Details: Upon arrival in Kathmandu. You will be met by our representative, at Tribhuvan International airport, and transferred to Hotel. Afternoon, we will collect Passport, and collect other necessary documents to process for Tibet visa.
Evening dinner and orientation program.
- Hotel
- Transport type:
Details: Today, we will apply the Tibet group visa. The visa process starts at 09:30 am, local time. Today, we will
have to wait in Hotel until the visa process get completed. The visa center (VFS) may ask your presence
in their office anytime if they got any doubt or confused with documents OR on you.
Morning, before 09:30, we have to receive all documents from group members. At 09:30, we should
apply your visa in Chinese VFS office.
Afternoon (after lunch), you will visit Jal Narayan temple (Sleeping Bishnu) and Baudhanath stupa.
Evening free on your own.
Details: Morning, visit Pashupatinath temple for Rudrabhiskeh, Panchamrti Abhsekha and Arati. Evening tour
briefing.
- Hotel
- Transport type:
Details: Early morning, you will depart from Kathmandu to TIMURE (the border town). Timure, a small
settlement, situated in Nepal-China border (Kyirong Gadhi). The distance from Kathmandu to Timure is
about 159 km and it takes about 7 hours to reach Timure from Kathmandu. Overnight stay in
guesthouse in Timure Village.
- Hotel Yanglin (Twin/ triple bed room)
- Kathmandu to Timure: 159 km | 7 hrs drive (approx.).
- Transport type: Bus
- Elevation of Timure: 1450 m. | 4756 ft.
Details: Morning after breakfast in Timure, you will walk to the friendship bridge (the place known as “Kyirong
Gadhi”
- Gadhi means “fortress”). The distance from Timure to Kyirong Gadhi (Friendship bridge) is
about one kilometer. After completing immigration formalities both in Nepal and China side, you will
drive to Kyirong town. The distance from friendship bridge to Kyirong town is about 26 km and drive
takes about an hour to reach there. Stay overnight in Kyirong town.
- Hotel Yin Xin (Twin bed room)
- Shyabrubeshi to Kyirong bridge: 18 km | 45 minutes (approx.)
- Border to Kyirong town: 23 km | 1 hr
- Mode of transport: Bus
- Elevation of Kyirong town: 2600 m. | 8528 ft.
Details: Early morning after breakfast, we will depart for Saga. Saga is a small town situated at an elevation of
4500 m. It is laid at the Bank of mighty river Bramhaputra that origins in Kailash area. From Kailash the
river flows to Lhasa then it drops down to the plain of Asam crossing vast area of Arunchal Pradesh.
Today, we stay overnight in Saga.
- Hotel Grand Western Post (Twin bed room)
- Kyirong to Saga: 180 km | 4 hrs drive (approx.).
- Mode of transport: Bus
- Elevation of Saga: 4500 m. | 14760 fts.
Details: Early morning, you will depart from Saga to lake Manasarovar. On the way, we will make a brief halt in
Mayum-la check post for checking & other ravel documents. After crossing the check post, we will stop
for a picnic lunch. We, then continue drive to lake Manasarovar. On the way, we will cross over a high
pass Mayum-La which is 5220 m.
WHILE DRIVING TO CHIUGOMPA, WE WILL TAKE COCKWISE ROUTE OF LAKE MANASAROVAR TO MAKE
ITS PARIKRAMA ON VEHICLE.
- Overnight Guesthouse (dormitory room with toilet outside)
- Saga to Lake Manasarovar: 508 km | 7 hrs drive (approx.).
- Mode of transport: Bus
- Elevation of Lake Manasarovar: 4600 m. | 15,088 fts.
Details: Morning, Rudrabhisekh and Pooja Archana. After lunch drive to Darchen. Darchen is 37 km in distance
and it takes about 45 minutes to reach there. Darchen is situated on the foot hill of Kailash.
- Overnight Hotel Himalaya (Twin bed room attached bath room)
- Lake Manasarovar to Darchen: 37 km | 45 minutes drive (approx.).
- Mode of transport: Bus
- Elevation of Lake Manasarovar: 4690 m. | 15,383 fts.
Details: Morning after breakfast, we will drive to Tarboche (Yam Dwar) from Darchen. The drive takes about 20
minutes to reach there. You can see the splendid views of south & west faces of mount Kailash and
vicinity.
Tarboche is the gathering-point of horse/s, yak/s and local porter/s. If you have booked horse OR local
porter, this is the point where they will meet you and accompany you for your onward journey.
From Tarboche, you will trek to Deraphuk. Deraphuk stands at an elevation of 5080 m./ 16,663 fts.
From here the north face of Kailash is just a few hundred meters away. This is the only place to have a
close view of north face. The Chinese government has restricted to use vehicle to go to Deraphuk, so
you have two choices, you can trek to Deraphuk on foot or you can hire a horse. If you want to take a
horse, you have to book & pay it one day early in Darchen with your Tibetan guide. Horse won’t be
available on last momet.
The distance from Yama Dwar to Deraphuk is about 13 km and it may take about 6 to 7 hours to cover
the distance. The entire trail up to Deraphuk is reasonably flat & easy with gentle ascend. But, trekking
in high altitude is difficult and full of exhaustion. You will find the last legs of the journey tough with
rapid ascend. But, it is only for half an hour.
Those, who are participating for trekking part, will move ahead to Deraphuk from Yama Dwar. The rest
of the members who are not going to Deraphuk will return to Darchen on Bus. People who are stayibg
in Darchen have to wait in Darchen until the group members arrive from trekking (Parikrama).
- Overnight Sishapangma Guesthouse (dormitory accommodation with common toilet outside)
- Yama Dwar to Deraphuk: 13 km | 6-8 hours (approx.).
- Mode of transport: XX (walk or horse)
- Elevation of Deraphuk: 5080 m./ 16,663 fts
Details: Today you will trek for about two hours from Deraphuk towards Kailash north face. You can reach to
the closest but safest point from where you can touch the feet of Kailash.
- Overnight Sishapangma Guesthouse (dormitory accommodation with common toilet outside)
- Elevation of Deraphuk: 5080 m./ 16,663 fts
Details: Today is the toughest & longest journey of this trip. We have to trek about 19 km to reach Zutulphuk.
The trail up to Dolma-La is an ascent. From Deraphuk Dolma-La is about 6km in distance. From Dolma-
La the trail drops down to the narrow valley where there is a local tea shop. The path down to the tea
shop from the Dolma-La is about 3 km. We have to be careful while walking on this part because this
patch of the trail often covers with ice and screes. From the tea-shop to Zutulphuk, the trail is easy and
flat.
- Overnight Norpel Guesthouse (dormitory accommodation with common toilet outside)
- Total distance: 19 km
- Deraphuk to Dolma-La (Gaurikunda): 6 km
- Dolma-La to Tea shop: 3 km
- Tea shop- Zutulphuk: 10 km
- Mode of transport: XX (walk or horse)
- Elevation of Zutulphuk: 4800 m./ 15744 fts
Details: Today is the last day of this divine circumambulation. Morning after breakfast, we pack up our gear and
move on to Darchen. The trail from Zutulphuk to ending point (Zongdou) is about 7 km and you cover it
within 3 to 4 hours. All members assemble in ending point then drive back to Darchen that takes about
20 minutes. After meeting with members who were left behind in Darchen; we will proceed to Saga.
The approximate distance between Darchen to Saga is about 510 km and it takes about 8 hours to
cover the distance by drive. Late evening, we will reach Saga.
- Zutulphuk to Darchen: 7 km
- Mode of transport: XX (walk or horse)- 4 hours
- Trek ending point (Zongdou): 4 km (15 minutes drive).
- Darchen to Saga: 510 km (8 hours)
- Mode of transport: Bus
- Elevation of Saga: 4500 m./ 14760 fts
- Overnight Hotel Grand Western Poast (twin bed rooms with attached bathroom)
Details: Morning after breakfast, we pack up our belongings then set off for Kyirong bridge. Today, we travel
approximately 180 km to reach Kyirong bridge and the drive takes about 4 hours. After completing
immigration formalities in both China and Nepal side, we will walk to Timure then check in to Hotel
Yankila.
- Overnight Hotel Yankila (twin bed rooms with attached bathroom)
- Saga to Kyirong: 180 km (4 hours)
- Mode of transport: Bus
Details: Morning after breakfast, we will proceed for Kathmandu. The journey back to Kathmandu takes about
7 hours.
- Overnight
- Timure to Kathmandu: 160 km (6 hours)
- Mode of transport: Bus
Details: Transfer to international airport for your flight back to home. As per the international flight rule, you should be reporting at the airport counter 3 hours prior to the departure time.