TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
Route: Mt. Kailash via Simikot (Farwest Nepal)
Trip duration: 26 days
Max. elevation: 5,600m/18,368ft
Trek grading: Moderate to strenuous
Best season: May to September
Trip starts/ends: Simikot/Nyalam
Accommodation: 6 nights in hotel in Kathmandu and Nepalgunj on b&b basis and rest in basic guesthouses or tented camp on full board basis.
TRIP FEATURES
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Nepal, Extremely remote and, Wild West of Nepal, Holiest Lake Mansarovar and Mt. Kailash kora, Lost Guge Kingdom, Tholing and Tsaparang, Close view of nomadic lifestyle and culture.
OUTLINE ITINERARY
TOUR DAYS...............................................................................................................................................................
Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.
Day 02: Explore the best of Kathmandu - Pashupatinath, Swayambhu and Boudhanath.
Day 03: Trek briefing and preparations.
Day 04: Fly to Nepalgunj and transfer to the hotel.
TREK DAYS................................................................................................................................................................
Day 05: Fly to Simikot and start trek (2,960m). Overnight in tent.
Day 06: Trek Dharapori - Kermi (2,300m). Overnight in tent.
Day 07: Trek Kermi - Yalbang Gompa (2,890m). Overnight in tent.
Day 08: Trek Yalbang Gompa - Tumkot Khola (2,850m). Overnight in tent.
Day 09: Trek Tumkot Khola - Yari (3,750m). Overnight in tent.
Day 10: Trek to Hilsa (4,620m). Overnight in tent.
DAYS IN TIBET..........................................................................................................................................................
Day 11: Enter Tibet and drive to Taklakot (3,770m). Overnight in guesthouse.
Day 12: Drive to holy Manasarovar Lake (4,588m). Overnight in guesthouse/tent.
Day 13: Exploration holy Manasarovar Lake. Overnight in guesthouse/tent.
Day 14: Drive to Darchen (4,700m). Overnight in guesthouse/tent.
Day 15: Kora starts - trek to Diraphuk (4,900m). Overnight in guesthouse/tent.
Day 16: Trek to Zutulphuk via Dolma Pass (5,600m). Overnight in guesthouse/tent.
Day 17: Trek to Darchen - Kora ends and drive to Tirthapuri. Overnight in tent.
Day 18: Drive to Tholing via Satluj canyon. Overnight in guesthouse.
Day 19: Sightseeing in Tholing and Tsaparang. Overnight in guesthouse.
Day 20: Drive to Lake Manasarovar. Overnight in guesthouse/tent.
Day 21: Drive to Paryang. (4,320m). Overnight in guesthouse/tent.
Day 22: Drive to Saga along the banks of Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsangpo river) (4,500m). Overnight in guesthouse/tent.
Day 23: Drive to Nyalam (3,700m). Overnight in guesthouse.
RETURN BACK TO NEPAL...........................................................................................................................................
Day 24: Drive to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.
Day 25: Rest day/farewell dinner.
Day 26: Trip concludes.
