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Hi,

I'm planning to go to Nepal through Tibet at the cheapest rate possible because I'm running low on cash.
I'm thinking of going any time in late april or may.
I already got a qoute of 1500 yuan and less from a reliable agent if I can find more people...

If you're interested let me know my email is Maxpower440@hotmail.co.uk

Hi all ,
We 're two girls from HK, will travel to Tibet between 3/4 and 9/4/2013
just wonder is anyone wanna team up with us to visit the surrounding area .
We're not really care where to go ( coz i've been to tibet before for couple times) , would be great if we can find someone to share the cost of hiring driver.
simply leave me a msg on nkmsps@gmail.com or call +86 15546965867 (china) if you're interested, looking forward to see you.
Cheers,
Carmen

Anyone used this Access Tibet Tour company before? Any feedback?

We plan to go to Lhasa/EBC on first/2nd week of August, any thoughts for this time period in terms of our chances in seeing Everest and travelling outside of Lhasa?

I am a solo traveller wishing to travel with others to Tibet. Looking at approx 10/12 day tour of Tibet including Lhasa & surrounds & EBC. The new visa rules should be out by end of March and I wish to book trip April. Let me know if you are interested? Cheers Elly

I'm backpacking in China for one month from March 16th. Would love to go to Lhasa and also see Lake Namtso! If interested write to sierra.stonebrook@gmail.com! I'm 25 years old, and love a good adventure!

See you soon!

When is Tibet closed to tourists in 2013?

The current rule is that one needs 5 travelers of the same nationality to apply for Tibet Travel Permit.Those interested to join 4 of us, please contact me,thanks!

Anybody travel in Tibet from Feb 1 to Feb 15?

Hi, I am planning a 9-day total trip to Lhasa/Tibet and Kathmandu, Nepal from Beijing via train, set to depart Beijing on 2/2/2013. The trip will end in Kathmandu on 2/10/2013. I am looking for 1 or more American travelers who are interested. Please email Peridot713@yahoo.com with serious interest. Thank you, Jing

Hello fellow travelers! My husband and I are called to do the Trek to Mt.Kailash. We are looking into the tour through tibetexploretour.com/itinera... We know about the need for atleast 5 Canadians to cross the boarder... looking into anyone else planning on the trek this year. We preferably wanted to go in Sept.2013 lucindapearce@gmail.com please email us and lets see what we can accomplish together! Thanks Lucinda/Rob (Calgary)

Hello, we're 2 Aussies who are booked to travel to Tibet from the 20/11/2012 - 28/11/2012 ( crossing overland from Kathmandu), we're looking for two other Aussies who may be interested in traveling with us and have arranged a 8 day guided tour with Basanta Adventure. Visas will be arranged through them. Let me know if you are interested!

My partner and I would like to go to Llasa from Nov 1-14, 2012. We need 3 other Americans OR Australians, as we are each one American and one Australian. (We count as the same nationality because we are married...) Aiming to get permits through Spinn Cafe. Contact me on bunyun@rocketmail.com if interested. Happy travels!

Is it possible to arrange a last minute trip to Lhasa via train from Bejing? I mean to include visa and permit, train tickets/flights and accommodation. This September(2012) may be my only chance to go. I am a solo traveller and can get flights into Bejing or other cities at short notice. Thankyou

Is it possible to arrange a last minute trip to Lhasa via train from Bejing? I mean to include visa and permit, train tickets/flights and accommodation. This September(2012) may be my only chance to go. I am a solo traveller and can get flights into Bejing or other cities at short notice. Thankyou

Hi, My name is Karl, I am a teacher in Nanjing and I am planning a 10-12 daytrip to Tibet during the 2013 Spring festival. My dates are very flexible : I can travel anytime between January 26 and February 24. My trip includes Lhasa, Shigatse and The Everest Base Camp. I need at least another 4 Canadians to get the permit and make it happen ! To discuss trip details : Please contact me by telephone at 086-1500-516-5307 (in China) or by email at : turtleworshipper@hotmail.com I look forward to hearing from you ! Karl

My wife and I are looking to tour in Tibet from 21st Oct 2012 can any one sugest tour compony, or what the rules there are regarding enterance to tibet Rob and Jill

I am a single american looking for others interesting in travelling to Tibet during last week or Sept. Likely departing from Beijing although flexible both on departure city and itinerary but need to get back in Beijing on evening of Sept. 29. Please e-mail at kbushley@yahoo.com.

I am an Australian planning to travel to Tibet some time in early/mid October 2012. I need 4 other Australians to apply with me to satisfy the permit requirements. Let me know if you are interested in going to Tibet at this time and you are an Aussie!!

I am an American, currently in China, hoping to travel Tibet July 13-July 18. I understand you need a group of 5 of your nationality, so I was hoping I might find somebody on here. I've been having some trouble using online group-finding sites, but if anyone knows of a good one, that would also be appreciated. Thanks and safe travels to everyone!

Hi - I leave for a trip to China in a few days. It included Tibet. I just got a call from the tour agency saying that China has closed the Tibet border. Does anyone know of a web site where I can check the current status of entry into Tibet. I have googled it and not been able to find anything. Thanks

Help finding group tours to Kathmandu, Mt Everest base camp, Lhasa Tibet Hi I would like any suggestions or knowledge from people about finding budget group tours, either go north east from Kathmandu to Mount Everest base camp and onto to Lhasa Tibet or travel in the reverse sequence from Lhasa to Kathmandu.. I originally wanted go on a train, from Beijing to Lhasa Tibet , 2/3 days in Lhasa, then on to Mount Everest base camp and Kathmandu. I have spent about three weeks looking for a budget trip like this with no reasonable success. I know recently the Chinese government has put on a restriction that you can only travel in a group of five or more, and that group has to be of the same nation a person is from.. I've not had any success, so I am changing my focus on any possible combination of just going to Kathmandu, Mount Everest base camp and Lhasa, in either direction, starting at either end and going to the other end of these three places in a group tour. I am a backpacker, so I am looking for a budget group tour. I would like to start this trip about late July or early August 2012, and I am an American citizen. I would appreciate any thoughts about how to accomplish this travel request reasonably soon from anybody that knows of travel agency or group tours helping me accomplish this type tour. Please send me their e-mail address or phone number. I would also like to know what is currently required about going to Tibet as a foreigner. Does anybody know about, if I'd go from Kathmandu to Lhasa, and then go back to Kathmandu with only limited travel in China, could I get a restricted Chinese visa or what? Also, if at the end of my trip I would fly out of Lhasa, at the end of my trip, could I get just a limited Chinese visa or be required to get the regular visa from China? I am still interested in a possible train trip Beijing to Lhasa.. Thank you advance for any comments.

Hi everyone, I heard that due to some problems in and around Lhasa it might be difficult to go to Tibet anytime soon. I plan to go there in Mid-July, now my travel agency said they can't apply for the permit now, but maybe later. Is there any experienced Tibet-traveler out there who might take a wild guess how things in Tibet might develop over the next weeks and how chances are to go there in July? I might make some backup plans already, in case Tibet will still be closed for tourists later. Can anyone recommend a "similar" experience in China? Inner Mongolia? Uygur region? I'm just looking for a not so overcrowded place with rather clean nature and interesting culture which is not too hot or wet in July... Thanks!

Hello, I am a Canadian travelling solo and would like to do a 15-day Mt. Kailash Pilgrimage tour arriving in Lhasa on July 28 and returning to Lhasa on August 10 with Tibetan-owned company "Explore Tibet" I need four other people to make this tour happen. Please email me if interested. ramsey_leung@hotmail.com Thanks

Hi, we are two Mauritians travelling to Tibet on 5th August 2012, since the new rules, we are looking for three mauritians to go to Kailash.

Hi there! Me and my friend would like to got to Tibet Mid-August. Since we are both AUSTRIAN we are currently looking for two to three fellow Austrians to travel with, so we could get a permit. Our itinerary is not really worked out yet, so we are happy to adjust to suggestions as long as they don't exceed our budget. So far we would like to spend three up to six days in Lhasa to acclimate and to get to know the town, we would then head out to the surrounding area for about four days to visit monasteries, lakes, maybe some smaller towns and whatever else is there to see. Within that time we would also like to go trekking for a couple of days. We would either take the train to Lhasa from Xining or Beijing and then fly out from Lhasa to Hong Kong via Shanghai. Any questions just contact me. We would both be really happy if we could find someone to travel with. ------------------ Hallo! Mein Freund und ich sind auf der Suche nach zwei bis drei weiteren Österreichern die ebenfalls gerne Mitte August nach Tibet reisen würden, da es zur Zeit unmöglich ist zu zweit ein Permit zu bekommen. Unser Reiseplan ist noch nicht fixiert und wir nehmen auch gerne Änderungsvorschläge an, so lange unser Budget nicht überschritten wird. Bis jetzt wäre geplant 3-6 Tage in Lhasa zu verbringen, um zu akklimatisieren und die Stadt kennen zu lernen. Danach würden wir gerne für 3-4 Tage die Umgebung von Lhasa erkunden und Monasteries, kleinere Städte, Seen und was es sonst noch alles gibt, besuchen. In dieser Zeit würden wir auch gerne einen 2-3 Tages Trek gehen. Wir fahren mit dem Zug nach Lhasa, entweder von Beijing oder Xining aus, ausreisen würden wir jedoch per Flugzeug nach Hong Kong über Shanghai. Wir würden uns wirklich sehr freuen noch weitere Personen zum Reisen zu finde, wäre extrem schade Tibet nicht besuchen zu können. Bei Interesse einfach melden!

Due to the new permit restrictions, we are a group of 3 Canadians looking for 2 more fellow Cdns to join the tour. Agency will be with Spinn Cafe, for approx 6 days during the first week of November. If interested, please contact me at acct261@excite.com and hopefully we can work something out! Thanks!

What medicines should I bring during the visit to Tibet?

What do I need to submit when applying for a Tibet Travel Permit?

Hello! My wife and I have just been screwed up by the new Chinese legislation on tours to Tibet which now requires 5 people of the same nationality to apply together in order to issue the permits. If you're interested in departing Kathmandu (Nepal) anytime between the 5th and 20th June please let us know! We need 3 more UK citizens - we have a tour planned, but our agency says that they can just get your visas and permits if necessary: there's no need to join our tour if you don't want to. Cheers, David

We are a group of 2 Americans who were planning a trip to Mt. Kailash, entering Tibet through Lhasa (from Kathmandu). Our trip is for a total duration of 18 days and has been organized by Tibet Highland Expedition fairly inexpensively. Since the rules were changed recently we are looking for atleast 3 more US passport holders who would like to do a similar itinerary with us. We are flexible to change the itinerary and dates a little depending on your interest since being able to go is of primary importance. Itinerary is as follows: ITINERARY: Day Date Day Place Activity Kms Time Destination Place Overnight hotel Sat 2-Jun 1 Kathmandu - Lhasa Flight Arrive during day in Lhasa - acclimatise 63 1 Lhasa Kyichu Hotel Sun 3-Jun 2 Lhasa Potala Palace, Tibet Museum, Jokang Temple Lhasa Kyichu Hotel Mon 4-Jun 3 Lhasa Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery Lhasa Kyichu Hotel Tue 5-Jun 4 Lhasa- Gyantse Yamdrok lake, Pelkor Chode, Gyantse Kumbum 260 5 Gyantse Jianzhang Hotel Wed 6-Jun 5 Gyantse - Shigatse Shalu Gompa, Tashilumpo Monastery 90 2 Shigatse Tashi Chuta Hotel Thu 7-Jun 6 Shigatse - Sakya Sakya Monastery 150 3 Sakya Manasarovar Sakya Hotel Fri 8-Jun 7 Sakya - Saga Driving 350 9 Saga Saga Hotel Sat 9-Jun 8 Saga - Tirthapuri - Menshi Hot springs, Guge kingdom Menshi Sun 10-Jun 9 Guge Kingdom Tholing, Tsaparang, Tholing Mon 11-Jun 10 Dungkar & Piyang Cave temples Dungkar and Piyang Tholing Tue 12-Jun 11 Kailash Kora 1 Trek day 1 Darchen to Dira-puk Monastery 20 7 Dira-puk Monastery Hotel or guesthouse Wed 13-Jun 12 Kailash Kora 2 Trek day 2 to Dzutul-puk Monastery 15 10 Dzutul-puk Monastery Hotel or guesthouse Thu 14-Jun 13 Kailash Kora 3 Trek day 3 to Darchen 14 6 Darchen Hotel or guesthouse Fri 15-Jun 14 Lake Manasarovar Spend day at lake 60 1.5 Lake Manasarovar Manasarovar Hotel Sat 16-Jun 15 Manasarovar - Saga Paryang 480 8 Saga Saga Hotel Sun 17-Jun 16 Saga - Rongbuk/EBC Peiku-tso lake, Rongbuk Monastery Everest Base Camp Yak Hair Tent Mon 18-Jun 17 EBC - Zhangmu Sunrise from Rongphu, local bus to EBC Zhangmu Caiyun Hotel Tue 19-June 18 Zhangmu - Kathmandu Driving 140 5 Kathmandu Please contact me if anyone is interested for more details. Regards, Vinay