Mount Kailash Tour

Mount Kailash – also known as the abode of God Shiva – one of the world’s most sacred holy places. It is a peak that has been believed to be the home of Lord Shiva – located in western Tibet. It is standing at the altitude of 22,000 ft (6,705m) where thousand of pilgrims do the Kailash Mansarovar tour (yatra) every year. Mostly, people to Kora (Parikrama) of Mount Kailash starting/ending from Darchen and they take a holy dip in Mansarovar lake. The Mansarovar is the highest freshwater lake in the world at the altitude of 14,760 ft (4,500 meters) and it is the foot of holy Mt. Kailash. Pilgrims take a holy dip at this lake as it is considered one of the holiest lakes in Asia and a part of the pilgrimage trip too.

Major attractions besides Kailash and Mansarovar lake are Tirthapuri – where people take bath at Spring pools, Gauri Kunda – named as the lake of Compassion, Yam Dwar – the starting point of Kora, Asthapad – the bottom of the holy mountain, Tarboche- the place of prayer flags where The Saga Dawa Festival falls during the full moon (May/June), Guge Kingdom – an ancient ruined kingdom and etc. The trip to Kailash can be started from Lhasa or any other border entry points of Nepal or India. Traveler can combine the trip of Mount Kailash including Lhasa, Everest Base Camp, Guge Kingdom and etc. We offer several Mount Kailash Tour Packages entering from Mainland China via Lhasa or Nepal via Kathmandu.