Potala Palace, Lhasa
Everest from the Tibetan plateau
Potala Palace, Lhasa
Everest from the Tibetan plateau
Everest Base Camp Tibet Tour — Fly In, Drive Out
Fly to Lhasa, drive to Everest's north face, and cross back into Nepal overland.
Duration
7 Days / 6 Nights
Max altitude
5,200 m
Difficulty
moderate
Category
Tibet Tours
Best season
April-June and September-October
The Everest Base Camp Tibet Tour (Fly In, Drive Out) is the fastest way to stand in front of Everest's North Face without trekking to get there. You fly directly into Lhasa, Tibet's capital at 3,650m, then travel overland by private vehicle across the Tibetan plateau to Rongbuk Monastery, the highest monastery in the world, and the Tibetan-side Everest Base Camp itself, before crossing back into Nepal by road.
Along the way, the tour takes in Tibet's essential sights: the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the market circuit at Barkhor Street, and Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, seat of the Panchen Lama. This is a sightseeing and pilgrimage-style tour rather than a trek, most days are spent travelling by vehicle between altitude-adjusted stops, with short walks at each site.
Because it flies in and drives out, this is also the shortest realistic way to combine Tibet and an Everest view in one trip from Singapore, 7 days door to door, against the 2-3 weeks a full overland circuit or a Nepal-side Everest Base Camp trek would need.
Fly directly into Lhasa (3,650m), Tibet's capital and spiritual heart
The Potala Palace, former winter palace of the Dalai Lamas
Jokhang Temple and the Barkhor Street pilgrim circuit
Tashilhunpo Monastery, seat of the Panchen Lama, in Shigatse
Rongbuk Monastery, the highest monastery in the world, and Everest Base Camp (Tibet side)
Lhasa Hotel
Nights 1-3
Shigatse Hotel
Night 4
Rongbuk Guesthouse
Night 5
Kerung Hotel
Night 6
Everest Base Camp Tibet Tour — Fly In, Drive Out
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A direct flight takes you from Kathmandu over the Himalayas to Gonggar Airport, Lhasa, or, depending on your itinerary, arrival by train. From there it's around an hour's drive into the city itself. The rest of the day is deliberately unplanned: Lhasa sits at 3,650m, and the single most useful thing you can do on Day 1 is rest, drink water, and let your body begin adjusting to the altitude before any sightseeing begins.
Flight over the Himalayas to Lhasa
Acclimatisation afternoon
With a day of acclimatisation behind you, today is spent at the Potala Palace, the former winter residence of the Dalai Lamas, rising in white and red tiers above the city, and Tibet's most recognisable landmark. The palace's maze of chapels, tombs and reception halls holds over a thousand years of Tibetan political and spiritual history. Visitor numbers are capped daily, so this visit is scheduled first thing.
Potala Palace
Today moves from Lhasa's political centre to its spiritual one: Jokhang Temple, Tibetan Buddhism's most sacred site, where pilgrims from across the plateau prostrate themselves at the entrance. Afterwards, Barkhor Street, the ancient circuit that circles the temple, is both a working pilgrim kora and Lhasa's liveliest market, walked clockwise by locals every day of the year.
Jokhang Temple
Barkhor Street
Leaving Lhasa, the route climbs onto the plateau proper, passing the turquoise waters of Yamdrok Lake, one of Tibet's three holiest lakes, before descending into Gyantse to see the Kumbum stupa and Palcho Monastery. From Gyantse it's a shorter run on to Shigatse, Tibet's second city, where you'll overnight ahead of tomorrow's monastery visit.
Yamdrok Lake
Gyantse Kumbum stupa
A morning visit to Tashilhunpo Monastery, seat of the Panchen Lama and one of the largest working monasteries in Tibet, opens the day, before the long drive south towards Everest. The road climbs steadily onto the high plateau, past views of Cho Oyu and Shishapangma, ending at Rongbuk Monastery, the highest monastery in the world, with Everest's North Face already visible from the guesthouse window.
Tashilhunpo Monastery
Rongbuk Monastery, the world's highest
A short transfer from Rongbuk brings you to Everest Base Camp on the Tibetan side, a head-on view of the North Face with none of the multi-day trekking the Nepal side requires. After time at the viewpoint, the day reverses direction: a long drive west and south to Kerung (Gyirong), the border town where tomorrow's crossing back into Nepal begins.
Everest Base Camp, Tibet side
Long descent off the plateau to Kerung
A final morning crosses the Nepal-Tibet border at Kerung/Rasuwagadhi, with immigration formalities on both sides, before the drive down through the Nepalese hills back to Kathmandu. The tour ends here, with the rest of the day free for onward travel or an extra night in the city.
Nepal-Tibet border crossing
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Itinerary, activities, and accommodation are subject to change due to weather, road conditions, or local availability.
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Lhasa Hotel
Nights 1-3
Shigatse Hotel
Night 4
Rongbuk Guesthouse
Night 5
Kerung Hotel
Night 6
Available dates
Departure
Duration
Seats
Adults
10 Oct 2026 – 16 Oct 2026
7 days
Open
Adults
1
Everything you need to know.
It's a 7-day tour that flies directly into Lhasa, Tibet's capital, then travels overland by private vehicle to the Tibetan side of Everest Base Camp at Rongbuk, before crossing back into Nepal by road. Unlike the Nepal-side Everest Base Camp Trek, this route reaches an Everest viewpoint entirely by vehicle, with no multi-day trekking required, the main physical demand is the altitude, not the walking.
The Nepal-side Everest Base Camp Trek is a two-week walking trek that ends at 5,364m on the south side of the mountain. This Tibet tour reaches Everest's North Face viewpoint at Rongbuk by vehicle in under a week, seeing Lhasa, Shigatse and the plateau along the way instead of trekking through Sherpa villages. Both end with an Everest view; the Tibet route gets there faster and with far less walking.
No. This is a vehicle-based sightseeing tour, not a trek, so no trekking experience or particular fitness level is required. The real challenge is altitude, Lhasa sits at 3,650m and the route reaches close to 5,000m near Rongbuk, so travellers with any heart, lung or blood pressure conditions should check with a doctor before booking.
Singapore passport holders can enter mainland China visa-free for up to 30 days under the bilateral agreement in place since February 2024, so no separate Chinese visa is needed for this itinerary. Tibet itself still requires a Tibet Travel Permit, which HSJ arranges once your passport details and Chinese entry information are confirmed, this cannot be applied for independently.
Book at least 3-4 weeks ahead. Tibet Travel Permit processing takes around 8 working days once documents are submitted, and permits are only issued against a confirmed tour and guide, there's no way to shorten this by booking later or applying yourself.
Singapore Airlines and Scoot both fly Singapore-Kathmandu directly, at around 5 hours each way. HSJ can arrange airport pickup in Kathmandu ahead of Day 1, and we'd recommend arriving at least a day early to absorb any flight delays before the tour's own tight Lhasa flight connection.
Yes. Many Singapore travellers add a few days in Kathmandu, Pokhara or a short Nepal trek either side of this tour, since you're already flying most of the way there. Tell us what else you're interested in and we'll build a combined itinerary around this tour's fixed Lhasa flight dates.
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