Mount Kailash situate at far western Tibet is considered as Holy Mountain. It is land of religious atmosphere, exotic cultures, different lifestyle and rich architecture. Further to the ancient ruin valley the Guge Kingdom. In addition holy Lake Manasarovar, Lhasa ShigatseGyantse, the Tibetan modern cities with ancient palaces, boundless scenic Tibetan plateau, panoramic snowcapped mountains, beautiful Lakes and monasteries.
Tour starts from holy and historical Tibetan city Lhasa. We either reach here either from Kathmandu Nepal or from mainland China. Spend three nights in Lhasa to get acclimatization including exploration major highlights. Two full-day explorations in Lhasa is including Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera, Drepung monastery, Norbulinka palace and Barkhor squire. A scenic drive via Yamdrok Lake to Shigatse city, visit Tashilampo monastery and further drive to holy Lake Mansarovar. Mansarovar is biggest Lake in Tibet at the altitude of 4,580 metres. It is also considered as holy Lake. Thousand of pilgrimage come here to deep and take holy water from here. We spend one overnight here and hike to Chui Gumba, visit natural hot spring nearby, maybe performing spiritual activities. Darchen is the next small city after the Lake, which is base of Mount Kailash. We start 3 days Kailash Kora from here. 3 days Kailash Kora is 53 kilometres walking around Mount Kailash which are considered as hardest walking in this tour and also a holy walking for pilgrimage. The first day of Kailash Kora reaches at Derapuk (4,900m) north face of Kailash. Cross 5,645 meters Dolma La pass in our second day of walking and reach Juthulpuk (4700m). The third day of walking is short and easy. We drive the Guge valley on the same day. Two full-day explorations of Toiling, Guge and same way drive back to Lhasa.
The entire journey is lead by English speaking Tibetan guide. Trip itinerary made by Nepal Highland Treks is suggested itinerary. You have the option to add TibetEverest Base Camp in this tour. We are flexible to customize this itinerary as per our client’s interest and their timeframe. The best season of this tour is from May to September. Cost of the tour is depending on group size and categories of accommodation. We may have small group departure to Mount Kailash and the Guge Kingdom in between May to September.
