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Mount Kailash Trek
To all the world's Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bonpos, Mt. Kailash in the high, remote western sector of Tibet, is the
center of the universe and the holiest of holy mountains….the throne of Shiva…the peak that pierces the Heavens and makes a way for the Gods to visit the Earth. It definitely looks the part, rising like a tall, rock and snow dome from the windswept plateau. On its spotless white 22,000-feet summit legend says, the worlds of humankind and Gods meet. Pilgrims come all the way from the tropical plains of southern India and beyond to walk the ancient, shrine studded pilgrim trails that circle the base of the holy-peak. Following in their footsteps, walking alongside rugged nomads, Hindu holy men and jewel-adorned aristocrats on horseback, it is easy to believe, as they do, that a single pilgrimage around Kailas burns away a thousand years of ignorance and bad karma. Breathing that rarefied air, eyes filled with brilliant rock, snow and sky, passing a veritable Canterbury Tales-worth of medieval style fellow
travelers, magic seems logical, the power of the place undeniable. Before or after completing the circuit, the group will visit the exquisite, colorful Lake Manasarovar, also considered to be very sacred. Hindus bathe in the these sacred waters to cleanse themselves of sin.
14 Days itinerary of Mt. Kailas
Day 1 - Drive to border 115km 5 hours 1500m
Day 2 - Nyalam 40km 4 hours 3750m.
Day 3 - Saga 232km 7 hours 4600m
Day 4 - Paryang 252km. 8 hours 4700m
Day 5 - Mansarovar 277km. 8.5 hours 4500m
Day 6 - Dharchen 40km. 1.5 hours 4700masl.
Day 7 - Austaparbath hike
Day 8 - Dirapuk Gomba trek 6 hours
Day 9 - Dolma pass(5636mtr.)and o/n at Zutulpuk trek 8 hours.
Day10 - Walk to Tarchen and drive to Manasarovar. trek 8 hours.
Day11 - Parayang 8 hours
Day 12 - Saga 7 hours.
Day 13 - Nyalam 7 hours
Day 14 - Back to Kathmandu 7 hours.
The cost included:- Guide, all necessary porter, all ground transportation, all meals, all accommodation tent, Tibet permit and Chinese Visa, all trekking permits.
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