Tibet
Has anyone been to Tibet recently? Need to know the new rules re travel within. I plan to stay in Lhasa and not go beyond . Does that mean all I need is a travel permit or will I have to hire a guide and a car or must I always travel in a group. The rules keep changing and wanted to know more details before I leave a few months later. Thanks.
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You should also check Lonely Planet's thorntree - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntre...9&keywordid=90
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And that website says Lhasa and Nagqu regions are open to foreign travelers and no need for Travel Permit.
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I have heard that Tibet permits for foreigners will not be issued from March 8 until 'April'.
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Tibet is open now.
What you need to do to travel to Lhasa: - Contact a travel agency and arrange a tour - Fix an itinerary and the agency will apply for the permit(s) for you (you can't do this yourself) - Your tour will include a guide and, if you leave Lhasa, a car and driver. (If you just stay in Lhasa, you don't need a car and driver.) - You don't have to be part of a group, but it does bring costs down. Travel in the Tibetan regions east of the TAR have no requirements -- travel around as freely as you please and see whatever you like! |
Tkiely - Could you -please explain what the last para means "Travel in the Tibetan regions... etc" By this you refer to the far north of "Yunnan" which was taken by the Chinese forcibly - is that right. It is true that that area remains 80-85% Tibetan population and now probably is more densely Tibetan than Tibet. Is that the "region" you refer to or some other one?
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Hey merck,
Tibetan regions extend far beyond the border of the Tibet Autonomous Region into Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan. Only a small part of Yunnan is Tibetan, but almost all of Qinghai is Tibetan, half of Sichuan, and a small part of Gansu! These areas are all on the Tibetan plateau and part of what is considered historic Tibet. To be more clear, check out this wikipedia map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TAR-TAP-TAC.png This map shows all of the ethnic Tibetan entities in China, including the Tibet Autonomous Region and all Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures & Counties in other provinces. |
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