Mount Kailash Overland Tour

Our airport representative will meet you and transfer you to the hotel—for the remainder of the afternoon/evening at leisure.

You have a day of sightseeing, and some last-minute purchases for the trip as our Tibet travel permits get processed today.

We start the first day of our adventure after an early breakfast.
We begin our scenic 8-hour journey to the Tibet border. We go across the friendship bridge and meet our Tibetan guide and drivers. We continue on our trip to Kyirong after the immigration and custom formalities at the Chinese border.
We will spend the night in a basic guest house.

We take some leisurely hikes to gain acclimatization on this day. We will climb high, sleep low, and take food supplements to acclimatize to the altitude properly.
Overnight in guesthouse.

We start our drive to New Dongba after breakfast on the Tibetan plateau. We will be driving on the high-altitude plains of Tibet on a blacktopped highway, making the drive scenic and smooth. We will go through several traditional, charming hamlets and nomadic yak herders’ camps on the pastures. We’ll have the Himalayan range to the south/on our left side.
Overnight in guesthouse.

We will begin our longest driving day after breakfast. Despite the distance, it is a relatively smooth and picturesque drive. We will also get the first glimpse of Mount Kailash and Manasarovar Lake. Next, we drive towards holy Mansarovar at 4590 meters. The water of this sacred lake is salty. We are close to Sacred Mount Kailash, Mount Gurla-Mandata, and Lake Rakshasa. Overnight in a guesthouse near Mansarovar Lake.

We spend some time exploring Manasarovar Lake. Then, we can visit the nearby Chiu Gompa, where Guru Padmasambhava is believed to have attained Nirvana. Then, we take the one-hour drive to Darchen, considered the base camp for Mount Kailash. The area around Kailash is teeming with pilgrims from Late Spring until early Autumn. It gets busiest during the full moon periods and the summer months.
Overnight in a guesthouse.

We take a short drive to Tarboche (flag pole in Tibetan) and begin our trek towards Dirapuk. We will take the first day of hiking, slowly observing and absorbing the surroundings. We will pass a sky burial site and numerous chortens. We will be hiking clockwise with Kailash to our right and a stream to our left. Dirapuk monastery has an awe-inspiring view of the North face of Kailash.

Today is the most challenging, the longest, and the holiest day for the pilgrims. We ascend a rocky trail towards Dolma La. It is marked with stone cairns draped in clothes left behind as offerings by pilgrims to signify the start of a new life. We continue our climb as we hike towards the Dolma La pass at 5680 meters. We reach Gaurikunda (Gauri lake) after a short descent from the pass. We continue our descent on the steep trail for about two and half hours before reaching the valley floor. We have another two-and-a-half-hour hike on the flattish valley floor until we get to our stop for the night at Zutulpuk monastery, 4790 meters. The cave of miracles where the greatest Tibetan yogi Milarepa meditated and acquired flying abilities.
Total hike: 22km, 8-9 hours.

Total Hiking: 15km (4-5 hours). It is a gentle three-hour hike on the last day of our hike around the Kailash trek. The gentle downhill walk beside the river brings us onto the Barkha plains. Our vehicle will be waiting for us at the road and then drive us to Saga. We return to the same highway on our return journey for the next two days. Overnight stay at a guesthouse in Paryang.

On the way, we will see the beautiful Pegu Tsho Lake and enjoy a fantastic view of the Himalayan range, including Shisapangama, an 8000-meter peak. Overnight in a Guesthouse in Kyirong/Kerung.

We re-enter Nepal at Rasuwagadhi and continue our return drive to Kathmandu via Syabrubensi on the Langtang National Park.
Overnight at Hotel.

Your trip leader will bring you to the airport three hours before your international flight.