Everest Base Camp Tour Via Lhasa

Fly directly from Kathmandu to Lhasa (3,650m), skipping the multi-day overland approach through Kyirong

Visit the Potala Palace, former winter residence of the Dalai Lamas, and one of the most recognized buildings in Asia

Walk the Barkhor circuit around Jokhang Temple with pilgrims performing kora

See the Kumbum Stupa at Gyantse, a multi-tiered chapel complex unlike anything else on the route

Reach Rongbuk Monastery, widely cited as the highest monastery on Earth at roughly 4,980-5,000m

Stand at Everest North Base Camp, around 5,150m, for a direct view of Everest's north face — a genuinely different vantage than the famous Nepal-side base camp

Drive the Friendship Highway across the Tibetan Plateau between Lhasa, Gyantse, and Shigatse

Spend two full acclimatization days in Lhasa before continuing to higher elevations

Cover the Everest region without a single day of trekking, all from the Tibet side