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Location:
Tibet
Total Tour Duration: 26 Days
Accommodation: Hotels and Tents
Minimum
Group Size: 2
Departures: April to October
Maximum Altitude: 4800m
General:
Believed to have been formed
about 30 million years ago, Mount Kailash,
"Jewel of Snow" or " Snor Jewel," rises an altitude of
6714m. Pilgrims
of the Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Tibetan Bön faiths come to Kailash
to complete a ritual circumambulation around the base of the mountain.
Mount
Kailash has a unique shape,
with four sheer faces matching the cardinal points. Kailash is regarded as the earthly manifestation
of mythic Mount Meru, or Sumeru, the spiritual center
of the universe in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain cosmology. To Tibetan Buddhists, Kailash is the abode
of Demchog. Hindus see Sacred Mt Kailash as the
throne of Shiva, while the Jains revere Kailash as the
site at which their first prophet received enlightenment. A yatra or
sacred pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and a bath in the Mansarovar is
believed to bring about salvation (Moksha).
Tibet Visa
When entering Tibet from
Nepal, Chinese Visas cannot be used. As such, the visa for Tibet must be
obtained from the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. As visa's are only
issued on Mondays, Wednesday's and Thursdays (except if they fall on a
Chinese Holiday), tours need to be arranged to suit these visa issue
dates, i.e. any one going on a tour departing for Tibet from Nepal,
needs to arrive in Kathmandu at least three days before entering Tibet.
When you confirm your trip
with us, we will organize your Travel Permit for Tibet, Visa Approval
Documents and apply to the Chinese embassy to obtain your visa. We will
thus require your full passport details, 3 weeks prior to your arrival
at Kathmandu. The final documentation will be done on arrival in Nepal.
Please note that visa for
Tibet obtained elsewhere has still got to be endorsed by the Chinese
Embassy in Kathmandu.
Your current Passport must
be valid for a minimum of six months from the date of travel. The
passport must also have more than two blank visa pages. We will require
two full front passport photos taken against a clear background, in
either colour or black and white. Photo's cannot be scanned and if
digital, must be printed on gloss photo paper.
Click on the image below for more Kailash Photo's
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MOUNT KAILASH YATRA VIA SIMIKOT
ITINERARY - MT KAILASH
SIMIKOT
Day
01 Arrive Kathmandu,
meet our representative and transfer to Hotel
Day
02 Full Day sightseeing
around the Kathmandu Valley. Join the welcome dinner with Live Nepalese
Cultural
Day
03:
Preparations for the trip. Hotel Overnight.
Day
04:
Flight: Kathmandu- Nepalgunj. Free to explore the town on arrival or rest prior
to the start of the trek. Stay Overnight Hotel.
Day
05:
Flight: Nepalgunj - Simikot and prepare for the trek. Commence the trek to Tuling which will take about 3
hours.). Overnight Camp.
Day
06: Continue
the trek to Kermi , taking about 5 hours. Overnight Camp.
Day
07:
Continue trek to Yangar (6 hrs trek). Overnight Camp.
Day
08: Continue
trek to Muchu (6 ½ hrs trek). Overnight Camp.
Day
09:
Continue the 5,5 hour trek to the settlement of Yari
with
its stone houses and checkered fields.
Overnight Camp.
Tibet
Portion
Day
10: Meet the Tibetan team or your Mt Kailash trek at Shara border and drive to Purang. Overnight in a Hotel
Day
11:
Drive about 90km to Manas Lake at
4500m. It is advisable to get some sleep
on arrival due to the increase in altitude. Camp Overnight.
Day
12:
Continue the drive to Darchen at 4580m.
Overnight Guesthouse.
Start
of Trek to Mt Kailash
Day
13:
Today we start the trek up to an altitude of 4800m. It will take us
about 7 hours to complete a distance of 14km's, due to the altitude.
Camp overnight.
Day
14:
Today, we will drop in altitude as we trek about 24kms over 9 hours
to about, 4680meters. Camp overnight
Day
15:
On this final leg of the trek, we will walk for 15km in about 3-4
hours and then drive on to Horchu, Manasarovar Lake at
4500 meters. Camp Overnight
Day
16:
Spare day to explore the surrounding area of Mansarovar Lake. Camp Overnight
. This
will be our last night of the trek near the base of Mount Kailash.
Day
17:
Today will drive to Paryang , rising up to about 4700 meters, 292 kms away.
Camp Overnight.
Day
18:
Today, we will drive about 252km to Saga at 4600 meters. Camp Overnight
Day
19:
Our camp tonight will be at Lhatse at
4050 meters, a 9 hour drive away. Camp Overnight
Day
20:
After a 5 hour drive, we will arrive at Shigatse at 3700 meters. Hotel
Overnight. Shigatse
is the second largest city in Tibet with lovely markets and also the Tashilhunpo
Monastery. This monastery is one of the largest functioning
monasteries in Tibet.
Overnight at the Hotel.
Day
21:
Drive to Gyangtse (3800meters). (95kms, 02hrs). Hotel Overnight.
Day
22:
Today we will continue
our overland journey along the Friendship Highway towards Lhasa, at 3680m. We will cross
several high passes today, beautiful valleys and Tibetan
villages
Hotel Overnight.
Day
23: This morning we will
visit the Potala Palace, which dominates the city of
Lhasa. This spectacular building
contains the private quarters of the Dalai Lama as well as
numerous grand state rooms and many important chapels. There has
been a palace on this site since the 5th or 6th century, but the
present palace was constructed in the 17th century.
A
visit to the Drepung Monastery this afternoon will complete a truly
awe-inspiring day. Founded in the 14th century, this monastery was
once the largest in the world, with a population of around 10,000
monks. These days that figure is down to several hundred, but there is
still much here of interest as it was left relatively unscathed during
the Cultural Revolution.
This
is a leisure day in which we are free to explore further, revisit a
favourite monastery or simply sit in a café overlooking the Barkor
and watch the pilgrims as they walk around the Jokhang, stopping
regularly to peruse the merchandise at the stalls lining the route.
Day
24:
Flight: Lhasa Kathmandu. Free
day to explore the attractions. Hotel Overnight.
Day
25: Free
day for shopping and etc. Hotel Overnight.
Day
26: Final Departure at the end of your Mt Kailash Tour
Prices available on request with excellent discounts for large groups.
For
details of costs, or to send an enquiry, click on the e-mail
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Difficulty
Extended
and strenuous trek
with some climbing required over rock, glaciers or
snow. Crampons and ice picks may be required at certain times of the year.
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