Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar Tour - 16 Days

Travel Season

April  /  May

June  /  July

August

September

October

Day

Date

Itinerary

Vehicle
Use

Food

Over
Nights

01

2010

Flight Kathmandu –Lhasa

Deluxe
Tourist Bus

B/B

Hotel

02

2010

Sightseeing Drepung and Sera
This Nights we will have Culture dance

Deluxe
Tourist Bus

B/B

Hotel

03

2010

Sightseeing
Potala and Jokhang

Deluxe
Tourist Bus

B/B

Hotel

04

2010

Lhasa – Xigatse  This day we will drive to Shigatse

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One

B/B

Hotel

05

2010

Xigatse --- Lhatse Morning Visit Talunpo monastery and drive to Lhatse
meeting with Sherpa cook

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

No Food

Hotel

06

2010

Lhatse  –Saga  
This day we will drive to Saga

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

No Food

Hotel

07

2010

Saga to Prayang (4750m) 
A day's drive of about 255km, takes us from Saga across the vast dry plains to the small town of Prayang

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

No Food

Guesthouse

08

2010

Prayang to Manasarovar (4560m) 
Beyond Prayang, there are several river crossings to negotiate before we see our first view of Mt. Kailash from Horr Chu Pass. We then arrive at the beautiful Lake Manasarovar , just 30km south of Mt Kailash. It is separated from another lake, Rakshas Tal, by a narrow strip of land and the two lakes are linked by a small channel. On the rare occasions when water
flows in this channel, it is said to be a good sign for the Tibetan people.  

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

No Food

Camp

09

2010

Manasarovar Today will be spent at the northern area of Lake Manasarovar , exploring this fascinating place. We will do a parikrama of lake Manasarovar by Land Cruiser and visit the picturesque Chho-kue Monastery on the north-west shore of the lake, with the imposing view of Mt Kailash as the backcloth. There will be puja, meditation and spiritual dips into the lake for pilgrims. 

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

No Food

Camp

10

2010

Manasarovar to Darchen (4560m)  Leaving the lake, we drive for about 35 km towards Mt Kailash and Darchen. This is the starting point for our kora, the 53km trek around the mountain.

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

No Food

Guesthouse

11

2010

Darchen to Dira-Puk (4800m)We start our Kora Parikrama today and walk up the Lha Chu Valley through beautiful green meadows and streams with Mt Kailash towering above us. We follow the river which enters a narrow canyon with high, steep cliffs and spectacular waterfalls. Continuing up the valley, the north face of Kailash comes into view before we reach the 13th century monastery at Dira-puk.  

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

No Food

Camp

12

2010

Dira-Puk to Zutul-Puk (4790m)  We now leave the Lha Chu Valley and enter the Drolma Chu Valley, heading up towards a high pass, the Drolma La (5630m). It's a tough climb to the summit which is festooned with prayer flags but from there it is all downhill or flat to Zutul-puk, with views of one of the highest lakes in the world, Thukpe Dzingbu Lake, known as the Lake of Compassion. As well as the monastery at Zutul-puk, there are several meditation caves and another cave containing an image of Milarepa.

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

No Food

Camp

13

2010

Zutul-Puk to Darchen and to Manasarovar
On the final day of the kora we cross several
Streams, and follow an impressive gorge. Along the way we are once again treated to magnificent views of Kailash. We then enter the Bharka plain and it's about an hour's walk through this desert-like landscape to Darchen. We then drive to Lake Manasarovar.

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

No Food

Camp

14

2010

Manasarovar to Drongpa (4750m)   Today is a long drive back to Drongba

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

No Food

Guesthouse

15

2010

Drongpa to Zhangmu  Leaving Saga, we again cross the Yarlung Tsangpo, and pass by Peiku-tso before arriving back at Zhangmu

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

B/B

Hotel

16

2010

Zhangmu to Kathmandu (1400m)
From Zhangmu, it's a short drive to the Friendship Bridge which spans the Bhote Kosi River and marks the Tibet / Nepal border. We say goodbye to our Tibetan Guide.

4Pax One
Toyota
Land cruiser
With One
Truck

Palace Name

Five Star Hotel * * * * *

Four Star Hotel * * * *

Three Star Hotel * * *

Lhasa

Manasarovar Hotel *****
Xinding Hotel *****

Thangka Hotel ***
Tibet Mingzu Hotel ****

Gorkha Hotel ***
New Mandala Hotel ***

Xigatse

Manasarovar Hotel ***

Yangtse Hotel ***

Yangtse Hotel ***

Lhatse

Shanghai Hotel ***

Lhatse Hotel *

Lhatse Hotel *

Saga

Saga Hotel **

Saga Hotel **

Post hotel *

Paryang

Shishapangma Guesthouse

Shishapangma Guesthouse

Yak Guesthouse

Darchen

Guesthouse

Guesthouse

Guesthouse

Drongpa

Drongpa  Guesthouse

Drongpa  Guesthouse

Drongpa  Guesthouse

Zhangmu

Zhangmu Hotel ***

Zhangmu Hotel ***

Sherpa Hotel **

Number of Pax

Five Star Hotel * * * * *

Four Star Hotel * * * *

Three Star Hotel * * *

4---5Pax

6---9Pax

10—13Pax

14----19Pax

20----30Pax

31----45Pax

Number of Pax

Five Star Hotel * * * * *

Four Star Hotel * * * *

Three Star Hotel * * *

20----30Pax

31----45Pax

46-----60Pax

NATIONALS

NORMAL (in 1 week)

URGENT(in3 days)

TOPURGENT(same day)

US Nationals

Perpax US$142

Perpax US$164

Perpax US$198

Other Nationals

Perpax US$58

Perpax US$80

Perpax US$114

From -------To

Fly Number

Departure Times

Arrive Times

Kathmandu Fly to Lhasa

CA 408

12:50(Chinese times )

01:50(Chinese times )

Perpax US$ 273+107   ( all the all the tax and airports tax )

4Pax

1 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with One Truck

5---8Pax

2 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with One Truck

9---12Pax

3 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with One Truck

13---16Pax

4 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with One Truck

17---20Pax

5Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with One Truck

21---24Pax

6 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with One Truck

25---28 Pax

7 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with One Truck

29---32 Pax

8 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with One Truck

33---36 Pax

9 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with One Truck

37---40 Pax

10 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with One Truck

41---44 Pax

11 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with Two Truck

45---48 Pax

12 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with Two Truck

49---52 Pax

13 Toyota 4500 Land cruiser with Two Truck

53---56 Pax

14 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Two Truck

57---60 Pax

15 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Two Truck

61---64 Pax

16 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Two Truck

65---68 Pax

17 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Two Truck

69---72 Pax

18 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Two Truck

73---76 Pax

19 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Two Truck

77---80 Pax

20 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Two Truck

81---84 Pax

21 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Two Truck

85---88 Pax

22 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Two Truck

89---92 Pax

23 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Three Truck

93---96 Pax

24 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Three Truck

97---100 Pax

25 Toyota 4500 Landcruiser with Three Truck