Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with Ashtapad Visit

After having your breakfast and enjoy a sightseeing tour of Kathmandu city. Visit Nepal’s largest and most famous Pashupatinath Temple. If time permits, explore the two other notable temples of Mata Guheswari and Budhanikantha Temple. After this, our tour representative will drive you and drop you off at the Kathmandu Airport to board your flight to Nepalgunj. Upon arrival, our local tour representative will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. At the hotel, you will join other pilgrims for the Yatra. In the evening, the tour guide will have a tour briefing, ask your questions, and clear doubts. Have your dinner and cozy sleep at the hotel in Nepalgunj.

Have an early breakfast and check out. Today, you will fly from Nepalgunj to Simikot. The journey completely depends on the weather conditions. Hence, we must take an early flight from Nepalgunj. The journey will take only 45 minutes. Upon arrival in Simikot, our tour representative will pick you up and transfer you to the guesthouse in Simikot. Check and relax to acclimatize. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Simikot.

Early proceed to Simikot airport to board your helicopter and fly to Hilsa. Upon arrival in Hilsa, you will meet our tour representative, who will drive to Taklakot. Before that, you will walk through the swinging bridge to cross the river and reach the other side, where your immigration formalities will be completed. After this, you will arrive at Taklakot, check into the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Today will be at leisure for acclimatizing in the high altitude before the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. We recommend that you take a rest at the hotel or just stroll around the hotel. Or, if you want to prepare for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with Ashtapad, then embark on a short trek with other members of the group. Explore the market and shop for trip essentials, such as trekking shoes, sticks, a water bottle, snacks, an empty water bottle, medicine, etc. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Today, you will have the most important day of your trip. You will be visiting Lake Mansarovar from Taklakot. Have your breakfast and leave for Lake Mansarovar, which takes approx. 2 hours. Before that, you will stop at the Rakshas Tal, also known as Ravana Tal, which is a lake created by the demon Ravana himself. It is said that before meeting lord Shiva on Kailash, Ravana took a bath in the lake. It is considered to be full of negative energy. Hence, no one is allowed to go near the lake. From here, you will have the first glimpse of Mount Kailash. Take pictures and then proceed to Lake Mansarovar. You will stay in a guesthouse with basic dormitory-style amenities near Lake Mansarovar. After checking into the guesthouse and taking a rest, embark on a Lake Mansarovar Parikrama by a vehicle, which covers approximately 105 km. Overnight stay in the guesthouse.

After the darshan of Lake Mansarovar, today you will drive 35 km from Chiu Gompa to Darchen, which is the base camp of Mount Kailash. Pilgrims begin the Kailash Kora (Parikrama) from this point. Visit Yam Dwar and then start a 12 km trek to Dirapuk. After the arduous trek that passes through scenic rivers and grasslands, you see the North Face of the Majestic Mount Kailash. After arriving in Dirapuk, check into a guesthouse for dinner and an overnight stay.

Today is the second day of your Kailash Kora. Wake up in the dawn to witness the golden Kailash. When the first sun rays hit Kailash, it turns golden, creating a sight to behold for a lifetime. After breakfast, you will start the toughest 22 km trek of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. You will climb to Dolma La Pass, situated at an elevation of 5630 m. You will see Shivasthal and Gauri Kund, which are the two sacred sites near Kailash. Then start descending to Zuthulpukh Gompa, where you will stay in a camp overnight.

After breakfast, enjoy your time exploring the caves and the temple built around, which are best for meditation. Spend some time here relaxing and meditating, then continue your trek near Chongdo, where the vehicles are waiting for you. Our tour representative will drive you back to Darchen for an overnight stay.

After completing your Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, it’s time to visit Ashtapad, the most revered pilgrimage site for Jains. Have your breakfast and start trekking to Ashtapad via Serlung Gompa. It may take 3 hours to reach the site. After spending some time at solace near Ashtapad, trek back to the hotel in Darchen. Check out of the hotel and drive back to Taklakot. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel in Taklakot.

Have your breakfast and leave for Nepalgunj. You will be driven towards the China-Nepal border. From there, you will cross the border on foot and reach Hilsa after completing the immigration formalities. From Hilsa, you will fly to Simikot, where you will get the connecting flight to Nepalgunj. At Nepalgunj airport, board your flight to Kathmandu. Upon arrival, our tour representative will transfer you to the hotel for an overnight stay in Kathmandu.

After having breakfast, check out of the hotel. The Pilgrim Packages India tour representative will drop you off at Kathmandu airport to board your flight back home or onward destination with cherished memories of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with the Ashtapad trip.