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FAQ:

Solo los que llevan pasaporte extranjera o carne de identidad de otros paises excepto China. la Gente de Hongkong, Macau se consideran como la nacionalidad china.

No, siempre requiere permiso en grupo con un progrma organizada por la agencia de viajes.

Generalmente, de Abril a Octobre se considera mejor epoca de visitar Tibet. Aunque son los meses mas bellos en Tibet, los turistas pueden visitar tibet todo el ano. Los viajes se opera durante 365 dias y sobre todo Lhasa y Sigatse siempre es posible de visitar.

Lhasa, Tsedang, Gyantse, Shigatse, Tingri, Zhangmu etc. son los lugares mas populares de tibet. Monte Kailash, Everest y Sishapangma tambien son otros lugares de atraccion turistica.

Se puede entrar en avion, coche, jeep, bus, train y a pie.

Puedo viajar a Tibet en autobus? Yo no puedo alquilar coche privado.

si, pero muy limitado este tipo de servicio publico. 

Que moneda sera conviniente de llevar a Tibet?  

La moneda china llamada Yuan. se puede cambiar USD en moneda china en el Banco nacional de China o en hotel Lhasa. para cambiar moneda, hay que presentar pasaporte.

Si, pero solamente en el banco nacional de China en Lhasa tiene este funcion. ATM no se puede funcionar bien alli. por eso, les sugerimos de ir con efectivo con usted.

Los tibetanos son muy hospitable, muy generoso y siempre se encuentra muy bien.pero hay temas que no se puede discutir con ellos por la ley.

• No foto de personas sin permiso!
• No hablar sobre la politica!
• No comer caballeos, perros etc!

Se puede hacer una donacion limitada para comprar comida, pero respetando su orgullo personal, mejor evitarlo y especialmente a los ninos.

Recomendamos llevar siguientes medicinas, pastillas de gripe, mal de garjanta, algun balsamo, aspirina, multivitaminas o consulte al medico local. 

La altura de Tibet siempre permite a la radiacion del sol directemente atropellar en la tierra de Tibet que se crea un calor enorme. es facil de quemarse del sol. crema del sol siempre proteje. gafas del sol, gorro, la locion calamine es mejor tipo de crema para la piel seca, y en invierno, ropa abrigante y en verano del frio medio si van a cruzar a Himalaya en coche. solo para lhasa y sigatse, no se hace falta ropa de abrigo en verano.

 Acute Mountain Sickness

The sickness which occurs during the ascension of the High altitudes is called AMS which is normally experienced above the 2800 mtrs from sea level. In the Himalaya it is believed that if we do not take certain precautions, we have a high possibility to experience the symptoms which is from mild headache, dizziness, fatigue, shortness or breath, loss of appetite, nausea, disturbed sleep, and a general feeling or malaise. Symptoms are generally starts from 10 to 13 hours after arrival at that altitude and begin to decrease in severity about the third or fourth dayThe concentration of oxygen at sea level is about 21% and the barometric pressure averages 760 mmHg. As altitude increases, the concentration remains the same but the number of oxygen molecules per breath is reduced. At 3,658 meters, the barometric pressure is only 483 mmHg, so there are roughly 40% fewer oxygen molecules per breath. In order to properly oxygenate the body, your breathing rate (even while at rest) has to increase. This extra ventilation increases the oxygen content in the blood, but not to sea level concentrations. Since the amount of oxygen required for activity is the same, the body must adjust to having less oxygen. In addition, for reasons not entirely understood, high altitude and lower air pressure causes fluid to leak from the capillaries which can cause fluid build-up in both the lungs and the brain. Continuing to higher altitudes without proper acclimatization can lead to potentially serious, even life-threatening.The altitude sickness is common in the high altitude due to the imbalance of the oxygenate air as well as due to the irregular breathing and blood circulation so we all have to take proper measurements and precautions before it arrives to the fatal situation. There are several methods to prevent and to minimize the problems:
-Do exercises to keep you good healthy condition before coming to high altitude,Avoid catching a cold and flue,Make sure you did not have any serious problem with heart and lungs,Less activities for the first several days, walk slowly, drink more water.Ascend to higher altitude gradually, take a preventie medications such as Diamox.  Diamox or Acetazolamide allos you to breath faster so it helps to metabolize more oxygen which is helpful at night when respiratory drive is decreased. As the effect starts after about 24 hours, it is recommended to take in time before you reach altitude and continue about 5 days for higher altitude in a quantity of 125 mg twice a day which is morning and night. Diamox is a sulfonamide drug, which is recommended for not taking by sulfa drug allergic people.Dexamethasone or steroid is another prescription drug that decreases brain and other swelling reversing the effect of AMS which is taken 4 mg twice a day before sometime assension. This prevents most symptoms of altitude sickness which should be taken with caution and only on the advice of physician as it may cause serious side effect.

China Visa

A tourist visa, issued to aliens who come to china for sightseeing and visiting relatives, is marked with "L" in the many kinds of Chinese visas. Visa L is characterized by a short duration of stay, usually 30 days, no more than 90 days, and could not be extended upon expiration. Group visa, another kind of tourist visa, is applied by foreigner traveling in tour groups. Group visa is not issued on the passports, but on a separate paper, which requires the group members enter and exit the Chinese border together. From Nov. 15th 2000, aliens traveling to Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions(SAR) in tour groups organized by travel agencies registered in the above-mentioned SARs are exempted from visa requirements for a period of not exceeding 6 days when entering into the following Chinese mainland cities: Guangzhong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jinangmen, Zhaoqing, Huizhou,etc. The premise is that the traveler shall have the citizenship of a country having diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and carrying an ordinary passport

Remark: If you are coming to Lhasa from Kathmandu, you'd better get China visa from Kathmandu because no matter you've already got the visa in your country or not, you must get a visa in Kathmandu, which is regulated in an official memo between China and Nepal.