Mt Kailash and Lhasa tour

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Mt Kailash and Lhasa tour is started from Nepal and ended in the historical Lhasa city. You will take a Mt. Kailash pilgrimage overland tour via Kyirong or Dzangmu Tibetan border, enjoy the fantastic view of Himalayan mountain range including Shisha Pangma, Labchikang, many small Tibetan lakes on the way during your Mt. Kailash pilgrimage tour.

Mt Kailash, known as Gang Renpoche, located in the Ali region of Tibet, stands at an altitude of 6,656 meters. It is not only the main peak of the Himalayan mountain range but also a sacred place for multiple religions such as Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism, and Bon.
For believers, making a pilgrimage around the mountain is a way of practicing and praying.

Mt Kailash and Lhasa tour is one of the most popular Mount Kailash tours, as many of the tourists fly to Nepal and spend some days in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, visiting the cultural center of Nepal, they will get China visa from the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu, and then drive towards Kyirong border at the distance of around 150Km, enjoying a beautiful view of dense forest, gorges, beautiful rice field and finally, reaching Kyirong border which is the birth place of Mila Repa Yogi who was born in the Kyirong town in the 11th century.

Mt Kailash and Lhasa tour continues from Kyirong town to Saga through Pekutso lake and Brahmaputra river. Bramaputra river is started from Mt Kailash, it flows through western valley of Tibetan plateau, Shigatse, Lhoka, the southern part of Tibet and Nyingtri, the eastern forest region of Tibet and finally it empties into the bay of Bengal.

Mt Kailash and Lhasa tour continuously towards the further western part of Tibet and visit Guge Kingdom and Tholing monastery. The Ancient Kingdom of Guge, located in the Ngari Region of Tibet, is a mysterious and magnificent historical site.  The Ancient Kingdom of Guge can be traced back to the 10th century. It was once a powerful kingdom in the Western Regions and was one of the important centers of Buddhism in ancient times. However, the Ancient Kingdom of Guge mysteriously disappeared in the 17th century, leaving only ruins. The culture of the Ancient Kingdom of Guge is mainly Buddhist culture. The kingdom built many temples and palaces, and left many murals and sculptures. These cultural relics not only show the superb architectural skills and artistic level of the Ancient Kingdom of Guge, but also reflect the important position of Buddhism in the kingdom.

Mt Kailash and Lhasa tour continuously carried on after the three days of Mt Kailash trek, two days visit of Guge Kingdom and Tholing monastery, driving back to Saga and Shigatse through vast grassland, beautiful nomad camp, snow caped mountain, beautiful lake, sand done. You will visit the cultural center of Tibet including the Potala Palace, Jokang temple which are listed in the UNESCO world heritage site.
Days Trip Outline Daily Activity Accommodation Guide & Driver Meal
01 Kathmandu to Dzangmu or Kyirong(2900/150km) Kathmandu, Tibet Nepal border, Kyirong town or Dzangmu Hotel in Kyirong or Dzangmu Local Tibetan BB
02 Drive to Saga (4640m/285km) Pekutso, Shisha Pangma mountain range Hotel in Saga Local Tibetan BB
03 Saga to Mansarovar lake (4590m/435km) Kailash and Mansarovar overland tour Guest house in Chiu Gompa Local Tibetan BB
04 Mansarovar to Dharchen(4670m/35km) Mansarovar hike, Chiu Gompa, Kailash, Dharchen Hotel in Dharchen Local Tibetan BB
05 Kailash trek to Dhiraphuk(5210m/18km) Dharchen, Kailash trek, Dhiraphuk monastery Lodge in Dhiraphuk Local Tibetan BB
06 kailash trek to Zutrulphuk(4810/15km) Kailash north face, Drolma la pass, Milarepa cave Lodge in Zuturlphuk Local Tibetan BB
07 Trek to Dharchen, drive to Tirthapuri(4330m/60km) Mount Kailash Kora, Tirthapuri Guest house in Tirthapuri Local Tibetan BB
08 Tirthapuri to Tholing(3660m/240km) Tirthapuri hot spring, Kyunglung, Tholing Hotel in Tholing Local Tibetan BB
09 Sightseeing in Tholing or Tsaparang county Tholing monastery, Guge Kingdom, ancient Tibetan wall painting Hotel in Tholing Local Tibetan BB
10 Tholing to Drongba (4760m/590km) Mansarovar-Kailash-Drongba Hotel in Drongba Local Tibetan BB
11 Drongba to Shigatse(3900m/595km) Saga-Sangsang grassland-Ngamring lake-Lhatse-Shigatse Hotel in Shigatse Local Tibetan BB
12 Shigatse to Gyantse(3950m/90km) Visit Shigatse and Gyantse Hotel in Gyantse Local Tibetan BB
13 Gyantse to Lhasa(3650m/260km) Kailash journey towards Lhasa, Karola glacier, Yamdrok lake Hotel in Lhasa Local Tibetan BB
14 Sightseeing tour around Lhasa Potala Palace, Jokang temple, Bharkor Bazzar Hotel in Lhasa Local Tibetan BB
15 Sightseeing tour around Lhasa Drepung and Sera monasteries Hotel in Lhasa Local Tibetan BB
16 Lhasa to Gongkar airport(3600m/45km) Lhasa Kyichu valley, Gonakar, Bharmaputra river

Inclusive

  • Accommodation as mentioned in the Kailash trekking program above
  • All entry fees to the sites and monasteries mentioned in the above Kailash trekking program
  • Breakfast inside the hotel and full board during the camp
  • All necessary Tibet tour entry and road permits
  • Special Kailash permit
  • 1 English speaking Local Tibetan travel guide
  • Tibet tour transportation by one good conditioned mini van or bus according to the group size
  • Yamdro lake conservation fee
  • Karola glacier conservation fee
  • Pekutso grassland conservation fee for all tourist and vehicle
  • Mt. Kailash and lake Mansarovar conservation fee
  • Mt. Kailash and lake Mansarovar conservative bus fee
  • Guge Kingdom conservation fee
  • Pack Yak and Yak men for Kailash trekking
  • Tibetan cooking team and camping equipment except sleeping bags
  • All camping fee
  • Different kinds of snack including biscuit, cheese, dried and fresh fruit, chocolate during the Kailash trek
  • Oxygen in the tourist vehicle incase needed

Exclusive

  • Both international and domestic flight ticket
  • Lunch and dinner in the hotel
  • China Tibet visa
  • Service of Nepal and mainland China side
  • Riding horses for Kailash trek
  • Sleeping bags
  • Insurance including personal, medical, travel and evacuation insurance
  • Personal expenses such as (alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc)
  • Any extra cost in the event of landslides and personal nature expenses need to be paid by clients themselves
  • Day 01: Kathmandu-Tibet Border and drive to Kyirong border (2900Mts/150Km). Hotel in Kyirong

    Today, You will cross the border at Kyirong at the elevation of 2900Mt above sea level and then drive to Kyirong town at the distance of around 27Km and it will take around half an hour to get there. Spending a night in Kyirong is a good acclimatization as Kyirong town is surrounded by dense forest with full of oxygen.

  • Day 02: Drive to Saga (4640Mts/285KM ) Hotel in Saga

    Today you will drive around 5-6 hrs with a very good road condition but the scenery is one of the most spectacular one during your Mt Kailash and Lhasa tour. You can see great Himalayan ranges and one of the most world popular snow mountain called Shisha Bangma (8200Mt). Besides a fantastic view of lake Pekutso will be appeared on the way and you can stop for photos with lake and snow mountain behind the valley.Saga is a small town with some government buildings and district Tibetan buildings.

  • Day 03: Drive to Mansarovar (Chiu) (4590Mts/465Km) Guest house

    Today, you will be driving in the valley with lots of nomad camps, Yaks and sheep are being grazed in the beautiful grass land. Once you see those nomads and their own live stocks, you will naturally feel the beauty of Tibet and her culture and custom. You will also see the longest river flow which is Bharmaputara flows all the way from western Tibet via Shigatse, YarlungValley , Eastern forest region of Tibet and finally emptied into the bay of Bengal. Baryang is a very small village with a few small shops, very basic guest houses and some families. You will continue your journey to Lake Mansarovar. On the way, you will see several different types of wild animals such as wild donkeys, wolves, foxes, ibex etc if you are lucky enough, I mean those wild lives are not certain that you can because sometimes they graze beside the main road, sometimes not that's why I am telling, if you are lucky enough. Of course toady is also the most exciting day for you as it is the day of seeing the first spot of Lake Mansarovar and holy mount Kailash from a site called Chaktsal Kang where pious people do prostration to holy mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar.

  • Day 04: Morning, enjoy the walk around Lake Mansarovar and Drive to Dharchen (4670Mts/35Km) Hotel in Dharchen

    Enjoy the morning around Lake Mansarovar and then drive to Dharchen. Dharchen was an empty spot where pilgrimages and tourists stopped one night while they were preparing their Kailash Kora but nowadays Darchen has become like a small town with full of Tibetan tents where pilgrims stay in and a few guest houses where the tourists stay in. On the way from Lake Mansarovar to Darchen, you can have spectacular view of mount Kailash , shaped like a cake offering.

  • Day 05: Drive directly to Tarpoche and trek to Dhiraphuk (5210Mts/18Km) Lodge on BB

    Today is the first day of your Kailash Kora which is totally around 53Km . You start your Kora from Darchen and after like 2 hrs walk, you will face Darpo Che where there is a huge prayer flag pole which is annually replaced by the pilgrimages on 15 th of forth Lunar month, known as Saga Dawa festival, As well as Trulku monastery on your leftside up on the hill side. You can also see ibex and blue sheep running in the rocky hillside while you are walking and then you will reach Dhira Phuk which was a monastery before but nowadays you can only see the ruins of the monastery as the monastery was destroyed in the cultural revolution.

  • Day 06: Trek to Zutrul Phuk(4810Mts) via crossing Drolma la pass(5636Mts/15KM) Lodge on BB

    Today is the second of your Kailash Kora which is indeed the hardest day of your three days trek. You will have to climb up to the top of Drolma La pass which is more than 5000Mt. There will be three sloppy hike to get to the top of Drolma La pass from Dhira Phuk and then pretty steep down hill with rocky path all the way to the valley. On the right side of the down hill path, there is a small lake called Thuje Lake, meaning compassionate lake.Zutrul Phuk was the cave where Mila Repa and Nagro Bonchung debated for their religion sects and nowadays, it is a small monastery.

  • Day 07: ZutulPhuk - Darchen. 15Km -drive to Tirthapuri,4330mts/ 60Km Guest house on BB

    Today is the easiest and last day of your Kailashkora as you will trek down in the valley with beautiful distant scenery of Rakshas Tal lake .From here you will depart your Yak men and kind Yak and shift to jeeps. Drive along the plateau of Sutlej and head towards to Tirthapuri where there is lovely hot spring and Kyunglung Guru Gyam with Bon monastery.

  • Day 08: Tirthapuri –Tholing,3780mts, 240Km . Hotel in Tholing on BB

    Visit Kyunglung Guru Gyam and then you will be driving across one of the biggest passes during your journey called Jiangla pass (5100Mts ) and from the top of the pass, you will enjoy a unique land view resembling to a pool as it is just consumed it's water from the pool or similar to Egypet mud towers. Afternoon, visit Tholing monastery. THOLING MONASTERY the temples and religious buildings of Tholing are the most significant in far west Tibet . The monastery was constructed under the guidance of the great Tibetan translator RinchenZangpo in around 11 th century although some historian refers to the date of 996.During his life time, he is said to have built 108 temples throughout far west Tibet and Ladhakeventhough few still exist, those at Tholing are considered to be the best examples of Guge style of Buddhist art. Tholing was the main religious centre prior to the visit of the great Indian PanditAtisha due to the influence of RinchenZangpo. Atisha was invited by RinchenZangpo under the instruction of the Guge King Yeshe-O. As the history goes by, Yeshe-O was very devoted to RinchenZangpo's activities and he himself founded the monasteries in Tholing. Yeshe-O sent his men to India to invite Atisha several times but they returned after being refused their request several times. Yeseh-O sacrificed all his life in order to invite Atisha. He was captured by invading troops from Qarloq who demanded ransom. When Yeshe-O's nephew Jangchub O tried to save his life, Yeshe- O responded to his nephew by saying " I am an old man. My life now is short. Use the ransom to invite and assist Atisha to come to Tibet . When Atisha was moved by Yeshe-O's dedication to Buddhism, Atisha finally agreed to visit Tibet and he was amazed to see Buddhism flourishing when he arrived in Guge.

  • Day 09: Tholing- Guge Kingdom, 17Km , Visit Guge Kingdom- Tholing, Visit Tholing monastery. Hotel in Tholing on BB

    After breakfast, drive to Guge Kingdom at the distance of around 17Km from Tholing. Guge Kingdom was founded in the late 10 th century by lineages of Lang Dharma, King PalkorTsen's son Kyede Nyima Gon after the Tsenpo period was diminished in the late 10 th century and it was resided by 16 lineages of the Kings respectively. The citadel of Guge is situated up on a giant cliff and it has (300Meters) in height and 18,0000 square Meters in length. Eventhough the citadel of Guge was heavily destroyed, it still remains important Buddhist arts in Tsaparang. The wall paintings and the statues paint were influenced by Kashmiri style in 11 th century, Newari style in 14 th and 15th century, and Tibetan style in 17 th century respectively. The least damaged temples now are White, Red and Demchok temples and you can see damaged heads or shoulders of the statues and destroyed wall paintings on the wall in those temples.

  • Day 10: Tholing-Mansarovar-Drongba county, 4670Mts/590Km. Hotel in Drongba on BB

    We will say goodbye to Kailash and Mansarovar lake, continuously driving through the vast grassland. It's in the vastness of the Changtang, Tibetan plateau, that we measure the Tibetan space from where suddenly emerge herds of gazelles or Kyang, wild donkeys.

  • Day 11 Drive Drongba county to Shigatse (3900Mts/595Km) Hotel in Shigatse on BB

    After passing several mountain passes, suddenly emerge flocks of Tibetan villages and their farming lands where people basically live on farming which is a different way of surviving from the people in Kaialsh area that they live on rearing animals.

  • Day 12: Visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery and then to Gyantse, (3950Mts/90Km) visit Palchoe monastery and Kubum Pagoda stupa Yeti Hotel BLD

    After breakfast, visit Tashi Lhunpo monastery, the seat of the Penchen Lama and one of the biggest six Gelukpa monasteries. Have lunch in Shigatse and then drive to Gyantse for 90Km distance and then check in and visit Palchoe monastery and Kubum Pagoda stupa which has more than six hundred years history.

  • Day 13: Drive Gyantse-yamdrok lake-Karola glacier-Lhasa(3650Mts/260KM) Hotel in Lhasa on BB

    You will start your tour at around 9Am from your hotel and then drive towards Lhasa through 3 big mountain passes, Kampa La, Karo La, Simila respectively. Karola is the highest pass among them which is over 5000Mts with it's most beautiful glaciers, beautiful Yamdrok lake emerged as coral color from the top of Kampala pass. You will have your lunch at Nakartse country which is just between the Yamdrok lake and Karola glaciers.

  • Day 14: Visit Potala Palace, Jokang temple and Bharkor Hotel in Lhasa on BB

    After breakfast, you will be visiting Potala Palace. The Potala Palace is considered one of the great wonders of the world. It is held sacred by Tibetans as the former residence of successive Dalai Lamas, and is one of Tibet 's most holy pilgrimage sites. A palace was originally built in the 7 th century by King SongtsenGampo, and was believed to have been nine stories high, but around the 9 th century it is believed to have been destroyed by a big fire. The present Potala Palace was constructed by the great fifth Dalai Lama in the 17 th century after he became ruler of Tibet . The Potala Palace is divided into two sections, the White Palace (completed in 1653) and Red palace (completed 1694). It has more than one thousand rooms and is thirteen stories high. The White Palace was secular in nature and mainly used for government administration, whilst the Red palace was mainly used for religious functions and still has numerous chapels, including those containing reliquary stupas of the successive Dalai Lamas which are richly decorated in gold, silver and semi-precious stones. JOKANG TEMPLE the Jokang is Tibet 's most sacred temple, the main point of pilgrims from the entire Tibetan plateau. Located at the heart of the ancient town of Lhasa , it was built in the 7 th century by the Tibetan King SongtsenGampo's queen Bhrikuti on a site identified by Queen Wencheng according to her geomantic calculation. The temple is 3 stories high and it is constructed with enormous chapels including the most sacred statue of BudhhaShakyamuni, enshrined. It has around 70 monks nowadays. ANCIENT BHARKOR STREET is the most sacred pilgrimage site in Lhasa and it is full of pilgrims from down till dusk. There are four huge prayer flags situated in Bhakor street which surrounds the Jokang, known respectively as GadhenDharchen in the northeast, JuyakDharchen in the west, KelsangDharchen in the southwest and SharKyaringDharchen in the southeast. The Bharkor street is the most active market in all Tibet and it is possible to purchase traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, modern goods, books, music, clothing, spices, fresh meat and vegetable.

  • Day 15: Visit Drepung and Sera monasteries Hotel in Lhasa on BB

    DREPUNG MONASTERY is the largest monastery in Tibet , built in the 15 th century by JamyangChoeje who is one of Tsongkapa's foremost disciple. The monastery is beautifully located up in a hill at the distance of 7 Km from the old section of the city and it is the biggest monastery in Tibetan Buddhism. The monastery has four main colleges with numerous small chapels and house chapels, known as Khangtsen in Tibetan. There are around six hundred monks nowadays. SERA MONASTERY was founded in around 15th century by JamchenChoeje who is another famous disciple of Tsongka pa and it is the second largest monastery of Tibet . There are three big colleges with numerous chapels and house chapels. The most attraction to visit this monastery is to see the monks debating which hold from 3-5Pm everyday apart from Sunday.

  • Day 16: Flight: Lhasa-Kathmandu

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Inclusive

  • Accommodation as mentioned in the Kailash trekking program above
  • All entry fees to the sites and monasteries mentioned in the above Kailash trekking program
  • Breakfast inside the hotel and full board during the camp
  • All necessary Tibet tour entry and road permits
  • Special Kailash permit
  • 1 English speaking Local Tibetan travel guide
  • Tibet tour transportation by one good conditioned mini van or bus according to the group size
  • Yamdro lake conservation fee
  • Karola glacier conservation fee
  • Pekutso grassland conservation fee for all tourist and vehicle
  • Mt. Kailash and lake Mansarovar conservation fee
  • Mt. Kailash and lake Mansarovar conservative bus fee
  • Guge Kingdom conservation fee
  • Pack Yak and Yak men for Kailash trekking
  • Tibetan cooking team and camping equipment except sleeping bags
  • All camping fee
  • Different kinds of snack including biscuit, cheese, dried and fresh fruit, chocolate during the Kailash trek
  • Oxygen in the tourist vehicle incase needed

Exclusive

  • Both international and domestic flight ticket
  • Lunch and dinner in the hotel
  • China Tibet visa
  • Service of Nepal and mainland China side
  • Riding horses for Kailash trek
  • Sleeping bags
  • Insurance including personal, medical, travel and evacuation insurance
  • Personal expenses such as (alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc)
  • Any extra cost in the event of landslides and personal nature expenses need to be paid by clients themselves

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