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What Are the Required Travel Documents for Lhasa Kathmandu Overland Tour?
Travelling to the spiritual and mountainous gems of Asia like Nepal and Tibet are a must visit and bucket list favourite for many people, especially people who crave for new culture and new adventures. Tibet and Nepal has some of the highest mountains and peaks in the world. Even if you are not the one to climb and conquer it, just the views of those of towering vistas are equally exhilarating. The overland Tibet Nepal tour is an adventure that takes your breath away at every turn and every bend.
Driving through quaint beautiful villages, marvelling at the views of mountains and glaciers, driving over some high passes, driving besides endless rolling grasslands, having native food, getting to talk and socialise with locals, visiting monasteries with rich stories and being able to enjoy the typical tourist attractions in Lhasa and Kathmandu are some of the things you get to enjoy. You can always take a detour or stop to take a short hike while overlanding. Kathmandu and Lhasa have so much to offer. From important spiritual centres to pristine lakes to tiny trails that lead up to beautiful hills or valleys.
To enjoy and experience all this, you are required to obtain some permits other than the visas. Here are all the details regarding all the permits needed for Lhasa Kathmandu Overland Tour.
Tibet Travel Permit: The Most Important Document for Entering Tibet
Tibet Travel Permit (TTP) is a must have document to get to Tibet. It is issued by the Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) and can be obtained with the help of your travel agency. You need to show that document even before boarding the flight to Lhasa. It will be sent to the hotel you are staying in China by the travel agency. This permit gives you access only to Lhasa. Without this permit you cannot enter Tibet, board the Tibet train, book hotels, visit attractions or do anything. This permit was made compulsory to preserve and safeguard the ecology, historical monuments, full tourist facilities, and in a way to safeguard the tourists. Tibet Tourism takes utmost pride in making sure everything goes smoothly for tourists and there is no problem for them. Any inconveniences or problems are dealt swiftly and fairly.
Tibet Travel Permit
Travel Document Application for Lhasa to Kathmandu Overland Tour from Mainland China
The travel permits required add on or vary depending on the places you are visiting. These are permits and documents required for Lhasa to Kathmandu overland tour from mainland China.
Chinese Visa
To enter mainland China you need the Chinese Visa. It can be applied directly through the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China or applied through the travel agency you are booking with. China doesn’t offer visa on arrival option for citizens of any country. It must be applied for in advance with at least 6 months validity for your passport. The documents and items required for your visa are: original passport, passport size photo, filled out visa application form, proof of residence in your home country (when applied from any other country), copies of previous Chinese Entry Visas if any, and the itinerary, accommodation details like hotel reservation, and round trip flight tickets. A normal visa procedure takes 4 working days, urgent services cost more. For US citizens the single entry visa costs USD 140 and for non-US citizens it costs USD 30. For double entry and multiple entry visas the cost increases for non- US citizens.
Tibet Travel Permit
Tibet Travel Permit (TTP) issued by the Tibet Tourism Bureau is required to enter Tibet. This permit gives you access to Lhasa. This permit can be obtained through a certified, legit, travel agency based out of Tibet. The documents required for you to e-mail them are scanned copy of your passport and Chinese visa. The agency will acquire the permit on your behalf; you cannot obtain them any other way. The agency sends you a confirmation, only after which you will be able to book flight tickets. They will then send your permit to the hotel you are staying in China. Citizens of Hong Kong and Macau are not required to obtain this permit. This permit will be asked in airports, train stations, hotels, or at any point randomly. It is important to not lose this permit, you can give it to your guide do that it is safe at all times. This permit allows entry to Lhasa, to go outside of Lhasa you need obtain other permits like Aliens' Travel Permit.
Alien's Travel Permit
Aliens' Travel Permit
Aliens' Travel Permit, also known as PSB Permit, is issued by Tibetan Local Public Security. The Tibet Travel Permit only lets you entry to Lhasa, to go to places outside of Lhasa like Shigatse or Everest Base Camp you need Aliens' Travel Permit. This permit can be obtained in Lhasa. It takes about an hour to obtain this, the documents you need are your passport and Tibet Travel Permit. Your guide can obtain this; you don’t have to do it in person. Aliens' Travel Permit also allows you to enter other regions like Gyantse County, Shannan Region, Nyingchi Region, and Ngari Region. During your overland trip if you decide to take a small detour or visit a monastery in any of the above mentioned regions, Aliens' Travel Permit will come of use. You definitely need it to go to Shigatse and EBC.
Nepal Visa
Nepal Visa is relatively easy to get as visa-on-arrival option is available for all countries. All you have to do is fill up visa application and provide a passport sized photo. The amount to be paid depends on the number of days you are staying in Nepal. For example, for a 15- day visa you will be paying USD 25, for a 30- day visa you will be paying USD 30. You can pay it in any currencies other than Nepali and Indian currencies. If you want a visa for 150 days, you have to apply directly in the Department of Irrigation in Kathmandu. You can also obtain it in advance from the Nepal Embassy in your country. If you are entering Nepal by road from India, you can obtain the visa at the entry point to Nepal.
Travel Document Application for Kathmandu to Lhasa Overland Tour from Nepal
Just like the trip from Lhasa to Kathmandu, the Nepal Tibet overland tour also requires the Tibet travel permit, since you need to enter Tibet. But the Chinese visa for this trip from Nepal is something different from the ordinary Chinese Visa.
Chinese Group Visa for Nepal Tibet Tours
Chinese Group Visa
Chinese Group Visa is a group entry visa issued by the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. It is a single entry visa for which details of all the tourists in your group will be required. When you are planning to enter Tibet from Nepal, you have to obtain Chinese visa only from Kathmandu, not from your own country. Any other Chinese visa obtained will become invalid. The Chinese group visa is valid for 30 days and allows the group to enter mainland China. It takes at least 3 working days to obtain this visa, so it is better to land in Nepal a few days before. The travel agency you are touring with will help in each step of the way. First you will be required to send scanned copy of your passport with the confirmed dates and itinerary. Once you arrive at Kathmandu, you have to go to Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu to fill out group visa application. The documents needed for applying the group visa are original passport, passport sized photos, invitation letter and the permit to enter Tibet.
For any more details or help regarding the permits and visas, you can contact us for more details according to your exact travel plan.
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