Great website, it’s been very helpful for trip planning, as I plan on heading to Qinghai Amdo, and Sichuan Kham this summer. To the best of your knowledge, is it currently possible to extend a visa in Yushu and/or in Ganzi? Thanks for your help!
The regulations regarding visa extensions in the Kham region change often. You should be able to extend it in Kangding. Contact Zhilam Hostel in Kangding for more information.
Hi about 2months ago we made enquiries to join you on a tour in Lhasa to Kathmandu. Of course the terrible earthquake changed our trave thinking. Can you please tell me if the tours are still possible for the date 7th October to visit Lhasa and return to Kathmandu. Is the border between Nepal/Tibet likely to be opened soon. If we remain in Tibet for longer and return to Nepal later. Which tour can you recommend to see more of the country or is it possible once in that we may travel alone. We could spend 2/3weeks in Tibet instead of returning to Nepal. Do you know if we could fly to Bhutan from Lhasa. Thank you for your help and please include costs of the tours for 2 persons
Pamela, I hope you are doing well. I have sent you 5 detailed emails the past 3 months regarding your Tibet journey. Have you received them? If not, please let me know.
We are travelling to Ladakh in June and after going round, we would to finish our stay with a trek. We are looking for an easy trekking.
We could start our trek in June 24 or 25th and would like a 3-5 days trek.
We are 3 ladies and have no trekking experience, that´s why we need a very easy trek.
We understand that Sham Valley is a very nice and easy trekking.
Please kindly send us the itinerary of easy/baby trekking and cost.
Looking forward to receiving your reply to the above.
Tks and rgds
Hello,
I will arrive at the 23th of april 2016 in Chengdu. And will like to take the train to Lhasa on the 27th of april. Arriving in Lhasa at the 29th of april.
I can stay until the 15th of may in Tibet. My flight back home is at the 16th of may from Chengdu.
I travel with a friend.
Can you please help me to find a good and honest travel agency? I already have been in contact with 4 different travel agency but don’t feel very good about it. I just don’t know why.
Thank you.
What a beautifull website!
We will fly 24 of may from Kathmandu to Chengdu and would like to explore the Amdo and Kham region for hikes/nature/culture.
Which places can we visit without a special permit? We will have (hopefully) a china visa, but no tibet-permit. The travel agency in Kathmandu told us that these months the amdo and kham are closed for tourists, do you know something about that?
I was just wondering if anyone could provide any information on the restriction of travel for foreigners in Aba? There seems to be two towns of Aba in Sichuan, but I am unsure which is restricted for foreigners! I am wanting to travel to Yyenbo Yurtse/Juizhi, through Aba, through Hongyuan, through Zoige up to Langmusi. It would seem a giant pain in the ass that Yyenbo Yurtse/Juizhi is only accessible from the west. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thank you.
Hi Carl…right now all areas of Aba/Ngawa prefecture are open. The one region that can close is Aba county, not to be confused by the prefecture of the same name. Aba county, due to uprisings at Kirti Monastery, has been closed off and on for the past few years. You can pass thru Aba to Jiuzhi/Jigdril without problems.
I am planning to visit Tibet on May 2018 for about 12-14 days of the small group of 4 ppl. and i understand that in order to get into this wonderful land i need a Tibet travel permit which is only can be arranged by Tibet local agency. it would be much appreciated that you could suggest me a reliable travel agency that can arrange private group or economic tour package ?
Hi…You need more than just a permit to go to Tibet. You need a full organized tour that can only be arranged by a travel agency. I have emailed you info to assist you.
I am an Indian citizen looking for 5-6 day trip to Tibet. I do not want to visit mainland China(but I do want to take the Lhasa train ride). One of the tour operators has offered me an eight day overland tour which is expensive.
For a shorter duration, he suggested a flight to Lhasa which is also expensive and not affordable for me at the moment.
I am backpacker on a limited budget. Could you please suggest on how to make the trip successful? Any good/budget tour operators or itinerary would be of great help.
Hi Lobsang,
Great website :).
I’m thinking of taking a flight to Changdu on 29 of September.
I would like to explore the Sichuan Part of Kham (mostly hiking and some culture).
I realized that the first week of october is a golden week,do you think it’s a good idea to travel around this area (or China in general) during this week? How crowded it might be?
I have 3 weeks in total.
Thanks for publishing this amazing website! Your photographs and stories are fantastic to read, though I feel horrible for the way some foreigners have done such bad things to you and your friends in tourism in Tibet.
We are residents in China and are wondering whether it is possible this summer to travel to Kangding. Do foreigners need any special permit to travel there? I guess what we want to know is how we could find out where the border is beyond which we should not pass. I doubt that any permits will be issued these days (but if you know otherwise, we would like to know.) I can manage in Mandarin.
Hi Lobsang,
Great website, it’s been very helpful for trip planning, as I plan on heading to Qinghai Amdo, and Sichuan Kham this summer. To the best of your knowledge, is it currently possible to extend a visa in Yushu and/or in Ganzi? Thanks for your help!
Yanni
The regulations regarding visa extensions in the Kham region change often. You should be able to extend it in Kangding. Contact Zhilam Hostel in Kangding for more information.
Lobsang
Hi about 2months ago we made enquiries to join you on a tour in Lhasa to Kathmandu. Of course the terrible earthquake changed our trave thinking. Can you please tell me if the tours are still possible for the date 7th October to visit Lhasa and return to Kathmandu. Is the border between Nepal/Tibet likely to be opened soon. If we remain in Tibet for longer and return to Nepal later. Which tour can you recommend to see more of the country or is it possible once in that we may travel alone. We could spend 2/3weeks in Tibet instead of returning to Nepal. Do you know if we could fly to Bhutan from Lhasa. Thank you for your help and please include costs of the tours for 2 persons
Pamela, I hope you are doing well. I have sent you 5 detailed emails the past 3 months regarding your Tibet journey. Have you received them? If not, please let me know.
Have a good day….Lobsang
Dear Sirs,
We are travelling to Ladakh in June and after going round, we would to finish our stay with a trek. We are looking for an easy trekking.
We could start our trek in June 24 or 25th and would like a 3-5 days trek.
We are 3 ladies and have no trekking experience, that´s why we need a very easy trek.
We understand that Sham Valley is a very nice and easy trekking.
Please kindly send us the itinerary of easy/baby trekking and cost.
Looking forward to receiving your reply to the above.
Tks and rgds
Hello,
I will arrive at the 23th of april 2016 in Chengdu. And will like to take the train to Lhasa on the 27th of april. Arriving in Lhasa at the 29th of april.
I can stay until the 15th of may in Tibet. My flight back home is at the 16th of may from Chengdu.
I travel with a friend.
Can you please help me to find a good and honest travel agency? I already have been in contact with 4 different travel agency but don’t feel very good about it. I just don’t know why.
Thank you.
Greetings…I sent some travel information to you. For more questions, please contact me directly at: thelandofsnows@gmail.com
Lobsang
Hi Lobsang-
I’ve sent a query to your email about Kham and Amdo, but I’m not sure if you’ve gotten it!
Thanks!
-Matthew
When I am leading trekking expeditions, I am often without email for many weeks at a time. Send it again and I will do my best to assist you.
Lobsang
hello,
What a beautifull website!
We will fly 24 of may from Kathmandu to Chengdu and would like to explore the Amdo and Kham region for hikes/nature/culture.
Which places can we visit without a special permit? We will have (hopefully) a china visa, but no tibet-permit. The travel agency in Kathmandu told us that these months the amdo and kham are closed for tourists, do you know something about that?
Hope to hear from you,
Kind regards
Miranda
I was just wondering if anyone could provide any information on the restriction of travel for foreigners in Aba? There seems to be two towns of Aba in Sichuan, but I am unsure which is restricted for foreigners! I am wanting to travel to Yyenbo Yurtse/Juizhi, through Aba, through Hongyuan, through Zoige up to Langmusi. It would seem a giant pain in the ass that Yyenbo Yurtse/Juizhi is only accessible from the west. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thank you.
Hi Carl…right now all areas of Aba/Ngawa prefecture are open. The one region that can close is Aba county, not to be confused by the prefecture of the same name. Aba county, due to uprisings at Kirti Monastery, has been closed off and on for the past few years. You can pass thru Aba to Jiuzhi/Jigdril without problems.
Lobsang
hi lobsang,
I am planning to visit Tibet on May 2018 for about 12-14 days of the small group of 4 ppl. and i understand that in order to get into this wonderful land i need a Tibet travel permit which is only can be arranged by Tibet local agency. it would be much appreciated that you could suggest me a reliable travel agency that can arrange private group or economic tour package ?
Hi…You need more than just a permit to go to Tibet. You need a full organized tour that can only be arranged by a travel agency. I have emailed you info to assist you.
Lobsang
Hi Lobsang,
Hope you are doing good.
I am an Indian citizen looking for 5-6 day trip to Tibet. I do not want to visit mainland China(but I do want to take the Lhasa train ride). One of the tour operators has offered me an eight day overland tour which is expensive.
For a shorter duration, he suggested a flight to Lhasa which is also expensive and not affordable for me at the moment.
I am backpacker on a limited budget. Could you please suggest on how to make the trip successful? Any good/budget tour operators or itinerary would be of great help.
Thanks,
Adil
Hi…I emailed you further info to help you plan your journey. Enjoy Tibet!
Lobsang
Hi Lobsang,
Great website :).
I’m thinking of taking a flight to Changdu on 29 of September.
I would like to explore the Sichuan Part of Kham (mostly hiking and some culture).
I realized that the first week of october is a golden week,do you think it’s a good idea to travel around this area (or China in general) during this week? How crowded it might be?
I have 3 weeks in total.
Thanks,
Olla
Would like to visit Tibet on Budget Tours in Dec 2019 and Please revert asap
Hello Lobsang. I found loads of valuable info on this site. I’m fascinated by Tibet. I would definitely visit it once in my lifetime. Thanks.
Thanks for publishing this amazing website! Your photographs and stories are fantastic to read, though I feel horrible for the way some foreigners have done such bad things to you and your friends in tourism in Tibet.
We are residents in China and are wondering whether it is possible this summer to travel to Kangding. Do foreigners need any special permit to travel there? I guess what we want to know is how we could find out where the border is beyond which we should not pass. I doubt that any permits will be issued these days (but if you know otherwise, we would like to know.) I can manage in Mandarin.
Hoping to travel to western Sichuan in August.