Kailash Mansarovar Tour

Kailash Mansarovar Tour

Overview

Kailash Mansarovar Tour is the best blissful and beautiful pilgrimage experience in the Himalaya. Trexmount Ventures displays the most staggering bundle to grandstand. The home of Lord Shiva is call Mount Kailash and the Sacred Lake Mansarover is the place to take bath and to get purity. This antiquated chronicled Tibet area is in single voyage through the locale. You don’t need to be an explorer for this trek rather simply being an admirer will be sufficient to move to Kailash Parbat and Mansarovar Lake.

Nepal endured a substantial blow amid the Earthquake of 2015 April. This prompted the disturbance of the different roadways. One of them is the Kodari Highway interfacing the city of Zhangmu generally known as Khasa of China. This used to be the typical course for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Anyway, after the seismic tremor, the new course has turned out to be renowned. Kailash Mansarovar Tour gets another trekking trail for travelers and sightseers. This consecrated trip begins from Kathmandu to compasses to Simikot in the midwestern piece of Nepal going by Nepalgunj in a corresponding flight. The further helicopter ride or trekking will take you to Hilsa.

This is the flanking place between Tibet and Nepal. The Tibetan aides will get you and take you on the astounding voyage through your life. The wonderful peacefulness and blessedness of Mansarovar Lake will influence you to feel tranquil and unadulterated. You can gather the blessed water and set out for the Kora. This Kora is the strolling around the sacrosanct Kailash Mountain by walking. You can likewise procure a horse for the excursion. When you have effectively finished the Kora you will be reclaimed to Kathmandu using another course. The Kerung outskirt which is in the Langtang area of Nepal in the Rasuwa region recently opened fringe after the quake.

Come and go along with us for the best Kailash Mansarovar Tour at an aggressive cost. Best coordination, neighborliness, and quality administration are ensured with Trexmount Ventures’ group of specialists.

Itinerary

01Day

Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.

Our representative will come to the airport for transfer to the Hotel. After some refreshment in the hotel, Our Tour leader will make pre departure meeting in the Hotel or at our office. The meeting will cover trip-related information & collecting your Documents (passport copy, 2 passport size photos, Travel insurance).

02Day

In Kathmandu with cultural tour at places of interest.

The morning after breakfast as time set for the sightseeing tour, our city guide will lead you for a few hours on our fascinating heritage and cultural tour around places of interest, a tour of holy Pashupatinath temple, Bouddhanath (Little Tibet), Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple) & monasteries, old historical Palaces, courtyard; and then back to the hotel after the wonderful tour, afternoon free for individual activities and preparation for the journey to Mt. Kailash, Tibet.

03Day

Drive to Nylam (3,630 m-11,909 ft) after Zhangmu (1,745 m-5,725 ft) -07 hrs (153 Kms).

Early morning heading towards Kodari on the Kathmandu / Lhasa Friendship highway, after necessary visa formalities at Nepal border in Kodari and across the Friendship Bridge into Tibet a Zhangmu, where our Tibetan guide from our counter agent in Tibet will receive with necessary papers for the entry into Tibet soil. From here another 2 hours drive leading in a gorge following the Bhote Kosi River upstream through beautiful woodlands and waterfalls and then climb up on the winding road to Nylam town for overnight and first night in Tibet. Overnight in a guesthouse or lodge and having meals across the road restaurant where there are Chinese, Nepali, and Tibetan foods can be found.

04Day

Rest day at Nylam for acclimatization and short hike.

After a long drive and hectic time through immigration on both sides of the border, today is a leisure and necessary spare and rest day for acclimatization in Nylam, where the tree lines disappear from here onwards. Nylam is the start and end point of the Tibetan plateau, which is the world’s highest and largest windswept and arid plateau. In Nylam there are few places where one can take a short walk the best is to visit the Milereppa cave and its monastery just an hour walk on route Laylung pass, Milereppa is a11th Centaury saint known for his good preaching, poetry, folk songs, and miracles performance.

05Day

Drive to Saga (4,400 m-14,436 ft) 06 hrs.

Starting the morning with Chinese time (Beijing Standard Time) 2 hours 15 minutes ahead of Nepal standard time, after having breakfast leaving Nylam towards our destination to Mt. Kailash, drive soon leads to cross a high pass of Lalung-La at 5,050m with stunning views of Shisha Pangma (8,013m), Mt. Gaurishanker (7,134m) Mt. Langtang (7,234m) along with an array of snow-capped peak range which straddles Tibet / Nepal borders, after catching a mind-blowing scenery, the drive continues downhill on the wide windswept Tibetan plateau close to Shisa Pangma base camp, on the wild side of Tibetan landscapes, passing few farm villages with Yaks and sheep grazing over the fields, reaching a small place near Paige Tsho lake from here crossing few smaller passes reaching Brahmaputra River which flows from glacier of Mt. Kailash. Before had to take a ferry with vehicles to cross this big river, since the last ten years a bridge is built making the ride shorter to reach Saga town where the road from Lhasa joins also. A sleepy town, with several guesthouses, hotels, shops, and stores including night clubs, overnight in Saga hotels or Guest Houses.

06Day

Drive to Paryang (14435 m-47,359 ft) - 06 hrs.

From Saga, another day of scenic drive on the vast windswept terrain as the ride on four wheels continues, leading uphill and downhill reaching quaint and deserted village at Dromba with few houses and lodge, restaurants after a stop here, drive continues on the wide plain with views of snow capped peaks towards south around western Nepal side, soon after few hours of drive in the afternoon reaching at Paryang a small windswept village, due to harsh climate people are indoors most of the day. Here in Paryang in simple and basic lodge for overnight stop and relax in this high and dry altitude.

07Day

Drive to Horpa east Mansarovar (4,550 m-14,928 ft) -06 hrs.

Today onwards journey leads closer to our main destination, as the morning starts into more arid, barren terrain, but somehow beautiful in this remote isolated country, drive leads through few nomads camps and villages and then climb towards Mayum-la pass at 5,150 m, around this area chances of seeing some wildlife the most common are gazelle, deer’s and a herd of Kang (wild ass), from here the view of Mayum Tsho (lake) as the drive leads downhill driving past near Mayum Tsho to reach Horpa, a small place but slowly flourishing into larger town, from here leaving the town behind with a short drive towards the eastern side of Lake Mansarovar, an enormous lake with changing colors of light on its deep blue waters, regarded as one of the holiest lakes among Hindu’s and Buddhist.
Here at Mansarovar in tents for overnights with camping facilities of separate kitchen departments of cooks, kitchen helpers, camping staff, and guides including our Tibetan guide (job as interpreter/liaison officer).

08Day

Acclimatization and Rest Day at Manasarover.

A rest day in this beautiful spot with a grassy field for camping overlooking the vast deep blue lake, which is almost the size of Delhi and twice large as Kathmandu valley almost 70 k.m. from east to west and about 30 -40 k.m. wide with several smaller Gompa (monastery) around the four sides of the lake. Pilgrims take nearly 4 days to cover the circuit around this huge lake, on drive 3-4 hours. From this camp view of Mt. Kailash is 6,714 m and of Gurla Mandhata Range at 7,694 m. As Mansarovar floats beneath the shadow of holy Kailash formed in the mind of God (Brahma creator) hence the word ‘Manas’. In any language, this is the holiest and most famous lake in Asia and probably around the world.

09Day

Drive to Tarboche via Darchen (4,600 m-15,092 ft) and begin walk to Dhiraphuk (4,900 m-16,076 ft) - 05 hrs.

After a pleasant time in Lake Mansarovar, today the start towards our main destination to walk around the holy Mt. Kailash, morning dive leads over the great Barkha plain for two hours near Darchen town, with full of Guest Houses and Hotels, a popular pilgrims place as this is the start and ending point of 52 k.m distance of holy circuit, parikrama/kora (circumambulation). Drive finally ends west of Darchen town at a small spot called Tarboche regarded as a holy place, with huge Buddhist flags where the poles are covered with yak skins, this flag is changed every year during Lord Buddha’s birth anniversary which falls on April / May as per Buddhist Luna calendar, this festival is called Saga Dawa. Starting our first day walk across a scree slope and crossing small streams and meadow, before Damding Donkhang with a great view of Mt. Kailash West Face, soon after 5 hours of tiring and good walk reaching at Diraphuk for overnight, this place located North Face of Kailash with an old Gompa and few lodge and stores.

10Day

Trek to Zutul-Puk. (4,760 m-15,617 ft)- approx 6 hour walk.

Today, the walk leads to the highest point at Droma-la pass 5, 470m -18,525 ft, the highest point of this awesome journey, as the morning starts on a level path for short while and then after crossing a small wooden bridge, then climbing high, where the trail to inner branches off as our walk leads higher following the path with scattered items of old worn clothes, bangles, etc offering made by the Tibetans pilgrims, finally after a hard struggle uphill with few rest in between reaching Dromo-la highest top of this circuit and kora, on the top a big boulder represents Dolma or Dromo goddess (Tara) the pass festooned with thousands of Buddhist prayer flags, after a physical and spiritual high point of walk where this holy kora completes after heading downhill just near Saraswati Kund (a small frozen icy pond) regarded holy for Hindus. Walk finally descends on the vast grassy plain where you see lots of moles around this area hiding in mud holes, from here on the gradual winding path to Zutul-Puk Gompa, Zuthul meaning cave (Tibetan).
with few lodge and guest houses and stores, close by lies 11th Century saint, poet and tantric guru Milarepa stayed here meditating, where you can see his footprint on the roof of the overhanging cave, overnight in tents or inside the lodge with meals served by our camping crews.

11Day

Trek to Darchen and drive to near Maiyum la - 4 hrs / 2 hrs drive.

After a hard day’s walk of the previous day, complete this excellent journey towards the starting point of this circuit/parikrama or kora in Darchen, as the trek leads on the easy trail following Karnali River which flows to far western Nepal onto India. Just near Darchen town located south of Mt. Kailash, where some Indian pilgrims mostly Jain religion visits Astapada, a small icy rock next to Mt. Kailash, represents a Nandi bull for Hindus and Tarmo an offering for the Buddhist pilgrims, for Tibetans and Buddhist Mt. Kailash is known as Great Khang Rinpoche and abode of the guru, where’s Lord Shiva for the Hindus. From here drive towards Mayum-la pass to camp on the suitable grassy field after a few hours of the ride.

12Day

Drive back to Saga (4,400 m-14,436 ft) - 06 hrs.

After a great journey over holy Mt. Kailash and a visit to sacred Lake Manasarover, packing the camping gear drive continues heading back to Saga on the great vast arid plain of the Tibetan plateau with few high passes to cross till Saga is reached for an overnight stop in local hotels/guest houses after driving through Paryang.

13Day

Drive back to Zhangmu (1,745 m-5,725 ft) - 6 hrs.

Goodbye to vast Tibetan plateau, as the drive today leads back into greenery into forested area, after Laylung -la pass and Nylam town, heading downhill following Lhasa / Kathmandu highway all the way reaching frontier town in Zhangmu, after going through the gorge with lovely alpine forested area and beautiful waterfalls. Zhangmu town, Nepali calls Khasa and in Tibetan Dramu, this town busy with Chinese, Tibetans and Nepali merchants and traders full of shops and restaurants, including bars, night club and discotheque.

14Day

Drive back to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.

After a great time in Tibet, the morning after going through immigration and heading towards Friendship and farewell to our Tibetan guide and drivers, at Kodari in Nepal check into immigration and then a scenic drive back to the hustle and bustle of the city life of Kathmandu.

15Day

International departure for home ward bound.

Today is your last day in Nepal with great memories of Mt. Kailash, Tibet, and Nepal after an amazing experience, transfer to Tribhuvan International airport for final departure towards homeward bound or to the next port of call.

Includes/Excludes

What is Included?

  • Airport Pick up and drop transfer.
  • All Private Transportation
  • All accommodations (Twin Share)
  • Daily Breakfast
  • English Speaking Guide and Yak and porter for hiking part
  • Tibet Travel Permit
  • Sightseeing and Monastery Entry Fee
  • Warm sleeping bag, warm down jacket, if necessary.
  • Trek bag.
  • All Government Taxes are included.

Whats not Included

  • Lunch and Dinner
  • Single Supplement for single using rooms
  • Tips to staff or any donations.
  • Visa Fee
  • Any Additional cost due to Natural Calamities and unforeseen Circumstances
  • Flights and Trains tickets of any kind
  • Your travel insurance, Medical and emergency costs
  • Drinks (mineral water, any cold drinks, and alcoholic drinks).
  • Any personal expenses which is not mention into the price inclusion.

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Trip Info

“Full of thrills and excitement throughout this trip, from traditional villages, green and arid hills, pristine forest to amazing barren windswept landscapes and high mountains, traveling on world’s largest and highest plateau, visiting traditional Tibetan villages, cities, monasteries enrich with old culture, customs and trek (kora) around holy Mt. Kailash with the visit of sacred Lake Mansarover are the main attraction and highlights of this exciting adventure to Mt. Kailash & Lake Mansarover”