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Overland Kailash Tourtibet tours

Mt. Kailash (6,740m.) is situated to the north of the Himalayan barrier, wholly within Tibet . It is the perfect mountain with awesome beauty, with 4 great faces. It is the spiritual centre for four great religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism, the Jain religion and the pre-Buddhist animistic religion - Bonpo. To Tibetans it is known as Khang Rimpoche (Precious Jewel of Snow) and they see it as the navel of the world. It is said that a stream from the mountain pours into a nearby lake and from here rivers flow in the four cardinal directions. The River of the Lion Mouth to the North, the River of the Horse Mouth to the east, the River of the Peacock Mouth to the south and the River of the Elephant Mouth to the West. Strangely enough, four major rivers do indeed originate near Kailash, the Indus, the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra), the Karnali and the Sutlej . Tibetans believe that it is the residence of Demchog, a fierce looking tantric deity who lives there with his consort, Dorje Phagmo. For the Tibetans also, it is a particularly special place in that their poet saint Milarepa, spent several years here meditating in a cave. For the Hindus Mt. Kailash is the earthly manifestation of Mt. Meru , their spiritual centre of the universe, described as a fantastic 'world pillar' 84,000 miles high, around which all else revolves, its roots in the lowest hell and its summit kissing the heavens.

On the top live their most revered God, Shiva, and his consort Parvati. For the Jains, an Indian religious group, Kailash is the site where their first prophet achieved enlightenment. For the older, more ancient religion of Bon, it is the site where its founder Shanrab is said to have descended from heaven. It was formerly the spiritual centre of Zhang Zung, the ancient Bon Empire that once included all of western Tibet . Bon people walk around the mountain in a counter clockwise manner, unlike the other religions. Over the centuries pilgrims have constantly journeyed immense distances to achieve enlightenment or cleanse themselves of sin, braving enormous distances, particularly harsh weather and bandit attacks.Although main focus of this trek is Mount Kailash in Tibet , the journey through Nepal 's border with Tibet at Zhangmu, Saga and Paryang to Darchen is culturally and scenically rewarding.

Itinerary in Details Overland Kailash Tour:

Day 1 Arrival in Kathmandu.
Arival at Kathmandu International Airport or bus park and transfer to Park village Resorts & Spa or similar at Kathmandu , dinner and overnight at Hotel.( twin sharing )

Day 2 Kathmandu - visit temples.
Breakfast at hotel & morning Pashupathinath Darshan, lunch at hotel, afternoon , clothing inspection and tour briefing -,dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 3 Kathmandu - Nyalam 3750 m ( 150 kms ).
Early breakfasts at hotel, today we arrive at Tibet , lunch at border ( Nepal side ), after immigration and custom formalities - we proceed to Zhangmu ( border Tibet side ), here we meet our Chinese guide, drivers and vehicles(Toyota Land Cruiser) - continue drive to Nyalam
( our first overnight in China) , dinner and overnight at Nyalam lodge or similar

Day 4 Nyalam - Day free for acclimatization.
Whole day we are here for the acclimatization , all meals will be provided - overnight at lodge
( Nyalam lodge or similar ).

Day 5 Nyalam - Day free for acclimatization.
Whole day we are here for the acclimatization , all meals will be provided - overnight at lodge
( Nyalam lodge or similar ).

Day 6 Nyalam - Dongba.
After breakfast we drive Dongba , en-route you will be passing through Lalungla pass
( 16000ft ) - huge lake Paigu-Tso & Brahmaputra river, delicious packed lunch will be served on the way ,o/n at hotel in Dongba

Day 7 Dongba - Mansarovar 4558 m ( 277 kms ).
Today is the day for the lifetime that you are going to have darshan of the Holy "Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarover" - day's program as usual, after breakfast at around 8 am , we drive through Mayumu - la pass ( 17000ft ). - the highest point of the driving , lunch on the way , dinner and overnight at Camp Horchu ( 2 men tent ) .

Day 8 Mansarovar Parikrama - Darchen
Till 2 pm free for pooja and hawan , drive to Darchen via Mansarovar parikrama , Ashtapad , dinner ,overnight at Darchen lodge( 3- 4 pax dormitory accomodation ).

Day 9 Darchen - Tarboche - Dirapuk ( 4860 m ).
"Tough day" - after breakfast drive to Tarboche (8 kms) and start trek for Kailash parikrama to Diraphuk ( 16,500 ft ) - 12 kms , light lunch on the way, Dinner overnight at Camp ( 2 men tent ) .

Day 10 Dirapuk - Zuthulpuk ( 4760 m ) -
Dolma-la pass ( 5200 m ). This is the day every pilgrims talk about, the most difficult journey throughout the yatra - trek up to the 18,600ft. ( Dolma- la Pass) - descend to Gauri kund and further trek along with the river to Diraphuk , dinner & overnight at Camp ( 2 men tent )

Day 11 Zuthulpuk- Darchen -
Mansarovar. After breakfast we trek around 6 kms, and we will be reaching to the point where the jeeps will be waiting for us - drive to Darchen , after lunch we drive to Lake Mansarovar ( horchu side ) 70 kms , overnight at Camp ( 2 men tent

Day 12 Mansarovar to Dongba.
We are returning home - leaving this holy place, after breakfast drive up to Dongba , lunch en-route , dinner & overnight stay at Dongba

Day 13 Drive Dongba to Nyalam.
After breakfast drive to Nyalam - light lunch on the way - dinner and overnight at lodge.

Day 14 Drive to Zhangmu - Kathmandu.
After breakfast drive to Zhangmu, after the immigration and custom formalities - cross over to Nepal border , lunch at border guest house and drive to Kathmandu (144 kms). Overnight at Park village Resorts & Spa or similar.

Day 15 Kathmandu.
Transfer to Airport for departure