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Mt Kailash Mansarovar Lake Tour

Mt Kailash Mansarovar Lake Tour - 13 Days

Overview and Highlights

Key Information

Best Seasons

Sep-Oct-Nov-Dec/March-Apr-May

Group Size

+2

Duration

13 DAYS

Trek Difficulty

Moderate

Maximum Altitude

4,920m-16,141ft

Mt Kailash is a high peak at the elevation of 6,638m-21778ft in the Kailash range in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and Manasarovar Lake is the high altitude freshwater lake fed by the Kailash Glaciers. The mountain and lakes are situated close to each other. Mt. Kailash Mansarovar Lake Tour is considered as the trip to divine places allowing you to take lifetime memory and experience of this journey which reminds Lord Shiva of their life and provides them with a sense of peace and serenity. For the religious pilgrimage, the Mt. Kailash and Lake Mansarovar form the ultimate realization of their spiritual perusing and hence completely makes their religious visit whereas, for the adventure seekers, it offers rugged beauty, remoteness, and wilderness.

However, this Mt Kailash Mansarovar Lake Tour is estimated for about 13 days to make complete exploration and a holy visit to Mt. Kailash and Mansarovar Lake. The tour starts with a drive to Kodari from Kathmandu valley and crosses the border of Tibet and again drive to Nyalam (3,750 meters) and stay at the guest house over there. You can acclimatize for a day in Nyalam and drive to New Dongba (4,500 meters) from Nyalam and further drive to Lake Mansarovar. You can do parikrama of the lake by jeep and drive to Darchen. Start parikrama to Deraphuk (4,920 meters) and next day trek to Shivasthal-Gaurikunda-Zutulphuk (4,820 meters) and finally drive back to Mansarovar. Return back with the same route as arrival by drive passing New Dongba, Nyalam, and finally Kathmandu valley.

Moreover, the major highlights of this beautiful Mt Kailash Mansarovar Lake Tour include Scenic drive from Kathmandu valley to Nepal/China Friendship Bridge to Nyalam, Circling (Parikrama) around Manasarovar Lake, Mt. Kailash Kora, a holy mountain, experiencing life as the “mountain people” live and walking on the Dolma La Pass over the elevation of 5,600 meters.


Highlights
Mt Kailash is a high peak at an elevation of 6,638m-21778ft.
Manasarovar Lake is a high-altitude freshwater lake fed by the Kailash Glaciers.
You can take lifetime memory and experience of this journey which reminds Lord Shiva of their life and provides them with a sense of peace and serenity.
It is estimated for about 13 days to make complete exploration and a holy visit to Mt. Kailash and Mansarovar Lake.
Scenic drive from Kathmandu valley to Nepal/China Friendship Bridge to Nyalam, Circling (Parikrama) around Manasarovar Lake, Mt.

Itinerary Expand All Close All

Day 1 : Arrival in Kathmandu (1,400m-4593ft)

Food
Dinner
Accomodation
Hotel
Elevation
1400

After your arrival at Tribhuwan International airport, you will be welcomed by our representatives, who will be responsible for getting you transferred to your hotel. Further plans and programs will also be explained to you. You can have rest and do your own stuff on this day.

Day 2 : Drive to Kodari and further to Nyalam (3,750 meters).

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
3750

 

After breakfast in the early morning, we will drive to Kodari, which is about 115 kilometers from Kathmandu valley and is a border of Nepal and China. After reaching to Kodari, our representatives will manage us with Nepal immigration and fulfill the required formalities in the border. After completion of those processes, we will make our way towards China through Friendship Bridge by hiking. We will then head towards Nyalam by drive-in private vehicle. About 32 kilometers in distance and approximately 2 hours of drive will lead us to Nyalam. Overnight at a guesthouse in Nyalam. 

Day 3 : Acclimatization at Nyalam

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
3750

Because of the drastic changes in altitude from 1,400 meters to 3,750 meters, acclimatization is very important for further trips. Hence, we will stay today in Nyalam and it is our free day. But we won’t stop all day without doing anything; instead, we will go for a short hike to Nyalam village. Nyalam is a beautiful village and you can also observe the activities of local people here, roam around to observe the beauty in higher elevation and make you adapted to the higher atmosphere, which won’t arise altitude problem further within the trip. Overnight at a guesthouse in Nyalam.

Day 4 : Drive to New Dongba (4,500 meters).

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Hotel
Elevation
4500

After breakfast at Nyalam in the early morning, we will continue our journey and drive towards New Dzongba. In this driving journey from Nyalam to New Dongba, we will be passing through Lablung-La Pass (5,100 meters), Milarepa Cave, Pleiku Lake, and Bramhaputra River. It is approximately 357 kilometers in distance from Nyalam to New Dongba and takes around 6 hours of a drive to complete this journey. We will have our launch on the way. However, after reaching to our today’s destination, i.e. New Dongba, we will explore the nearby area for some time and overnight at a guesthouse at New Dongba.

Day 5 :  Drive to Lake Mansarovar (4,500 meters)

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
4500

Today we are heading towards Lake Mansarovar and is one of the most important days of our trip.  In the early morning, we will start our journey, which is 369 kilometers and approximately takes around 6 hours to reach the holy Lake Mansarovar. Besides Holy Lake, we will also be reaching Mt. Kailash, which is our ultimate goal of this trip. The path offers beautiful sceneries all around and we will be passing through the highest motorable pass in the world through Mayum-La (5,200 meters). However, we will have our lunch on the way and overnight stay at the guesthouse at the end of the day. 

Day 6 :  Lake Mansarovar Parikrama and Drive to Darchen

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Lodge

In the early morning after breakfast, we will start our parikrama trail through Lake Manasarovar in the clockwise direction by jeep. It approximately takes one and a half hours to complete the parikrama, which is 88 kilometers in distance. After completion of parikrama, we will then continue our journey towards Darchen via drive. Overnight stay at a guesthouse in Darchen.

Day 7 :  Deraphuk Parikrama (4,920 meters)

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
4920

Today, after breakfast in the early morning, we will start our journey with a drive towards Yam Dwar, which is 10 kilometers and takes around 15 minutes to reach there. From here, we will start our trekking journey towards Dera Phuk, which is north face of Mt. Kailash and is 18 kilometers in distance and takes around 5 hours of trekking journey. Overnight stay at the guesthouse.

Day 8 : Trek to Shivasthal, Gaurikunda, and Zutulphuk (4,820 meters)

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
4820

Today we will be trekking in the toughest trail in higher altitude and is the most difficult day throughout this trek. The trekking trail from Deraphuk begins with the uphill trail until we reach Dolma-La (5,600 meters). We then continue our trek descending to the valley floor, which is another side of Dolma-La pass. We further move forward through the River Bank to reach Zutulphuk, which is today’s final destination. Today, we make our visit to Shivasthal, Dolma-La, and Gaurikund on the way which are the most important places in this journey and are the major highlights of the day. Overnight at a guesthouse in Zutuphuk.

Day 9 : Trek to Darchen and reach Manasarovar via drive

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Lodge

Today, in the early morning, we will start our trekking trail to reach Darchen following the flat and easy access trail and complete our last day trek within 3 to 4 hours to reach the ending trek point. From the ending point (close to Darchen), we will drive to Lake Manasarovar in the east side, which is just 35 kilometers and takes around 1 hour via jeep. Overnight at a guesthouse in Manasarovar.

Day 10 :  Drive back to New Dongba

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Hotel

In the early morning, we will have our last observation at Mt. Kailash and Holy Lake Manasarovar, which seems very beautiful in the morning. We then drive towards New Dongba, which is 369 kilometers in distance and takes around 6 hours of drive. Overnight stay at a guesthouse in New Dongba.

Day 11 :  Drive back to Nyalam

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Lodge

Today, we will drive back to Nyalam via the same route as previous, which is 357 kilometers in distance and takes around 6 hours in the drive. Overnight stay at a guesthouse in Nyalam.

Day 12 : Drive back to Kathmandu

Food
BLD
Accomodation
Hotel
Elevation
1350

Drive back to Kathmandu valley from Nyalam as previous, which is 115 kilometers in distance and takes around four and half hours to reach Kathmandu valley

Day 13 : Leisure day in Kathmandu

Food
Breakfast
Accomodation
Hotel
Elevation
1350

On this day, you can rest and have another tour of the city or go shopping at Thamel. By the evening, Northern Trekking Team (NTT) organizes a farewell party and hence you can share your experience about this trip and gather more information upon your curiosity. Overnight stay at the hotel.

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