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Is There an Age Limit for Tibet Travel Permit?
Tibet Travel Permit is the key travel document for overseas travelers visiting Tibet. There is no age limit for Tibet Travel Permit. Travelers of all ages, from children to seniors, are welcome to apply for it.
So, in this travel guide, based on our over 30 years of Tibet tour running experience, we offer you a complete guide to age-related issues when applying for a Tibet Travel Permit, plus insider tips for elderly and children travelers planning to visit Tibet.
Apply for Tibet Permit OnlineBoth Elderly and Children Can Get a Tibet Travel Permit. Here Is How
Both elderly and children overseas travelers are eligible to apply for your Tibet Travel Permit and the processing of the Tibet Travel Permit remains the same as follows:
Step 1: Apply for a Chinese Tourist Visa (L Visa) yourself at the Chinese consulate/embassy in your country.
Step 2: Email the clear photo images of your passport information page and Chinese Visa page to us to apply for the Tibet Travel Permit, at least 20 days before your departure for Lhasa.
Step 3: Get your Tibet Travel Permit through our timely delivery in Tibet-entry cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Kathmandu, and more. Then board the flight or Tibet train to Lhasa.
A sample of Tibet Travel Permit.
Who Are the Oldest and Youngest Guests We've Served in Tibet?
For many of our guests, visiting Tibet has been a childhood dream. And over the years, we’ve seen some incredible travelers who took age as just a number and successfully fulfilled their Tibet dreams.
Listen to what our guest says about visiting Tibet at the age of 74.
So far, the oldest guest we’ve hosted was an 82-year-old German traveler named Gerhard whose energetic and optimistic character impressed us deeply. This lovely grandpa booked our classic 15-day Lhasa to Mt. Kailash small group tour.
Not only did he successfully make it to Tibet Everest Base Camp, but also nailed the challenging 3-day Mt. Kailash kora, without using oxygen supplies in Sept 2018. Learn more about Mr. Gerhard’s Tibet journey.
Experience the ultimate 3-day Mt. Kailash kora in western Tibet with thrilling Tibet Everest Base Camp visits.
Interestingly, in the same year, Anne Gentry, one of our American clients, booked our popular 8-day Lhasa to Everest Base Camp small group tour and successfully visited Everest Base Camp (5,000m) at the age of 84 with her 60-year-old daughter.
In 2013, John Bailey, another US traveler, paid a visit to Tibet Everest Base Camp at the age of 82. He spent a mesmerizing night at Rongbuk Monastery guesthouse which is at a high altitude of 5,154m. Learn Mr. Bailey’s Tibet travel story.
Admire the jaw-dropping north face of Mt. Everest from Lhasa to Tibet Everest Base Camp.
Apart from adventurous grandpas and grannies, families traveling to Tibet with small children are never new as well.
In June 2017, a Swiss parent booked our custom Lhasa to Everest Base Camp tour and fulfilled his sons’ promise (one 6 years old and the other 4 years old) to admire the world’s highest mountain up close, making them our youngest guests to Mt. Everest. Learn more about this Swiss family’s journey to Tibet.
Explore lofty Mt. Everest and heavenly Namtso Lake in a single Tibet adventure.
Meanwhile, in the summer of 2017, Australian parents Justin and Hu Beibei took their 3-year-old and 10-month-old children from Xining to Lhasa by train and later visited Lhasa and Yamdrok Lake, becoming our youngest recorded guests in Tibet. Check the video interview of this Australian parent.
Combine the Lhasa tour with an excursion to turquoise Yamdrok Lake.
For Solo Senior Travelers, Consider Joining a Small Group or Custom Tibet Tour
Due to the high altitude, thin air, and changing weather, traveling in Tibet is a physically challenging experience, especially for solo senior travelers.
However, no worries! To our solo older guests, you can either consider traveling in our budget-friendly Tibet small group tours or a custom Tibet tour to travel at your pace. Here are why:
Our diverse Tibet small group tours with fixed departures and a maximum of 12 travelers allow you to travel with like-minded global travelers. With team support, new friendships, and positive group energy, you will never feel lonely and always have our local experts and fellow travelers watch your back as you explore Tibet.
Besides, you can split the expensive transportation fee and share accommodation with group mates, making your Tibet journey more budget-friendly.
Enjoy the trans-Himalayan overland tour from Lhasa to Kathmandu with Everest Base Camp explorations.
Alternatively, you may also opt for a fully customizable Tibet tour that fits your fitness level and preferences. Having a private local expert and tailormade itinerary offers you more flexibility for altitude acclimatization and travel at your pace for an immersive Tibet travel experience.
Our local experts accompany older travelers during the Lhasa to EBC tour.
To Small Children, A Custom Tibet Tour Works Better
If you are about to take your small children aged between 2 to 10 years to Tibet, planning your trip more carefully can maximize their comfort and safety. In this case, booking our custom Tibet tours is a more ideal choice.
You can work with our travel consultants to customize an itinerary that skips attractions with extreme altitudes and adds more days in Lhasa for small children to acclimatize and balances Tibet monastery tours with more child-friendly activities like picnics and boating in the parks, visiting Tibetan families, leisurely hikes, Yak ride, and more.
Besides, your private local expert can adjust the day tour on the go, based on your small kids' interests and health conditions, and arrange local eateries and hotels that cater to the needs of small children and family travelers.
Our guests traveling with small kids in Tibet had great fun.
Choose an Itinerary with Low-altitude Destinations: Lhasa, Shigatse, Nyingchi
To most senior and children travelers, planning an itinerary that involves relatively low-altitude destinations promises a safer and more enjoyable Tibet adventure.
With the relatively lower altitude, closer distance, and better urban facilities across Tibet, traveling between Lhasa (3,650m), Shigatse (3,836m), and Nyingchi (3,000m) stands as some of the best choices for older and children travelers.
Home to former Dalai Lamas, Lhasa is the spiritual heart of Tibet and involves most of Tibet’s landmark attractions. You can stay here for 3 or more days for acclimation with plenty of chances to explore Lhasa Valley and its surroundings.
Get a glimpse of the holy Lhasa city in 4 days.
While the Shigatse is located around 266km west of Lhasa and is known as the gateway to Mt. Everest and home to Panchen Lamas (Great Scholars in Tibetan Buddhism). You can easily combine the Lhasa and Shigatse tours with a yak ride at turquoise Yamdork Lake for a mesmerizing Tibet culture tour, free of altitude sickness.
Our guests with small children ride on a Tibetan Yak at Yamdrok Lake.
Enjoy an immersive cultural tour from Lhasa to Shigatse.
What’s more, apart from Lhasa, another hidden Tibet arrival city is Nyingchi, situated in eastern Tibet with the lowest altitude in Tibet and dense forests. It’s the perfect place for older and children travelers to fly from Chengdu to Nyingchi and spend a couple of days there to enjoy the “Swiss-style” landscapes and gradually travel west to Lhasa, esp during the Nyingchi Peach Festival in early Spring.
Embrace the massive Nyingchi peach blossoms and exciting festivities before heading to Tibet EBC.
Who Should Consider Having a Medical Check-up Before Visiting Tibet?
Due to the high altitude and harsh alpine climate on the Tibetan Plateau, older travelers with pre-existing health issues, including heart disease, hypertension, asthma, and anemia should consider having a medical check-up and consult your health doctor before deciding on traveling to Tibet.
Tibet Travel Is Never Defined by Age. Choose the Best Local Service from Us
From countless senior and children travelers we’ve served over the past 30 years, we are deeply convinced that Tibet travel is never defined by age.
On the other hand, apart from careful tour planning, a good fitness level, and a good state of mind, another key factor to your successful Tibet travel, esp for older and children travelers, is having the best local Tibet travel service from us.
As a local Tibet travel agency with offices in Lhasa, Kathmandu, and Chengdu, we offer you diverse affordable Tibet small groups and fully customizable Tibet tours that are friendly to senior travelers and family visits with small children.
A perfect blend of Lhasa monastery tour with exploration of heavenly Namtso Lake.
Meanwhile, you can enjoy our one-stop services to secure your Tibet travel permit free, book flight and Tibet train tickets and select from extensive family and elderly-friendly hotels, and enjoy convenient airport/train pick-up, local and border transfer services, and oxygen supplies. Most importantly, travel with our attentive and knowledgeable local experts for a safe, pleasant, and immersive Tibet travel experience.
Our guests with small kids made it to Tibet Everest Base Camp.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, there is no age limit on Tibet Travel Permit and all older and children travelers are eligible to apply for the Tibet Travel Permit. Apart from having a good fitness level and being flexible and open-minded about travel, the success of a Tibet journey for senior and children travelers depends on the best local Tibet travel service from Us.
If you have more questions on Tibet travel, please feel free to email us for free and expert travel solutions. Hopefully, you have a wonderful time traveling with us in Tibet. Cheers!
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