Your trip day starts today when you arrive to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Upon your arrival, you will be received by our representative at the airport. He will be carrying a signboard with our company’s name on it. Then you will be transferred to the tour hotel and checked in. A trip briefing will follow later today and the time will be notified to you by the representative who picks you up from the airport. We will come to meet and brief you about the trip at the fixed time. Until then just relax or explore a bit of surrounding.
We take you for a day tour of cultural heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley after breakfast. The tour will give you a mixed insight of history, culture, art, architecture and spirituality of Kathmandu valley. The sites include; Pashupatinath Temple: The day begins with the darsan of Pashupatinath temple after breakfast. Get the blessings from Shiva ji and make your day fill with all positive vibrations. Swoyambhunath aka Monkey Temple: The oldest of all sites in Kathmandu valley, Swoyambhunath is an important Buddhist spiritual site having the history over two thousand years old. This site has gained a popular name as monkey temple as this small forested hill is a good habitat for hundreds of monkeys. The visit there will heighten your spiritual and cultural experience. Boudhanath Stupa: The largest of its kind in the world, this magnificent stupa is a very important center of faith for the people following Tibetan Buddhism. This place is nice Circular Square with the stunning stupa in the middle of it which spreads a lot of spiritual vibrations around the atmosphere.
Take an early breakfast at your hotel and check out. Drive to the Nepal Tibet border of Tatopani passing through beautiful towns, villages, rivers, and hills. After the necessary custom clearance drive further to the Tibetan town of Nyalam. Stay at a guest house.
An extra day at Nyalam for acclimatization. Take some walk around Nyalam for acclimatization purpose. A small hike is often helpful in adjusting with the high altitude climate. Overnight stay at Nyalam.
Wake your breakfast at hotel and drive for about nine hours to Dongba today. Drive passes through a high mountain pass of Lalung La at the elevation of 5050 meters above sea level. The drive is exceptionally scenic with the magnificent view of Himalayas. Reach New Dongba and settle into a hotel there
Start the drive for the day after breakfast at hotel. About nine hours of drive today will take you to beautiful spiritual Lake Manasarovar at the elevation of 4750 meters above sea level. The drive today passes through a high pass of Mayum La at the elevation of 5100 meters above sea level. The most awaited day in your life is approaching to you as you will have a holy glimpse of Lake Manasarovar.
Spend a day at the holy lake doing havan, taking holy bath, practicing meditation glancing at the splendor of the holy lake. Do some walking around for acclimatization purpose.
Drive from Manasarovar to Darchen after breakfast. Today is the holy parikrama, the circumambulation of holy Mt. Kailash. You start the hiking parikrama from Tarboche to Derapuk walking for about 7 hours. If walking is too intense for you, you can take a horse or yak ride. Once you reach Derapuk, the magnificent north face of Mount Kailash will be there to bestow the blessings upon you.
The most difficult day of the trek parikrama of holy Mt. Kailash, the walk today is about 10 hours. The walk first goes uphill to Dolma La pass at the elevation of 5650 meters above sea level. From the pass the trail descends to Zuthulpuk where you are going to spend your overnight today. The walk down the mountain can be slippery so walking must be very careful and using walking poles is recommended.
The final day of the parikrama today will require you to walk for about 4 hours to Darchen. The walk brings you the pristine view to instill you with all positive energy of the holy Mt. Kailash. Once you reach Darchen, get into the vehicle and drive back to Manasarovar. Stay overnight there.
Take an early morning breakfast and start the long road trip for the day. Stop on the way for the lunch and drive further to Nyalam and overnight stay at a guest house.
Take your breakfast and start driving back to Kathmandu. Upon your arrival at the Nepal Tibet border, go through necessary custom process and drive through the beautiful rural landscape of Nepal to go to Kathmandu.
We will transfer you to airport as per your departure flight schedule. End of the services.