Kailash Tour via Simikot

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Overview
Highlights
- Trek across the ancient pilgrimage route to Mt. Kailash
- Circumambulate Mt. Kailash and tour Lake Mansarovar
- Visit Garuda Valley known to be the cradle of the Tibetan civilization
- Travel through the trade links across the border of Nepal and Tibet
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Trip includes
- Accommodation in Standard Hotels on Twin Sharing Basis
- Equipment
- Domestic Flights
- Local Guide & Support Staffs
- All Private Ground Transportation Including Airport Transfers
- Meals in the Mountain
- Tibet Travel Permit
- Small-Group Adventure
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- Lifetime Deposit
- No Booking Fee
Itinerary
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel (Yatri Suites and Spa)
Maximum Altitude: 1,350m/4,429ft
After arriving at the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, we will be greeted by a representative from Himalayan Glacier who will drop us off...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel (Yatri Suites and Spa)
Maximum Altitude: 1,350m/4,429ft
We spend the whole day in leisure. If we have any more questions about our trip, we can visit Himalayan Glacier’s office in Thamel after breakfast. We ca...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel Siddhartha)
2QT4Flight: 1 hour
Maximum Altitude: 150m/492ft
After our short excursion in Kathmandu, we take an hour-long flight from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj, located in Western Nepal. Ne...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Flight: 40 min Hiking: 4-6 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 1,960m/6,431ft
We take a 40-minute flight from Nepalgunj to Simikot and admire the beauty of the soaring mou...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 5-6 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 2,860m/9,384ft
Our walk is on relatively flat trails beginning with the trail alongside the Karnali River. We walk along th...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 5-6 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 2,879m/9,446ft
Today’ trek is a flat and steep ascent until reaching a small pass and crossing a suspension bridge over the...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 5-6 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 3,073m/10,083ft
We walk on a trail above the Karnali River. As we ascend further, the greenery begins to vanish and so do t...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 6-7 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 3,663m/12,018ft
Today’s trek is on a relatively easy trail above the Karnali River. After walking a few miles we begin to n...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 5-6 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 4,620m/15,158ft
We cross the first pass of the trek today, the Nara La pass (4,620m). The vegetation is bleak by now and th...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 2-3 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 3,772m/12,376ft
We walk across the Friendship bridge at Hilsa where the Chinese officials will check our permits and passports. We also meet ...
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 3-4 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 4,510m/14,797ft
On our way to Montser we pass through Rakshas and Mansarover lakes. After reaching Montser, we settle down for a while then visit Tirtapuri (4510m). ...
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 3-4 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 4,560m/14,961ft
It takes us around 2 hours to reach the Garuda Valley that lies to the southwest of Mt. Kailash. It contains mysterious caves, some of which have nev...
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 5-6 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 5,120m/16,799ft
Today, we begin our Kora of Mt. Kailash. The first day out of Darchen involves a six-hour hike in a deep valley through walls of red rock. We continu...
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 6-7 hrs Travel Distance: 18 km
Maximum Altitude: 4,790m/15,716ft
Today will be the most difficult section of our journey. We climb Drolma-la Pass at 5,750m/19,910ft. The pass whose name lite...
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Hiking: 3-4 hrs Travel Distance: 14 km Driving: 2 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 4,590m/15,060ft
We gradually wind out of the valley towards Barka plain. After completing the holy Kora of Mount Kailash at Dar...
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel/Teahouse)
Today, we circumambulate the beautiful Mansarovar Lake which has a circumference of 90 km making it one of the highest freshwater lakes in the world. The belief is that the Kora of Mount Kailash is completed only ...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel/Tea House (Hotel)
Travel Distance: 495 km Driving: 8-9 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 4,600m/15,093ft
Today, we have to accomplish a long drive from Mansarovar to Saga traversing through the sacred historic Chiu...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel (Gesar Hotel)
Travel Distance: 445 km Driving: 8-9 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 3,900m/12,796ft
From Saga we travel to Shigatse via Latse. Our trail will be along the Tsangpo River in a region crisscrossed by ...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel (Kyichu Hotel)
Travel Distance: 265 km Driving: 4-5 hrs
Maximum Altitude: 3,650m/11,976ft
After breakfast, we drive towards Lhasa. On the way, we visit Shalu Monastery. Founded in 1040, Shalu Monastery ...
Meals: Breakfast
The Kailash adventure in the Himalayas comes to an end today. There is nothing to do but trade emails with travel companions and organize the photos. A representative from Himalayan Glacier will take us to the airport approximately 3 hours before the scheduled flight.
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Accommodation
We will be staying in Yatri Suites & Spa or similar in Kathmandu, Hotel Siddhartha in Nepalgunj and teahouses during trek. While trekking in Nepal (Simikot to Hilsa), it should be understood that the area is developing so the accommodation facilities there will be fairly basic. Therefore, we can decide to either stay in the local tea houses or in tents (which will be arranged by Himalayan Glacier). s in Kathmandu, Nepalgunj and Tibet (except trekking) will be on twin-shared basis but while trekking (both in Nepal and Tibet), you will be accommodated in a common dormitory
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