Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar Tour via Nepal Border

Arrive at Kathmandu International Airport. Transfer to your hotel. Submit your passport for Tibet group visa endorsement. Attend an evening trip briefing with our pilgrimage expedition leader.

Morning pilgrimage to Pashupatinath Temple on the banks of the Bagmati River to seek blessings for a safe yatra. Visit the massive Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath. Final gear check and packing for the overland journey.

Depart Kathmandu in private vehicles heading north through the Langtang region. Drive alongside the Trishuli River passing terraced valleys and mountain roads to Syabrubesi and onward to Timure near the Nepal-Tibet border.

Complete Nepal immigration and customs at Rasuwagadhi bridge. Cross the friendship bridge to the Tibetan border post where Chinese immigration officials and your Tibetan guide meet you. Drive 24 km up to Kyirong Town.

A vital day dedicated to acclimatizing to the elevation jump before heading into the high Tibetan plateau. Take a gentle morning walk around Kyirong valley and visit the 7th-century Pakba Monastery built by King Songtsen Gampo.

Ascend to the vast Tibetan plateau crossing Gongtang La Pass (5,236m) with panoramic views of Mount Shishapangma (8,027m) and Lake Pelku Tso. Cross the Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsangpo) River to reach the town of Saga.

A memorable drive across wide open valleys and desert dunes to the sacred Lake Manasarovar. En route, catch your dramatic first glimpse of the divine summit of Mount Kailash. Settle into the lakeside guest house and witness sunset over the waters.

Morning spiritual ceremonies: take a holy bath, perform puja rituals, and meditate along the peaceful shores of Lake Manasarovar overlooking Mount Kailash. After lunch, take a 40-minute drive to Darchen, the base camp town for the Kailash Kora.

Drive to Yamadwar (Tarboche / Valley of Gods) to begin the sacred circumambulation. Hike along the Lha Chhu river valley through dramatic barren rock formations. Arrive at Dirapuk Monastery for an awe-inspiring close-up view of the massive North Face of Mount Kailash.

The most physically demanding and spiritually uplifting day of the yatra. Climb steadily past the Shiva Tsal burial ground to reach the summit of Drolma La Pass (5,630m). Hang prayer flags and descend past the sacred turquoise lake of Gauri Kund down to Zuthulphuk Monastery (Cave of Miracles).

Complete the final 11-kilometer stretch of the Kora following the river canyon back to the trailhead near Darchen. Meet your transport and drive back eastward across the Tibetan plateau to Saga for overnight stay.

Retrace your scenic drive from Saga back down to Kyirong Town, descending from the high plateau to the lower, oxygen-rich elevation of Kyirong. Enjoy a restful evening.

Morning transfer to the border. Complete Chinese departure immigration and cross the bridge back to Nepal. Drive through the hills to Kathmandu and check into your hotel for a hot shower and celebration.

Transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport for your flight home, having completed one of humanity's most sacred pilgrimages.