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Mount Kailash Pilgrimage 

KAILASH INFORMATION

Tour size: From 1 Person

Total Tour Duration: 18 days

Accommodation: Hotels & tents

Departures: April to October

 

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MOUNT KAILASH -MT KAILASH PILGRIMAGE - KATHMANDU TO ZHANGMU

 

The Kailash "Gang Rinpoche", which means "Jewel of snow" is striking in the way it rises high above the surrounding range and always remains snow - capped. Mount Kailash  has a unique and distinct shape, with four sheer faces matching the cardinal points of the compass. It is also free standing, solitary. Regarded as the earthly manifestation of mythic Mount Meru  , or Sumeru, the spiritual center of the universe in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain cosmology, Mount Kailash  is also believed to be the source of four life-giving rivers. To Tibetan Buddhists, Kailash is the abode of the tantric meditational deity Demchog. Hindus see Kailash as the throne of the great god Shiva, while the Jains revere Kailash as the site at which their first prophet received enlightenment.  A pilgrimage to Mount Kailash  and a bath in the Mansarovar is believed to bring about salvation (Moksha).

MOUNT KAILASH ITINERARY

Day 01: Arrive , and transfer to Hotel

Day 02: Sightseeing and obtain the Tibet Visa. Hotel Overnight.         Tonight you will enjoy a welcome dinner with a live Nepalese Cultural Program

Day 03: Today, we head out to Zhangmu, abut 115km and the onwards to Nyalam ( 3700meters), crossing over the Friendship Bridge which spans the Bhote Koshi River and marks the Chinese - Nepalese border

Day 04: We will spend a full day at Nyalam to help us to acclimatise to the increase in altitude

Day 05: Drive about 250km to the town of at 4600m, passing by the huge lake called Peiku-tso. We will also cross over two high passes with spectacular mountain views before leaving the Friendship Highway and heading west. The drive will take us about 7 hours to cover 232km. Camp Overnight  

Day 06: Drive to Paryang at 4700 meters, taking about 8 hours, across the vast dry plains of the Tibetan Plateau. Overnight  

Day 07: Drive  to Horchu (4500 meters). Covering 290 kms in about 8 hours. Overnight  

Day 08: Visit Darchen at 4580 meters and prepare for the trek. Today will be a relatively short drive of about 1.5 hours

Trek: During the trek you will rise and fall in altitude and dependant on the time of year, may be accompanied by a number of other people doing the pilgrimage. During the Saga Dawa festival, hundreds of Tibetans flock to this point, some trekking from as far away as China . Some will pass you walking, and others will complete the trek by prostrating themselves on the ground for the full distance around the mountain

Day 09: Start the pilgrimage trek. 14kms, 7 to 8hrs, 4800meters

Day 10: Trek. 24kms, 9 to 10hrs, 4680meters.

Day 11: Complete the trek (15kms / hrs). Drive  to Horchu, (4500 meters) and Lake Mansarovar . This is a holy, sacred lake. Camp Overnight  

Day 12: Today we will have a free day to spend time to explore the surrounding area of the Lake Overnight

Continue Back

Day 13: Drive back to Paryang. (292 kms / 08 to 09 hrs).

Day 14: Drive back to Saga (252 kms / 07 to 08 hrs).

Day 15: Drive back to Nyalam (232 kms / 07 hrs). Overnight at Guest House.

Day 16: Cross the border (Zhangmu) (38kms / 1 hr) and continue drive to  Kathmandu (115 kms / 05 hrs). Hotel Overnight.

Day 17: Free day to explore Kathmandu. Hotel Overnight.

Day 18: Final Departure from your trip to Mount Kailash

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