Mount Kailash Manasarovar Tour with Nepal

Upon arrival at the airport in Kathmandu, our airport representative will transfer you to the designated hotel. Once you are checked-in at the hotel, you can take rest and take a walk around the streets of the Thamel area in the evening. 

After breakfast, you will have a full-day guided sightseeing of heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley. You are likely to get introduced to 3/4 World Heritage Sites such as Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Swoyamhunath Stupa, and Kathmandu Durbar Square. 

Swayambhunath Stupa - Swayambhunath stupa is also referred to as the ‘Monkey temple’ and is one of the 7 UNESCO world heritage sites of Kathmandu. Situated on a hilltop about 4 Km from the city center this stupa is one of the oldest monument in Kathmandu and comes from the Vajrayana sect of Mahayana Buddhism. With a pair of eyes in each direction, this place is a spiritual center for the locals and tourist visiting this area. The hilltop also offers the scenic view of the Kathmandu valley and the Himalayas.

Kathmandu Durbar Square - Kathmandu Durbar Square lies in the center of the Kathmandu valley and has some of the most interesting monuments in Nepal. The Kasthamandap, the building from which Kathmandu derived its name, the Kumari Ghar, the House of the Living goddess Kumari, the Taleju temple and the most interesting the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, now a museum are some of the interesting buildings in Kathmandu Durbar Square. Besides that, the program of different kinds and gathering of people from all over Nepal makes it a lively place and the best place to understand Nepal.

Boudhanath Stupa - Boudhanath stupa is one of the oldest monument in Kathmandu valley and one of the first monuments with a written history. One of the biggest pilgrimages for Tibetans the area around this stupa is also known as the little Tibet in Kathmandu. This was listed in the UNESCO’s world heritage site list in 1979 A.D.

Pashupatinath Temple - Pashupatinath temple is the most important shrine for Hindus in Kathmandu. Although non-Hindus are not allowed inside the temple premises, the cremation that takes place around the Pashupatinath temple area is interesting for foreigners. Listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1979 this area has a lot of Sadhus/Hindu holy men who are center of attraction for many foreigners. Make sure you want to pay them if you take their pictures as they ask for money for being photographed.

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After a warm breakfast at the hotel, we will head towards Pokhara. We will make a few stops on the way as there are lots of places to capture photographs. Besides the small and simple villages, the Prithvi Highway also offers a nice view of mountains, most notably from Khairini and onwards. If the weather is clear you can see the Ganesh Himal, Langtang Lirung, Manaslu, and Annapurna as soon as you start going down from Kathmandu.

In the evening stroll around the lakeside or depending on the time we reach the city, you may go for a boating trip in the Phewa Lake.

The Pokhara sightseeing includes some of the important landmarks of the city like Davis Fall, Gupteshowr Cave, Tibetan Refugee Camp, Bindabasini Temple, and Seti River Gorge. 

After breakfast, we drive to Davis fall, named after a Swiss coupled washed away by the waterfall in 1961. From there we cross the road and reach Gupteshwor cave with a self-created statue of Lord Shiva and the view of Davis fall coming down from the other side. 5 minutes walk from the Gupteshwor cave is the Tibetan refugee camp where you can see people making carpets, jewelry with semi-precious stones and selling things to tourist. After spending some time at the Tibetan settlement, we head towards the Bindabasani temple and the Seti river gorge.

Today we drive from Pokhara to Chitwan. We will reach Chitwan for Lunch on this day. After a brief rest, we take a walk through the village of the Tharu people, one of the famous indigenous groups in Nepal.

After a brief walk in the village to understand better we will come back to the hotel to see the Tharu dance program, which is a collection of many different dances that are performed by Tharu in different festivals.

You will cover many jungle activities like canoeing, jungle walk, elephant safari elephant bathing as you are in the periphery of the Chitwan National Park. We may encounter various species of birds, reptiles, one-horned rhino and many other wild-animals. We will also visit Elephant Breeding Center and Crocodile Breeding Center. 

Feel free to troll around Thamel or take some rest in the hotel once we are back in the capital, Kathmandu. 

After breakfast, we will start our engine and head towards Kerung ((China/Nepal border). Once we complete the border formalities, we move to the town and rest at out lodge. 

The day will be spent to explore the surrounding and acclimatize as we are going for a trek at a high altitude.

We will start our 7 hours drive after breakfast and drive past Labug-La 5150m. On the way you will see lots of yak Herds, small Tibetan settlements, lakes and streams. We will reach Saga in the afternoon after crossing one of the famous rivers of Asia, Brahmaputra.

Today is one of the most important day of the trip as we will have the first glance of sacred Mt. Kailash and Manasarovar Lake. This is a lifetime experience and attainment; we will take a holy bath (optional) and explore the Manasarovar surroundings. Overnight in a tented camp.

Today is a wonderful opportunity to witness the great lake Manasarover with mt. Gurula Mandhata (7728m) on south and Holy Kailash on the north. After holy bath  at the lake, we will drive to Darchen( The base camp of Mt.Kailash ) via Chiu monastery and hot spring. After that, we will be ready for the Parikrama days by packing our bags.

Today, we feel that heaven had unlocked the entire door for us and permitted us to glance inside the magnificent world of gods and goddesses. We will hike around 18 Km throughout the valley along with the sacred river Ganges on our left side and shaded by Mt. Kailash on our right side. You cannot express the feelings of today in your own tongue. So pack your camera and capture mouthwatering views of Mt. Kailash. Overnight stay in hotel or tent.

Today is the toughest day but sacred day of our journey with Dolma-La pass (19500 ft) in between two valleys i.e. Yamasthal and Shivasthal. First, we have to cross Yamasthal to arrive at Shivasthal; from here you are closer to the Dolma-La pass. When you arrive at the top of it, you can perform holy offerings and sit down for meditation. On the way, we can see the Parvatistal and Gauri Kund. In the afternoon, we will reach Zuthulpuk Puk which is also renowned as the cave of Miracles. Overnight stay at tented camp.

We will reach Saga in the afternoon after a drive of 6 hours.

Today, we drive back to Kerung along the same route.

We follow the same way from Kerung and drive back to Kathmandu. Once you are checked-in at the hotel, you are on your own. 

Finally, our Kailash tour concludes successfully. Today we exchange our feelings and experience about the trip while we move to the airport for the final departure.

Hope to see you again!!