Mount Kailash is perhaps the most sacred of Holy Mountains in Tibet. Together with the two
lakes of Mansarovar and Rakas Tal the region is one of the few truly natural wonders of
the World. Three of the Orient's greatest rivers; The Brahamaputra, The Sutlej, and The
Indus, all take their source within a hundred kilometres of this 'snow capped jewel' which
has attracted Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bonpos from the four corners of Asia for
centuries. The journey there entails a long ride over Tibet's great western plateau,
through a region inhabited by wild animals and only the occasional nomad. For this reason
we have two versions of the programme, both of which avoid any unnecessary backtracking.
In the more popular route which
enters and exits through Nepal we have included the fascinating sites of Toling and
Tsaparang in the ancient kingdom of Guge. These 11th Century city-states offer one an
extraordinary journey back in time. Tsaparang is noted for its fine frescoes which the
kings of Guge commissioned the finest artists in Kashmir to paint, while both sites
promise absolutely breathtaking scenery as we cross the Lhadak Range into the Sandstone
canyon of the Sutlej River.
Our second version is perhaps one of the world's
epic journeys: beginning in Nepal we travel first to Kailash and then head north, dropping
thousands of metres into the oases of the Taklamakan desert before crossing the mighty
Karakorum Mountains to Hunza and finally Islamablad.
ITINERARY:
 Day
1: Arrive Kathmandu
Day 2: Kathmandu
Day 3: Kathmandu to Lhasa
Day 4 - 5: Lhasa
Day 6: Lhasa to Gyantse
Day 7: Gyantse to Shigatse
Day 8: Shigatse to Raga
Day 9: Raga to Tsochen
Day 10: Tsochen to Gertse
Day 11: Gertse to Yen Hu
Day 12 Yen Hu to Ali
Day 13: Ali to Toling
Day 14: Tsaparang
Day 15: Toling to Darchen
Day 16 - 18: Pilgrimage around Kailash
Day 19: Lake Manasarovar
Day 20: Manasarovar to Burang
Day 21: Burang to Paryang
Day 22: Paryang to Saga
Day 23: Saga to Shegar
Day 24: Shegar to Dram
Day 25: Dram to Dhulakel
Day 26: Dhulakhel to Kathmandu
Day 27: Kathmandu
Day 28: Leave Kathmandu
Price in
USD/pax |
Above
10 pax |
6 to 9
pax |
4 to 5
pax |
Single
Supplement |
Land Cost |
4039 |
4088 |
4350 |
452 |
Land Cost in Mainland China includes: All
transfers, all domestic flights/local airport taxes, land transport, 3
meals daily, service of guide and driver, sightseeing & entrance fees, tourist class
hotels on twin share basis, tents in camping section, support horse/yaks and herders
during trekking, a welcome and a farewell banquet. In Nepal: Airport
transfers, bed and breakfast, accommodations on twin share basis, sightseeing &
entrance fees, service of guide and driver, tour bus or jeep or van, porter service at the
Nepal/China border.
Landcost excludes: International
flights and related airport taxes, supplementary trips and services not mentioned,
personal expenses, visa costs, tips to tour guide and driver, supplement cost for those
who wants to accommodate on a single basis. |
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