外国人去西藏旅游注意事项

外国人为何需要办理“入藏旅游批准函”？
Why foreigners need to handle “the ratification of travel to Tibet”?

鉴于西藏特殊的民族传统、文化古迹和生态环境保护的需要，同时也因西藏的交通状况和旅游服务设施及接待能力，政府规定非中国公民身份持有者，即外国旅游客人，台湾游客及海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外），在进入西藏旅游前，必须办理由西藏自治区旅游局[TTB]签发的“外国人入藏旅游批准函”，同时，也规定外国记者和外交官不能以旅游者身份进藏。
Considering the need of Tibet’s special ethnic customs, historical sites and ecological environment, as well as traffic conditions, service facilities and reception places, the government enforces a provision that before travel in Tibet, non-Chinese citizens must handle “the ratification of foreigners’ travel to Tibet”, which need possess a permit by TTB(Tibet Travel Bureau). And these non-Chinese citizens include foreign country visitors, visitors from Taiwan and overseas Chinese (excluding the people in Hong Kong, Macao who hold the passport of special administrative region (SAR) or the ratification of returning homeland), in addition, the government also has another provision that foreign journalists or diplomats can’t enter into Tibet as the visitors.

哪些人需要办理“入藏旅游批准函”
Which group of people need handle “the ratification of travel to Tibet?”

1、非中国公民身份证持有者－中国台湾的游客；
Non-Chinese citizens ID card holder—visitors from Taiwan, China;

2、非中国护照持有者－外籍护照持有者。
Non-Chinese passport holders--foreign passport holders

注：海外华人若无中国护照也需办理“入藏旅游批准函”。
Tips: overseas Chinese also should handle ““the ratification of travel to Tibet” if they don’t have Chinese passport.

注：现已取消港澳地区人员进藏旅游必须提供“入藏旅游批准函”的规定。港澳游客持中国特区护照、“港澳同胞回乡证”（1998年以前签发，有效期10年）或“港澳居民来往内地通行证”均可自行赴藏旅游。
Tips: now the government has cancelled the provision that people from Hong Kong, Macao must provide ratification of travel to Tibet. The visitors from Hong Kong, Macao can travel to Tibet if they hold the passport of Special Administrative Region (SAR) or the ratification of returning homeland (the ratification was issued before 1998, and has 10-year validity) or the pass of movements to mainland of the residents in Hong Kong, Macao.

外国人旅藏的有关规定
Notes for foreigners to Tibet
根据国家旅游局规定，外国旅游者、台湾游客和海外华人（香港、澳门居民持中国特区护照或回乡证者除外）在藏期间不允许自行旅游，不论客人人数多少，必须有组织、有计划地组团旅游。
According to the provision from the National Tourism Bureau, foreign visitors, Taiwan visitors and overseas Chinese (except the Hong Kong, Macao residents who hold the passport of Special Administrative Region  or the ratification of returning homeland) in Tibet are not allowed to travel by themselves. They must travel in group whatever there are how many visitors.

凡有组织的海外旅游团队须由其委托的旅行社向西藏旅游局及其各地办事处申请入藏批准函。对欲进藏的海外散客，西藏自治区旅游局分别在北京、上海、成都、格尔木设立各地办事机构，具体负责海外散客。
Any organized travel groups from overseas must apply for the ratification to Tibet in Tibet Travel Bureau and its administrative institutions in various places by the travel agency you entrusted. For the foreign visitors who want to visit Tibet, the Tibet Tourism Bureau has build up  administrative institutions in various places to serve for them, such as in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Ge’ermu  and so on.                                                   

如何办理“外国人入藏旅游批准函”？
How to handle “the ratification of foreigners’ travel to Tibet”?
签证：境外旅游者首先需要在所在地的中国驻外使（领）馆办理中国签证，与中国缔结免签证协定的国家除外。
Issue a passport: at first, foreign country visitors need issue passports in the foreign country embassy to the People’s Republic of China, excluding the countries which have concluded the agreement of non-issuing passports.   

申请入藏旅游批准函：
请将您的基本信息（包括姓名、国籍、年龄、性别、职业、护照号码）、进藏路线、大致游程时间、旅行意向、联系电话等资料经所在地的旅行社或直接提交给西藏旅游局驻各地的指定办事机构，同时将护照首页和签证的复印件传真或Email给我们，您会在2-4日内得到入藏的有关确认手续。
Application for the ratification of travel to Tibet:
Please send your personal information (including your name, nationality, age, gender, vocation and passport number), route, approximate travel time, travel intentions and your contact phone number to the Tibet Tourism Bureau in offices around the designated directly or through the local agency .And at the same time send us the copy of your passport home page and visa by fax or E-mail, and you will receive relevant confirmation formality of entering in Tibet in 2 or 4 days.

在收到客人的护照和签证复印件后通常可即刻签出“外国人入藏旅游批准函”。虽然只需要3个工作日审核签发此入藏批准函，但考虑到与客人相关的机位票、酒店、向导与车辆等旅游事项的安排预定工作，请尽可能早一些办理申请手续，以便就入藏旅行线路、时间、地点等有关资料得到相应确认。
You can immediately get the “ratification of foreigners’ travel to Tibet” while your passport and visa have been received.
Although only need 3 days to verify and issue the ratification, please conduct your application procedures as soon as possible, because we need to arrange the booking work of your airport ticket, hotel, guide and car etc. Therefore, your relevant data about your travel line in Tibet, the time, and the place and etc. can be confirmed.

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如何辦理去西藏邊境的邊境證？（中外遊客均需辦理）
到墨脫、樟木、亞東、定日（珠峰）、阿里地區的獅泉河、普蘭等邊境地區需要辦理邊境證。

（以下是針對外國內遊客）
    如果不是有特別的原因，建議大家還是在自己的所在地辦邊境為好，除非你要求邊境證上有藏文以便作為紀念，那就只好在拉薩辦。其他如日喀則、林芝等地也可以辦理，但相對要更麻煩一些。

    如果你要在拉薩辦邊境證，一個簡單的辦法就是交錢給旅行社。否則就需要啟動一套複雜的辦理程序。

外國人旅藏的有關規定
    根據國家旅遊局規定，外國旅遊者、台灣遊客和海外華人（香港、澳門居民持中國特區護照或回鄉證著除外）

    在藏期間不允許自行旅遊，不論客人人數多少，必須有組織、有計畫地組團旅遊。凡有組織的海外旅遊團隊須由其委託的旅行社向西藏旅遊局及其各地辦事處申請入藏批准函。對慾進藏的海外散客，西藏自治區旅遊局分別在北京、上海、成都、格爾木設立各地辦事機構，具體負責海外散客。

如何辦理“外國人入藏旅遊批准函”?
    簽證：境外旅遊者首先需要在所在地的中國駐外使（領）館辦理中國簽證，與中國締結免簽證協定的國家除外。

    申請入藏旅遊批准函：請將您的基本信息（包括姓名、國際、年齡、性別、職業、護照號碼）、進藏路線、大致遊程時間、旅行意向、聯繫電話等資料經所在地的旅行社或直接提交給西藏旅遊局駐各地的辦事機構，同時將護照首頁和簽證的複印件傳真或者Email個辦事機構，您會在2—3日內得到入藏的有關確認手續。

    在收到客人的護照和簽證複印件後通常可即刻簽出“外國人入藏旅遊批准函”。雖然只需要2個工作日審核簽發此入藏批准函，但考慮到與客人相關的機位票、酒店、嚮導與車輛等旅遊事項的安排預定工作，請儘可能早一些辦理申請手續，以便就入藏旅行線路、時間、地點等有關資料得到相應確認。

我们依靠四川庞大的同行团体以及强有力的散客市场作为基础正在慢慢走向成熟。
We depend on our enormous groups in the same occupation and the vigorous individual tourist market, which lead us into mature.
从事外宾进藏事宜。提供西藏旅游咨询等一系列服务。
We are dealing with some matters of visitors’ travel to Tibet,
and providing a series of services about counseling on Tibet travel.

1、成都一拉萨的专线旅游
Chengdu-Lhasa travel line
2、组织团队及散客赴藏观光旅游商务考察团
Commercial study group of organizing and individual visitors for sightseeing in Tibet
3、代办外宾进藏通行证
Transacting passports for foreign visitors to Tibet
4、内外宾进藏事宜
Dealing with matters of domestic and international visitors