Kailash Mansarovar Yatra - From Kathmandu - Overland - 13 Days

01 / THE EXPERIENCE

Discover the journey

Kailash Overland Tour takes you to the holy land of Mt. Kailash through the newly opened Nepal-Tibet border of Rasuwagadhi-Kerung.The team of Yash Journeys will embark on a journey to take you to worship and hike around the sacred land of Mt. Kailash. Started on September 2017 as an alternative route for the Mount Kailash this tour has made Mt.Kailash easily accessible from the outskirts of Nepal. The Kailash Overland Tour starts with a sightseeing tour at the capital city of Nepal. The guided tour will take us to the UNESCO listed world heritage sites of the valley. After the guided tour, we will get ourselves inside the Langtang National Park and cross the Nepal-Tibet border to arrive at Kerung from Kerung, we will drive to the villages of Saga, Mansarovar and Darchen with great views of the sacred Mt. Kailash, Mt. Gurla-Mandala, Rakshash Lake and the Lake Mansarovar. On day 9, we will start our 3 days long Kailash Kora. The major attractions of this tour include the sacred peak of Kailash, holy Lake of Mansarovar and the highest pass of Dolma La. The Kailash Overland Tour takes 13 days for completion based on our default itinerary. The trip can be tailored as you your preference. The best time to visit the holy Mt.Kailash is between May-August.

02 / WHY GO

The memorable moments

* Foreigner Passport Holders need to arrive to Kathmandu 03 Working days before the fixed dates (Day 01 in the itinerary) for the Chinese Visa (Saturday and Sunday is not considered as working days).For Indian Passport, we will need their passport 07 working days before the trip in Delhi office. Please make sure that the Indian Passport Holder’s have Voters Card with them. * If you are not doing Parikrama, then you will still be waiting at Darchen. * Itinerary is subject to change without prior notice due to unavoidable circumstances such as landslide, road blockage, flood, snow, political unrest, cancellation of flight, delay arrival, delay issue of permit and visa, sickness or accidents. Any extra cost incurred thereof shall be borne by the clients on the spot.

03 / YOUR ROUTE

Journey at a glance

Day 1: Kathmandu — Kathmandu Arrival – Airport pickup and transfer to your Hotel.Short briefing about Kailash Manasarovar Yatra before dinner Day 2: Kathmandu Sightseeing — 9:00 A.M – After Breakfast – Half day sightseeing of Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath and Budhanilkantha.Packing and preparation for the trip. Day 3: Drive from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi — Drive to Dhunche (2000m / 130 km / 6 hrs) or Syabrubesi (1600m / 145 km / 6.5 hrs). Overnight stay Lodge. Day 4: Drive to Kerung County — Complete immigration & custom formalities in Nepal & Tibet side at Rasuwagadhi, and then continue further drive to Kerung county. (3950m) Stay at Guesthouse. Day 5: Drive to Saga — 09:00 AM – After Breakfast – Drive to Saga (100 km – 5hrs) Overnight in Saga Day 6: Drive from Saga to Mansarovar Lake — 08:00 AM – Drive towards Manasarovar Lake (450km – 7 / 8hrs) crossing beautiful places and stay at the shore of the Lake. Feel spiritual water of Mansarovar.Thereafter, Parikrama of Manasarovar Lake by vehicle (3 hrs – 90 km) Day 7: Mansarovar. — Full day Puja / Hawan at Lake Mansarovar. Drive to Dharchen (2hrs).Overnight in Dharchen. Day 8: First Day of Outer Kora – Trek to Dirapuk — 10:00 AM – After short drive, we will reach Tarboche and visit Yama Dwar. This is starting point for Kora. We will trek to Dirapuk (4860 m) which is 12 kms trek (5-6 hrs). You will visit North face of Mt. Kailash and touching the feet of Mt. Kailash (Charan Sparsh). Travelers who do not want to trek around (Parikrama) Kailash can go back to Darchen and wait for rest of the group to arrive from Parikrama. Day 9: Second Day of Outer Kora – On to Zuthulphuk with Trek to Dolma La Pass — 07:00AM – Trek from Dirapuk to Dolma La Pass and proceed to Zuthulpuk (22 km trek for 7-8 hours trek). This is the most difficult journey throughout the yatra since you have to trek up to the 18,600 ft. From there descend to Gaurikund and further trek along with the river to Zuthul-puk. Day 10: Drive to Saga — After short Trek (2 hrs) and reach to the point where the coach will be waiting and we will drive to Darchen and merge with other members who were waiting and drive to Saga. Overnight in Saga. Day 11: Drive back to Kerung — Back journey, drive to Kerung County. Overnight in Kerung. Day 12: Kathmandu — Drive to Kathmandu Drive back to Kathmandu via Rasuwagadhi border completing immigration formalities – around 8-10 hrs. Day 13: Departure — Transfer to Kathmandu Airport: We will drop you to Tribhuwan International airport for your onward journey. Yatra ends,

YOUR DAY-BY-DAY ROUTE