Kailash Mansarovar (Inner Kora) - 24 Days
Kailash Mansarovar Inner Kora
Depart: 20/08/2012
Return: 12/09/2012
£3275 per person (min. 4 pax)
USD / CAD $5360 (Joining from U.K.)
USD / CAD $4480 (Joining from Kathmandu, Nepal)
Day 1: UK – Kathmandu: Depart from UK airport to Kathmandu.
Day 2: Kathmandu: Arrival at Kathmandu and overnight at Hotel
Day 3: Kathmandu Sightseeing: Breakfast at hotel & morning pashupathinath darshan, lunch at hotel afternoon clothing inpection and tour briefing. Dinner, overnight at hotel
Day 4: Kathmandu – Nyalam: Early breakfast at hotel, today we arrive at Tibet. Lunch at border, Nepal side and we meet our Chinese guide, drivers and land cruiser (4500cc) and after immigration and custom formalitieswe continue drive to Nyalam. (Our first overnight in china) dinner and overnight at lodge.
Day 5: NYalam: Whole day we are free for the acclimatization, all meals will be providedovernight at lodge
Day 6: Nyalam – Saga: After breakfast we drive to saga (220 kms) enroute you will passing through lulungla pass (16000ft), lake paigu-tso and Brahmaputra River, A delicious packed lunch will be served on the way. Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Day 7: Saga – Prayang: After breakfast we drive to Prayang (235kms throughout journey the altitude will be15,000ft. lunch on the way. Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Day 8: Prayang – Horchu: Today is day for the lifetime that you are going to have darshan of the holy (mt. Kailash & manasarover.days) program as usual, after breakfast we drive through mayumla pass (17,000ft).the highest point of the driving, lunch on the way. Dinner and overnight at camp horchu
Day 9: Horchu – Mansarovar: Havan at mansarover and start trekking (mans-core) trugo gompa jeeps to be standby at mid point and overnight stay at trugo lodge.
Day 10: After breakfast we start trek trugo to chogompa jeeps to be standby mid point and lunch on the way. Dinner and overnight lodge.
Day 11: After breakfast start parikarma chieu to hurchu by jeeps and hurchu to continue drive to darchan dinner and overnight at lodge.
Day 12: Tough day, after breakfast drive to tarboche (8kms) and start trek for kailash parikrama to diraphuk (16500ft) 12kms, light lunch on the way dinner and overnight camp.
Day 13: After breakfast start visit close to north face and polung glacier by trekking stay overnight at camp.
Day 14: Early in morning we start trek via khandasangla, visit kuber kund and east face, overnight at camp.
Day 15: After breakfast start trek to via zutulphuk to darchan, lunch on the way. Overnight at lodge.
Day 16: After breakfast we start trek to seralung gumpa and treks to point 5792m south of Kailash for Kailash panoramic view and back to camp seralung gumpa. Overnight at Camp.
Day 17: Early in morning we start trek Kailash sparsh / nandiparikrama / tao/ kapal / and back to seralung gumpa overnight camp.
Day 18: After breakfast we return back to darchen. -overnight Horchu camp.
Day 19: Mansarovar- Prayang: After breakfast drive to prayang overnight lodge.
Day 20: Prayang- Saga: After breakfast we drive to saga, overnight at lodge
Day 21: Saga- Nyalam: After breakfast drive to nyalam. Overnight at Lodge.
Day 22: Nyalam- Kathmandu: Drive to Kathmandu. Overnight at hotel.
Day 23: Kathmandu: Day free at Leisure or for shopping. Overnight at hotel.
Day 24: Kathmandu- UK : After breakfast, catch return flight to UK.
PRICE INCLUDES:
Return economy class international flights
Arrival / departure transfers
Accommodation on twin/ triple sharing at 5 star hotel in Kathmandu Only, Guest houses or tents during yatra (Triple rooms are usually a Twin/ Double room with a single roll away bed or mattress)
All Vegetarian Meals (Full Board)
All the entrance fees
Darshan of Holy Mount Kailash from Ashtpad
Mineral Water, Tibet Permit is included for British and European passport holders
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE :
Travel Insurance
Evacuation Cost by helicopter or Overland
Nepal Visa fee
Extra cost in the event of landslide for hiring Porterage or additional transportation
Expenses of personal nature.
Tip £25 per person
Pony or Porter at Mansarovar for Parikrama
Extra night accommodation in Kathmandu or other place , if arrive early in case of evacuation
Medical and other expenses in case of emergency and evacuation
Single Supplement in Kathmandu only : £200
Any flight deviation, if any and will be charged accordingly
DURING KAILASH YATRA :
Accomodation at Hotels / Guest Houses/Camps as per Itinerary ,
4500 Model Japanese Landcruiser ( 4 person in 1 Jeep)
Support Truck
1 English Speaking Tibetan Guide Experienced Trekking Staff comprising of 1 Nepali Team Leader.
1 Cook experienced in preparing vegetarian Indian Food
Sherpa Staff Camping Equipment comprising of Sleeping Tents with mattress & sleeping bag.
Yaks & Yak-men for Porterage during Kailash Parikarma.
All Permits of Tibet, oxygen cylinder in case of emergency use
Walkie-Talkie Set
Mount Kailash
Kailash is a peak in the Gangdisê Mountains, which are part of the Himalayas in Tibet. It lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus River, the Sutlej River (a major tributary of the Indus River), the Brahmaputra River, and the Karnali River (a tributary of the Ganges River). It is considered a sacred place in four religions: Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism.
In Hinduism, it is considered to be the abode of Lord Shiva and a place of eternal bliss. The mountain lies near Lake Manasarowar and Lake Rakshastal in Tibet.
According to Hinduism, Lord Shiva, the destroyer of evil and sorrow, resides at the summit of a legendary mountain named Kailasa, where he sits in a state of perpetual meditation along with his wife Parvati.
Every year, thousands make a pilgrimage to Kailash, following a tradition going back thousands of years. Pilgrims of several religions believe that circumambulating Mount Kailash on foot is a holy ritual that will bring good fortune. The peregrination is made in a clockwise direction by Hindus and Buddhists.
Lake Mansarovar
Lake Manasarovar lies at 4,556 m (14947.5 ft) above mean sea level, making it the highest freshwater lake in the world. It is relatively round in shape with a circumference of 88 kilometres (55 mi). Its depth is 90 m (300 ft) and its surface area is 320 square kilometres (120 sq mi). The lake freezes in winter and melts only in the spring. It is connected to nearby Lake Rakshastal by the natural Ganga Chhu channel. Manasarovar is the source of the Sutlej River which is the easternmost large tributary of the Indus. Nearby are the sources of the Brahmaputra River, the Indus River, and the Karnali River (Ghaghara) which is an important tributary of the Ganges River, so this region is the hydrographic nexus of the Himalaya
As per Hindu theology, Lake Manasa Sarovar is a personification of purity, and one who drinks water from the lake will go to the Abode of Lord Shiva after death. He is believed to be cleansed of all his sins committed over even a hundred lifetimes.
Like Mount Kailash, Lake Manasa Sarovar is a place of pilgrimage, attracting religious people from India, Nepal, Tibet and the neighbouring countries. Bathing in the Manasa Sarovar and drinking its water is believed to cleanse all sins. Pilgrimage tours are organized regularly, especially from India, the most famous of which is the Kailash Manasa Sarovar Yatra which takes place every year. Pilgrims come to take ceremonial baths in the cleansing waters of the lake.
Pashupatinath
Pashupatinath Temple is one of the biggest Hindu temples of Lord Shiva in the world, located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. It is not known for certain when Pashupatinath Temple was founded. But according to Nepal Mahatmaya and Himvatkhanda, one day Lord Shiva grew tired of his palace atop Mount Kailash and so went in search of a place where he could escape to. He discovered Kathmandu Valley and, without telling anyone, he ran away from his palace and came to live in the Valley. He gained great fame there as Pashupati, Lord of the Animals, before the other gods discovered his hiding place and came to fetch him. He disguised himself as a majestic deer and would not help the other gods when they asked for his help. When Shiva did not yield to their pleas, they planned to use force. God Vishnu grabbed him by his horns and they shattered into pieces. Vishnu established a temple and used the broken horns to form a linga on the bank of the Bagmati River. As time went by, the temple was buried and forgotten. Then a cow was known to have secretly sprinkled her milk over the mound. Apparently, when the cow herders dug around the spot, they found the lost lingas and again built a temple in reverence.
Shivaratri or the night of Lord Shiva is the most important festival celebrated in this temple. Along the shores of the Bagmati river near the temple lies "Arya Ghat", the most widely used place of cremation in Nepal, especially in and around Kathmandu Valley.On the day of Shivaratri thousands of devotes come to this temple.
