Mount Kailash is the most sacrosanct mountain on the planet. Situated in Ngari Prefecture, it is the most elevated top in the Gangdise Mountain Range and stands at 6,638 meters above ocean level. The mountain is viewed as holy in four separate religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon, the antiquated religion of the Tibetan individuals that pre-dates Buddhism in the locale.

Toward the south of the consecrated mountain, and similarly as heavenly according to these four religions, lies the dazzling Lake Manasarovar, with its twin, Lake Rakshastal. Otherwise called Mapam Yumtso, Lake Manasarovar is one of the Great Three Holy Lakes of Tibet, and a position of journey for the two Hindus and Buddhists. During the time of the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, a great many Buddhists and Hindus rush to the lake subsequent to trekking the custom kora around Mount Kailash, to wash in and drink from the holy waters.

With a great many explorers and vacationers making a trip to these heavenly locales consistently, there is the alternative of venturing out to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar from Kathmandu, and there are different courses that one can take to arrive.

Kathmandu Overland to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar through Gyirong Port

Venturing out overland from Kathmandu to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar is probably the most effortless approaches to get to the heavenly locales and is gone by a great many vacationers consistently. There are, be that as it may, a few allows and passes that are required for any visit to Mount Kailash region of Ngari Prefecture, which must be acquired through an enlisted visit administrator, for example, Tibet Vista.

Kathmandu to Gyirong Town

When you have the visa, you will have the option to set out toward Tibet. The overland course to Tibet from Nepal crosses the outskirt at Gyirong Port, the new fringe crossing checkpoint that was opened in August 2017, after the intersection point at Zhangmu was decimated by a seismic tremor.

Travel to the outskirt should be possible in one of two different ways. In the event that you are dealing with a financial plan, at that point the most ideal path is to take the open transport from Kathmandu direct to the outskirt. The transports leave day by day toward the beginning of the day and take around six hours to venture to every part of the 120 kilometers to the outskirt. The streets are bad as they head up into the mountains, which makes the excursion somewhat moderate, however the transport stops for lunch in transit.

Drive to Gyirong PortDriving to Gyirong Port is the other decision

The other method to get to the fringe is to get a private vehicle to drive you, and we can organize this for you at an extra expense. Notwithstanding, this technique is the most costly alternative, and can be very expensive. It doesn’t lessen the voyaging time by a lot, either, as the course is as yet the equivalent. It just makes the excursion progressively agreeable.

When you arrive at the fringe at Rasuwagadhi Fort, on the Nepali side, your vehicle will drop you off on the Nepal side of the Resuo Bridge, which traverses the Trishuli River Gorge, the halfway point among Tibet and Nepal. In the wake of preparing through Nepalese traditions, you should walk the short separation over the extension to the Chinese side, where you will be handled through Chinese movement. When cleared to enter Tibet, your guide and driver will meet you at the movement office, and escort you to your private vehicle to be moved to Gyirong Town, the primary stop for the greater part of the visits into Tibet from Kathmandu.

Gyirong Town to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar

From Gyirong Town, it is a travel of around 593 kilometers to Darchen, the unassuming community at the foot of Mount Kailash. Ordinarily, this sort of drive would take around 13 hours of constant driving. In any case, you will ordinarily stop in Saga and Paryang in transit, and you should stop to adapt too. The principal acclimatization day would typically be spent at Gyirong Town, since you would as of now have climbed more than 1,500 meters since leaving Kathmandu.

From Gyirong Town, the street travels north along the G219 National Road to Saga, the region seat of Saga County in Shigatse Prefecture. At a height of around 4,450 meters, it is a significant ascent from the lower elevation of Gyirong. From Saga, the course at that point goes to Paryang, at 4,600 meters. It is fitting to stop for a day to adjust in either Saga or Paryang before making a beeline for Darchen, the last goal for Mount Kailash.

Kathmandu to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar with Flight to Lhasa

The option in contrast to taking the overland course from Kathmandu is to take a trip to Lhasa, and afterward take the visit from that point. This really makes it simpler for acclimatizing, as the initial segment of any visit that incorporates Lhasa permits a couple of days to adapt and see the sights of the city before making a trip on to Mount Kailash. As Lhasa is at an elevation of around 3,638 meters, you won’t generally need to adjust again before coming to Paryang.

Kathmandu to Lhasa flights

As the main worldwide air terminal with non-stop trips to Lhasa, Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport is novel. Flights leave for Lhasa Gonggar International Airport a few times each day and take as meager as an hour and a half to cross the thousand-kilometer separation. One of the advantages of traveling to Lhasa from Kathmandu is the view while you are noticeable all around. The flight hall to Lhasa follows a way that takes it straightforwardly over the pinnacle of Mount Everest, and if the day is clear, you get an incredible ethereal perspective on the culmination from the plane.

Overland from Lhasa to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar

In Lhasa, you will get the chance to visit the celebrated Potala Palace and he consecrated Jokhang Temple, just as Drepung and Sera religious communities before you leave. At that point it is out and about towards Shigatse, halting at Gyantse while in transit to visit the Pelkor Chode Monastery and its 32-meter-high Kumbum, the main stupa of its sort in Tibet. In Shigatse, you will get the opportunity to see the Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lama and the main religious community in Tibet to house three separate schools of Tibetan Buddhism under one rooftop.

Drive to Mount Kailash from LhasaDriving to Mount Kailash from Lhasa with the neighborhood visit control

On leaving Shigatse, you will initially make a beeline for Saga and afterward Paryang, where you can go through the day changing in accordance with the rising in height, before taking off to Darchen and Mount Kailash. Lake Manasarovar lies only a short good ways from Mount Kailash, toward the south, lying close to its sister lake, Rakshastal. While Manasarovar is considered to be a consecrated lake, Rakshastal really hold next to no strict noteworthiness, and is accepted to be a position of extreme compensation in Hinduism and is known as the pool of the Demon.

Required Permits

When making a trip from Nepal to Tibet, the principal license you will require is the Tibet Travel Permit, which permits section to the district and travel around Tibet. This must be acquired by the visit administrator once a visit has been reserved and requires the filtered duplicate of your visa for handling the application. The standard handling time for this is around 15-20 days, and you have to book right on time to guarantee your license is prepared for when you need to travel.

The other grant that requires around 15 days to process is the Military Permit that permits you to go into the Military Restricted Areas of Tibet, for example, Ngari Prefecture, Nagqu Prefecture, and Nyingchi Prefecture. This is gotten by us simultaneously as your Tibet Travel Permit and will be carried to you in Kathmandu alongside different allows once you show up.

Required Permits in the Kailsh visit from Kathmandu

You will likewise need to have the Alien’s Travel Permit and the Frontier Pass, for movement outside Lhasa and for movement in the territory of the outskirts with India and Nepal individually. These can be acquired by us from the significant workplaces in Lhasa, utilizing your checked visa and Tibet Travel Permit for the application.

When every one of your grants are gotten, our specialist in Kathmandu will meet you to organize your visa for passage into Tibet. The standard Chinese Entry Visa isn’t substantial for passage into Tibet from Nepal, and a Group Tourist Visa is given by the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. This can’t be acquired by and by, and our operator will demand your unique identification to process your visa application with the international safe haven. Handling takes around three working days, and it is suggested that you show up in Nepal in any event five working days before your normal takeoff date to permit a lot of time for the preparing of the visa.