Full moon night in Manasarovar on 04 June 2023 (Purnima)

Kailash Mansarovar Tour - Itinerary 

30 May 2023 Day 01: Upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, the staffs of Monterosa Treks and Expedition will receive and escort you to hotel. Every Yatri should reach Kathmandu 10:00 AM or before. We collect passport original and apply Tibet visa in Chinese embassy in Kathmandu for Kailash tour. For Indian passport holder must be reach New Delhi 6 days before who are staying out of India. Who are staying in India, they can send passport in our New Delhi office by currier minimum 10 days before for processing Kailash visa.

While rest, take buffet vegetarian Lunch and after noon will be holy tour to Kailashnath Saga and Doleshwar Mahadev Darshan or everybody do resting in hotel. In the evening time, Kailash Yatri will be taken to Pashupatinath temple to have Aarati Darshan.

31 May 2023 Day 02: After having your breakfast at Kathmandu, you will be taken for Rudra Abhishek, Hawan, Arati and holy Darshan in Pashupatinath Temple. It will be 2 and half program. Finish spiritual program in Pasupatinath, back to hotel, while rest, take Lunch and 2 PM, start half day holy sightseeing in Boudhanath Stupa or Swaymbhunath and Budhanilkantha sleeping Vishnu. Back to hotel and orientation / briefing about Kailash Manasarovar tour

01 June 2023 Day 03: This will be the first day of Yatra / Tour. We travel from Kathmandu to Ghatte Khola (Nepal) that is Drive (1700 meters - 152 kilometers) - Departure starts from Kathmandu in Nepal to Tibet border on a private tourist coach or jeep as per your package. After you take your breakfast in Kathmandu. It takes 7 to 8 hours' drive to reach Ghatte Khola Rasuwagadi. Trisuli bazaar will be our lunch spot. Further, driving to Kalikasthan, Ramche, Dunche, Shyabru Besi, Timure and we finally reach to Ghatte Khola, Rasuwagadi. There are standard hotels and Lodges with fine Nepali and Indian cuisine for tourists.

02 June 2023 Day 04: Kerung valley Tibet is our next destination. Our entire visa and passport will be checked at Nepal immigration office which is at Ghatte Khola near by our night halt. After completing entire formalities, we continue driving for 15 minutes to walk to Nepal Tibet friendship brigade Rasuwagadi. We cross the friendship bridge, Tibetan immigration office and get checked our Tibet visa and permit one by one. There will be our Tibet guide waiting for us with travel permit for Kailash tour/Yatra. He will deal with all the immigration formalities and take to Tibet part and surfer by tourist bus / van to Kerung valley. Kerung valley is 24km far from Nepal Tibet boarder. Kerung valley will be simple accommodation, there are tourist standard lodge and guest houses as well at this city situated 2900 meters above the sea level.

03 June 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 5/6 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

04 June 2023 Day 06: Saga - to Manasarovar Lake (4580m.). Some 470 kilometers is to be covered in not more than 7-8 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 place 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, we reach Chiu Gompa & overnight stay Manasarovar Lake. Full moon in Manasarovar Lake

05 June 2023 Day 07: Staff will choose a special point out side of Manasarovar Lake for taking bath in holy water from Manasarovar Lake. Staff will be put shower tent. After holy bath, our Nepali Braman Pandit start Rudrabhishek, Hawan and Arati. According to Hindu religion, is seen offering water, it call Tarpan, 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, everybody is exchanging happiness by hugging each other. Afternoon take Lunch and drive to Darchen which is 40km far and take 1 hour drive. Check in 4 star hotel Himalaya Kailash in Darchen.

06 June 2023 Day 08: Drive Darchen to Yam Dwar gate of the god of death) & it comes Yam Dwar, from here starts walking to Dirapuk (4890 meters - 11 kilometers) – Monastery. Here some Yatri can take pony & local porter for 3 days. (If you take pony & porter) You should tell in Manasarovar Lake and Tibetan guide will be managing all before starting Kora. If you take pony for round Kailash, much and much easier for doing Yatra tour, this is the first day of Kailash Parikrama. We should start our journey after breakfast as early as possible. This day, we have to walk continuously for about 5 to 6 hours. Yak will carry all our goods and equipment, From Dirapuk, you can see mount Kailash north face is much closed, looks Shiva god staying there, overnight stay at Dirapuk guest house.

07 June 2023 Day 09: Morning take breakfast and walking to up touch Kailash Parvat, Charan Sparsh and back to Dirapuk. Overnight here.

08 June 2023 Day 10: Morning take breakfast and walking back to Yam Dwar and drive to Darchen and overnight. 

09 June 2023 Day 11: Take breakfast, drive to Serlung Gompa and walk 15 minutes to reach Ashpada, Darshan & drive to Darchen. Drive to Prayang for overnight. 

10 June 2023 Day 12: Drive Saga and continue drive Kerung valley and it takes 7 / 8 hours. Overnight will be Saga.

11 June 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.

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