KAILASH PILGRIMAGE (SKTBT-122) |
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14 days pilgrimage tour to Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasorovar Best Season: May to October All trips timed to arrive at Kailash on a Full-Moon day. Private tour departures available on request |
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| Mt. Kailash, at 6714 m, also known as Tise, Kailasa & Kang Rinpoche (Jewel of the Snows), has since time immemorial been celebrated in many Eastern cosmologies as Mt. Meru, the axis mundi. And as the center of the physical & metaphysical universe, Mt. Meru is sacred to the Buddhist, Jams, the Hindus & the Bonpos. |
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TREK ITINERARY |
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Day 1: Kathmandu - Nyalam, (3750 m), 155 kms From Kathmandu the road climbs steadily uphill out of the Kathmandu valley past, breathtaking views through a luxuriant, deep gorge shifting to a windy barren pass. 0/N Nyalam Guest House. |
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Day 2: Nyalam - Peigu tso, (4595 m), 57 kms Past Nylam the road climbs to the 5120 M Thong-la pass then drops down before climbing to the Lalung-la pass (5124 M). To the south there are views of Shisha Pangma (8012 M). Camp. |
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Day 3: Saga, (4280 m) The road follows south of the Pelgu-Tso, continues across the plain with stunning Himalayan views. The route then follows a narrow gorge before climbing to a pass and dropping steeply down to a ferry crossing over the Yarlung Tsangpo. |
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| Day 4: Paryang, (4750 m), 255 kms |
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Day 5: Lake Manasarovar, (4560 m), 260 KMS From Paryang to Lake Mansorovar is a long drive of 10 hrs or more. There will be several river crossings & we drive past Mayum Ia pass (4600 M). The scenery is stunningly beautiful with panoramic views of the Himalayas. 0/N camp at Hor Qu. |
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Day 6: Darchen (4560 M), 30 kms About 30 kms north of Lake Manasorovar is Darchen, the main gateway & the village. Here we organize yaks or ponies for the Kailash circuit trek. |
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Day 7: Kailas circuit trek - Diraphuk: (6 hrs) This Kailash circuit covers 53 kms & can be done in 3 days. We head west in clockwise direction & after a few kilometers the trail climbs up to a cairn at 4730 m from where the southern face of Mt. Kailash comes to view. En route visit Tarboche where annual flagpole raising ceremony takes place during Saga Dawa. |
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Day 8: Diraphuk - Zutrulphuk, (4790 m), 6 hrs Toady we cross Drolma Ia pass (5630 M) & Gauri Kund Lake (5608 m) where Hindus worship & immerse themselves in the icy waters of the lake. |
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Day 9: Darchen - Lake Manasarovar (2-3 hrs) The final end of the parikrama is an easy 2-3 hrs walk down to where the river emerges on to the Barga plain. We complete the 3 day circuit trek of Mt. Kailash & drive 33 KM to Chiu Gompa at Lake Manasorovar. Chiu Gompa is at a fabulous location atop a hill overlooking the Lake Manasorovar. |
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Day 10: Lake Manasarovar Rest day or self exploration |
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Day 11 / 13: Nyalam We will use the same route to retrace back to Nyalam. |
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| Day 14: Zhangmu-Kathmandu |
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