Mt. Kailash - Manasarovar Lake
Duration: 13 nights/14 days
Schedule: Kodari Zangmu drive in/out
In this trip, you leave Kathmandu heading north towards the Sunkoshi gorge, which cuts through the Himalayan range, opening up the way to enter Tibet. Leaving the Sunkoshi gorge, you will climb up to the Tibetan Plateau from where you head west across the vast, starkly and scenic high land plateau. It will be days before you get the first glimpse of Mount Kailash far in the horizon that resembles the sighting of giant pyramids amid the Sahara desert, when you start your trip.
You will meet several pilgrims traveling in caravans or small groups en route to this once in a lifetime classical trip. In West valley you are likely to encounter hundreds of Tibetan nomads, many of whom will have walked for months to reach their holy destination. When you reach your destination, you will camp by the Lakeside, Manasarovar before returning back the same route.
| Trip Destination: | Zangmu- Mt. Kailash- Zangmu Trekking |
| Highest Access of the Trip: | 5400M |
| Grade: | Strenuous |
| Transportation: | Bus/Ykas |
| Types of Trip: | Trekking |
| Trekking Hour: | Approximately 4 to 8hrs each day. |
| Total Days: | 14 Days |
| Trip Cost: | On request |
| Day 01 | Drive Kathmandu/Kodari/Nyalam (3760m), 160km, 7/8h drive & O/N in Guest House |
| Day 02 | Acclimatization in Nyalam & O/N in GH |
| Day 03 | Nyalam-Pelku Tso-Saga (4300m), 250km, 7/8hrs drive & O/N in camp |
| Day 04 | Saga-Zhongba-Paryang (4540m), 255km, 7/8 hrs drive & O/N in camp |
| Day 05 | Paryang- Manasarovar (4560m), 250km, 7/8 hrs drive & in camp or lodge |
| Day 06 | Manasarovar lake & O/N in camp |
| Day 07 | Lake Manasarovar-Darchen (4660m), 30km, 2hrs drive & O/N in camp or Lodge |
| Day 08 | Kora: Darchen – Dhira Phuk (5010m), 5/6hrs walk & O/N in camp |
| Day 09 | Kora: Dhira Phuk-Dzutrul Phuk (4790m), 6/7hrs walk & O/N in camp |
| Day 10 | Kora: Dzutrul Phuk - Darchen (4550) - Manasarovar Lake (4550m), about 3hrs walk & 1hr drive & O/N in camp |
| Day 11 | Manasarovar Lake - Paryang (4750m), Drive 250km 7/8hrs drive & O/N in camp |
| Day 12 | Parayng - Saga (4300m), Drive 255km 6/7hrs drive & O/N in camp or lodge |
| Day 13 | Saga - Nyalam (3750m), 250km 5/6hrs drive & O/N in Lodge |
| Day 14 | Nyalam – Kathmandu, Drive down to Zhangmu 33km and 123kms to Kathmandu |
