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No.13 Yuthok Road, Lhasa, Tibet, 850000, China
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I have plan on landing in Beijing April 15. Will I still be able to go to Tibet, as planned, later in the month?
I have absolutely no political agenda -- just a desire to see regular tourist sites.
Hi,
just call the visa-office of the Chinese Embassy in
Tel: ( 2 0 2 ) 3 3 8 - 6 6 8 8
Good Luck!
Currently Tibet is closed to foreigners, in fact all visitors I suppose, including Chinese. The situation changes daily, but I imagine you'd be better off re-working your travel agenda.
Here is UK government advice:
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Following widespread unrest, including violent protests in the city of Lhasa, Tibet and in some Tibetan areas of the provinces of Sichuan and Qinghai and at Xiahe in Gansu in China, the situation remains tense. The Chinese authorities have said there is no curfew in force in Lhasa, but they have also said that they will not process applications for travel to Tibet at this time. We are also aware of reports that the Chinese authorities are preventing travel to Tibetan areas of Gansu, Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces. You should not attempt to travel to Tibet without permission from the Chinese authorities.
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Also there are lots of rumours about Chinese tourist visas in general.
Its closed and there are almost no ways in right now (even illegal ways are hard). You need a permit to go there the legal way and they aren't handing them out. Most of the backward ways in have roadblocks.... As bad as I want to see tibet all my chinese friends insist I stay away. So if I were you I would listen to both the prc and everyone around you and avoid tibet... at least until mid may.
According to today's Associated Press, group tourist permits for Tibet will be issued again starting on May 1st.
See http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h5Z6bJwtN_roGSIUQiQnfbf2NkhgD8VPNQBG0
"While Tibet and neighboring regions remain off-limits to most travelers, the region's tourist authority has decided to allow Chinese tour groups to return on April 10 and foreign groups on May 1 - the start of a three-day national holiday - according to travel agents who received the announcement on Tuesday."
I'm in Chengdu now. And the news from Tourism Bureau, Tibet would open to tourists from 1st, May.
Most of the news show that "Tibet Toursim will be reopening at May 1st for both Chinese and foreign traveler," but till now we haven't get the exactly notice from the "Tibet Toursim Bureau." We're not sure whether we can help you arragement the Tibet Entry Permit at May 1st or not. You can focus on www.nimatour.com get more Tibet travel news from Lhasa.
Now the tibet issue is over will safe to travel in tibet if you face to any problem plz drop me down miskin0999@yahoo.com
the first problem you need visa again just for tibet .
The city now is divided in two parts - the chinese and tibetan one. You can see the Tibetan quarter on the picture. This is the typical tibetan building. You can see the black squares around the windows. Ususally there are small red and yellow curtains on them. These colours symbolize three main gods of Tibet: Yellow - Avalokitesvara, the god of compassion, Read - Manjushri, the god of wisdom, and Black - the protective deity, I think, Yamantaka (I can be wrong :))
Reach out to the locals as the Canadian couples from Waterloo did; although I don't think they are v. successful in getting the message across as many Tibetans don't understand English & little of Mandarin (especially for those who live outside the city).
They(official Chinese) don't like pics of the Dalai Lhama and it's forbidden. The Tibetans are a sturdy folk have survived for centuries without the West. Unfortunately a lot of hippies or travellers preaching about independance, and when the local Tibetans demonstrate, it's them which gets shot, not the Westerners, the're long gone and lying on some beach in Goa or getting high in Katmandu!
In Lhasa you can rent a mountain bike, fairly good ones only 20 RMB per day. Good places to rent are on Beijing Donglu, east of Barkhor. If planning to go out of the city area then check the breaks, shifts etc., the personnel are friendly and willing to make adjustments if needed.
I can recommend two routes. One to the east to the Ganden Monastry direction along the Lhasa river south side - no big climbs, nice views, road in perfect condition, and hardly no car traffic. Most of all friendly people along the route you should chat with! We didn't find the Ganden even constantly asking guidance from the locals (we didn't have decent map), but made 110 km or so day trip with 20 RMB bikes. Nice.
Other route, including one fairly nice climb, goes along the Lhasa river north side, to the Drak Yerpa direction. After the climb and downhill biking , you can either turn left to Drak Yerpa direction (didn't try this), turn back to Lhasa (nice climb again) or continue to the east around 10 km. There's a bridge over the Lhasa river, take over to the south side and return to Lhasa. This makes around 50 km.
Around the Lhasa city the bike is also the best option to move, from the saddle you see more than by sitting in taxi.
Hiking opportunities around Lhasa are good for one day trips, no need to go to Mt. Everest! Just select any of the near by peaks, like Gyaltsen Ri (north from Sera) or Bumpo Ri (south side of Lhasa river, just on the other side of the bridge). I guess the height of both of these tops is about 4500 m. Not too challenging after two days high altitude adjustment.
We were in Samye Monastery a couple of hours away from Tsetang and this lady was waiting for everyone as they went upstairs to the restaurant. I just loved these people's expressions..and they all look so old and wrinkly...maybe yak butter ISN'T the be all and end all cure!
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