Kailash Manasarovar tour is most appreciate tour package of Hindu, Buddhists, Jains, Bon pilgrims, and nature lovers in Tibet, including Mansarovar lake and Mt.Kailash. This tour offers mesmerizing views of different natural landscapes such as the beautiful Himalayans range, which contains different mountains like Mt. Kailash, Mt. Everest, known as the roof of the world, Mt. Cho Oyu, Tibet Potala Palace, Jokhang temple, holy Manasarovar lake, Kailash kora and many more places which touch the soul of every visitor.
Mt.kailash is the youngest mountain and one of the center points of the world. Mt.Kailash is at an elevation of 6,638m from sea level in the Kailash range, and no one can conquer this up to now due to its difficult structure. This mountain is restricted for a mountaineer to conquer, so this is known as Virgin Mountain. Lake Mansarovar is the high altitude freshwater lake fed by the Kailash Glaciers near Mt.kailash, which is the sacred place for the above religions. The surface area of the lake is 320km.squ.at the altitude of 4,590m from sea level
According to the ancient mythology lord shiva, the legend of Hindu religions along with his wife Parvati resides at the peak of Mount Kailash in a state of meditations because mount Kailash is the home of Shiva and Parvati. Kailash is the place where the first Jain Tirthankara attained Nirvana from the viewpoint of jains. In Buddhism, the belief goes that Kailash parvat is where the Buddha representing supreme bliss, resides. From the view of Bon, spiritual power seat in the Kailash regions.
This region lies in the southwest of Tibetan region of China-Nagri so required Tibet visa for exploring the Mt Kailash, Mansarovar lake and around its territory. From ancient epics, the four great rivers the Indus, Ganga, Sutlej, and the Brahmaputra arise from the Mansarovar lake of the Indian subcontinent. Pilgrims believed that Holy bath on the Mansarovar lake remove all the sin, sorrows from the their past, and present life they have done and fulfilled the wishes and demand of present life .pilgrims of above religions have a target to visit Kailash Mansarovar at any cost in a lifetime. Kailash Mansarovar can be reached by three-way from Nepal i.e., by Overland tour from Kerung, Kailash Mansarovar tour via Lhasa and Helicopter tour from Kathmandu.
Kailash Manasoravar Overland Tour from Kerung
Kailash Mansarovar Overland Tour is a classic and religious tour into the beautiful and Holi destination above the high hills of Mt Kailash. Mt Kailash, also known as Kailash Parvat, is the home of Lord Shiva and the most Holi destination for Hinduism. This fascinating tour is flourished with mountain scenery, snow-covered wilderness, astonishing landscape, lush green forest, cultural villages, Rivers, Holi Mansarovar Lake, and much more exotic natural and cultural serene. Its snow sprinkled rock pyramid is located in the scenically rich area of western Tibet, which lies between the Himalayas and Karakorum ranges. From its peak, one can enjoy the views of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal.
Kailash Mansarovar Overland Tour starts with a scenic drive from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi with the mesmerizing view of Mt.Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Langtang Lirung through Nuwakot then drive to Kerung. The trails move ahead to Saga, where visitors have to drive along Tibetian farm village, over 5000m pass viewing Mt. Shishapangma and many more Tibetan landscapes. After that drive moves to Mansarovar lake, which is the destination of the tour and Seralang Goma. The journey moves forward to Darchen via Thrugo, Gosul, Chiu Monastery. Then drive from Darchen to Yamadwar, where the visitor can visit Derapuk Monastery. Travelers have a chance to treks to Juthulpuk via Droma La pass after that visitor treks towards Darchen and drive to Paryangan. Again visitors reached Kerung through drive and return to Kathmandu. This tour includes severe overland driving, trekking, and camping through remote regions of Western Tibet, at altitudes of 2745m and 4880m, and hiking to a maximum of 5600m (18,400ft). Enjoy the classic journey into the most beautiful Himal of the Himalaya range of Nepal. Fascinating cultural villages, beautiful Himalaya panoramic viewpoint, and exotic trekking trail are the major attraction of the trek throughout the trail. Enjoy the exploration into one of the most beautiful landscapes of the Himalaya range.
Kailash Mansarovar Tour by Helicopter
Kailash Mansarovar Helicopter Tour is a designed tour that will take you to an exotic helicopter ride above the Himalayas all the way to the Holi Mt Kailash. Kailash Heli tour will let you enjoy the exotic sightseeing of the mighty Himalayas from above and let you explore the fascinating and charismatic landscape and trekking trail. Mt Kailash is a Holi and one of the pilgrimage destinations of Nepal.
Thousands of tourists throughout the year come to visit the Holi Lake Mansarovar and the distinct beauty of the Mount. Mt Kailash, the home of Lord Shiva, is one of the most beautiful Himal of the Himalayas. Mt Kailash and Lake Mansarovar, which remain hidden behind the greatest natural barricades, remained to the western world until the eighteenth century.
Kailash Mansarovar Helicopter tour is truly a once in a lifetime experience to see the astounding beauty of nature navigating through the high altitude of Himalayas and reaching the sacred mountain and the pious lake. This package is overall consists of Tibet tour, Kathmandu sightseeing. Believing to be the Center of Universe Mt.Kailash is truly a divine place and to be the part of this arduous and life attaining journey, it will surely be the vintage journey of your life.
Kailash Mansarovar Helicopter Tour starts with a scenic flight from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj and then fly an exotic helicopter ride to Hilsa. After the fascinating trip, we ride into some of the most beautiful surrounded landscape and natural scenery. Then drive to Taklakot from Hilsa and have an acclimatization day. Drive moves ahead towards the final destination towards Manasarovar lake and has treks towards Ashtapad and Dirapuk, which is the first day of the outer kora. On the second day of outer kora treks to Dolma La pass. Following day drive towards the Hilsa-Simikot via taklakot. After that, fly to Nepalgunj and return to Kathmandu. Commencing a tour to Kailash will amuse you by its artistic natural beauty and religious belief. Enjoy the adventurous journey into one of the most hidden treasures of Nepal. This tour is an easy and shorter way to reach to Mt.Kailash and its territory.
Kailash Mansarovar tour from Lhasa
Kailash Mansarovar tour from Lhasa is a classic, cultural, and religious tour to visit the most sacred mountain of lord Shiva; Mt. Kailash and Pious Lake Mansarovar. This tour is significant both from religious as well as a touristic point of view. This fascinating tour is flourished with mountain scenery, snow-covered wilderness, astonishing landscape, lush green forest, cultural and traditional villages, rivers, Holy Mansarovar Lake, and many more exotic natural and cultural serene environments. This scenically rich location lies in the west of Tibet in between the Himalayas and Karakorum Range from where you can enjoy the views of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal.
Kailash Mansarovar tour via Lhasa starts from Kathmandu city, where we will visit its ancient and most significant heritage, such as Pashupatinath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swyambhunath and Bouddhanath. We will then take a direct flight to the capital of Tibet, Lhasa. We will spend a day in Lhasa visiting its most significant places like Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Street. We will then reach to pious Lake Mansarovar via several cities where we will enjoy a spectacular view of Himalayan ranges in one of the best-rugged landscape with great serene beauty. This famous lake is believed to be the most sacred lake in both Hinduism and Buddhism, where taking a holy dip can wash away the sins of a lifetime. Now we will start the circumambulation of the abode of Lord Shiva, Mt. Kailash, a religiously most significant location in Hinduism. We will drive to Yama Dwar and start circumambulation from where we will trek to Dirapuk and cross the highest and difficult part, i.e., Dolma La Pass. Finally, we will trek to Zuthulphuk via Gauri Kunda, where lord shiva had confessed his love for goddess Parbati.
The most significant place in our overall tour includes the historic and ancient heritage of Katmandu, i.e., Pashupatinath, Syambhunath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, and Bouddhanath. Similarly, we visit major cultural sites of Lhasa, Shigatse, Gyantse, and Kailash Mansarovar site. The major highlight of Lhasa includes Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Norbulinka Palace, Tashilampo Monastery, and Barkhor Street.
Major attractions of Kailash Mansarovar via lasha
- Mt.kailash
Mt.kailash is the youngest mountain and one of the center points of the world, which is the birthplace of the entire world located at a remote location in far western Tibet.Mt Kailash is at an elevation of 6,638m from sea level in the Kailash Range, which forms the parts of trans Himalayans in the Tibet region. No one can conquer this up to now due to its difficult structure, and the later government has banned the mountaineer from conquering this mountain. According to ancient mythology, due to the power of lord Shiva, no one can reach on the top of this mountain, but territory around it is so beautiful it is the real part of the heaven. This place is known as the place where heaven is meet with the earth. This place is the perfect place for spiritual enlightenment because, for all religions, this place is important.
- Mansarovar lake
Lake Mansarovar is the high altitude freshwater lake fed by the Kailash Glaciers near Mt.kailash, which is the sacred place for the above religions. The surface area of the lake is 320km.squ. At the altitude of 4,590m from sea level. The word ‘MANAS’ means mind and can be called conciseness so that this is the lake of the perfect place for spiritual enlightenment. From the ancient view, those who don’t have the knowledge of spirituality will always remain in the birth and death cycle, so after visiting this place and having a holy bath on Manasarovar lake, there is the possibility of escaping from birth and death cycle. Near to this lake, pilgrims can explore another lake known as ‘ RAKASH TAL’, known as the lake of demand. This area is untouched regions from the modern world, so there is no sign of pollutions. That’s why this is the best place for nature lovers.
- Potala palace
During an overland tour of Kailash Mansarovar lake via Lasha visitor can explore this Potala palace .potala palace is the dzong fortess in Lasha city listed on the UNESCO heritage sites of the world located on autonomous region of Tibet in china since 1994. Fifth Dalai Lama of the holy Guru of the Buddhist religions started its constructions in1645, which reflect the perfect Buddhists art, culture. Songtsen Gampo is the founder of the Potala Palace. The place contains more than 1000 rooms, which is 13 stories building from 130m high Marpo RI. This palace is an architectural wonder even by modern standards, and the visitor can explore this ancient palace.
- Jokhang temple
During the overland tour of Kailash Mansarovar lake via Lasha, visitors can explore this Jhokang temple, which is known as Qoikang Monastery, Jokhang Monastery, and Zuglagkang. This temple is a Buddhist holy temple in Barkhor Square in Lasha. The architecture of this temple is a mixture of Indian, Tibetan, and Nepali design. This is also listed on the UNESCO heritage site of the world in 1994, with an area of 7.5 hectors as the extension site of Potala Palace. .The oldest part of the temple was built in 652, and the temple was built many times, and the finalization of the temple was done by the 5th Dalai Lama, which is the spiritual heart of Tibet city.
- Tibetan Culture
This tour is rich in unique Tibetan and Bon culture. On the way, during the Kailash Mansarovar tour, visitors can experience and understand the Tibetan lifestyle and culture. On the trails, several monasteries, religious buildings, local people’s houses, hotels shops reflect the richness of Tibetan civilization. Tibetan art, culture, music, festivals, local Tibetan language is the best part of the journey.
Necessarily equipment for Kailash Manasarovar Tour
During tours, the travelers have to take required light trekking bags with water bottle/Thermos flask for hot water about one liter. Warm clothes should require during the tours epically treks suits, jogging trousers,tea shirt, wools socks, monkey caps, warm light clothes, long thermal underwear, and down jackets. Sometimes rainfalls during the tour time, so rain wears also required .sports comfortable shoes with pairs of light sleepers are also required. Visitors should have first aid kits minor injury and sickness. Still, company guides have also Frist Aid kits box .personals requirements such as dark sunglasses, binoculars, camera, extra batteries, Vicks inhalers, sunscreens lotions, toothbrushes, walking sticks etc. are required for making the journey enjoyable and comfortable.
Health and physicals requirement for Kailash Manasarovar Tour
This is the moderate type of tour package, so before planning to visit Kailash Mansarovar, visitors have to improve their health conditions. They have to do physical exercise daily for improvements in their health conditions because they have to hike around the mount Kailash after reaching its base. Those who doesnt have a high level of physical fitness they can explore this region from helicopter and horses. The visitor has to check blood sugar, and cholesterol level checked before the beginning of the trips. During the tour, we can stay at the hotel or have camping according to the traveler’s desire.
Best time for Kailash Manasarovar Tour
Thousands of visitors visit the Kailash Mansarovar, which is one of the famous pilgrim’s destinations of the world. Pilgrims visit there for holy bath in Manasarovar lake and for “parikrama” which means rounding the whole mount Kailash which takes about 3 days for round the circuits of mount Kailash. This tour can be operated at any time of the year but best time for the tour is spring(April to June) and Autumn seasons(September to October ). This regions is a bit at high altitude so there is little bit cold . The weather is fear from April to June with mostly clear sky . Temperature is little bit cold during night in remote regions of the trails. Another best seasons for visiting this regions is autumn seasons where visitors can experience mild weathers. At this time, monsoons are just finished so we can find valleys around the mountains so green. Except this other season is a little bit cold, so who love the snow falling time they can visit in winters and the trekking is a bit tough than spring and Autumn. During the Buddhists festivals time Saga Dawa held in the month of June every year, thousands of Buddhists pilgrims visit this region, which makes this place wonderful and interesting.
Tibet visa and permit for Kailash Mansarovar Tour
Visitors have many quarries about the Tibet permit, Chinese visa, and passport; therefore, Graceful Adventure Travel takes the responsibility to clear all the quarries and keep up to date for the visitor for Kailash Manasoravar tour. Everyone who doesn’t have a Chinese password requires Tibet entrance permit for visiting Tibet and its territory. Lhasa city, Mt Kailash and Mansarovar lake are located in Tibet and required Tibet visa for their exploration. Chinese visa is the official group paper visa with the list of visitors. Everyone should enter at a time in Tibet with a group visa. First of all, we need your passport copies by email to apply for Tibet travel permit (required for the Chinese government).we will get Tibet to permit around 10-15 days before your departure date of the tour. A traveler who wants to go to Tibet from Nepal should apply for a group tourist visa through the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu, which can be managed by our company.
Before entering to the Tibet visitor should obtain both Group Tourist visa and Travel permit of Tibet .our company will arrange Aliens Travel Permit and Military Permit for the visitor which are special permits after reaching to Tibet (Lhasa city) for exploration of the untouched area like mount Kailash in Ngari outside of the Lhasa city. Alien’s Travel permit is an issue by the Tibetan local public security Bureau and required an original password, Chinese visa, and Tibet travel permit to get this permit with the charge of CNY50 per person. Mt.kailash and Mansoravar Lake Region is a sensitive military area so, require Military Permit and Foreign Affairs permit, which is issued by Military and Foreign office in Lhasa, respectively. Those who already have Chinese visa they have to take Tibet permit card, Alien’s travel permit, and Military permit for exploration of Tibet and its territory. Tibet entry is not allowed for certain days sometimes, and Tibetan authority gives the news lately, so visitors who have already booked with us must change their departure date after blocked Tibet territory.
