Mount Kailash Tours Outline Itinerary

• Day 01: Drive Kathmandu / Nyalam (3750 m.), (150 Km.) Overnight Guest house
• Day 02: Rest at Nyalam (3800 m.)
• Day 03: Nyalam / Saga (4600 m.) camp. (232 Km.)
• Day 04: Saga / Paryang (4550 m.) camp. (185 Km.), 7-8 Hrs.
• Day 05: Paryang / Chiu Gomba (4550 m.) camp. (277 Km.), 8 Hrs.
• Day 06: Chiu Gomba / Darchen (4520 m.) (40 Km.),
• Day 07: Darchen / Dera Phuk Gomba (4860 m.) camp - A three day trek around Mt. Kailash
• Day 08: Dera Phuk Gomba / Zutul Phuk Gomba (4760 m.) camp.
• Day 09: Zutul Phuk Gomba / Horaa (4500 m.) camp.
• Day 10: Horaa / Paryang camp. (277 Km.), 7-8 Hrs.
• Day 11: Paryang / Saga camp. (185 Km.), 7-8 Hrs.
• Day 12: Saga / Nyalam. Overnight Guest house. (296 Km.) 6-7 Hrs.
• Day 13: Nyalam / Zhang-Mu / Kathmandu . (150 Km.)

Important Notice

Mount Kailash Tours Cost Includes

• Arrival Kathmandu airport & transfer to hotel, Welcome drinks & short briefing
• 3 nights accommodation in Kathmandu (double-bed room on sharing basis)
• 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch & dinner ) pure vegetarian
• Drive to Kodari Nepal - Tibet border - Kathmandu by privet tourist coach
• We serve guest house & Mud houses in Kailash & Mansarovar Yatra
• We provides sleeping bag / down jacket (returnable after the trip)
• Tibetan Tour guide, Nepali team leader fluent in English & Hindi languages
• Experienced chef (who can prepare Indian dishes as per your requirements)
• Cook helper & support Nepali staff (Sherpa guides)
• Deluxe Luxury Air Condition coach for kailash tours.
• While on Kailash tours Hiace or Van 5-7 seat / NRIs/Foreigners
• Support truck for carrying food, equipments + Nepali staff
• Yak and yak man for round Kailash Yatra
• Gamow bag (Life saving device in case of altitude sickness)
• Oxygen cylinder, Mask-regulator for all Yatra
• Basic first-aid-kit box, altitude sickness medicine-dimox
• Life, Medical insurance for Nepali staff
• A Duffel Bag and the certificate of Kailash & Mansarovar tour (If required)
• Kailash permit & Tibet visa for Kailash Yatra
• Arrangement for special Home at Mansarovar Lake
• Day bag pack & monkey cap each of the pilgrims

Mount Kailash Tours Cost Excludes

• using extra nights in lodge (except the mentioned on itinerary).
• Yak/porter for personal using
• Rescue/ evacuation or all the extra cost because of partition from the main group or serious health condition.
• Flight or any costs TO or FROM Kathmandu from your destination/ home town.
• No cost is including for those who separate from the main group

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Mount Kailash - Information

Mount Kailash is a peak in the Kailas Range (Gangdisê Mountains), which forms part of the Transhimalaya in Tibet. It lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus River, the Sutlej River (a major tributary of the Indus River), the Brahmaputra River, and the Karnali River (a tributary of the River Ganga). It is considered a sacred place in four religions: Bön, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. The mountain lies near Lake Manasarovar and Lake.

Religious significance

Hinduism

According to Hinduism, Lord Shiva, the destroyer of ignorance and illusion, resides at the summit of a legendary mountain named Kailās, where he sits in a state of perpetual meditation along with his wife Pārvatī. Like many of the Hindu gods, Shiva is a character of apparent contradictions. He is at once the Lord of Yoga and therefore the ultimate renunciate ascetic, yet he is also the divine master of Tantra.

According to Charles Allen, one description in the Vishnu Purana of the mountain states that its four faces are made of crystal, ruby, gold, and lapis lazuli. It is a pillar of the world and is located at the heart of six mountain ranges symbolizing a lotus.

Jainism

In Jainism, Kailash is also known as Meru Parvat or Sumeru. Ashtapada, the mountain next to Mt. Kailash, is the site where the first Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhadeva, attained Nirvana/moksa (liberation).

Buddhism

Tantric Buddhists believe that Mount Kailash is the home of the Buddha Demchok (also known as Demchog or Chakrasamvara), who represents supreme bliss.There are numerous sites in the region associated with Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava), whose tantric practices in holy sites around Tibet are credited with finally establishing Buddhism as the main religion of the country in the 7th–8th century CE.

It is said that Milarepa (c. 1052-c. 1135 CE), champion of Tantric Buddhism, arrived in Tibet to challenge Naro Bön-chung, champion of the Bön religion of Tibet. The two magicians engaged in a terrifying sorcerers' battle, but neither was able to gain a decisive advantage. Finally, it was agreed that whoever could reach the summit of Kailash most rapidly would be the victor. While Naro Bön-chung sat on a magic drum and soared up the slope, Milarepa's followers were dumbfounded to see him sitting still and meditating. Yet when Naro Bön-chung was nearly at the top, Milarepa suddenly moved into action and overtook him by riding on the rays of the sun, thus winning the contest. He did, however, fling a handful of snow on to the top of a nearby mountain, since known as Bönri, bequeathing it to the Bönpo and thereby ensuring continued Bönpo connections with the region.

Bön

The Bön, a religion which predates Buddhism in Tibet, maintain that the entire mystical region and the nine-story Swastika Mountain are the seat of all spiritual power.

Climate

The climate of Nepal varies depending on the altitude of the area visited. A visist to Nepal is possible all the year round, but activites such as mountain flights, jungle safaris, rafting and trekking are best done from October to May.

Pilgrimage

Every year, thousands make a pilgrimage to Kailash, following a tradition going back thousands of years. Pilgrims of several religions believe that circumambulating Mount Kailash on foot is a holy ritual that will bring good fortune. The peregrination is made in a clockwise direction by Hindus and Buddhists. Followers of the Jain and Bönpo religions circumambulate the mountain in a counterclockwise direction. The path around Mount Kailash is 52 km (32 mi) long.

Some pilgrims believe that the entire walk around Kailash should be made in a single day, which is not considered an easy task. A person in good shape walking fast would take perhaps 15 hours to complete the 52 km trek. Some of the devout do accomplish this feat, little daunted by the uneven terrain, altitude sickness and harsh conditions faced in the process. Indeed, other pilgrims venture a much more demanding regimen, performing body-length prostrations over the entire length of the circumambulation: The pilgrim bends down, kneels, prostrates full-length, makes a mark with his fingers, rises to his knees, prays, and then crawls forward on hands and knees to the mark made by his/her fingers before repeating the process. It requires at least four weeks of physical endurance to perform the circumambulation while following this regimen. The mountain is located in a particularly remote and inhospitable area of the Tibetan Himalayas. A few modern amenities, such as benches, resting places and refreshment kiosks, exist to aid the pilgrims in their devotions. According to all religions that revere the mountain, setting foot on its slopes is a dire sin. It is claimed that many people who ventured to defy the taboo have died in the process It is a popular belief that the stairways on Mount Kailash lead to heaven.

Responsible Travel

A proper VISA to enter and stay in Nepal is a must. There are reported cases when travelers are advised non-requirement of Nepal VISA by their travel agents. Practically every foreign national requires VISA to enter these countries. Do not encourage beggars. Don't trust strangers with money. Trust your hotel, but not people you may bump into on the streets. It is advisable to cover yourself with travel insurance for thefts, loss and medi-claim. Carry proper maps of the places proposed to visit in Nepal, as signboards are often absent. Try to reach a station during daytime if traveling on your own. In any case avoid persistent touts and taxi-drivers at airport/stations/bus stand to help you find your hotel. Always use tourist assistance desk for proper advice. Women traveling alone in certain deserted places should avoid walking at odd hours. While changing money, insist on getting encashment certificate. Do not checkout of the hotel in hurry. While checking out it has been noticed in some hotels, the extras are unreasonably charged which the guest hurriedly pays without cross-checking. Do not leave your cash and valuables in your hotel rooms. Keep your cash divided in different pockets. Take care of proper disposal of your rubbish always whether you are exploring Cities, Himalayas or anywhere else. Always use strong suitcases/baggage, as mishandling is common at airports/stations. Don't tip unreasonably and unnecessarily in a hotel. The NEWS soon spreads in the hotel and by the time you checkout there will be a group of them saluting you to expect something. Most of the monuments give very good discount for students from all over the world. They must carry there valid school identity card.