14 Days Kailash & Mansarovar Drive In Drive Out (By Land Cruiser 4500 CC)
Upon arrival in Kathmandu airport. Our representative will meet you at the airport & transfer to Hotel. Evening dinner + tour briefing. Accommodation: Hotel Shankar or Himalaya or Similar.
Morning, you will visit Pashupatinath temple & Budhanilkantha Narayan (sleeping Vishnu). After lunch, drive to Kodari. It is a four & half hours journey to Kodari. You will be reaching Kodari in the evening. Overnight in Kodari. - Accommodation: Guesthouse (dormitory room). Kathmandu - Kodari: Four to Five hours. Distance: 123 km. Altitude: 1800 m.
Morning (after breakfast), cross the friendship bridge (10 minutes walk),complete the immigration formality in China side then drive to Nyalam (3750 m).It takes an hour and half to get to Nyalam. - Accommodation: Guesthouse (dormitory room). Kodari - Zhangmu - Nyalam: 32 km. driving hours: 1 hour. Altitude: 3750 m. (Nyalam).
Rest in Nyalam for acclimatization purpose. Today, you may go for a short hiking above Nyalam for a couple of hours. This will help you to get acclimatized properly. - Accommodation: Guesthouse (dormitory room).
Today, you should drive an extensive distance to reach New Dongba (4600 m.). On the way, you will be passing through Dolma-La pass (5100 m.), Peiku Lake, Ganesh Parvat and the River Brahmhaputra. Also, you will be passing through a couple of other high passes. - Accommodation: Guesthouse (dormitory room). Nyalam to New Dongba: 500 km. driving hours: 6.5 hours. Altitude: 4500 m.
Today you will drive to Lake Mansarovar and stay in Horchu side (tented camp). On the way, you will be passing through Paryang town and Mayum-La pass (5200 m.). This is the highest motorable pass in this journey. - Accommodation: Horchu (dormitory tented camp) New Dongba to Lake Manasarovar: 550 km. Driving hours: 6.5 hours, Altitude: 4550 m
Morning Pooja, holy bath at Mansarovar. After lunch, drive to Darchen by Land Cruiser. While going to Darchen, we will make a clockwise drive of Lake Mansarovar. The drive takes about 1 & half hours. - Accommodation: Darchen Guesthouse (dormitory room). Lake Mansarovar (Horchu) to Darchen: 55 km (with Parikrama). Driving hours: 1.5 hours. Altitude: 4680 m.
Drive to Yama Dwar then start Parikrama. The drive, from Darchen to Yama Dwar, takes about 45 minutes. Our Yaks & yak men will meet you here. We will load all logistics on Yaks then start the journey. PASSENGERS WHO ARE GOING PARIKRAMA: After loading all logistic on Yaks, you will start your journey. Today, you will have to walk about 5 hours to reach Dirapuk. PASSENGERS WHO ARE NOT GOING PARIKRAMA: After Darshan of Kailash from Yama Dwar, you will return back to Darchen & have rest. Special attraction: Asthapad Visit Included without any extra cost. Before heading out to Yama Dwar, you may visit Asthapad from where you can see a superb & closest view of Mt. Kailash. It is nearly a 20 minutes drive to reach Asthapad. - Accommodation: Camp, Sersong to Deraphuk Gomba: 10 km, approx., Driving hours: 5 hours, Altitude: 4920 m.
PASSENGERS WHO ARE GOING PARIKRAMA: Early morning, trek uphill to Dolma-La. It takes about 4 to 5 hours to reach Dolma Pass. This is the highest Pass (5600 m.) that you will cross on this journey. From Dolma pass, you will trek down to the valley-floor. Just right after the pass, you can see a beautiful but tiny lake on the right hand side. This is Gauri Kunda. From Dolma Pass, you have to trek another 4 hours to reach Zutulphuk. Please make you mind up, this is the toughest and longest day in parikrama. PASSENGERS WHO ARE NOT GOING PARIKRAMA: Today, you will have to rest in Darchen . - Accommodation: Camp. Deraphuk Gomba to Zutulphuk Gomba: 22 km. Trekking duration: 9 - 10 hours. Altitude: 4820 m.
After a short trek (3 hours) from Zuthulpuk, you will reach at the pick point, where you will find our Land Cruisers waiting for you. Meet with other members then drive further to Lake Mansarovar (Horchu). PASSENGERS WHO ARE NOT GOING PARIKRAMA: Today, you will meet other members who are in Parikrama and drive together to Lake Mansarovar. - Accommodation: Tented Camp (dormitory room) - very basic. Zuthulpuk to trek ending point: 8 km approx. - 3 hrs treks Pick up point to Horchu (Lake Mansarovar): 35 km, Driving hours: 30 minutes, Altitude: 4550 m.
Early morning after breakfast, we set off our journey back to New Dongpa. - Accommodation: Guesthouse (dormitory room) - the best available Lake Mansarovar to New Dongba: 550 km, Driving hours: 6.5 hours , Altitude: 4464 m.
Return journey to Nyalam. - Accommodation: Shisapangma Guesthouse (dormitory room) - very basic. New Dongba to Nyalam: 670 km, Driving hours: 7 hours , Altitude: 3750 m.
Drive to Zhangmu, cross the border then drive back to Kathmandu - Accommodation:: Hotel Shankar/ Himalaya. Nyalam to ZhangMu: 32 km , Driving hours: One & half hour, Altitude (Kathmandu): 1380 m.
Transfer to the Airport for your flight back home.
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