Nepal - West of Tibet, Cheaper than Thailand, Better than Bhutan

Towards west from Tibet, there is a country where gods as many as people, temples as many as houses. It is the birthplace of Shakya Mani, is the last piece of pure land, and is a lifetime dream of tourists.

Here, the landscape may not be said to be the first in Asia, but should be one of the top three.

What to attract tourists all over the world again and again to come back here is the humanities, the old buildings with unique characteristics in South Asia, the mysterious religious atmosphere which is the gift of the world, and Mount Everest - the world’s highest peak.

It is Nepal.

It is a poor but happy country, a tragic earthquake but still colorful travel destination.

Many people said, he, who ever travelled to Nepal, just is entitled to talk about travel. Why?

In Nepal, there are 4 world cultural and natural heritages. Although many heritages were devastated by the earthquake 2015, they has been rebuilt. It has an unique meaning.

In addition, the world famous tourist sites are waiting for you, including Mount Qomolangma as the symbol of the Sagarmatha National Park, Royal Chitwan National Park with many wild animals, and Lumbini as the birthplace of Shakya Muni.

Nepal is also worthy of the name of “Mountain Country” because travellers can see 9 of 14 mountains over 8,000 meters in the world.

Thus, trekking in Nepal is one of the most popular outdoor activities here. Travellers measure mountains with their footsteps, touch and feel the magic nature with their body. Step by step working closer to the heart of the sacred mountain is the dream of many travellers.

How to get Tibet Travel Permit in Nepal & China

Many foreign travelers asked their travel agency in Tibet to mail their Tibet Travel Permit to their home before they depart from their country. But it is almost impossible, because there are only several days after your travel agency get customers’ Tibet Travel Permit from Tibet Tourism Bureau. Therefore, travel agency in Lhasa can only mail the original permit to one of cities in China.

There is three situations:

1. Travel from Kathmandu to Lhasa

Foreign travelers needn’t get their Tibet Travel Permit in advance. They just need ask travel agency in Lhasa to help them apply for Group Visa Invitation Letter and ask travel agency in Kathmandu to help them apply for Tibet Group Visa from Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal. Finally, they can board the flight with holding their passport, Group Visa and flight ticket.

2. Travel from one of cities in China by train

Nowadays, there are trains to Lhasa from Beijing, Chengdu, Xining, Xian, Lanzhou, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, etc. If you board the train from Xian, Chongqing and Lanzhou, you need hold the original permit, so travel agency in Lhasa need mail it to you. If from other cities, you just need the copy of your Tibet Travel Permit, so you can ask Lhasa travel agency to send you the scanned copy of your Tibet Travel Permit, and you print it in color and then hold it to board the train to Lhasa.

3. Travel from one of cities in China by flight

No matter which city you will fly to Lhasa from, you need hold the original permit to board the flight. So Lhasa travel agency need mail the original permit to you.

The best way is that you arrange one night hotel in one of cities in China, and then ask Lhasa Travel Agency to mail your Tibet Travel Permit to your hotel. When you arrive at your hotel, you can pick it up at the hotel reception.

If you do not plan to arrange one night hotel, you need arrange enough time of flight layover. And your travel agency in Lhasa need find a man to transfer your Tibet Travel Permit to you. The method has a certain risk. If Lhasa travel agency can not find a man to deliver the permit or he can not deliver the permit to you on time, you can not board the flight and may miss the flight. So, many travel agencies in Lhasa ask clients to book one night hotel in China and then fly to Lhasa, Tibet.