Kailash Tour via Kerung

Trip Duration: 10 Days      

Kailash tour via Kerung (newly open overland border transit point to Tibet) is getting most admired by a majority of the visitors and pilgrims. It is all because it is the most economic tour. It is a 10 day Kailash tour by overland. It is also known by several names like Overland Kailash tour via Kerung, Kailash tour by overland,  Kailash - Manasarovar via Kerung,  Kailash-Manasarovar Tour by overland and so on. They all stand for one and the same tour. 

Overland Kailash tour via Kerung  begins early morning from Kathmandu taking you through the Kathmandu-Pokhara Highway and gets diverted to Trishuli (new route to Trishuli) via Galchi. Or, you also may be driven by the Tokha road and meet the main road at Trishuli depending upon the road condition especially during the monsoon. From Trishuli township, an uphill drive takes you all the way to the northern border using the same route used by the trekkers going to the Langtang valley area via Syabrubesi where we will have our first overnight in the guest house. The drive, although rough and adventurous, is so scenic that you will remain busy in your photography all around.  

Our 2nd day, the overland Kailash tour involves the border formalities on both Nepal and Tibet sides. On the Tibetan side, you are required to change the vehicle to the Tibetan ones. At the border, our Nepali guide hands you over to Tibetan guide and driver with a formal introduction. They will welcome you to their vehicle and will drive to the hotel/guest house in Kerung township where you will have 2nd overnight with full rest for acclimatization.

Next day, your drive on the Tibetan plateau is completely with different landscape – barren and arid with rugged-sandy-graveled topography. Green vegetation is so rare, but with hardy green plants where you will see yaks and sheep grazing.  

During the Kailash tour by overland, your first encounter with Manasarovar is overwhelmingly stunning with the massive Mt Kailash on its back drop. The following morning will keep religious people busy in organizing a dip/bath in the lake and ‘puja’ on its bank. Strolling around with a visit to Chiu Gompa is quite interesting and rewarding. In the afternoon, you will be driven to Darchen, a base camp for the circumambulation (parikrama or kora) around Mt Kailash. 

After your careful preparation, you will be driven to Tarboche from where your walk starts. This is the core part of Kailash tour. The scenery side by side with the mighty presence of Mt Kailash on your right is always accompanying you till the end of the kora. The high pass of Droma La (5,650 m) is a challenge to all on the second day of the kora. Comparatively, the second day is the longest and toughest one in all sense. So, early start this days is highly recommended so that crossing over the Droma La is over before noon. It is as there is a high chance of bad weather in the afternoon on the Droma La. Obviously, the third day is easier and shorter as you are picked up after about a 3-hour walk by our vehicles and driven back to Dzongba for your nice rest and recapitulation of the trip. 

Actually, the last part of the kailash tour via kerung is our way back journey on the 3rd day of kora. We take the same way back to Kathmandu with stops at Dzongba and Kerung. This is why, next special feature of this Kailash tour by overland is that even if some of the participants do not feel well and miss the scenery around during the first part of the tour on the way to Kailash, they can enjoy the same scenery on their way back after getting better acclimatized. This way, you are not going to miss anything at all.

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Trip Highlights

  • Colorful prayer flags beautifully flapping here and there, on the kora trail on each Tibetan house, on the high passes, on the bridges and on the monasteries,
  • Highly scenic and rewarding tour to holy Kailash, 
  • Extremely picturesque drive on the Tibetan plateau,
  • Excellent road from the Nepal border to Kailash, 
  • Accompaniment of a good English speaking Tibetan guide throughout the tour,
  • Good food (fully veg) served throughout the tour,
  • Memorable 2½ day circumambulation (kora) around Mt Kailash on foot (focus of the pilgrimage),
  • Holy bath in the Manasarovar, 
  • No need of carrying the camping gears and food load,

 

Itinerary

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Day 01:KATHMANDÚ – RASUWAGADHI – KERUNG (3,200m:153 km/7-8 hrs).

Early morning, start a scenic drive from Kathmandu to Kerung using about 50 km drive on the Kathmandu-Pokhara Highway (Prithvi Highway). Then, continue drive with a right hand side turn to TRISHULI from where our uphill drive starts by using popularly used route by the trekkers going for Langtang Valley & Goshainkunda exploration. We pass by Dhunche and Syabrubesi townships on our way to Rasuwagadhi (Nepal side immigration point) and Kerong (Tibet side immigration point). After completing custom and immigration formalities, our Tibetan guide will take you to Kerong township where we will have overnight in hotel/guest house.

Usefull Info

Note: 
The Kailash tour starting from Katmandu is completely based on guest houses on full board basis (fully veg).
The guest houses on the Kailash side are basic and all are requested not to have a high expectation. 
 

Trip Information

  • Trip Duration 10 Days
  • DestinationTibet
  • Trip StyleTour

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