Kailash Yatra for Indian Nationals

Welcome to the piece of heaven on the planet, Nepal. We’ll be there at the airport for your arrival. After receiving you at the airport, we’ll drive you to the hotel in Kathmandu for a rest. Later, we’ll meet again for a welcome dinner. We’ll discuss about the Yatra through the evening. We will also collect your passport on this day for Visa application. Overnight in Kathmandu.

In the beginning of the Yatra we will start by getting blessings from baba Pashupatinath. We will do the Panchamrit Pujan and then explore the cities of Kathmandu. Kathmandu Sightseeing will start from Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple) Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar Square, and Bouddhanath Stupa. With this, we’ll end back in the hotel for the night. Our staff get ready with trekking documents. It takes 3-4 working days for the Visa to arrive so we will have to wait in Kathmandu for the visa to arrive.

Note: There is an option of getting the VISA from Chinese Embassy in India. If you can get the VISA after we obtain the Tibet Travel Permit for your trip. You can get the visa from India. We will update if there is some changes in the VISA regulation from the Chinese Nationals after the update about the border open update. If you can get the VISA from India you can avoid staying 3 extra nights in Kathmandu for VISA purpose.

After breakfast take a helicopter charter flight to Syabrubesi (1,550m,). After arrival at Syabrubesi drive to Nepal China Friendship Bridge (20 km, 30 min drive). Complete Immigration formalities in Nepal side & walk approx. 15mins to cross Friendship Bridge. Complete all China side immigration formalities & walk further ahead & get introduced with your Chinese guide/coach drivers. After introduction, proceed to Kyrung (2,700 M). Arrive in Kerung. Overnight stay at Kerung.

This day is for the acclimatization purpose. It is necessary for our body to acclimatize with the altitude before we head forward on our journey.
Overnight stay at Kerung.

After breakfast drive to Saga (4,640 meter, 105km, 3/4hrs drive)/ New Dongpa (4,462 meter, 182km, 4/5hrs drive). There is nothing so special but you will enjoy the beautiful Tibetan landscape. After approx.3/4hours’drive you will reach to Saga (4,640 M). Arrive in Saga. Overnight stay at Saga.

After breakfast, drive to Mansarovar (4,556m, 400 kms, 7-8 hrs drive). Arrive Mansarovar, take a holy bath; perform Puja, Hawan, and Devtarpan etc. (Self). Freshly cooked dinner will be served at the edge of Mansarovar Lake.
Overnight stay at Manasarovar.

We will drive to Darchen (4664 meter, 1 hr. drive). We will stop in Darchen after very short drive to acclimatize our body before starting the trek of the Kailash Yatra. We spend the night at Darchen Hotel, preparing our luggage for the Parikrama.

After having breakfast we will continue our journey and take a short drive to Yamadwar. Yamadwar is the gateway to start the Parikrama, trekkers who are willing to do the Parikrama start trek from this point and those who are unwilling to do the Parikrama visit Yamadwar and head back to Darchen. , Trek to Dirapuk (4,765m, 10km, 5/6hrs trek). If you need you can hire a porter/pony in Yamdwar.

Note: Kailash Parikrama starts on this day thus, if you are not interested in Parikrama you can reduce couple of days from the trip and just reach to Yamdwar the last point before Parikrama starts and then head back to Mansarovar or Saga.

Continue Parikrama over Dolma La Pass (5,585m) to Zuthulpuk (4,700m, 22km, 7 8hrs trek). It is the long and most difficult day of the trek because of the altitude gain and also due to the rocky terrain. Overnight stay at Zuthulpuk.

Last and final day Kailash Parikrama ends near Darchen (4,664m, 14km, 34hrs trek) and drive to Saga 8-9 hrs Overnight stay at Saga.

Drive back from Saga to Kerung, rest & Overnight stay at hotel.

After breakfast leave the city of Kerung, & drive to Nepal/China border (20km, 30mins drive). After the completion of the necessary border immigration formalities we cross the friendship bridge and enter to Nepal, then we complete the Nepal Immigration formalities. After completion of the immigration procedures of both the countries, we will drive to Syabrubesi (20km, 30mins drive). Then take a charter helicopter back to Kathmandu. Arrive Kathmandu and check into hotel. Evening certificate distribution program will be organized which is followed by dinner.
Overnight stay at Kathmandu.

On this day our airport representative will drive you to the Tribhuvan International Airport with a hope to see you again in the future for other trip.