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INTRODUCTION
 Tibet, a rich and beautiful land, is located at the main part of
Qinghai-Tibet plateau, south-West frontier of China. Tibet
borders with Sichuan, Yuannan, Qinghai And Xinjiang; to the
south contiguous to India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Burma, and
bounded by Kashmir on the west.
When the word Tibet is mentioned something icy chils the
readers' nerves. In fact it snows only once or twice in a year
and owing to the perpetuity of bright sunshine, it is not at all
cold during the daytime even in the coldest of the winter. Tibet
is so sunny that it produces a year-round sunshine of over 3,000
hours in a year. Its old name-"land of snow"--the name by which
Tibet is almost popularly known as, is always thickly covered
with snow with hardly any signs Of inhabitation. In fact, it is
correct only when it is referred to the world greatest ranges
located in Ima, the Tisi, and like. These ranges, run by leaps
and bounds across the country showing their beautiful snow
covered peaks against the bluest of skies.
Geographically, Tibet can be divided into three major parts, the
east, north and south. The eastern part is forest region,
occupying approximately one-fourth of the land. Virgin forests
run The entire breadth and length of this part of Tibet. The
northern part is open grassland, where nomads and yak and sheep
dwell here. This part occupies approximately half of Tibet. The
southern and central part is agricultural region, occupying
about one-fourth of Tibet's land area. with all major Tibetan
cities and towns such as Lhasa, Shigatse, Gyantse ad Tsetang
located in this area, it is considered the cultural center of
tibet. The total area of the Tibet Autonomous Region is
1,200,000 square kilometers and its population is 1,890,000. The
region is administratively divided into one municipality and six
prefectures. The municipality is Lhasa, while the six
prefectures are Shigatse, Ngari, Lhaoka, Chamdo, Nakchu and
Nyingtri (kongpo). The People's Government of the Tibet
Autonomous Region exercises the highest administrative
authority in Tibet.
Obtaining Visa & Tibet Permits
Classic Asia Travels and Tours will process visas for you. We
require the following details to enable us to process your visa.
- Name in full
- Sex
- Date of birth
- Profession
- Nationality
- Passport Number
- Passport issue and Expiry date
- Full address
Cost of the visa fee varies for different nationalities,
normally $33.. A Normal visa is processed in 5 full working days
if a visa is needed within same day, an extra charge of $33
applies. The Embassy of China is open every Monday to Friday and
for the visa, application are accept only every Monday,
Wednesday & Friday from 10 Am -11 am every week.
Cancellation
There will be a cancellation charge of 20% up to 15 days prior
to departure, 50% up to 7 days prior to departure, and no refund
thereafter. No refunds for no-shows or delayed arrivals whatever
reason
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