Tibet Tour


Tibet Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarovar Tour


Simikot to Mt. Kailash tour

Before opening Simikot-Hilsa route travelers used to travel to Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarovar either via Lhasa or via Zhang-Mu. From 1993, travelers started to make tour to Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar via Simikot-Hilsa route frequently. This route is the shortest and most practical for trekkers in terms of both elevation and distance. The tour to Mt. Kailash commences from Simikot which is situated at an elevation of 2910 meters and climbs up to Na-Lagna pass (4330 meters) before reaching the arid Tibetan Plateau. From Simikot, it takes a 6 day’s journey to reach the Tibetan border town, which is plenty of time to be acclimatized in high altitude.

There is no direct air service from Kathmandu to Simikot, so travelers generally have to fly Simikot via Nepalgunj, the regional hub of Western Nepal. From Kathmandu we either have to take a 12 hours overland journey in Bus OR have to take an hour’s flight to Nepalgunj. Both options are available on regular basis. Nepalgunj-Simikot flight operates early in the morning, so we must stay a night in Nepalgunj to catch early morning flight the next day.

Monsoon rains often make delay the Nepalgunj-Simikot flights and make it difficult to get tickets, so it is always better to book this trip as earlier as possible. As we trek for 6 days through one of the most remote regions of Nepal, we have to bring all logistics that requires during our trekking portion in Nepal side. The rests of the logistic which are required during our journey to Mt. Kailash will be supplied via the alternative route (Zhang-Mu). A supporting truck will come all the way from Lhasa to Nepal boarder (Kodari, near Zhang-Mu) to fetch the equipments (kitchen and camping) & foods and bring them to Hilsa border before the group reach there.

Due to the small room in aircraft, the logistics which will be required for the entire journey can not be supplied via Simikot route only. Also this requires huge manpower to carry all the logistics to the Hilsa boarder and by then most of the fragile items will be destroyed. So, we must supply the foods and other logistics to Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar from the alternative route.

The tour (Mt. Kilash & Lake Manasarovar tour) normally ends in Zhang-Mu and it requires 20 days. But if you like to continue your journey to Lhasa, this is possible to arrange. Also, we can combine Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar tour with Tibet Everest Base Camp tour.

Simikot to Mt. Kailash tour : 20 Days

Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu - transfer hotel - tour briefing
Day 02 & 03: At leisure in Kathmandu
Day 04: Transfer airport - Fly Nepalgunj - transfer hotel
Day 05: Transfer airport - fly Simikot - commence trek Tuling
Day 06: Tuling to Kermi (2530m)
Day 07: Kermi to Yangar (3040m)
Day 08: Yangar to Yari (3240m)
Day 09: Trek over Nara-La (4620m) then descend to Hilsa (3300m)
Day 10: Cross the border/trek Sera/Khojarnath (3590m) - finish trek
Day 11: Khojarnath to Purang (Taklakot -3770m). overnight camp
Day 12: Purang to Lake Mansarovar (Chiu Gomba- 4550m)
Day 13: Drive to Darchen (4520m)
Day 14: Rest at Darchen (4520m)
Day 15: Trek to Dera Phuk (4860m) - trekking around Mt. Kailash
Day 16: Dera Phuk to Zutul Phuk (4760m) - trekking Mt. Kailash
Day 17: End trek and drive to Horaa (Lake Manasarovar)- Finish trekking around Mt. Kailash
Day 18: Lake Manasarovar (Hora) to Paryang
Day 19: Paryang to Saga (4600m)
Day 20: Saga to Nyalam (3750m)
Day 21: Nyalam - Zhang-Mu - Kathmandu
Day 22: At leisure in Kathmandu
Day 23: Departure

SOME OPTIONAL PROGRAMS

1. Kathmandu > Zhang-Mu >Mt. Kailash Lake Manasarovar > Simikot Trek > Kathmandu : 24 Days

Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu, meet at the airport and Transfer to Hotel
Day 02 & 03: In Kathmandu
Day 04: Kathmandu to Nyalam (3750m). Overnight Nyalam Guest house
Day 05: Rest at Nyalam. Overnight at Nyalam Guest house
Day 06: Nyalam / Saga (4600m)- 270km. Camp
Day 07: Saga / Paryang (4540m)- 252km. Camp
Day 08: Parayang Lake Manasarovar (Chiugomba- 4550 m.) - 294km. Overnight Guest house
Day 09: Lake Manasarivar rest. camp
Day 10: Lake Manasarovar / Darchen (4520m). Guesthouse
Day 11: Darchen to Dera Phuk Gomba (4860m). - Trekking around Mt. Kailash. camp
Day 13: Deraphuk Gomba to Zutulphuk Gomba (4760m). Trekking around Mt. Kailash. camp
Day 14: End trek and drive back to Darchen
Day 15: Drive to Purang
Day 16 - 21: Cross boarder then trek to Simikot
Day 22: Fly, Simikot - Nepalgunj then continue fly to Kathmandu
Day 23: At leisure
Day 24: Departure

2. Kathmandu > Simikot trek > Mt. Kailash Lake Manasarovar > Lhasa > Fly to Kathmandu : 28 Days

Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu - transfer hotel - tour briefing
Day 02 & 03: At leisure in Kathmandu
Day 04: Transfer airport - Fly Nepalgunj - transfer hotel
Day 05: Transfer airport - fly Simikot - commence trek Tuling
Day 06: Tuling to Kermi (2530m)
Day 07: Kermi to Yangar (3040m)
Day 08: Yangar to Yari (3240m)
Day 09: Trek over Nara-La (4620m) then descend to Hilsa (3300m)
Day 10: Cross the border/trek Sera/Khojarnath (3590m) - finish trek
Day 11: Khojarnath to Purang (Taklakot -3770m). overnight camp
Day 12: Purang to Lake Mansarovar (Chiu Gomba- 4550m)
Day 13: Drive to Darchen (4520m)
Day 14: Trek to Dera Phuk (4860m) - trekking around Mt. Kailash
Day 15: Dera Phuk to Zutul Phuk (4760m) - trekking Mt. Kailash
Day 16: End trek and drive to Horaa (Lake Manasarovar)- Finish trekking around Mt. Kailash
Day 17: Lake Manasarovar to Paryang
Day 18: Paryang - Saga (4600m)
Day 19: Saga - Lhatse (3950m)
Day 20: Lhatse - Shigatse (3900 m.) via Shakya
Day 22: Shigatse - Gyantse (3950 m.)
Day 23: Gyantse - Lhasa (3650 m.)
Day 24 & 25: Lhasa sightseeing tour
Day 26: Fly back to Kathmandu
Day 27: At leisure
Day 28: Departure

3. Fly to Lhasa > Mt. Kailash Lake Manasarovar > Trek to Simikot > Fly back to Kathmandu : 26 Days

Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu - transfer hotel - tour briefing
Day 02 & 03: At leisure in Kathmandu
Day 04: Flight to Lhasa - meet at the airport and transfer to your hotel
Day 05: Sightseeing tour of Lhasa. We visit, Potala Palace, Sera Monastery and Norbulinka
Day 06: Sightseeing tour of Lhasa. We visit, Drepung Monastery, Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Square
Day 07: Drive, Lhasa - Gyantse (3950 m.)
Day 08: Gyantse - Shigatse (3900 m.)
Day 09: Shigatse - Lhatse (3950 m.) via Sakya
Day 10: Lhatse - Saga (4600 m.)
Day 11: Saga - Paryang (4550 m.)
Day 12: Paryang - Mayum-La pass - Lake Manasarovar (4550 m.)
Day 13: Lake Manasarovar to Darchen (4600 m.)
Day 14: Darchen to Deraphuk Gomba - Trekking around Mt. Kailash
Day 15: Deraphuk Gomba to Zutul Phuk Gomba - Trekking around Mt. Kailash
Day 16: Finish trek and drive back to Darchen (4600 m.)
Day 17: Darchen - Purang
Day 18 - 23: Cross boarder then trek to Simikot
Day 24: Fly, Simikot - Nepalgunj then continue fly to Kathmandu
Day 25: At leisure
Day 26: Departure

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