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Beijing Tours

Thanks very much for choosing us as your tour operator, please be sure to carefully read these terms and make sure you understand your rights and obligations and our rights and obligations. We will send you a Tour Contract after we confirm all the reservations and arrangements. In the tour contract, we will list all arrangements of your tour as well as terms and conditon.
Reservations
It is flexible, but it is better that you book your tour in advance, especially if you plan to travel during the high season, as the competition for the hotels and air or train tickets become very keen then. Deposit should be made within 3 working days after we get your confirmation, the reservation for your tour will not be considered firm until the deposit is received.
10% of the tour cost plus transportation fare is required at the time of booking with us.
Another 90% of the tour cost is required 30days before your departure.
If the booking is made within 30days before your departure, total tour cost will be required.
Payments
Payment can be made by Paypal, WESTERN UNION (highly recommended), Wire Transfer and Credit Card.
Paypal (With or Without Paypal Account)
Western Union
Wire transfer
Credit Card Authorization
Alteration
We provide free and unlimited alteration service after your booking in order to meet your ultimate satisfaction, a higher or lower quotation will be offered according to package modified. Please note too late alteration might not be workable.
Cancellation
We regret it but there is a chance that you have to cancel your confirmed booking, however, all cancellation requests must be made in writing by email or by fax. If you fail to pay the full cost within the specified time, you will be liable to pay cancellation fees too. Cancellation fees will be calculated as follows:
1、If we receive your written cancellation more than 30days before departure: 100USD/per person
2、If we receive your written cancellation from 20-29days before departure: 10% of the tour cost
3、If we receive your written cancellation from 10-19days before departure: 30% of the tour cost
4、If we receive your written cancellation from 3-9days before departure: 50% of the tour cost
5、If we receive your written cancellation from 0-2days before departure: 100% of the tour cost
6、If the trip has commenced, we are unable to refund you anything for the service unused or missed due to your early departure, late arrival.
7、If we issued flight tickets or train tickets for you, we will deduct the cancellation fees needed by airline companies or railway station and refund the rest part to you.
Refunding
Cancellation refund will be issued within 15 working days of our receipt of your written cancellation request.

Tibet Travel Documents Brief:

Considering the less developed tourism industry in Tibet as well as the need to protect its ethnic traditions, cultural relics and etc, the Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) regulates that non-Chinese citizens, including foreign tourists, Taiwan & HK tourists as well as overseas Chinese who want to visit Tibet must obtain Tibet Travel Permit (also known as Tibet Visa but actually not a visa) from TTB except a valid passport and Chinese visa. There are 3 categories of permits of various functions.

1.Tibet Entry Permit (TTB permit) - which you have to obtain in order to enter Tibet before you get to Tibet. If you do not travel to closed or restricted areas but just have a few days in Lhasa area, you only have to obtain this permit from us.

2 Aliens' Travel Permit (PSB permit)- which we have to obtain for you when you are planning to travel to the closed areas in Tibet, such as Mt. Everest, Nagri, Sayka, Tsedang and etc.


3 Tibet Military Permit - which we have to obtain for you if you are planning to travel to some military sensitive areas, such as Nagri, Nyingchi or some places through the overland tour to Lhasa from Chengdu or Yunnan or Xining. It takes 1-2 weeks to obtain this permit, so if you want to travel to places like those, please contact us ASAP.


Tibet Travel Permit Categories:

There are three kinds of permits may be involved during your Tibet tour. As a local registered tour operator, our company is able to obtain you all necessary permits if you book a tour with us. Please have a look at the following types of permit which you may need for a Tibet tour.

  • Tibet Entry Permit (TTB permit) - which you have to obtain in order to enter Tibet before you get to Tibet. If you do not travel to closed or restricted areas but just have a few days in Lhasa area, you only have to obtain this permit from us.
  • Aliens' Travel Permit (PSB permit) - which we have to obtain for you when you are planning to travel to the closed areas in Tibet, such as Mt. Everest, Nagri, Sayka, Tsedang and etc.
  • Tibet Military Permit - which we have to obtain for you if you are planning to travel to some military sensitive areas, such as Nagri, Nyingchi or some places through the overland tour to Lhasa from Chengdu or Yunnan or Xining. It takes 1-2 weeks to obtain this permit, so if you want to travel to places like those, please contact us ASAP.

Note: The permit situation is subject to rapid and unpredictable change. Contact us directly to get the current situation within 12hours.

How to apply for a Tibet Entry Permit?

If you are planning to enter Tibet from other places of China, you can claim for the Tibet Entry Permit from your travel agent. Please prepare the following documents before asking your travel agent to apply the permit.

  • a copy of your valid Passport
  • a copy of your Chinese visa
  • Full names, Gender, Date of Birth, Nationality, Passport Number, Occupation

Note: If you are not "L" visa holders, you are required to provide additional information to Tibet Tourism Bureau to get a Tibet Entry Permit.

How to apply for the Aliens' Travel Permit?

Our guide will assist you in applying for it after you enter Tibet. Our guide will ask for your original passport, China visa and the Tibet Entry Permit and submit them to the Foreign Affairs Section of Public Security Bureau. It normally takes 2-3 hours.

Important Issues about Tibet Travel Permit

  • All kinds of people can get Tibet Entry 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.
  • Aliens' Travel Permit (PSB permit) - which we have to obtain for you when you are planning to travel to the closed areas in Tibet, such as Mt. Everest, Nagri, Sayka, Tsedang and etc.
  • If you do not book any tour (Like Land cruiser with driver, guide) from us, we cannot help you get the permits. No travel agency can provide "permit-only" service. Please note that our company never SELLS the Tibet permit. We only help you obtain a permit from the local authorities. The cost of a permit includes the government charges and the service fee will be included in your tour package quotation.
  • You are not allowed to bring with the TTB permit by yourself while in Tibet, instead, you should give this to your guide. And once you travel outside of Lhasa, you must need your guide accompany you as there maybe check-points on the way. Otherwise if you are stopped by the police without a guide and permit, you will be sent out of Tibet or have trouble politically and economically. Furthermore, the travel agency which helped to get you the permit will also be in trouble.
  • Generally, it needs three working days to get the Tibet permit if you could supply the full necessary documents and another 3 days (or more) to Express Deliver the permit. Please be advised that you need to apply for the Tibet Entry Permit at least 7 days prior to your entry date.
  • 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 reroute with the permit.

Travel to Tibet through Nepal

If you entry Tibet from Kathmandu, Nepal, you are required to obtain a Chinese visa in the consulate of P.R China in Kathmandu, the opening time for the Consulate of P.R China in Kathmandu is only available from 9:30AM-11:00AM on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please note this visa application is compulsory despite you have already had a Chinese visa in your country or not since this is regulated by the border treaty signed between Nepal and China. That is to say, it is useless to have a Chinese Visa obtained in any other county before Nepal.

The Chinese visa you get in Kathmandu is a "group visa". A "group visa" is not entered in travelers' passports but is a separate sheet of paper issued in duplicate by the Chinese consulate in Katmandu, listing all members of the group. It usually allows a stay of 15 or 20 days. A "group" may be of any number of travelers, maybe just one, maybe more than 20. One or more travelers entering Tibet may wish to have their own separate group visa so they are able to separate from the others. Obtaining a group visa requires at least two full days in Katmandu.

Chinese Visa

To enter Tibet, or any part of China excepting Hong Kong and Macao, a Chinese visa is necessary. It may be best to obtain it before leaving your home country unless you are taking a package tour to enter Tibet overland from Nepal.

The first rule when applying for a visa as an independent traveler is to expect that you may be refused a visa if you mention plans to visit Tibet. There is a trick that when you apply for the Chinese visa, you'd better not mention Tibet as your travel destination in your itinerary; you can only inform them you just want to travel to somewhere else in China. However, it will be very easy if you travel to Tibet after you have got a valid Chinese visa.

Keep in mind
  • When entering China it is best to have a visa covering the expected duration of stay. Getting extensions inside China can involve delays and other difficulties.
  • You need to apply for a double- or multiple entry visa when you need to leave and re-enter mainland China. Please note that, even when you leave for Hong Kong or Macao from mainland China, you still need to have a double- or multiple entry visas.
  • If you visa type is not L for tourist, which means you are working or studying in china, you have to also provide us with a certified letter with stamp either from your company or university in China to prove this situation.

Types of China Visa

There are nine types of China visa, which falls into two categories, namely, ordinary and diplomatic visa. The Ordinary visa consists of eight types, which are respectively marked with Chinese phonetic letters F, L, Z, X, C, J-1, J-2, G, and D.

L Visa = Tourist visa

Issued to foreigners who enter China temporarily for touring, family visiting or other personal affairs. Single-entry, double-entry tourist visa are available. The maximum stay in China for each entry is 30 days. Multiple-entry is not granted for tourist visa.

F Visa = Business/Visit Visa

Issued to foreigners who are invited to China for business visit, research, lecture, scientific-technological and cultural exchanges. Single-entry, double-entry, 6-month-multiple-entry, one-year-multiple-entry business visa are available. The maximum stay in China for each entry is 30 days.

Z Visa = Work Visa

Issued to foreigners who works in China as well as their accompanying families.

X Visa = Student Visa

Issued to foreigners who come to China for study or intern practice for a period of six months or above.

C Visa = Crewmember Visa

Issued to crewmembers on international aviation, navigation and land transportation missions and their accompanying family members.

D Visa = Residence Visa

Issued to foreigners who live in China permanently.