How to travel from Canada to Tibet?
Canada is one of the peaceful friendly nations in our world. Every year more and more Canadian Travelers are traveling to Tibet.
In the recent few years, Canadian Travelers that I have met are friendly and they have a deep love for nature.
Today's article Tibet Travelers would like to share the information on ways to travel Tibet from Canada.
They are 2 ways to travel from Canada to Tibet
1. Traveling from Canada to China and travel to Tibet
2. Traveling from Canada to Nepal and travel to Tibet
Before explaining the ways to get into Tibet from Canada via China, Tibet Travelers would like to share the documents required to travel Tibet from Canada via China.
1. Traveling from Canada to China and travel to Tibet
The first document Travelers from Canada need to travel to Tibet from China is the China visa, below Tibet Travelers will share in detail.
China Visa
China visa can be obtained in one of the bigger cities in Canada at the Chinese Embassy with your passport. Tibet Travelers recommend Travelers from Canada not mention traveling to Tibet since sometimes visas can be rejected. Travelers from Canada can send us Emails about Tibet Travelers PDF version of easier ways to obtain the China visa if the China visa is rejected from the Chinese Embassy in Canada.
Tibet Travel Permit
No China visa, no Tibet Travel Permit. China visa plays the biggest role in obtaining the Tibet Travel Permit from the Tibet Tourism office in Lhasa, Tibet.
Travelers can send us the scan of passport and China visa so Tibet Travelers can obtain the Tibet Travel Permit from the Tourism office in Tibet.
While obtaining the China visa at the Chinese Embassy in Canada, Travelers from Canada can also check the Tibet Travelers link.
How to plan a tour to Tibet in 5 steps
Tour in Tibet also plays one of the main roles in obtaining the Tibet Travel Permit. The places where Travelers travel in Tibet and the duration of traveling in Tibet will be written on the Tibet Travel Permit and only these places are allowed to travel in Tibet.
Tours offered by Tibet Travelers
After explaining how to plan a tour to Tibet.
Tibet Travelers would like to request Travelers from Canada to check the Tibet Travelers link.
Ways to travel Tibet from Canada via China
The best way to travel from Canada to Tibet via China is by taking a flight from Ontario or Quebec to Hongkong. From Hongkong, it is possible to take the direct flight to Lhasa, Tibet via connecting flight at Chengdu but the price will be much higher so we recommend traveling to Guangzhou via bus and taking the flight or train to Tibet.
Tibet Travelers has done some research and below are the website that can help to buy the flights to China from Canada. These are just suggestion websites from Tibet Travelers.
Travelers can buy the flight via
After arriving in China, Travelers from Canada have to stay one night in China in a hotel near the airport or city to pick the Tibet Travel Permit from the hotel since Tibet Travel Permit is the document required to travel to Tibet via a flight from China to Tibet.
If Travelers from Canada are planning to take the train from Guangzhou or other cities in China to Tibet, the scan of the Tibet Travel Permit will be okay to board the train.
Travelers from Canada can check the link below for
How to buy a flight ticket to Tibet?
Travelers from Canada can check the link below for
How to buy a train ticket to Tibet?
Photo: Stunning beauties of Namtso Lake
2. Traveling from Canada to Nepal and travel to Tibet
One of the easiest ways to travel Tibet from Canada is traveling from Canada to Tibet via Nepal. There is a flight from Vancouver to Kathmandu, Nepal with 2 stops. There is also a flight from Toronto to Kathmandu, Nepal with 3 stops.
The price of the flight is around 1200 US Dollars, Canadian Travelers can buy the flight via
China Visa
Tibet Travelers will take care of the China group visa if Canadian Travelers are traveling to Tibet from Nepal.
Tibet Travelers request Canadian Travelers to send us the clear passport scan, with the confirmation of Tibet tour itinerary and passport scan, Tibet Travelers can obtain the invitation letter from the Tourism office in Tibet and send it to the Chinese embassy in Nepal. Travelers must stay 2 full working days in Nepal to make sure Tibet Travelers obtain China Group visas on time.
China Visa Fee Rate
For Canadian citizens China Group visa fee cost: 200 US Dollar Per Person including the service fee of our Nepal partner agency.
Our Nepal partner agency will need the invitation letter from us, original Passport, and China visa fee from Canadian Travelers to get the China visa from the Chinese Embassy in Nepal.
For Canadian Travelers who prefer to obtain the China visa in one working day(Urgent Visa) will have to pay 50 US dollars extra on the actual China visa fee rate listed above.
Tibet Travel Permit
If Canadian Travelers are traveling to Tibet from Nepal, Tibet Travelers Tour Guide will have the Tibet Travel Permit at the Lhasa Gongkar airport or Kyirong Nepal border and Tour Guide will show the Tibet Travel Permit to the security office to register and meet the Canadian Travelers and travel to Lhasa.
Flights from Nepal to Tibet
They are daily flights to Tibet from China Air and Sichuan Air in summer, in winter only around 3-4 per week. The price of a flight ticket is around 280-350 USDollar one way. Tibet Travelers can also help to buy flights from Nepal to Tibet.
Overland from Nepal to Tibet
If Travelers plan to travel Tibet via overland from Nepal, Tibet Travelers arranges an overland 3 types of vehicle tour listed below with the link:
Tibet Travelers can also arrange transportation from Nepal to the Tibet border in Kyirong town. For the Travelers from Canada who prefer to travel Mount Everest overland from Nepal to Tibet, we highly recommend doing a hike or trek in Nepal to acclimatized with the attitude of Mount Everest base camp in Tibet with an elevation of 5200M
Canadian Travelers who are traveling to China, Tibet, and traveling towards Nepal can also travel overland from Tibet to Nepal. Below are the links :
These are the important information required to travel from Canada to Tibet via China and Nepal. Tibet Travelers would like to welcome all the Travelers from Canada to travel to Tibet and witness her beauty.
For other free information regarding Tibet travel or booking a tour to Tibet. Email Tibet Travelers at info@tibettravelers.com
Feb 10, 2018