19 Days Trans-Himalayan Tour to Mount Kailash

As you land at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, a representative of Outdoor Himalayan Treks will greet you and transfer you to your hotel.

Kathmandu valley has historically remained the administrative and cultural capital of Nepal since centuries. The city has a number of temples, old, grand palaces, monasteries covered with ornate stone and woodcarvings.  A day of sightseeing only gives you a rapid overview of this wonderful heritage. If you want to know more, you should spend a few days here.

It takes about an hour to reach Nepalgunj from Kathmandu. It is a burgeoning city in the western Terai region of Nepal. From hill-surrounded Kathmandu to all plain Nepal, you will experience the difference in climate, temperature, and lifestyle.

The flight from Nepalgunj to Simikot is an exciting mountain flight, offering great views of the Himalayan mountains. It takes about 45 minutes to land in Simikot, the district headquarter of one of the remotest districts of Nepal. The culture and lifestyle here bear the striking similarity to that of Tibet. Take a sumptuous lunch at Simikot and then walk to Dharapuri to spend your night there.

The hike is reasonably convenient as far as Kermi, where you can find two natural hot springs.  We walk past this village, go up through sparsely treed pine forest, reach Salli la Pass at an altitude of 2990m and go down reach Salli Khola (a small stream) to spend our night at its bank.

Among the highlights of today’s trek is Namkha Khyung Dzong Monastery. Trees become sparse as we gain altitude. Finally, we go across the Karnali River through a suspension bridge and reach Muchu for our night’s stopover.

From Muchu we climb down to Tumkot, visit the Dhungkar Choezam Monastery and climb up towards Yari. We walk through the treeless Himalayan terrain, going up and up until we reach Sip Sip. En route enticing mountain views exhilarate us, relieving our tiredness.

The highest point of the trek is reached today at Nara La Pass(4580m). As we continue the journey downwards on the other side of the pass, enjoy the lofty panorama of the Tibetan plateau. Walking past Ranipauwa, we reach Hilsa, the border town between Nepal and China.

We cross Nepal and reach the Tibetan border town Taklakot, also known as Purang locally. Take a stroll around the town in the afternoon, and have a look at its antique heritage. Then drive to Tritapuri in the late afternoon.

Today we make a foray into some of the enigmatic caves of Garuda valley and the ruins of some ancient city. In the evening we reach Darchen, where we spend our night at the proximity of the Holy Lake, the Manasarovar.

We spend four days hiking around this wonderfully beautiful mountain of the earth.  The four days gives us ample time to enjoy its grandeur from impressive angles, move through fluttering prayer flags and mysterious, myth-laden caves of its vicinity. In the last day, we drive to Mansarovar and spend our night there.

Mansarovar is another gem of nature in Tibet, another most revered religious emblem. Adherents of different religions believe taking a dip in its holy waters cleanses one of the sins committed during a hundred lives.

Passing through some small towns on the way and across Mayum La Pass, we reach Saga.

We go across the Brahmaputra River to Nyalam, peer at the majesty of Mt Everest from Lalung La (5124m), go over another pass named Lalung La (5124m) and reach the town named Zanmu, near the border with Nepal.

Today we drive from Zangmu in Tibet to Kathmandu Nepal first along the spectacular gorge of the Bhote Koshi River, where one of the world’s highest bungee is built, then along some villages, and farms to Kathmandu.

Today you will head towards your home.