Full moon in Manasarovar Lake on 31 August 2023 (Janai Purnima)

Kailash Mansarovar Tour - Itinerary 

22 August 2023 Day 01: As soon as you arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport, our staff will welcome you and escort you to the Hotel followed by your own free saunter around there in the local market. Evening us taking to Pasupatinath temple for Aarati Darshan, you must reach to Kathmandu 10:00 AM or before only NRIs. Same day we collect your passport and apply Tibet visa for visit Kailash Manasarovar Lake. Indian passport holder come any time and Tibet visa for Kailash make in Chinese embassy in New Delhi 5 days before of arrival time in Kathmandu. Evening Aarati Darshan in Pasupatinath Temple in Kathmandu

23 August 2023 Day 02: Morning take to Pasupatinath Temple for Rudra Abhishek, Hawan, Aarati and special Darshan Pasupatinath temple inside. Afternoon will be taken for sightseeing to the holy Budhanilkantha and Boudhnath Stupa, Evening at hotel and an orientation about Kailash Manasarovar Tour.

24 August 2023 Day 03: Today, this will be the first day of Yatra. We travel from Kathmandu to Ghatte Khola (Nepal) 152 km and further to Nepal Tibet border on a private tourist coach. It takes 6 to 7 hours' drive to reach Ghatte Khola from Kathmandu. Trisuli Bazaar will be our lunch spot on the way. Ghatte Khola, Find here standard hotels and lodges with fine Nepali and Indian cuisine for tourists and Kailash Yatri.

25 August 2023 Day 04: Kerung valley Tibet is our next destination. Our entire visa and passport will be checked at Nepal immigration office at Ghatte Khola. After completing immigration formality, we continue driving or walking for 15 minutes to Rasuwagadi bridge and then cross the friendship bridge to Nepal Tibet. Your visas will be checked at Tibetan immigration office one by one. Once complete, our Tibet guide will receive you with travel permit for Kailash Manasarovar tour/Yatra. He will deal with all the immigration formalities and take you via Tibetan bus / van or Jeep to Kerung valley. Kerung valley is 24km far from Nepal Tibet border. Kerung valley is a local Tibetan settlement with fine accommodation facility in tourist standard 3 and 4-star hotel.

26 August 2023 Day 05: On this day, we drive from Kerung to Saga. We can see Peku Tso Lake, Salt Lake (Nunilo Tal) on the way & reach Saga city after 6/7 hours long drive. The view of Nomads looking after thousands of sheep and yaks is really interesting at this place. We manage for warm lunch box for our travelers & we stop for lunch near Peku Tso Lake or somewhere. After that, we continue driving & cross the Brahma Purtra River (Sangpo) the way to Tibetan city Saga. It is a big city with many facilities on the way to Kailash & Manasarovar tour

27 August 2023 Day 06: Saga - to Manasarovar Lake (4580m). Some 470 kilometers is to be covered in not more than 6-7 hours. After breakfast we drive from Dongba to Manasarovar Lake. The day starts with full of excitement, by the afternoon as you can have the first sight of Holy Kailash Parbat and Manasarovar Lake from Hor. For lunch, we make hot lunch box and on the way we stop for lunch. After Lunch we continue the drive to Manasarovar Lake reaching Hor, a small village near Manasarovar Lake. Now we start the rotation of Manasarovar Lake and complete it in about 2-3 hours’ time. However, Manasarovar Lake is so big that it takes 3 to 5 days to make one rotation on foot. The circumference of the Lake is 102 Kilometers. There are 8 Monasteries all through the circumference of the Lake. Finally, we reach Chiu Gompa, near Manasarovar Lake. Drive to Darchen for overnight.

28 August 2023 Day 07: Today we drive from Darchen to Yam Dwar - gate for the god of death. You’re trekking / walking around Mount Kailash starts from Yam Dwar. Those who are unable to walk, can hire pony & local porter for 3 days but you must inform us while at Manasarovar Lake, so that Tibetan Guide can manage it for you. The walking will continue for about 5 to 6 hours until we arrive at Dirapuk. From Dirapuk you can see the north face of mount Kailash north face much closer. It looks as if Lord Shiva himself is staying there, overnight stay at Dirapuk mud house/ Guest house.

29 August 2023 Day 08: Pilgrims walk for 4 hours (6kms) from Dirapuk to touch the feet of Mount Kailash which is known as Charan Sparsh. They feel like they have been blessed by Lord Shiva by actually touching the base of Kailash Mountain. Pilgrims offer Pooja and seek blessing from lord Shiva. While retuning back, takes around 1 and half hour to 2 hours and it is day tour / Yatra from Dirapuk. Dirapuk is first day of Parikrama.

Kailash Parbat is home of Shiva and Parvati. They in turn bless the person touching their feet by placing their hand on or over the prostrating head. Without Charan Sparsh is situated 3 days and includes Charan spars is 4 days of Kailash circuit and south side from Dirapuk and north face of Kailash Parbat. North face side of Mount Kailas’s foothill is 6KM away from Dirapuk. Many people decide to touch the feet of Mount Kailash before starting for second day of Parikrama, they seek blessing from lord Shiva, so that they can accomplish the Parikrama successfully.

“Charan” means “feet” and “Sparsh” means “to touch”. Together they meaning to touch one’s feet”. It has been a tradition since time immemorial to touch the feet of Kailash Parbat. There is a scientific basis to “Charan Sparsh”. Since the human body is releasing vibrations touching the feet encourages flow of energy and blessing happiness and successful life. This exchange of energy gives one vigor, self-confidence and contentment. One experiences an inner glow. The blessings received after “Charan Sparsh” are like invisible amour. They motivate and give strength.

30 August 2023 Day 09: Walking from Dirapuk to Zuthulpuk (4790 meters - 21 kilometers). This is as important day as we have to pass Dolma La or Dorma La Pass, which is 5636 meters above the sea level. Weather is unpredictable with imminent snowstorm so it’s important to start our journey as early as possible. Following the pass we need to go steep down till Shapje Datok and then onto Zuthulpuk monastery. Again, our night stay will be at a mud house / Guest house.

31 August 2023 Day 10: Walking from Zuthulpuk to Chongdo (Zong Dho). Take Breakfast and trek to Chongdo and drive to Manasarovar Lake. We will choose a special point to take a deep dip in Manasarovar Lake taking bath in cold water. According to Hindu religion, is seen offering water, flowers, money to the God and after the prayers to Lord Shiva &Parvati. The pilgrims are seen meditating in Lord Shiva and reciting the names of their ancestral gods, performing the Hawan (offering grains mixed with purified butter to the fire) in the name of gods, in order to relieve themselves from any kind of sins which they might have committed knowingly or unknowingly. After completing the Hawan, they are exchanging happiness by hugging, much to the amusement of the onlookers. Everybody is doing Aarati (oil-fed lamps) and praying by joining hands. The entire day is devoted to spiritual activities. We take lunch at around 2:00 in the afternoon and drive to Darchen to spend the night at a 4-star hotel. Full moon night in Manasarovar Lake

01 September 2023 Day 11: Drive Manasarovar to Saga. Overnight in Saga Bazaar

02 September 2023 Day: 12: Saga to Kerung: drive to Kerung for 6 to 7 hours. It will be last night stay at Kerung in Tibet side.

03 September 2023 Day 13: Kerung to Kathmandu – After having our breakfast, we drive to Nepal-Tibet Friendship Bridge Rasuwagadi. Entire customs and immigration formalities clearance in Tibet and Nepal side is done and again continue drive to Kathmandu for about 7/8 hours. Finally, you will reach at hotel. You will have your lunch on the way back to Kathmandu.

04 September 2023 Day 14: This is the day of final departure. You will be taken to Airport from hotel.