Simikot Kailash Tour

Before opening Simikot-Hilsa route travelers used to travel to Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarovar either via Lhasa or via Zhang-Mu. From 1993, travelers started to make tour to Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar via Simikot-Hilsa route frequently. This route is the shortest and most practical for trekkers in terms of both elevation and distance. The tour to Mt. Kailash commences from Simikot which is situated at an elevation of 2910 meters and climbs up to Na-Lagna pass (4330 meters) before reaching the arid Tibetan Plateau. From Simikot, it takes a 6 day’s journey to reach the Tibetan border town, which is plenty of time to be acclimatized in high altitude.

There is no direct air service from Kathmandu to Simikot, so travelers generally have to fly Simikot via Nepalgunj, the regional hub of Western Nepal. From Kathmandu we either have to take a 12 hours overland journey in Bus OR have to take an hour’s flight to Nepalgunj. Both options are available on regular basis. Nepalgunj-Simikot flight operates early in the morning, so we must stay a night in Nepalgunj to catch early morning flight the next day.

Monsoon rains often make delay the Nepalgunj-Simikot flights and make it difficult to get tickets, so it is always better to book this trip as earlier as possible. As we trek for 6 days through one of the most remote regions of Nepal, we have to bring all logistics that requires during our trekking portion in Nepal side. The rests of the logistic which are required during our journey to Mt. Kailash will be supplied via the alternative route (Zhang-Mu). A supporting truck will come all the way from Lhasa to Nepal boarder (Kodari, near Zhang-Mu) to fetch the equipments (kitchen and camping) & foods and bring them to Hilsa border before the group reach there.

Due to the small room in aircraft, the logistics which will be required for the entire journey can not be supplied via Simikot route only. Also this requires huge manpower to carry all the logistics to the Hilsa boarder and by then most of the fragile items will be destroyed. So, we must supply the foods and other logistics to Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar from the alternative route.

The tour (Mt. Kilash & Lake Manasarovar tour) normally ends in Zhang-Mu and it requires 20 days. But if you like to continue your journey to Lhasa, this is possible to arrange. Also, we can combine Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar tour with Tibet Everest Base Camp tour.

Route: Kathmandu - Simikot - Mt. Kailash Lake Manasarovar - Zhang-Mu - Kathmandu
Maximum elevation: 5600 meters
Mode of Transport: 6 days on foot + Land Cruiser
Best time: April, May, September & October
Departure dates: Any time on request
Group size: Any

Outline Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu - transfer hotel - tour briefing
Day 02 & 03: At leisure in Kathmandu
Day 04: Transfer airport - Fly Nepalgunj - transfer hotel
Day 05: Transfer airport - fly Simikot - commence trek Tuling
Day 06: Tuling to Kermi (2530m)
Day 07: Kermi to Yangar (3040m)
Day 08: Yangar to Yari (3240m)
Day 09: Trek over Nara-La (4620m) then descend to Hilsa (3300m)
Day 10: Cross the border - trek to Khojarnath (3590m) - finish trek
Day 11: Khojarnath - Purang (Taklakot -3770m). overnight camp
Day 12: Purang - Lake Mansarovar (Chiu Gomba- 4550m)
Day 13: Lake Manasarovar - Darchen (4520m)
Day 14: Rest at Darchen (4520m)
Day 15: Trek to Dera Phuk (4860m) - trekking around Mt. Kailash
Day 16: Dera Phuk to Zutul Phuk (4760m) - trekking around Mt. Kailash
Day 17: Finish trekking around Mt. Kailash and drive to Horaa (Lake Manasarovar)
Day 18: Lake Manasarovar - Paryang
Day 19: Paryang - Saga (4600m)
Day 20: Saga - Nyalam (3750m)
Day 21: Nyalam - Zhang-Mu - Kathmandu
Day 22: At leisure in Kathmandu
Day 23: Departure.

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