Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) Permits

Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) Permits are necessary for entry to Lhasa or any other part of the Tibetan Autonomous Region, and are obtained through tour operators as part of arrangements for travel; A T.T.B. permit does not obviate the need for an Aliens' Travel Permit for any closed areas that may be visited. But you can get them easily.



How to get the travel permits?

After you decide to travel with us, we will help you to obtain your Tibet Travel Permits. It will be quite simple for you, just need to send us:

Full name | Gender | Date of birth | Passport number | Nationality | Occupation

Also, we need you copies of passport and Chinese visa.

Keep in mind:

    - All exactly the same as on your passport. You need to tell us your occupation because journalists and people that could be involved in political matters could be revoked (they need a more complicated procedure to get a permit).
    - Please note that if you do not book any tour from us, we can not help you get the permits. No travel agency can provide "permit-only" service. A must service includes land cruiser and guide.

Important Issues about Tibet Travel Permit

1. All kinds of people can get a Tibet permit through a travel agency except diplomats, journalists, and government officials who should travel to Tibet under the arrangement by the Foreign Affairs Office of Tibet Government.

2. After having a permit, a travel agency could buy you the air tickets, and you can pass the check-in at the airport and the check point re-routes with the permit.

3. Only the guide could hold the permit after you establish yourself on Tibet land. You are not allowed to carry it and travel to anywhere you want except Lhasa .You need another permit named "Aliens' Permit".

4. There is a service charge (by the government) to get the Tibet permit which is 7 US dollars per person.

5. Generally it needs three days to get the Tibet permit if you could supply the full necessary documents. But it needs another 3 days (or more) to Express Deliver the permit. We also can help you to get the urgent Tibet Permit less than three days, but the price will be much higher than 7 US dollars.

 There are two kinds of permits for traveling in Tibet: the entry permit (TTB permit) and the Alien's travel permit (PSB permit). The TTB permit is for entering Tibet and any foreigner who wants to travel to Tibet must obtain this permit. If you want to go further to the "unopened" areas (which means out of Lhasa area), you need an Alien's travel permit issued by PSB of Tibet. It is called "Alien's Travel Permit" or "PSB permit".

All of these two permits are easy to get by us via our local agents based in Lhasa.

 You need to apply for your Chinese visa first. But please carefully note: you are highly advised when you apply for the Chinese visa, you should not tell the officer that you have plans for traveling to Tibet; you can only inform them you want to travel to somewhere else in China.

The application would become complicated and arduous if Tibet was mentioned on your documents.