Kailash Overland Tour is now operating via Kerung boarder. Nepal Tibet boarder Kerung is about 140 kilometer via Kathmandu – Galchhi – Betrawati – Dhunche - Syabrubesi - Rasuwa Gadi road. Nepal Highland Treks is operating private and group joining Kailash Overland Tour from its best season of May to September months. 13 days tour plan is including major highlights and activities around Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. Take holy bath and involve in ritual function at bank of Lake Manasarovar. Take good snap of South, North, east and west face of Kailash. Involve 3 days Kailash Kora and return same way back to Kathmandu.
Nepal Highland Treks provide private Kailash tour as well as joining options. We have our own fixed departure group to join, which is way to make your tour cost reasonable. Tour is small group departure from month of May till September. Our own professional staff team will take care entire tour. Itinerary can be customized as per our client’s interest. Tirthapuri visit, Guge Kingdom, Kailash Inner Kora and Manasarovar Kora are extra activities can include in the itinerary.
Day 01:Arrival at Kathmandu Airport and transfer to Hotel. 1300m
Day 02:Day in Kathmandu. half day sightseeing and trip preparation. Overnight at Hotel
Day 03:Drive Kathmandu to Kerung via Syaprubensi (7/8 Hours -140km/ 3,500m) Overnight at local guest house
Day 04:Acclimatization in Kerung. Overnight at Guest house
Day 05:Drive to Saga (230km – 6 hours) 4450m. Overnight at guest house
Day 06:Drive to Lake Mansarovar. (370km – 7 Hours) 4580m. overnight at guest house
Day 07:Exploration around and drive to Darchen (40km – 1 hour) , the base of Kailash. Overnight at guest house
Day 08:Drive to valley of the God and start Kailash kora. Reach Dirapuk (18km – 7 Hours) 4900m. Overnight at guest house
Day 09:Kailash kora second day, reach at Juthulpuk (4760m) via Dolma La pass, 5613m. (19km – 9 Hours). Overnight at guest house
Day 10:End of Kailash kora. Reach at Saga (16km walk with 3 hoursand driving). overnight at guest house
Day 11:Drive back to Kerung. Overnight at Guest house
Day 12:Drive back to Kathmandu. Overnight at Hotel
Day 13:Final departure
Service including and excluding may change in private or small foreigner group.
Booking procedure
Booking is accepted until one month before from departure date. We need at least sox month validity passport scan copy by email and trip confirmation amount.
Payment policy
INR 10,000 or USD 150 per person is deposit at the time of trip confirmation. You can pay this amount by credit card, via remittance or deposit to our bank account. Rest of the amount is paying on your arrive in Kathmandu Nepal, before heading to Kailash Tour. Paying by cash, by credit card or bank deposit. Paying by credit card charges more 4 %.
Cancellation and refund Policy
Day 1Arrival at Kathmandu Airport and transfer to Hotel. 1300mRepresentative from Nepal Highland Trek will pick up you from airport and transfer to hotel. If we get time, we can visit Pashupatinath Temple at evening or stay at trip briefing. overnight at Dinner at hotel
Day 2Day in Kathmandu. half day sightseeing and trip preparation. Overnight at Hotel Our guide will take you for sightseeing in major places of Kathmandu valley. Pashupatinath, Bauddhanath and Budhanilkantha. After lunch time stay in trip briefing and rest of the time is for trip preparation
Day 3Drive Kathmandu to Kerung via Syaprubensi (7/8 Hours -140km/ 3,500m) Overnight at local guest house Drive to Friendship Kerung Border from Kathmandu via Shyaprubensi. Start very early from Kathmandu with your packed breakfast to enter Tibet same day. Make immigration formalities in Nepal and Tibet Part. Enter to Tibet and transfer to Tibetan bus. Drive to Kerung and check in Guest house.
Day 4Acclimatization in Kerung. Overnight at Guest house Acclimatization activities and rest in kerung. we make short hiking around the valley. which really help your body to move on altitude. take Lunch prepared by our cooking team than rest at guest house.
Day 5Drive to Saga (230km – 6 hours) 4450m. Overnight at guest house It is driving via high passes with panoramic Mountain View. Decorative Buddhist praying flags at the top of passes are so unique and picturesque. Stop and view several lake views on the way. Reach at saga by crossing Brahmaputra River and overnight at guest house
Day 6Drive to Lake Mansarovar. (370km – 7 Hours) 4580m. overnight at guest house Journey start with full of excitement to see first view of Mount Kailash and lake Mansarovar. Reach at small town Chiu Gumba for overnight. You also can visit Chiu monastery at top hill near bank of Mansarovar. Overnight at guest house
Day 7Exploration around and drive to Darchen (40km – 1 hour) , the base of Kailash. Overnight at guest house Preparation of Kailash kora. Get morning view of lake with sunrise. You will spend more than half day and drive to Darchen for overnight. Bath with Mansarovar water is preferable with most of the pilgrimage. Puja or hawan at bank of the lake, exploration of hot spring near from chiu Gumpa
Day 8Drive to valley of the God and start Kailash kora. Reach Dirapuk (18km – 7 Hours) 4900m. Overnight at guest house We start early drive from Darchen after your breakfast. Our staff will provide you packed lunch for on the way. Drive to valley of the god which is also called Yamadwar. Start walking towards Derapuk. Walking trail is flat land and some minor up hills. Reach at Dehrapuk and have north face of mount Kailash.
Day 9Kailash kora second day, reach at Juthulpuk (4760m) via Dolma La pass, 5613m. (19km – 9 Hours). Overnight at guest house Today is the hardest and most important day of the tour. Start walking very early in the morning. Hardest up hills till Dolma La pass and suddenly downhill towards Gauri Kunda and further trek to Juthulpuk. You will view different faces of Mount Kailash time and again
Day 10End of Kailash kora. Reach at Saga (16km walk with 3 hoursand driving). overnight at guest house We take gentle and easy walk towards Darchen from Juthulpuk. Catch your transportation and drive back to Saga via darchen at same day. On the way you will have chance to take holy water from Mansarovar
Day 11Drive back to Kerung. Overnight at Guest house The same way drive back to Kerung from Saga. If we start our journey earlier, we can cross Nepal Tibet boarder and drive to Shyaprubesi at same day.
Day 12Drive back to Kathmandu. Overnight at Hotel After custom formalities, we reach at Nepal site, take Nepalese transpiration back to Kathmandu. it is 8 to 9 hours journey through narrow road. reach at Kathmandu and transfer to Hotel.
Day 13Final departure Till your departure time, free for shopping. You have to reach international airport 3 hours before of your fight time. we manage departure transportation.
Foods in the trip
Our package is based on group and in full board based. Three times foods every day is including in the cost. Food items are Indian style in Indian group and foreigner style in foreigner group. Foods are all veg during the pilgrimage trip. Our own Nepali staffs from Kathmandu will prepare foods entire trip in case of big group. In the case of small foreigner group, we feed all the foods from local restaurants.
Accommodation
3 nights’ accommodation in Kathmandu Nepal as per itinerary is in 3 to 4 star category hotel on twin sharing room. Accommodation in entire Kailash region is in guest houses and in group sharing room. Accommodations in Kailash have option to upgrade in deluxe guest houses at available places. It is available only in Kerung, Saga and Darchen. 3 nights’ accommodation in Manasarovar, Derapuk and Juthulpuk do not have option of upgrading. Only basic guest houses are available here in group sharing.
Transportation
it is private coach as per group size. For small group, we provide VAN. We provide you Nepali transportation in Nepal site and Tibetan transportation in entire Kailash with air-condition. During Kilash Parikram, vehicles are not allowed. It only allow up to valley of the God.
Acclimatization
Kathmandu is about 1,400 miters you reach first day. Third day of the trip reaches at Kerung (Nepal Tibet boarder) which is 3,500 miters (Tibet site). Everyone is staying there for 2 nights and doing some fitness activities like hiking and walking. This is much helpful to acclimatize your body in high altitude. Next day saga is 4,550 miter altitude. We stay almost in same altitude for another 3 nights which is again more acclimatized and helpful to reach 5,645 miters Dolma La pass during Kailash Kora.