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Potala Palace in Lhasa Tibet under a deep blue Himalayan sky
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Tibet Overland — From Kathmandu to Lhasa on the Friendship Highway

A guide to travelling overland from Kathmandu to Lhasa via the Friendship Highway — the permits, the pace, the altitude, the monasteries you should not miss, and what the journey is actually like in 2026.

@craig·27 Apr 2026·9 min read·👁 25
📍 Lhasa, Tibet (Xizang), China