Mount Kailash (6,714m) is one of the most sacred mountains in Tibet. It is situated in Western Tibet. Mount Kailash is regarded as ‘Jewels of snow set in eternal paradise’. Mount Kailash is also known as Tise or Kang Rinpoche. The Hindus believe that Mount Kailash is the holy residence of Lord Shiva. The Buddhists regard it as the earthly manifestation of Mount Meru and their spiritual centre of the Universe. The Bons believe that Mount Kailash is the place where Shranab – the founder of their religion – descended from heaven. Likewise, the Jains believe Mount Kailash to be the place where their first prophet attained enlightenment. Therefore, Mount Kailash is a sacred place of pilgrimage for the Hindus, the Buddhists, the Jains as well as the Bons. Mount Kailash is a fascinating snowy peak.
Manasarovar, a holy lake, is another place of pilgrimage in Tibet. This lake is situated between Mt. Kailash and Mt Gurla Mandata. According to the Hindu mythology, Manasarovar is a creation of Brahma and is regarded as mother principle. Manasarovar is the magnificent perception of Buddhists as well. Legend has it that if people take a ritual bath in Manasarovar and drink water of this Lake at least once in their life, their sins will be washed away and the path to heaven will be open for them. Hence, a number of devotees throng Manasarovar every year. For them, Manasarovar is ‘the next paradise on the earth’. Saga Dawa – an outstanding Tibetan Buddhist festival is held in Manasarovar in May every year.
<p>This day is your arrival day in Kathmandu and our team will welcome you at the Airport. We will receive you from Tribhuvan International Airport and drop you to your Hotel. Later, we will be briefing you about our tour and the next day we leave for our destination early morning.</p>
<p>Beginning our adventure to Mount Kailash, we drive from Kathmandu to the Nepal Tibet Border observing the scenic roads. Once we are done with the immigration formalities at the border, we then drive till Nylam with the Tibetan landscaped around us.</p>
<p>We rest at Nylam today and explore the surrounding with short hike around. This will help us to acclimatize properly.</p>
<p>Driving over the smooth roads, we cross Lung La, a 5000m pass from where we capture great Himalayan panoramas along with Mount Sashibangma. We also move across luring Peiku Lake, Saga and Brahmhaputra River.</p>
<p>We travel via Prayang to Mansarovar and on our way, we move through Mayum La Pass (5200m). Then, we arrive at Hor Quo. Having lunch on our way, we now step ahead for Mansarovar Lake by drive and go around it. From this point, you will get the very first glimpse of Mount Kailsh and sacred lake. Mansarovar. We stay at Chu Gompa for overnight.</p>
<p>We take a holy bath on Mansarovar and worship after which we have our lunch then move towards Darchen, the base camp of Mount Kailash. Here, if you would to go around Mount Kailsh, horses and porters are available and you can confirm your interest travel with the Guide. We stay on a tented camp this day.</p>
<p>Early morning, we drive for Yama Dwar where you can find yaks and yak men. We load all of our stuffs on yak and start going around. On our way, we will get to catch the West Face of Mount Kailash and as we reach Dirapuk, we will be able to catch North face of Kailash. We stay on a tented camp this day.</p>
<p>We trek uphill to Dolmala Pass, 5850m and then trek down to the valley. We visit Gauri Kunda, another religious lake. This is the toughest day for encircling Mount Kailash as we need to cross the pass and walk more. We then arrive at Zuthulphuk. We stay on a tented camp this day.</p>
<p>The third or the last day we around Mount Kailash, we start via the winding track. Upon reaching at Chongdo, our vehicle will be picking us up and we drive back to Dongba.</p>
<p>After having our breakfast, we start our drive back to Nyalam taking back the mesmerizing memories of Mount Kailash Tour.</p>
<p>From Nyalam, we drive back via the friendship bridge at Kodari, we go through some immigration formalities and drive to Kathmandu.</p>
<p>As we have come to an end of Mount Kailash Tour, we have the breakfast at the hotel and then our team member would drop you to the Airport. We bid our good bye hopefully to catch you up next time again in Nepal.</p>
