13 Day Mount Kailash Mansarovar Yoga Yatra and Tour in China

Arrival pick-up service at Tribhuvan International Airport by the Om Holidays Tour & Trek team and private transfer to your hotel.

Check-in, unpack, and rest after your flight.

Welcome introduction and evening pilgrimage briefing covering high-altitude precautions, travel permits, and logistics.

Traditional welcome dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Kathmandu.

Wholesome breakfast followed by a half-day spiritual pilgrimage tour to Pashupatinath Temple and the massive Boudhanath Stupa.

Nutritious lunch followed by afternoon expedition gear inspections and final equipment packing.

Staff assistance for purchasing or renting high-altitude gear and trekking equipment in Kathmandu.

Official handover of Chinese group visas, Tibet travel permits, and a final pre-departure operational briefing.

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Early morning breakfast followed by an overland journey (155 km, ~8 hours) toward the Nepal–Tibet border.

Cross the Friendship Bridge at Rasuwagadhi and meet your Tibetan guide, drivers, and support crew.

Complete all Chinese immigration and customs entry formalities at the border checkpoint.

Drive uphill into Kerung Valley and check in to your local guesthouse for dinner and rest.

Dedicated full-day rest to facilitate physiological acclimatization to Tibetan elevations.

Gentle morning walk and short conditioning hike exploring the traditional settlement and surrounding hills.

Practice conscious, deep breathing exercises to support high-altitude blood oxygenation.

Wholesome meals and an early night's rest at the guesthouse in Kerung.

Early breakfast followed by a scenic 6-hour high-altitude drive (220 km) across the vast Tibetan plateau to New Dongba.

Traverse open alpine plains dotted with traditional nomadic settlements, grazing yak herds, and southern views of snow-capped Himalayan ranges.

Arrive in New Dongba and rehydrate with warm butter tea and herbal infusions.

Nutritious dinner and overnight stay at a local Tibetan guesthouse.

Early departure on the expedition's longest highway stretch (280 km, ~6 hours) toward Lake Mansarovar.

Catch your first panoramic Darshan of holy Mt. Kailash rising in the distance, alongside Mt. Gurla Mandhata and Rakshas Tal.

Reach holy Lake Mansarovar (4,558 m)—the world's highest freshwater lake, revered as the soul of Brahma.

Free time along the turquoise shoreline for personal meditation, silent contemplation, and ritual oblations.

Dinner and overnight stay at a lakeside guesthouse near Mansarovar.

Morning spiritual excursion and rituals along the tranquil waters of Lake Mansarovar.

Complete the sacred circuit of Lake Mansarovar by 4WD vehicle with packed lunches provided en route.

Visit ancient Chiu Gompa monastery, dramatically perched on a rocky crag overlooking the lake (time permitting).

Short 40 km drive to Darchen (4,800 m), the bustling base camp for the Mt. Kailash Kora.

Rest, hydration, and final pack adjustments for the multi-day trek, followed by dinner and overnight stay.

Short drive to Tarboche (the auspicious flagpole site) and pass through Yama Dwar (the Gate of the God of Death) to commence the holy Kora.

6 to 7-hour trek (10 km walking, 16 km total route) tracing cascading streams, ancient chortens, and the historic sky burial site of the 84 Mahasiddhas.

Marvel at sweeping close-up views of the sheer Western Face of Mt. Kailash along the trail.

Pass historic Chuku Gompa and arrive at Dirapuk Monastery guesthouse (4,920 m) directly facing the towering North Face of Mt. Kailash.

Short acclimatization walk near the North Face, followed by hot meals and overnight stay in a basic stone/mud lodge.

Early morning departure for the most demanding and sacred day of the Kora (22 km, 8–9 hours).

Steady rocky ascent past pilgrim cairns and prayer-flagged offering sites up to the summit of Dolma-La Pass (5,700 m).

Perform personal prayers at the pass before descending the steep trail past holy Gauri Kund (the emerald Lake of Compassion).

Descend 2.5 hours along rocky switchbacks followed by a gentle 2.5-hour walk across flat river valley meadows.

Reach Zutulpuk Monastery (4,790 m)—home to the Cave of Miracles where Tibetan yogi Milarepa meditated.

Dinner and overnight stay at a basic guesthouse in Zutulpuk.

3 to 4-hour gentle downhill morning trek (15 km) along the river gorge where the valley emerges onto the broad Barkha plain.

Conclude the sacred 53-kilometer circumambulation (Parikrama) and reunite with awaiting support vehicles.

Scenic drive past Lake Mansarovar to absorb the final spiritual vibrations of the sacred lake.

Continue the return overland drive east across the high plains to Paryang.

Check in to your guesthouse for dinner, rest, and overnight stay.

Wholesome breakfast followed by an overland journey tracing the trans-Himalayan plateau back toward the border.

Drive past the turquoise waters of Paiku Tso Lake with views of Mt. Shishapangma (8,027 m).

Traverse mountain passes before descending into the greener valley of Kerung.

Settle into your guesthouse for dinner, hot tea, and overnight rest.

Complete exit customs and immigration formalities at the Chinese checkpoint in Kerung.

Cross the border bridge back into Nepal at Rasuwagadhi and reboard private transport.

Scenic mountain drive through Syabrubesi, Trishuli, and the foothills returning to the Kathmandu Valley.

Check-in at your hotel in Kathmandu to take a hot shower, rest, and celebrate the completion of the pilgrimage.

Dinner and overnight stay in Kathmandu.

Leisurely breakfast at the hotel to wrap up the sacred Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

Exchange contacts, photos, and closing reflections with the expedition team and fellow pilgrims.

Hotel check-out and scheduled private transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport for your return flight home, or assistance with extending your travels across Nepal with Om Holidays Tour & Trek.