Kathmandu-Nepalgunj-Simikot-Hilsa-Kailash
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Day |
Program / Activities |
Meal |
Overnight |
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Day 01 |
Kathmandu Arrival (1400m) Your Arrival Time - Airport pickup and transfer to your Hotel. Evening - A short briefing about Kailash Manasarovar Yatra |
D |
Kathmandu: Crowne Imperial or similar 04 Star Deluxe Hotel |
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Day 02 |
Kathmandu Sightseeing & Fly to Nepalgunj (150m) After Breakfast - Half day sightseeing of Pashupatinath and Shakti Peeth. Afternoon - Flight Kathmandu to Nepalgunj (1hr) & Transfer to Hotel in Nepalgunj or drive to Surkhet and stay overnight at Surkhet depending upon the situation. |
B L D |
Nepalgunj: Batika / Sneha or similar 3 Star Hotel |
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Day 03 |
Fly Nepalgunj - Simikot (2900m) Early Morning - Flight Nepalgunj to Simikot (1hr). Rest at Simikot. |
B L D |
Simikot: New potala guest house or Similar |
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Day 04 |
Heli to Hilsa (3700m) & Drive to Taklakot (3900m) Morning - Take Helicopter to Hilsa (20 min - 12kg weight limit) & wait for other members to arrive at Hilsa (since it is a group visa and everyone have to enter Tibet side in one group) Afternoon - From Hilsa drive to Purang border to Taklakot and stay at Hotel. We will stay overnight at Taklakot. (On the way we have to pass upto 3 Checkpoints where checking might take upto 1 hr in each post) |
B L H D |
Taklakot: Hotel Himalayan / New Purang Hotel/ Riverside or similar Standard Hotel |
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Day 05 |
At Taklakot (3900m) - Rest Day All Day - Entire day free for Acclimatization |
B L H D |
Taklakot: Hotel Himalayan / New Purang Hotel/ Riverside or similar Standard Hotel |
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Day 06 |
Drive to Manasarovar Lake (4550m) After Breakfast - Drive towards Manasarovar Lake (95 km). On the way you will have to pass the first checkpoint. Then after driving for 70 kms from Taklakot we will reach Rakshas Tal. On the right of Rakshas Tal you will see Gurla Mandhata Parvat & first view of Mount Kailash and Manasarovar lake. Drive from Rakshas Tal to Manasarovar Lake (25 km). Start Parikrama of Manasarovar Lake (90 km - 3hr by Private A/C Coach). Perform Puja. |
B L H D |
Manasarovar: Manasarovar Lake Side Mud House |
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Day 07 |
1st Day of Parikrama - Drive to Darchen (4650m) & Yama Dwar & Trek to Dirapuk (4880m) After Breakfast - Drive to Darchen (35 km - 1 hr) and Yama Dwar (8 km) - the starting point for Kora. We will trek to Dirapuk for 14 km. You will visit the North face of Mt. Kailash and touching the feet of Mt. Kailash (Charan Sparsh). Travelers who do not want to trek around (Parikrama) Mt. Kailash can go back to Darchen wait for rest of the group to arrive from Parikrama. NOTE: If you are not doing Parikrama, then you will still be waiting at Darchen (4650m) |
B L H D |
Dirapuk: Guest house / Mud House
Darchen: Dormitory Guest House |
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Day 08 |
2nd Day of Parikrama - On to Zuthulpuk (4670m) via Trek to Dolma La Pass (5700m) - Overnight in Zuthulpuk After Breakfast - Trek from Dirapuk to Dolma La Pass (8 km). About 3 kms before reaching Dolma La Pass is steep hill and quite difficult to walk. Also descending from Dolma La Pass is the same for upto 3 km. While descending you can see Gaurikund on the right. After walking for about 2 - 3 hrs we will reach Phedi. After some rest we will start trek to Zuthulpuk (12 km trek for 6 hours). |
B L H D |
Zuthulphuk: Stay at the Guest house / Mud House |
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Day 09 |
3rd Day of Parikrama - Trek to Darchen - Drive to Hilsa via Taklakot - Overnight in Hilsa / Simikot After Breakfast - After short easy Trek (8 km - 3 hrs), we will reach our Private A/C Coach pick up point. Then drive to Darchen (3 kms) and merge with other members who were waiting. From there drive to Hilsa (also we will take helicopter to Simikot based on situation) |
B L D |
Hilsa / Simikot: New Potala Palace at Simikot or similar |
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Day 10 |
Fly Hilsa - Simikot - Nepalgunj & Fly back to Kathmandu - Overnight in Kathmandu Fly to Hilsa to Simikot (20 mins) by Helicopter - Fly from Simikot to Nepalgunj (around 1 hr). You will be provided with a sharing room for freshen up. Wait at the hotel until flight time and fly back to Kathmandu. |
B L D |
Kathmandu: Crowne Imperial or similar 04 Star Deluxe Hotel |
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Day 11 |
Transfer to Kathmandu Airport |
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Certificate of completion will be provided to you from Kailash Journeys. You will be free till your flight time. We will drop you at Airport 1-2 hour before flight time (30 mins drive).Before Departure: Hand over Certificate of Mt. Kailash Tour Completion & collect Feedback Form |
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KATHMANDU ARRIVAL FIXED DATES 2020 |
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Apr |
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29-FM |
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May |
02-FM |
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25 |
28-FM |
31-FM |
Important Note to understand Dates: ➔ Mentioned dates are our fixed Kathmandu Arrival Dates ➔ FM represents the Full Moon (FM) trip and will be in Mansarovar Lake ➔ Two Full Moon Arrival dates in each month where in first date Full Moon happens after the Kailash Parikrama and in second date Full Moon happens before the Kailash Parikrama. |
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Jun |
06 |
12 |
18 |
27-FM |
30-FM |
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Jul |
06 |
12 |
18 |
26-FM |
29-FM |
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Aug |
04 |
10 |
16 |
25-FM |
28-FM |
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Sep |
03 |
09 |
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Important Note: Foreign Passport Holders must arrive Kathmandu 3 working days before the fixed dates for the Chinese group visa Processing (Saturday & Sunday is NOT considered as working days) and Indian passport Holders must arrive Kathmandu on above stated normal Kathmandu arrival date as your visa will be processed in New Delhi week prior of your trip date. For Indian Passport, we will need their passport 07 working days before the trip in Delhi office. Please make sure that the Indian Passport Holder's have Voters Card with them.
