Kailash Mansarovar Tour

The sightseeing tour in Kathmandu includes a guided tour of the art, historical, and cultural monuments around Kathmandu that have been listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site charts.

Today, after breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up for a city tour ahead. The tour starts from Kathmandu Durbar Square, a historical palace that dates back to the 16th century during the Malla reign in Nepal's medieval period. The palace is an enormous complex with a palace, courtyards, and temples. The structure is beautifully crafted with various woods, metals, and stonework. We explore the periphery of the palace and visit a museum inside the palace.

After exploring the palace, we head to the Swayambhunath stupa, a large stupa placed on a hilltop surrounded by various Buddha statues and monasteries.

Next, we drive to Pashupatinath Temple, the oldest Hindu temple with many temples and statues that date back to ancient times.

At last, we head to the Boudhanath stupa, a huge stupa placed on a three-layered Mahayana. We visit all these beautiful heritage sites and end our day with a drive back to your hotel. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Kathmandu.

After an early breakfast, your guide will pick you up from the hotel. We catch our ride that will drive us toward the Friendship Bridge on the Nepal-China border. We drive along a scenic route today full of countryside verdant landscapes.

We meet our Tibetan team at the border, which will escort you on your journey ahead in Tibet. After completing immigration and customs formalities at the border, we jump on our land cruiser to drive us along a scenic landscape to Nyalam.

Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Nyalam.

Today, we are already in a higher elevation region and are heading towards even higher regions. Hence, at this point, acclimatization becomes a must.

Therefore, we spend our day in Nyalam, exploring the area and enjoying some stunning Tibetan terrain views. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Nyalam.

Today, after breakfast, we drive towards New Dongba. We pass various small villages, yak pastures, and yak herders on the way to New Dongda. It’s a comfortable day drive with some mesmerizing views of snow-covered mountains far on the horizon. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in New Dongba.

Today, we drive towards the highest freshwater lake in the world. After breakfast in New Dongba, we continue with our overland drive towards Mansarovar Lake. It’s probably one of the longest days of our entire tour.

Mansarovar Lake, at an elevation of 4558 meters, is an emerald-colored freshwater lake that lies in the shadows of the great Mt. Kailash. The lake water is fresh, with many fish and swans in it. There are other lakes called Raksheesa Lake near Mansarovar Lake.

While Mansarovar lake is considered pious, we consider the lake water of Raksheesa poisonous. There is no scientific proof, but as per mythology, the Raksheesa Lake was created by the evil king Ravana. Tonight, we spend our time near Mansarovar Lake.

In the early morning, we wake up and take a dip in the lake. As per mythology, a holy dip into the lake is believed to be an ailment for any illness and an act of liberation. After taking a bath, we get on our ride to Mansarovar Parikrama.

Then we head towards Tarchen, a small village that lies just in front of Mt. Kailash. It is also considered the base for Kailash Parikrama. Today, we will be rewarded with some magical views of Kailash Himal. Tonight, we spend our time at a guesthouse in Tarchen.

In the early morning, after breakfast, we take a short drive to Tarboche, which is the real starting point of the Kailash Parikrama Yatra. We enter the Yamadwar, the gateway to the God of Death, in Tarboche and continue with our parikrama journey. We walk for a few hours, enjoying the majestic views of rocky cliffs, waterfalls, and the blue sky on the way to the village of Dirapuk.

At Dirapuk, we are just in front of the north face of Mt. Kailash. Today, we will get the first glimpse of mountains like Gurla Mandala, Ape, Kamet, and many other peaks. Tonight, we spend our time at a guesthouse in Dirapuk.

Get ready for the longest and toughest day of our journey. Leaving Dirapuk, we head towards the village of Jarok Donkhang.

From here, we hike up to Shivatal and ascend high to the Dolma Pass. The pass offers some spectacular views of mountains, glaciers, and Tibetan plateaus. We cross the pass and descend steeply towards the bank of the Lham chu Khir river. We follow the river and walk towards Khando Sangam La on the eastern side of the Kailash Himal.

Finally, we continue our walk until we arrive at the village of Zuthulpuk. Here, we can visit a famous cave with the footprints of Lord Buddha. Tonight, we spend our time at a guesthouse in Zuthulpuk.

In the early morning, we explore caves, temples, and shrines around the Milarepa cave. Then we head down towards Tarchen, where we complete our Kora around the holy Mt. Kailash.

After completing the Kora, we jump into our ride that will wait for us at Tarchen. Further, we drive past Mansarovar Lake towards Dongba. Tonight, we spent our time at a guesthouse in Dongba.

After breakfast at Dongba, we drive back to Nyalam via the same path that we had taken earlier.

Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Nyalam.

Today, after breakfast in Nyalam, we drive towards the Nepal-Tibet border. We fulfill all the immigration requirements and formalities and say goodbye to our Tibetan crew at the Nepal-Tibet Friendship Bridge.

Our Nepalese crew will escort you to a vehicle that will drive you back to Nepal's capital city, i.e., Kathmandu. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Kathmandu.

Today, fly home from Kathmandu or continue your travel to some other destinations around the globe. We will drop you at the airport three hours before your scheduled flight.

We hope you had a great time with us. Have a safe journey home.