马来西亚来西藏旅行的游客均需要从大陆其他地方中转。目前每天有马来西亚首都吉隆坡往返成都及西安的航班。机票价格实惠，以下未参考航信息：
吉隆玻-成都：亚洲航空 D7326 (18：15-22：40)
吉隆玻-西安：亚洲航空 D7346 (18：15-23：15)

          以上航班信息仅供惨考，具体出行时间的航班请谘询我们的旅游顾问。抵达成都或者西宁后可根据成都/西宁火车/飞机进藏的车次/航班做出相应选择。

         另外所有马来西亚游客需要具有正规旅行社办理的入藏许可函方可到西藏旅行。我社是西藏唯一一家正规接待马来西亚游客的专业旅行社，我们对马来西亚游客提供的西藏旅行线路完全参考我们多年服务欧美客户注重旅行体验的线路设计，注重旅行的体验及价值，我们杜绝进店购物，加点等诸多隐形消费伎俩，我们也是西藏拉萨唯一一家对马来西亚客人提供藏族导游和藏族驾驶员的旅行社。如果你喜欢旅行疯狂购买昂贵的假货，我们不建议你们预订我们的旅行。有关更多马来西亚客人到西藏旅行的事宜，请给我们电子邮件。

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2020 马来西亚西藏旅游如何办理,外国人到西藏旅行注意事项!

2020 年最新西藏旅游资讯：受到COVID19 的严重影响，全国多个旅游景区从1月下旬对公众关闭。2020年的外国人入境许可证停止办理。西藏位于中国边陲的一个特殊敏感地区，鉴于民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护以及政治和历史原因，同时也因西藏的交通状况、旅游设施及接待能力，中国国务院规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[Tibet Tourism Bureau-TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。根据国家旅游局2018年最新规定，外国旅游者，台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自助旅游，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。以下是针对马来西亚游客到西藏旅行的有关证件办理流程。

2020年马来西亚游客的西藏旅行入藏许可函办理流程如下：

首先，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达16年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎马来西亚客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语或中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官方网站：https://www.tibetctrip.com, https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetlocalguide.com/

更多西藏专业旅行咨询，请发送电邮到：inquiry@tibettravelexpert.com.

Below are common questions and answers from local Tibet travel agency regarding how to travel from Bhutan or India to Tibet.

1) Do you have to get a tour service for Lhasa?

Answer: For Lhasa or Tibet tour, you can book minimum tour service such as Tibet permits/visa, day tour guide, and you can book all the other things by yourself. Normally people post here just to show their business or website with screen name and you’d better do more research on your own.

2) How do you travel from Bhutan to Lhasa, since I hear the border is closed between Bhutan and China? I’ve read that you must go from Paro to either Kathmandu or Delhi and from there you can take a connecting flight to Lhasa.

Answer: The best way is to go via Kathmandu, Nepal. There is flight between Paro and KTM. It is not possible right now via Delhi.

3) Are there issues with Americans traveling to Lhasa? Are there issues traveling from Bhutan to Lhasa?

Answer: Absolutely “No” right now. Tibet welcome USA travelers, no matter which city you fly from to Lhasa, it is fine, just be sure you have necessary Tibet travel permits documents.

4) How long does it need to travel in Tibet?

Answer: Tibet is huge land and people normally choose 3-4 days to 2 weeks to cover most highlights of Lhasa, Tibet.

Hope information above helps little bit. For more information about Tibet tour, you are welcome to submit one inquiry here.

2020 最新马来西亚游客到西藏旅行注意事项

受近期新冠病毒疫情影响，西藏展缓接待国内外游客，关于最早何时开始审理西藏外宾入藏许可证的确切时间还没有公布。预计2020年西藏旅行最早要等到7月才可能逐渐回升。近年来，越来越多的东南亚游客比较青睐西藏旅行目的地，特别是马来西亚游客。每年有多达上万的马来西亚籍的旅行者前来我们美丽的西藏旅行。为了更好的服务马来西亚旅客，我们密切跟进西藏的对外旅行社政策，即时对东南亚国家提供最新西藏旅游政策发布。

西藏在中国西南边陲，位于一个特殊敏感地区，鉴于民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护以及政治和历史原因，同时也因西藏的交通状况、旅游设施及接待能力，中国国务院规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[Tibet Tourism Bureau-TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。根据国家旅游局2018年最新规定，外国旅游者，台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自助旅游，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。以下是针对马来西亚游客到西藏旅行的有关证件办理流程。

马来西亚游客的西藏旅行预订建议

• 尽量不报超低价旅行团。西藏每年有很多组织内宾（中国大陆籍游客）接待的旅行社，他们熟悉低价购物团队运作方式和购物加点操作模式，淡化旅行体验，陷阱重重，请一定要注意线路设计，小心线路中退出的自费项目。
• 尽量不用外地普通话导游，他们不太懂西藏当地的历史，宗教和文化传统，给客人的信息不准确。
• 尽量不参加低价拼团，如果自己一行已经有好几名成员，完全可以量身定制属于自己的线路，增加体验。
• 小心高价，并不是当地人开的旅行社价格就低，质量就最高。现在网络发展迅速，信息不对称的情况越来越少，所以，千万记得要找性价比高，服务质量有保证的本地旅行社。

马来西亚游客的西藏旅行入藏许可函办理流程如下：

首先，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达15年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎马来西亚客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官方网站：https://www.tibetlocalguide.com, https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/

For all tourists who want to travel to Tibet, you should have a valid passport, a Chinese visa or Tibet Group Visa from Nepal and a Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) Permit. If you want to travel to places besides Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse, you will need Aliens’ Travel Permits (ATP). If you want to travel to some military sensitive areas such as Yunnan/Sichuan to Tibet overland and Mt. Kailash area, you will also need Military and Foreign Affairs Permit. If you want to go to Everest Base Camp or Mt. Kailash area, you will also need Border Defense Permit. For Everest base camp tour, foreign travelers should book the trip at least 15 working days before arrival date. But for Mt. Kailash pilgrimage, Kham tours, foreign travelers should confirm the tour at least one month in advance to avoid any urgent situation.

Take a look at the Tibet Travel Permits for early April, 2017 (Kailash tour, April 15 arrival date)

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This is a common question about Tibet travel permits and Tibet visa. Well, you need a Tibet Group Visa. However, you cannot apply this by yourself. We will send an electronic copy of visa invitation letter to our local travel agency in Kathmandu and they will apply this for you. There is no need to apply for an individual China Visa in your country if you decide to travel to Tibet from Nepal because the Chinese Embassy will cancel your China Visa when you receive your Tibet Group Visa.

To all foreign tourists who want to travel to Tibet, you must have a Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) Permit. You are not allowed to apply this by yourself, so we will help you get this. You need to send us clear scanned or photo copies of your valid passport date page and China Visa. No matter whether you hold “Z”, “F” or “Q” type China visa, or APEC visa, we can help you apply permits smoothly.  We will need your specific schedule (including the entry and departure dates, means of transportation, cites you come from and leave for in China) to fill in the blanks on the permit, so we strongly suggest you arrange your travel schedule at least 15-30 days  before the starting date of your trip in advance. As a professional Tibet travel agency, we can apply for the Tibet permit one month before the starting date to guarantee the whole process successful.

Normally our Tibet travel agency can obtain the Tibet TTB travel permit 10-30 days before the starting date of the trip. If you book the trip earlier, we can get the permit earlier. However one month in advance is the earliest we can. If you are going to fly into Tibet from any airport in China, you will need the original permit to board the flights. We will send the original permit to you by EMS or Air-Express which takes 1-3 days within China and we need your exact post address such as your hotel or residence address in China (including contact person, contact phone number and the correct name under which the hotel booking is made). If you take the train to Lhasa from Chongqing, Xi’an, Lanzhou, you also need the original permit to get the ticket and we will send it to you by EMS or Air-Express as well. We suggest you take the train ticket in advance to avoid any urgency or unexpected situation. If you take the train from any other city’s station to Lhasa, you only need to have the photocopy of the permit and we will email you the electronic copy to you in advance. The police in Golmud station will check the permit so you should keep it safe. However, our local tour guide will collect your TTB permit after your arrival and guide will need to hold it for your whole trip in Tibet and return all Tibet travel permits to our agency after the trip.

How long can my Tibet travel permits be valid? and can I have the permits valid as long as I wish? The answer is  “YES”. As a well-experienced and responsible Tibet travel agency, we can guarantee that during the time of your schedule with us your TTB Permit will be valid. If you want to change your schedule, please let us know in advance. We need time and extra efforts to rearrange your tour. If you arrive Tibet earlier than your scheduled date, this will be an urgent situation and we will charge extra service fee to reapply for your TTB permit. If you arrive later than your scheduled date, we can extend your trip for a few more days (normally 2-5 days) to help you finish the scheduled trip.

Our Tibet travel agency suggest you get to the departure point city train station around 2 hours before your departure hour and be sure you have the paper tickets in hand at least 2 hours before train leaves (we suggest our clients get tickets printed out days in advance). There are so many people waiting in line, so you may need some time to check into the train.

As many people mill more or less have Mountain Sickness, you should not run, leap or use your body heavily when you first come to Tibet because Mountain Sickness will not occur instantly when you arrive. It usually happen some time later. And you should stay hydrated because acclimatization is often accompanied by fluid loss. Avoid tobacco, alcohol and other depressant drugs. Prepare some AMS pills such as “Diamox” during the trip in case of strong symptoms.

For more details about a comfortable Tibet tour, contact our local Tibet tour agency now.

Tibet travel tips about the altitudes during Tibet travel. In Lhasa, the altitude is not very high, usually 3,658 meters (12,001 feet). The altitude is lower in Qamdo and Nyingchi for 3,202 meters (10,515 feet) and 3,000 meters (9,843 feet). On the way to the Everest Base Camp, the altitude will rise, it is 3,836 meters (12,585 feet) in Shigatse, 4,300 meters (14,108 feet) in Tingri, 4,040 meters (13,255 feet) in Gyantse and 5,380 meters (17,600 feet) in Everest Base Camp. Close to Mount. Kailash, in Darchen, the altitude is 4,575 meters (15,010 feet) but the altitude will rise at 5,210 meters (17,093 meters) in Dira-puk and 4,810 meters (15,781 feet) in Zutul-puk. In Dolma La, the altitude can be 5,570 meters (18,274).

Normally we do not suggest you drink any alcohol in the first or second day tour in Tibet because you need time to adjust to the high altitude. But if your body feels good and you really want to taste it in the following days, you can have a little bit. The Tibet highland barley wine is a light wine, with a low spirit of 8%. As you know, to have a Tibet highland tour, it is not always easy and only when your health situation is quite good, you may try some light alcoholic staff.

This is a common question that each traveler to Tibet should ask himself or herself before book a tour. Right now there are many Tibet tour websites. Normally Tibetan owned and Tibet based travel agencies have poor internet promotion skills than those few top ranking Chinese tour websites. Currently only 1 or 2 websites arranged more than 70% of the foreign travelers to Tibet each year. And the typical features of these websites included points below:

•  They put some Tibetan people’s name on their websites as their TripAdvisor, writing blogs, answering questions, explaining client’s reviews on TripAdvisor review, frankly who knows they are Tibetan or Han Chinese or not.
• They spend big money on google advertisement to attract more than 60% of the total Tibet tour inquiries.
• They have the most departures for the 8 days Everest Group tours and each of their tours has 12 pax and even more but on their websites they only put the pax of Number “8”. These are downgraded Tibet travel services, eg. the Ganggyan Hotel is very basic (only good point is good location), if the group size goes to 12 pax, the net cost per person goes down sharply and travelers are raped off on prices. As insider’s point of view, those tours net cost could be as low as 450-500 USD per person at most. But each of the traveler paid more than double.
• The travel advisors are not based in Lhasa, but in Chengdu or somewhere in Guilin, or Xi’an.
• These websites are famous for fixed departure groups tours.

So if you really want to support a Lhasa based reliable Tibet travel agency, never choose any websites as explained above.

Well you should choose a local reliable Tibet travel agency with less or “0” google Ads spending?

The answer to this question is very simple:

• Each small travel agencies (especially the few Tibetan owned) focused more on Tibet travel service quality and the service is very individual and personal.
• The travel advisors are based in Lhasa, and know what is going on everyday in Tibet.
• With the decrease of the transport cost in Tibet, 4-6 or 8 pax really small size Tibet Everest group tour is with much higher quality.
• For private Tibet tour, normally Tibetan local travel websites sell sky high or very high prices than agency like Tibet Ctrip Travel Service or Tibet Travel Expert Service.

Why you should choose and book with Lhasa based and experienced agency who sells fairly lower prices?

• Everyone knows that, many overseas organizers or individual Tibetan culture or food related websites also sell tours to Tibet. These prices are of course the highest because they are not based in Lhasa and they would get high commission from the sells prices to local.
• There are only few agencies who still focus more on service quality and at the same time sell fairly lower prices. Tibet Ctrip Travel Service (another name is Tibet Travel Expert Service) is such one Lhasa based travel agency and tour operator.

Which kind of websites you should not trust when you book a Tibet tour?

• They claim the Tibet travel permits are “FREE” but they do not offer you permits without booking a tour. It means there must be tourists traps, at least it is not honest.
• The sites who claim the permits can be as expensive as US$200-300 USD per person. This is fake and sky high price for permits services.

Should you have any questions, please contact with our agency by email to or online Tibet tour inquiry.

Viator is world famous and has huge traveler’s internet traffic and it is a sub-company to TripAdvisor. To some points of view, it is easy and convenient to book with Viator directly. However as local Tibet tour agent and tour operator, we know the price is very sensitive to overseas clients. You know, the Viator platform takes more nearly 20% or above from their online sales price, and there is no way for a local Tibet travel agency to provide high quality services even without profit. But a funny point is, right now a few famous travel websites do sell lots of cheap Tibet tours on Viator because of their big size group tours, they can still generate huge profit, that is why we do not recommend you to book with these sites. As you may know, Tibet travel cost is already much higher than most advanced countries. You’d better try your best to find local reliable Tibet travel agency websites and find your ideal tour products you really want.

Can you Recommend Reputable Tibet Travel Agency in Lhasa with Better Prices? This is a very common questions about Tibet travel. When you search information on TripAdvisor or google, you will easily find lots of local Tibet travel websites. Many of them are not registered tour companies at all. And many of them got many nice reviews and recommendations on TripAdvisor. More over, the famous lonely planet Tibet travel guide books also favored and picked many local travel websites. All of This looks awesome, but be careful, every agency is competing and trying to improve Tibetan travel services from every aspect. I wish you do not only consider reputation but also find a nice offer. This should be the core. In this internet transparent world, do you still want to spend too much money for the same or very identical Tibet travel itinerary and service? If so, please make more and save more money for the “Sky High local Tibet tour prices” or “Sky High Overseas Tibet tour prices”. For more details, you are welcome to contact our local Tibet travel agency now.

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How to get Tibet travel permit?

Many foreign travelers often tell us that: some travel agencies say the Tibet travel permit is totally free. Well as local Tibet travel agency, we want to tell you that, this is their promotional words and it is not free at all. This is a tourist trap and they do not offer your permits only services. They must sell you something before they can apply Tibet travel permits. And few other agencies may tell you that the permit service fee is around RMB 1500-2000, this is sky high price and this is not true as well. So for Tibet permits only, there are lots of rumors. Here lets state it clear that travel agency in Tibet must prepare lots of work to apply Tibet travel permits according to the permits schedule. If your trip is with Everest base camp, you d better confirm a tour booking at least 15 days before arrival date, and if your trip covers Mt. Kailash, it is safer to confirm a tour booking at least 30 days before arrival date. For easy cultural tour in and around Lhasa, you can even apply permits 10 days in advance only. Here below we will share how to get the Tibet travel permits.

Tibet travel permits application process:

1.  confirm a full tour or minimum tour service with local Tibet travel agency per above time schedule. It is better to confirm earlier to avoid urgent situation.
2. Once local Tibet travel agency gets your passport copy and/or China visa photo copies, they can prepare to apply permits 1 month-45 days at most.
3. Permits will be ready at least 1 weeks before your arrival date in Lhasa, as experienced Tibet travel agency, we get permits almost 20 days in advance.
4. One permits got from Lhasa, agency can send permits to your address in China, and it is not wise to send permits abroad. as the international express from Lhasa is too complicated and too risky. 
5. Then at least 2-3 days before your arrival date, you can get the Tibet travel permits and fly to Lhasa without any problem.

Tony authored this article and any further details, you are welcome to contact our  local Tibet travel agency now.

Your one-stop shop for finding the best flights from Bangkok to Lhasa. Lhasa based travel agency Tibet Travel Expert Service has more than 15 years experiences organizing Thailand travelers to Tibet. And we can help you find the cheaper airfare for flying to Tibet from BKK, Thailand. However there is no direct flight between Tibet and Thailand. The suggested flight route will be BKK-KMG-LXA, BKK-CTU-LXA, BKK-Guangzhou-Lhasa, or sometimes the airfare for flight between BKK and Kathmandu is also cheap. However the 70 mins flight between Kathmandu and Tibet is expensive. We suggest you enter Tibet via China. Please check out more information for travelling to Tibet from Bangkok,Thailand.
Travel information for Bangkok, Thailand to Lhasa
Route information
Bangkok, Thailand is 1263 miles from Lhasa
Koh Samui, Thailand – Koh Samui is the most popular connection for one stop flights between Bangkok, Thailand and Lhasa

This is a common question by Vietnamese travelers to Tibet. However there is no direct flight from Hanoi to Tibet. So you have to connect via a city in Nepal or China, like Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai or Chengdu. Read further about Vietnamese travel to Tibet.

马来西亚客人到西藏旅行是完全可以的，西藏也欢迎你们。作为西藏拉萨本土的旅行社，我们有着多年为非中国籍的游客办理所有入藏和进藏后的所有旅行手续。马来西亚客人和其他国家（如日本，韩国，新加坡，泰国，欧美等国）的游客一样，需要办理所有必备的旅行手续。我们通常是在客人进藏前一个月开始申请办理相关批文，在申请后大约一个星期办好入藏函，这之后，我们就可以把进藏许可函邮寄到客人在中国大陆的航班起飞的城市的酒店或者住宿的地方。

关于如何办理入藏函，请您提前至少10天到15天甚至是一个月将您的基本信息（包括姓名、国籍、年龄、性别、职业、护照号码，护照及中国签证的扫描件）进藏路线、大致游程时间、旅行意向、联系电话等资料，发电子邮件l给旅行社办理入藏函，办好后，邮寄至你们手中后方可入藏。外宾进藏必须持有外宾进藏许可证（入藏函）才能上从中国大陆的飞机或火车（如果是火车进藏，除重庆，西安和兰州以外，其他地方，客人可以携带入藏函的复印件上火车）。路途有警察检查证件， 希望能帮到你，望采纳！关于更更多进藏函的事宜，请查看我司相关西藏旅游入藏函网页。

马来西亚人西藏旅行必看

之所以标题“马来西亚人西藏旅行必看”，是因为过去几年马来西亚游客到西藏旅行，其中很多人都是通过马来西亚本地华人旅行社报团参加了很多有购物陷阱的低价旅行团。通常这类旅行团被安排入住的酒店离开拉萨市中心较远，游客在市内自由活动期间非常不方便，游客别无选择，必须使用旅行社安排的车辆，然而在如此短暂的市内旅行几天，游客很少有机会自由体验各种当地自由市场，通常这样的旅行社会把客人统一带到具有高回扣的购物店，客人也没时间和精力去货比三家，所以很多客人经常费很多时间和精力，甚至是金钱去高价购买一些旅游纪念品，这种花钱买赝品，浪费宝贵的“旅行”时间去“走马观花”式的到此一游的方式实在不值得提倡。据我们从拉萨多年观察了解到的情况，我们不希望马来西亚客人在西藏的旅行是“浅尝辄止”的方式，我们希望尊贵的马来西亚客人到西藏的旅行能够和欧美客人一样，尽可能深度去体验西藏本土独特的藏族文化习俗及生活方式，以及优美的自然风景。我们旅行社有着多年接待欧美客人的实际经验，我们期待用我们最真诚的服务，给马来西亚客人带来真正的西藏深度体验。全程无购物，无进店，无加点，无隐形消费，全程优秀藏族英文导游以及藏族驾驶员。在目前西藏旅行市场上，我们可以这样说，“80%以上的马来西亚客人的西藏旅行都是西藏以外的旅行社在操作，他们没有深度服务欧美客人的经验，完全是按照“零团费，负团费”的操作模式…..”，我们衷心希望马来西亚客人到西藏旅行不要被低价所诱惑。关于更多西藏旅行信息，请参考我们的外宾旅行线路及服务细节，欢迎给我们电子邮件：Inquiry@tibettravelexpert.com.

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马来西亚游客西藏旅行须知

马来西亚客人西藏旅行得注意了。你还在担心不知道怎么方便的抵达西藏拉萨吗？你还在担心疲惫的行程还配上些隐形消费吗？为了避免上当受骗，请仔细阅读我们特意为马来西亚客人准备的贴士。

          马来西亚没有直飞西藏拉萨的航班，所以从马来西亚来西藏旅行的游客均需要从大陆其他地方中转。目前每天有马来西亚首都吉隆坡往返成都及西安的航班。机票价格实惠，以下未参考航信息：
吉隆玻-成都：亚洲航空 D7326 (18：15-22：40)
吉隆玻-西安：亚洲航空 D7346 (18：15-23：15)

          以上航班信息仅供惨考，具体出行时间的航班请谘询我们的旅游顾问。抵达成都或者西宁后可根据成都/西宁火车/飞机进藏的车次/航班做出相应选择。

         另外所有马来西亚游客需要具有正规旅行社办理的入藏许可函方可到西藏旅行。我社是西藏唯一一家正规接待马来西亚游客的专业旅行社，我们对马来西亚游客提供的西藏旅行线路完全参考我们多年服务欧美客户注重旅行体验的线路设计，注重旅行的体验及价值，我们杜绝进店购物，加点等诸多隐形消费伎俩，我们也是西藏拉萨唯一一家对马来西亚客人提供藏族导游和藏族驾驶员的旅行社。如果你喜欢旅行疯狂购买昂贵的假货，我们不建议你们预订我们的旅行。有关更多马来西亚客人到西藏旅行的事宜，请给我们电子邮件。

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2020 马来西亚西藏旅游如何办理,外国人到西藏旅行注意事项!

2020 年最新西藏旅游资讯：受到COVID19 的严重影响，全国多个旅游景区从1月下旬对公众关闭。2020年的外国人入境许可证停止办理。西藏位于中国边陲的一个特殊敏感地区，鉴于民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护以及政治和历史原因，同时也因西藏的交通状况、旅游设施及接待能力，中国国务院规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[Tibet Tourism Bureau-TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。根据国家旅游局2018年最新规定，外国旅游者，台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自助旅游，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。以下是针对马来西亚游客到西藏旅行的有关证件办理流程。

2020年马来西亚游客的西藏旅行入藏许可函办理流程如下：

首先，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达16年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎马来西亚客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语或中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官方网站：https://www.tibetctrip.com, https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetlocalguide.com/

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马来西亚人去西藏旅行注意事项!

2018年最新西藏旅游政策发布。西藏位于中国边陲的一个特殊敏感地区，鉴于民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护以及政治和历史原因，同时也因西藏的交通状况、旅游设施及接待能力，中国国务院规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[Tibet Tourism Bureau-TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。根据国家旅游局2018年最新规定，外国旅游者，台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自助旅游，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。以下是针对马来西亚游客到西藏旅行的有关证件办理流程。

马来西亚游客的西藏旅行入藏许可函办理流程如下：

首先，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达15年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎马来西亚客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官网：https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/

Well there is flight from Hangzhou and Lhasa with a stop in Mianyang city, Sichuan province, or at Dazhou, Chongqing. From Hangzhou to Lhasa, however, there is no direct train yet. You can consider to take the train via Xi’ning. From Hangzhou you can easily get to Shanghai or Xi’an or Xi’ning and then from here, you can fly or take the train to Lhasa. For more details, please read further on how to travel to Lhasa, Tibet.

Foreign Tibet travelers frequently asked that whether they can fly to Kathmandu without a tour guide accompany and permits at Lhasa airport. The answer to this question is that: You will have Immigration problem if without providing “Tibet Travel Permit”. As you know, all foreign travelers flying from Lhasa to Tibet after Tibet travel, they need to provide passports, China visa, Tibet permits (including entry permit and border defense permit). The airport custom authority will check all these Tibet travel permits documents, however your Tibetan tour guide will help you show all these Tibet permits. 

People begin to ask that “When is Tibet closed for foreign travelers in 2017?”, Well as usual, Tibet Travel Permit is applicable for all foreign travelers who entering into Tibet during Feb.20 to March 31, 2017.However for foreign travellers entering into Tibet before Feb.20 2017, they need to leave Tibet before Feb.25. And Tibet travel has been reopen on April 1, 2017. So far there is no official news of Tibet closure.

Tibet closure every year is a common practice in Tibet since the March 14, 2008 issues in Lhasa. However ever year (except 2008), all foreign travelers (except for Norway People) can still in Tibet without any hassles if they book the trip with Reliable Tibet travel agency in Lhasa.

We will keep updating the Tibet travel permits on our Tibet travel blog and news Chanel, as well as Tibet Travel FAQ pages.

Below are common questions and answers from local Tibet travel agency regarding how to travel from Bhutan or India to Tibet.

1) Do you have to get a tour service for Lhasa?

Answer: For Lhasa or Tibet tour, you can book minimum tour service such as Tibet permits/visa, day tour guide, and you can book all the other things by yourself. Normally people post here just to show their business or website with screen name and you’d better do more research on your own.

2) How do you travel from Bhutan to Lhasa, since I hear the border is closed between Bhutan and China? I’ve read that you must go from Paro to either Kathmandu or Delhi and from there you can take a connecting flight to Lhasa.

Answer: The best way is to go via Kathmandu, Nepal. There is flight between Paro and KTM. It is not possible right now via Delhi.

3) Are there issues with Americans traveling to Lhasa? Are there issues traveling from Bhutan to Lhasa?

Answer: Absolutely “No” right now. Tibet welcome USA travelers, no matter which city you fly from to Lhasa, it is fine, just be sure you have necessary Tibet travel permits documents.

4) How long does it need to travel in Tibet?

Answer: Tibet is huge land and people normally choose 3-4 days to 2 weeks to cover most highlights of Lhasa, Tibet.

Hope information above helps little bit. For more information about Tibet tour, you are welcome to submit one inquiry here.

Updated on April 24, 2017: Do I have to find Malaysian travelling companions to travel Tibet? In my group, do we have to have the same nationality? Some travelers from Malaysia still ask this question. However since 2 years ago, the Tibet travel permits restriction on the same nationality is already cancelled. Now different foreign nationality travelers can travel together in Tibet. This is a favorable policy so far in Tibet tourism. We wish more and more travelers can travel together, sharing the group tour cost.  

Tibet Alien’s travel permits are for foreign travelers to travel in the not fully open regions in Tibet. And these places refer to Tsetang (such as Samye Monastery, Mindrolin Monastery, etc), Mt. Everest Base Camp, Saga, Payang, Mt. Kailash, Lake Manasarovar, Guge Kingdom Ruins, and Lake Draksumtso in east Tibet (Nyingchi prefecture). We apply these permits in local “Public Security Bureau“, so that is why this permit has another name of “PSB permit”. If your travel includes Lake Draksumtso and if you leave Lhasa for this sightseeing and Nyingchi is your last stop, we will need to apply this permit in Lhasa.

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Is Taxi expensive in Lhasa, Tibet?

Like most taxi in cities in China, taxi transfer is cheap. Normally it costs just few US Dollars per transfer. And it is good for short transportation (no more than 20 km),  for transfer between Lhasa city and airport, the cheaper way is to go by airline shuttle bus.

Taxi
It is easy to hail a taxi on the street in the city. Usually, it only costs CNY10-15 to travel in town by taxi. 

Reference Taxi Fare:
To Drepung Monastery: around CNY 50
To Jokhang Temple: around CNY10
To Sera Monastery: around CNY30

 Pedicab
Pedicabs are unique vehicles to get around downtown. A pedicab can carry two people and generally costs RMB 4 to 7. It is a more time-consuming journey than traveling by minibus but is an interesting and popular way to see downtown area.

Bicycle
If your schedule and health permit, riding a bike is another pleasurable way to look around the city. Bikes can be rented from many hostels along Barkhor Street. Generally, the rental for an ordinary bike is RMB 2 per hour and RMB 20 per day; for a mountain bike it is RMB 3 per hour and RMB 30 per day.

2018 最新新加坡游客到西藏旅行注意事项

2018年西藏旅行预订逐渐回升。越来越多的东南亚游客比较青睐西藏旅行目的地，特别是新加坡和马来西亚游客。每年有多达上万的新加坡和马来西亚籍的旅行者前来我们美丽的西藏旅行。为了更好的服务新加坡和马来西亚旅客，我们密切跟进西藏的对外旅行社政策，即时对东南亚国家提供最新西藏旅游政策发布。

西藏在中国西南边陲，位于一个特殊敏感地区，鉴于民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护以及政治和历史原因，同时也因西藏的交通状况、旅游设施及接待能力，中国国务院规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[Tibet Tourism Bureau-TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。根据国家旅游局2018年最新规定，外国旅游者，台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自助旅游，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。以下是针对新加坡和马来西亚游客到西藏旅行的有关证件办理流程。

新加坡游客的西藏旅行预订建议

• 尽量不报超低价旅行团。西藏每年有很多组织内宾（中国大陆籍游客）接待的旅行社，他们熟悉低价购物团队运作方式和购物加点操作模式，淡化旅行体验，陷阱重重，请一定要注意线路设计，小心线路中退出的自费项目。
• 尽量不用外地普通话导游，他们不太懂西藏当地的历史，宗教和文化传统，给客人的信息不准确。
• 尽量不参加低价拼团，如果自己一行已经有好几名成员，完全可以量身定制属于自己的线路，增加体验。
• 小心高价，并不是当地人开的旅行社价格就低，质量就最高。现在网络发展迅速，信息不对称的情况越来越少，所以，千万记得要找性价比高，服务质量有保证的本地旅行社。
• 由于新加坡马来西亚大多数客人可以讲中文，很多旅行社使用汉族中文导游，我们建议客人还是跟随当地藏族的向导旅行游览，西藏当地也有非常多的藏族导游可以讲很好的普通话。

新加坡和马来西亚籍游客的西藏旅行入藏许可函办理流程如下：

首先，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达15年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎新加坡客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官方网站：https://explorechinatibet.com, https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/

新加坡马来西亚籍游客的西藏旅行入藏旅行批件手续

和其他国家游客到西藏旅行一样，新加坡马来西亚游客到西藏旅行也需要所有进藏旅行相关手续。西藏有很多地方属于未完全开放地区，不同的地方可能会有不同的手续需要办理。下面就就是所有相关旅行手续列表。

• 西藏旅行旅藏确认函：所有飞往拉萨的国内航班，在旅客办理登记手续以及通过安检的时候都需要出示这个重要的确认函；
• 外国人旅行证：如果旅客的目的地含有西藏日喀则珠峰地区，阿里地区，山南 和林芝巴松错地区，需要办理这个文件
• 军区和外办旅行手续：如果客人的旅行含有阿里地区，昌都地区（比如川藏和滇臧旅行线路），都需要这个重要的文件。

办理上面相关入藏批文，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达15年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎新加坡马来西亚客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官方网站：https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/

For Tibet travel, you would worry about Tibet mountain sickness. Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is an illness that affects people who climb mountains or travel above 2500 meters altitude. It often occurs when your body cannot adjust to a high level of altitude. Because most places in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) are higher than this level, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), also called Altitude Sickness is the biggest health risk to tourists in Tibet. AMS is common at high altitudes due to the decreasing availability of oxygen. Most people will experience differing degrees of symptoms at high elevation.

Acute Mountain Sickness occurs when your body cannot get enough oxygen. Many people will experience mild AMS during the acclimatization process. At night, when our respiratory drive is decreased, the symptoms tend to get worse. So when you plan a Tibet tour, a suitable and reasonable Tibet tour itinerary will be important.

The symptoms include headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, dizziness, shortness of breath, disturbed sleep and general feelings of malaise.

It is common for people to experience mild symptoms of Mountain Sickness when they come to Tibet at fist. You need one to two days to get used to the plateau condition. As your body gets used to the altitude, they symptoms will go away. You can try to do some exercise before you come to Tibet. Normally people will take some medicine like Hongjingtian 10 days in advance to avoid Mountain Sickness. And another common recommended medicine would be Diamox which many foreign travelers prescribe it before coming to Tibet.

As many people mill more or less have Mountain Sickness, you should not run, leap or use your body heavily when you first come to Tibet because Mountain Sickness will not occur instantly when you arrive. It usually happen some time later. And you should stay hydrated because acclimatization is often accompanied by fluid loss. Avoid tobacco, alcohol and other depressant drugs. Prepare some AMS pills such as “Diamox” during the trip in case of strong symptoms.

For more details about a comfortable Tibet tour, contact our local Tibet tour agency now.

Tibet travel tips about the altitudes during Tibet travel. In Lhasa, the altitude is not very high, usually 3,658 meters (12,001 feet). The altitude is lower in Qamdo and Nyingchi for 3,202 meters (10,515 feet) and 3,000 meters (9,843 feet). On the way to the Everest Base Camp, the altitude will rise, it is 3,836 meters (12,585 feet) in Shigatse, 4,300 meters (14,108 feet) in Tingri, 4,040 meters (13,255 feet) in Gyantse and 5,380 meters (17,600 feet) in Everest Base Camp. Close to Mount. Kailash, in Darchen, the altitude is 4,575 meters (15,010 feet) but the altitude will rise at 5,210 meters (17,093 meters) in Dira-puk and 4,810 meters (15,781 feet) in Zutul-puk. In Dolma La, the altitude can be 5,570 meters (18,274).

Normally we do not suggest you drink any alcohol in the first or second day tour in Tibet because you need time to adjust to the high altitude. But if your body feels good and you really want to taste it in the following days, you can have a little bit. The Tibet highland barley wine is a light wine, with a low spirit of 8%. As you know, to have a Tibet highland tour, it is not always easy and only when your health situation is quite good, you may try some light alcoholic staff.

Definitely! We will carry oxygen cylinder for emergency issues. And local hospitals are ready to deal with any emergency cases. We will take good care of every customer during the tour. The rise of altitude is not immediate and it is a gradual process. So if you feel anything wrong, you can inform your Tibetan guide instantly and we may need to adjust the Tibet tour program and wait for you to feel better and take optional easier tour program accordingly. And if anyone feels very uncomfortable, we will let him stay in the relatively low altitude places and will catch him/her later when we finish the high altitude tour.

For all tourists who want to travel to Tibet, you should have a valid passport, a Chinese visa or Tibet Group Visa from Nepal and a Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) Permit. If you want to travel to places besides Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse, you will need Aliens’ Travel Permits (ATP). If you want to travel to some military sensitive areas such as Yunnan/Sichuan to Tibet overland and Mt. Kailash area, you will also need Military and Foreign Affairs Permit. If you want to go to Everest Base Camp or Mt. Kailash area, you will also need Border Defense Permit. For Everest base camp tour, foreign travelers should book the trip at least 15 working days before arrival date. But for Mt. Kailash pilgrimage, Kham tours, foreign travelers should confirm the tour at least one month in advance to avoid any urgent situation.

Take a look at the Tibet Travel Permits for early April, 2017 (Kailash tour, April 15 arrival date)

Latest-Tibet-Kailash-Travel-Permits-Early-April Tibet Travel Permit

Latest-Tibet-Kailash Travel-Permits Tibet Travel Permits

Normally it will be easy for you apply for a China tourist visa, “L” Visa. Most Chinese embassies and consulates will issue a standard 30-day, single entry tourist visa in three to five days. If you are lucky, some embassies may give you a 60 or 90 day visa. If you want more flexibility to enter and leave China for several times, most Chinese embassies will issue a double-entry or multiple entry visa. For those who work, study, or live temporarily in China, you need other related China visa such as “F” Visa, “X” Visa, “Z” and “M” Visa. We strongly suggest that you would better not mention any words of Tibet on your China visa application form due to its sensitive political condition. If you have any trouble applying for a China visa, we can help you apply and send you an electronic copy of Tibet visa invitation letter to help you solve the problem. And we normally apply this visa invitation letter 1-3 months in advance. However, we do not receive clients who is a congressman, journalist or military.

This is a common question about Tibet travel permits and Tibet visa. Well, you need a Tibet Group Visa. However, you cannot apply this by yourself. We will send an electronic copy of visa invitation letter to our local travel agency in Kathmandu and they will apply this for you. There is no need to apply for an individual China Visa in your country if you decide to travel to Tibet from Nepal because the Chinese Embassy will cancel your China Visa when you receive your Tibet Group Visa.

To all foreign tourists who want to travel to Tibet, you must have a Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) Permit. You are not allowed to apply this by yourself, so we will help you get this. You need to send us clear scanned or photo copies of your valid passport date page and China Visa. No matter whether you hold “Z”, “F” or “Q” type China visa, or APEC visa, we can help you apply permits smoothly.  We will need your specific schedule (including the entry and departure dates, means of transportation, cites you come from and leave for in China) to fill in the blanks on the permit, so we strongly suggest you arrange your travel schedule at least 15-30 days  before the starting date of your trip in advance. As a professional Tibet travel agency, we can apply for the Tibet permit one month before the starting date to guarantee the whole process successful.

Normally our Tibet travel agency can obtain the Tibet TTB travel permit 10-30 days before the starting date of the trip. If you book the trip earlier, we can get the permit earlier. However one month in advance is the earliest we can. If you are going to fly into Tibet from any airport in China, you will need the original permit to board the flights. We will send the original permit to you by EMS or Air-Express which takes 1-3 days within China and we need your exact post address such as your hotel or residence address in China (including contact person, contact phone number and the correct name under which the hotel booking is made). If you take the train to Lhasa from Chongqing, Xi’an, Lanzhou, you also need the original permit to get the ticket and we will send it to you by EMS or Air-Express as well. We suggest you take the train ticket in advance to avoid any urgency or unexpected situation. If you take the train from any other city’s station to Lhasa, you only need to have the photocopy of the permit and we will email you the electronic copy to you in advance. The police in Golmud station will check the permit so you should keep it safe. However, our local tour guide will collect your TTB permit after your arrival and guide will need to hold it for your whole trip in Tibet and return all Tibet travel permits to our agency after the trip.

How long can my Tibet travel permits be valid? and can I have the permits valid as long as I wish? The answer is  “YES”. As a well-experienced and responsible Tibet travel agency, we can guarantee that during the time of your schedule with us your TTB Permit will be valid. If you want to change your schedule, please let us know in advance. We need time and extra efforts to rearrange your tour. If you arrive Tibet earlier than your scheduled date, this will be an urgent situation and we will charge extra service fee to reapply for your TTB permit. If you arrive later than your scheduled date, we can extend your trip for a few more days (normally 2-5 days) to help you finish the scheduled trip.

You may want to ask whether you can take one agency’s Tibet travel permits to join different Tibet travel agency’s tour. Well the answer is absolutely no. On one hand, it is not legal per local provisions. On the other hand, even if you succeed by a fluke, it is not likely that you will have more pleasure with other agencies.

To be responsible, our tour guide will keep your Tibet travel permit safely during all your tours with us. We can give you the photocopy if you want but it is not necessary. If you want some free time in Lhasa, you can take the photocopy with you but we strongly suggest you join our many optional Tibet day tours packages because there are many local tour guides to share their knowledge and insights about Lhasa with you. Should you have any more questions on Tibet permits, please check our Tibet travel permits FAQs.

We do not suggest this kind of action because all procedures need time and strict inspection. But if you have any urgent situation and have only one week to prepare for everything needed for the Tibetan trip, as a professional and well-experienced Tibet travel agency, we can help you with all the documents you need (Group Visa for entry from Kathmandu by flight, TTB Permit). But this can be only possible for city tours like visits to Lhasa (Lhasa, Namtso and Ganden etc short distance and fully open area), Lake Namtso, Lake Yamdrok, Gyantse and Shigatse. However, we cannot guarantee 100 percent although we will try our best. If it is unlucky, you do not have to pay us single dollar for this TOP urgent case.

Tibet Boarder Defense travel Permit is needed if you want to travel to Everest Camp Base and Mt. Kailash area because those areas are close to India and Nepal. Our tour guide will apply it for you in Lhasa normally three weeks in advance and we need your photocopies of passport date page and China visa. Our tour guide will keep the permit for you.

How can I obtain Aliens’ Travel Permits (ATP) for my Tibet Travel? This is another common question about Tibet permits. Permits to visit places that are not declared open are known as Aliens’ Travel Permits (ATP). So if you want to travel to places besides Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse, you will need Aliens’ Travel Permits (ATP) issued by Local Public Security Bureau (PSB). A single permit (with a group’s all name list) is normally issued to all the people who are traveling together and the permit just name one of them and states how many others are accompanying him. After you arrive, we need your original passport and visa to apply for the permit in Lhasa or Shigatse and it normally takes only 30 minutes to get this. Our Tibetan tour guide will apply and keep the permit for you.

On one hand, you don’t have to keep your original TTB permit because you already have the photocopy in your mind. On the other hand, we need to return the permit to the Chinese government. So please understand our duties.

To buy Qinghai-Tibet train tickets, you need to email your valid passport photo copy to our Tibet travel agency and once the tickets are on sales (normally at least 30 to 60 days before train departure date), we will help you buy the train tickets. While to be able to get the paper tickets and board the train from mainland China to Tibet, you will need a valid physical passport, a Chinese visa and a Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) permit (original or photo copies). The original copy of TTB permit is needed when you board the train to Tibet from Chongqing, Xian and Lanzhou, however except for three cities, the printed photocopies of permits are fine for you to claim the train tickets and board the train from Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, etc. Your Tibet TripAdvisor will reconfirm to you at least 5-10 days before your arrival date in Tibet. Please follow the link to learn more about Tibet Travel Permits Documents.

We truly recommend that you’d better get the tickets 1-2 day prior to departure date at least, and don’t forget to bring your passport to the train station. If your schedule is too tight to get the tickets in advance, you must get the train tickets 2 hours in advance in case of emergency. Once our Tibet travel agency booked the train tickets, we will send you the ticketing reconfirmation codes with which you can get the tickets out from railway station ticketing hall. Meanwhile you will need to provide the Tibet permits photo copies when you ask for the train tickets, and when you travel on the train, the railway police may check your Tibet permits document.

How to get Tibet travel permit?

Many foreign travelers often tell us that: some travel agencies say the Tibet travel permit is totally free. Well as local Tibet travel agency, we want to tell you that, this is their promotional words and it is not free at all. This is a tourist trap and they do not offer your permits only services. They must sell you something before they can apply Tibet travel permits. And few other agencies may tell you that the permit service fee is around RMB 1500-2000, this is sky high price and this is not true as well. So for Tibet permits only, there are lots of rumors. Here lets state it clear that travel agency in Tibet must prepare lots of work to apply Tibet travel permits according to the permits schedule. If your trip is with Everest base camp, you d better confirm a tour booking at least 15 days before arrival date, and if your trip covers Mt. Kailash, it is safer to confirm a tour booking at least 30 days before arrival date. For easy cultural tour in and around Lhasa, you can even apply permits 10 days in advance only. Here below we will share how to get the Tibet travel permits.

Tibet travel permits application process:

1.  confirm a full tour or minimum tour service with local Tibet travel agency per above time schedule. It is better to confirm earlier to avoid urgent situation.
2. Once local Tibet travel agency gets your passport copy and/or China visa photo copies, they can prepare to apply permits 1 month-45 days at most.
3. Permits will be ready at least 1 weeks before your arrival date in Lhasa, as experienced Tibet travel agency, we get permits almost 20 days in advance.
4. One permits got from Lhasa, agency can send permits to your address in China, and it is not wise to send permits abroad. as the international express from Lhasa is too complicated and too risky. 
5. Then at least 2-3 days before your arrival date, you can get the Tibet travel permits and fly to Lhasa without any problem.

Tony authored this article and any further details, you are welcome to contact our  local Tibet travel agency now.

马来西亚客人到西藏旅行是完全可以的，西藏也欢迎你们。作为西藏拉萨本土的旅行社，我们有着多年为非中国籍的游客办理所有入藏和进藏后的所有旅行手续。马来西亚客人和其他国家（如日本，韩国，新加坡，泰国，欧美等国）的游客一样，需要办理所有必备的旅行手续。我们通常是在客人进藏前一个月开始申请办理相关批文，在申请后大约一个星期办好入藏函，这之后，我们就可以把进藏许可函邮寄到客人在中国大陆的航班起飞的城市的酒店或者住宿的地方。

关于如何办理入藏函，请您提前至少10天到15天甚至是一个月将您的基本信息（包括姓名、国籍、年龄、性别、职业、护照号码，护照及中国签证的扫描件）进藏路线、大致游程时间、旅行意向、联系电话等资料，发电子邮件l给旅行社办理入藏函，办好后，邮寄至你们手中后方可入藏。外宾进藏必须持有外宾进藏许可证（入藏函）才能上从中国大陆的飞机或火车（如果是火车进藏，除重庆，西安和兰州以外，其他地方，客人可以携带入藏函的复印件上火车）。路途有警察检查证件， 希望能帮到你，望采纳！关于更更多进藏函的事宜，请查看我司相关西藏旅游入藏函网页。

马来西亚人西藏旅行必看

之所以标题“马来西亚人西藏旅行必看”，是因为过去几年马来西亚游客到西藏旅行，其中很多人都是通过马来西亚本地华人旅行社报团参加了很多有购物陷阱的低价旅行团。通常这类旅行团被安排入住的酒店离开拉萨市中心较远，游客在市内自由活动期间非常不方便，游客别无选择，必须使用旅行社安排的车辆，然而在如此短暂的市内旅行几天，游客很少有机会自由体验各种当地自由市场，通常这样的旅行社会把客人统一带到具有高回扣的购物店，客人也没时间和精力去货比三家，所以很多客人经常费很多时间和精力，甚至是金钱去高价购买一些旅游纪念品，这种花钱买赝品，浪费宝贵的“旅行”时间去“走马观花”式的到此一游的方式实在不值得提倡。据我们从拉萨多年观察了解到的情况，我们不希望马来西亚客人在西藏的旅行是“浅尝辄止”的方式，我们希望尊贵的马来西亚客人到西藏的旅行能够和欧美客人一样，尽可能深度去体验西藏本土独特的藏族文化习俗及生活方式，以及优美的自然风景。我们旅行社有着多年接待欧美客人的实际经验，我们期待用我们最真诚的服务，给马来西亚客人带来真正的西藏深度体验。全程无购物，无进店，无加点，无隐形消费，全程优秀藏族英文导游以及藏族驾驶员。在目前西藏旅行市场上，我们可以这样说，“80%以上的马来西亚客人的西藏旅行都是西藏以外的旅行社在操作，他们没有深度服务欧美客人的经验，完全是按照“零团费，负团费”的操作模式…..”，我们衷心希望马来西亚客人到西藏旅行不要被低价所诱惑。关于更多西藏旅行信息，请参考我们的外宾旅行线路及服务细节，欢迎给我们电子邮件：Inquiry@tibettravelexpert.com.

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马来西亚游客西藏旅行须知

马来西亚客人西藏旅行得注意了。你还在担心不知道怎么方便的抵达西藏拉萨吗？你还在担心疲惫的行程还配上些隐形消费吗？为了避免上当受骗，请仔细阅读我们特意为马来西亚客人准备的贴士。

          马来西亚没有直飞西藏拉萨的航班，所以从马来西亚来西藏旅行的游客均需要从大陆其他地方中转。目前每天有马来西亚首都吉隆坡往返成都及西安的航班。机票价格实惠，以下未参考航信息：
吉隆玻-成都：亚洲航空 D7326 (18：15-22：40)
吉隆玻-西安：亚洲航空 D7346 (18：15-23：15)

          以上航班信息仅供惨考，具体出行时间的航班请谘询我们的旅游顾问。抵达成都或者西宁后可根据成都/西宁火车/飞机进藏的车次/航班做出相应选择。

         另外所有马来西亚游客需要具有正规旅行社办理的入藏许可函方可到西藏旅行。我社是西藏唯一一家正规接待马来西亚游客的专业旅行社，我们对马来西亚游客提供的西藏旅行线路完全参考我们多年服务欧美客户注重旅行体验的线路设计，注重旅行的体验及价值，我们杜绝进店购物，加点等诸多隐形消费伎俩，我们也是西藏拉萨唯一一家对马来西亚客人提供藏族导游和藏族驾驶员的旅行社。如果你喜欢旅行疯狂购买昂贵的假货，我们不建议你们预订我们的旅行。有关更多马来西亚客人到西藏旅行的事宜，请给我们电子邮件。

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2020 马来西亚西藏旅游如何办理,外国人到西藏旅行注意事项!

2020 年最新西藏旅游资讯：受到COVID19 的严重影响，全国多个旅游景区从1月下旬对公众关闭。2020年的外国人入境许可证停止办理。西藏位于中国边陲的一个特殊敏感地区，鉴于民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护以及政治和历史原因，同时也因西藏的交通状况、旅游设施及接待能力，中国国务院规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[Tibet Tourism Bureau-TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。根据国家旅游局2018年最新规定，外国旅游者，台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自助旅游，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。以下是针对马来西亚游客到西藏旅行的有关证件办理流程。

2020年马来西亚游客的西藏旅行入藏许可函办理流程如下：

首先，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达16年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎马来西亚客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语或中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官方网站：https://www.tibetctrip.com, https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetlocalguide.com/

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马来西亚人去西藏旅行注意事项!

2018年最新西藏旅游政策发布。西藏位于中国边陲的一个特殊敏感地区，鉴于民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护以及政治和历史原因，同时也因西藏的交通状况、旅游设施及接待能力，中国国务院规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[Tibet Tourism Bureau-TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。根据国家旅游局2018年最新规定，外国旅游者，台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自助旅游，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。以下是针对马来西亚游客到西藏旅行的有关证件办理流程。

马来西亚游客的西藏旅行入藏许可函办理流程如下：

首先，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达15年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎马来西亚客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官网：https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/

When you fly from Lhasa to Kathmandu, Nepal, the airport custom will check passports, your China visa, Tibet permits (including entry permit and border defense permit), however guide will need to show these permits and help you clear the customs easily. After that, guide will take permits back. Hope this helps. Any reliable Tibet travel agencies here in Lhasa know very well.

Foreign Tibet travelers frequently asked that whether they can fly to Kathmandu without a tour guide accompany and permits at Lhasa airport. The answer to this question is that: You will have Immigration problem if without providing “Tibet Travel Permit”. As you know, all foreign travelers flying from Lhasa to Tibet after Tibet travel, they need to provide passports, China visa, Tibet permits (including entry permit and border defense permit). The airport custom authority will check all these Tibet travel permits documents, however your Tibetan tour guide will help you show all these Tibet permits. 

People begin to ask that “When is Tibet closed for foreign travelers in 2017?”, Well as usual, Tibet Travel Permit is applicable for all foreign travelers who entering into Tibet during Feb.20 to March 31, 2017.However for foreign travellers entering into Tibet before Feb.20 2017, they need to leave Tibet before Feb.25. And Tibet travel has been reopen on April 1, 2017. So far there is no official news of Tibet closure.

Tibet closure every year is a common practice in Tibet since the March 14, 2008 issues in Lhasa. However ever year (except 2008), all foreign travelers (except for Norway People) can still in Tibet without any hassles if they book the trip with Reliable Tibet travel agency in Lhasa.

We will keep updating the Tibet travel permits on our Tibet travel blog and news Chanel, as well as Tibet Travel FAQ pages.

Below are common questions and answers from local Tibet travel agency regarding how to travel from Bhutan or India to Tibet.

1) Do you have to get a tour service for Lhasa?

Answer: For Lhasa or Tibet tour, you can book minimum tour service such as Tibet permits/visa, day tour guide, and you can book all the other things by yourself. Normally people post here just to show their business or website with screen name and you’d better do more research on your own.

2) How do you travel from Bhutan to Lhasa, since I hear the border is closed between Bhutan and China? I’ve read that you must go from Paro to either Kathmandu or Delhi and from there you can take a connecting flight to Lhasa.

Answer: The best way is to go via Kathmandu, Nepal. There is flight between Paro and KTM. It is not possible right now via Delhi.

3) Are there issues with Americans traveling to Lhasa? Are there issues traveling from Bhutan to Lhasa?

Answer: Absolutely “No” right now. Tibet welcome USA travelers, no matter which city you fly from to Lhasa, it is fine, just be sure you have necessary Tibet travel permits documents.

4) How long does it need to travel in Tibet?

Answer: Tibet is huge land and people normally choose 3-4 days to 2 weeks to cover most highlights of Lhasa, Tibet.

Hope information above helps little bit. For more information about Tibet tour, you are welcome to submit one inquiry here.

Updated on April 24, 2017: Do I have to find Malaysian travelling companions to travel Tibet? In my group, do we have to have the same nationality? Some travelers from Malaysia still ask this question. However since 2 years ago, the Tibet travel permits restriction on the same nationality is already cancelled. Now different foreign nationality travelers can travel together in Tibet. This is a favorable policy so far in Tibet tourism. We wish more and more travelers can travel together, sharing the group tour cost.  

Tibet Alien’s travel permits are for foreign travelers to travel in the not fully open regions in Tibet. And these places refer to Tsetang (such as Samye Monastery, Mindrolin Monastery, etc), Mt. Everest Base Camp, Saga, Payang, Mt. Kailash, Lake Manasarovar, Guge Kingdom Ruins, and Lake Draksumtso in east Tibet (Nyingchi prefecture). We apply these permits in local “Public Security Bureau“, so that is why this permit has another name of “PSB permit”. If your travel includes Lake Draksumtso and if you leave Lhasa for this sightseeing and Nyingchi is your last stop, we will need to apply this permit in Lhasa.

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2020 最新马来西亚游客到西藏旅行注意事项

受近期新冠病毒疫情影响，西藏展缓接待国内外游客，关于最早何时开始审理西藏外宾入藏许可证的确切时间还没有公布。预计2020年西藏旅行最早要等到7月才可能逐渐回升。近年来，越来越多的东南亚游客比较青睐西藏旅行目的地，特别是马来西亚游客。每年有多达上万的马来西亚籍的旅行者前来我们美丽的西藏旅行。为了更好的服务马来西亚旅客，我们密切跟进西藏的对外旅行社政策，即时对东南亚国家提供最新西藏旅游政策发布。

西藏在中国西南边陲，位于一个特殊敏感地区，鉴于民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护以及政治和历史原因，同时也因西藏的交通状况、旅游设施及接待能力，中国国务院规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[Tibet Tourism Bureau-TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。根据国家旅游局2018年最新规定，外国旅游者，台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自助旅游，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。以下是针对马来西亚游客到西藏旅行的有关证件办理流程。

马来西亚游客的西藏旅行预订建议

• 尽量不报超低价旅行团。西藏每年有很多组织内宾（中国大陆籍游客）接待的旅行社，他们熟悉低价购物团队运作方式和购物加点操作模式，淡化旅行体验，陷阱重重，请一定要注意线路设计，小心线路中退出的自费项目。
• 尽量不用外地普通话导游，他们不太懂西藏当地的历史，宗教和文化传统，给客人的信息不准确。
• 尽量不参加低价拼团，如果自己一行已经有好几名成员，完全可以量身定制属于自己的线路，增加体验。
• 小心高价，并不是当地人开的旅行社价格就低，质量就最高。现在网络发展迅速，信息不对称的情况越来越少，所以，千万记得要找性价比高，服务质量有保证的本地旅行社。

马来西亚游客的西藏旅行入藏许可函办理流程如下：

首先，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达15年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎马来西亚客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官方网站：https://www.tibetlocalguide.com, https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/

2018 最新新加坡游客到西藏旅行注意事项

2018年西藏旅行预订逐渐回升。越来越多的东南亚游客比较青睐西藏旅行目的地，特别是新加坡和马来西亚游客。每年有多达上万的新加坡和马来西亚籍的旅行者前来我们美丽的西藏旅行。为了更好的服务新加坡和马来西亚旅客，我们密切跟进西藏的对外旅行社政策，即时对东南亚国家提供最新西藏旅游政策发布。

西藏在中国西南边陲，位于一个特殊敏感地区，鉴于民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护以及政治和历史原因，同时也因西藏的交通状况、旅游设施及接待能力，中国国务院规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[Tibet Tourism Bureau-TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。根据国家旅游局2018年最新规定，外国旅游者，台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自助旅游，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。以下是针对新加坡和马来西亚游客到西藏旅行的有关证件办理流程。

新加坡游客的西藏旅行预订建议

• 尽量不报超低价旅行团。西藏每年有很多组织内宾（中国大陆籍游客）接待的旅行社，他们熟悉低价购物团队运作方式和购物加点操作模式，淡化旅行体验，陷阱重重，请一定要注意线路设计，小心线路中退出的自费项目。
• 尽量不用外地普通话导游，他们不太懂西藏当地的历史，宗教和文化传统，给客人的信息不准确。
• 尽量不参加低价拼团，如果自己一行已经有好几名成员，完全可以量身定制属于自己的线路，增加体验。
• 小心高价，并不是当地人开的旅行社价格就低，质量就最高。现在网络发展迅速，信息不对称的情况越来越少，所以，千万记得要找性价比高，服务质量有保证的本地旅行社。
• 由于新加坡马来西亚大多数客人可以讲中文，很多旅行社使用汉族中文导游，我们建议客人还是跟随当地藏族的向导旅行游览，西藏当地也有非常多的藏族导游可以讲很好的普通话。

新加坡和马来西亚籍游客的西藏旅行入藏许可函办理流程如下：

首先，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达15年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎新加坡客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官方网站：https://explorechinatibet.com, https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/

新加坡马来西亚籍游客的西藏旅行入藏旅行批件手续

和其他国家游客到西藏旅行一样，新加坡马来西亚游客到西藏旅行也需要所有进藏旅行相关手续。西藏有很多地方属于未完全开放地区，不同的地方可能会有不同的手续需要办理。下面就就是所有相关旅行手续列表。

• 西藏旅行旅藏确认函：所有飞往拉萨的国内航班，在旅客办理登记手续以及通过安检的时候都需要出示这个重要的确认函；
• 外国人旅行证：如果旅客的目的地含有西藏日喀则珠峰地区，阿里地区，山南 和林芝巴松错地区，需要办理这个文件
• 军区和外办旅行手续：如果客人的旅行含有阿里地区，昌都地区（比如川藏和滇臧旅行线路），都需要这个重要的文件。

办理上面相关入藏批文，您需要向我们提交您的有效因私护照和在有效期内的签证的清晰扫描件（或数码相片），我们将告知您，您所持有的证件是否可以办理入藏函；
接着，我们将根据您的喜好，制定适合您的旅游计划
最后，经您同意，我们将把您的旅游计划，连同您的申请材料一并提交到相关政府部门办理入藏函。简单的行程一般3-5个工作日可办理完成，稍复杂的行程至少需20个工作日办理完成。请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。

我社专业品质接待欧美客人长达15年，现以最诚挚的服务热忱欢迎新加坡马来西亚客人到西藏深度旅行。我们的特色是：价格公道，藏族本民族优秀英语中文语种导游，正规旅行用车，藏族优秀驾驶员，全程无隐性消费，无进店无加点。详情，请参考我公司官方网站：https://tibettravelexpert.com，https://www.tibetctrip.com/