ITINERARY

Day

Activities

Meals*

Overnight

Day 01

Pickup from Lucknow. Nepalgunj arrival

Pick from Lucknow and drive to Lucknow (190 km / 04 hrs). Arrival at Nepalgunj. Transfer to Hotel in Nepalgunj.

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Nepalgunj:

Batika / Sneha or similar 3 Star Hotel

Day 02

Fly Nepalgunj - Simikot (2900m) - Overnight in Simikot Early Morning - Flight Nepalgunj to Simikot (1hr). Rest day at Simikot.

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Simikot:

Hotel: New Potala Palace or Similar on sharing basis.

Day 03

Heli to Hilsa (3700m) & Drive to Taklakot (3900m) - Overnight in Taklakot

Morning - Take Helicopter to Hilsa (20 min - 12kg weight limit) & wait for other members to arrive at Hilsa (since it is a group visa and everyone have to enter Tibet side in one group) Afternoon - From Hilsa drive to Purang border to Taklakot (27 km) and stay at Hotel. We will stay overnight at Taklakot. (On the way we have to pass upto 3 Checkpoints where checking might take upto 1 hr in each post)

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Taklakot:

Hotel Himalayan / New Purang Hotel/Riverside or similar Hotel

Day 04

At Taklakot (3900m) - Rest Day

All Day - Entire day free for Acclimatization

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Taklakot:

Hotel Himalayan / New Purang Hotel/Riverside or similar Hotel

Day 05

Drive to Manasarovar Lake (4550m)

After Breakfast - Drive towards Manasarovar Lake (95 km). On the way you will have to pass the first checkpoint. Then after driving for 70 kms from Taklakot we will reach Rakshas Tal. On the right of Rakshas Tal you will see Gurla Mandhata Parvat & first view of Mount Kailash and Manasarovar lake. Drive from Rakshas Tal to Manasarovar Lake (25 km).

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Manasarovar: Guest House / Lakeside Mud House

Start Parikrama of Manasarovar Lake (90 km - 3hr by Private A/C Coach). Perform Puja.

1st Day of Parikrama - Drive to Darchen (4650m) & Yama Dwar & Trek to Dirapuk (4880m)

After Breakfast - Drive to Darchen (35 km - 1 hr) and Yama Dwar (8 km) - the starting point for Kora. We will trek to Dirapuk for 14 km. You will visit the North face of Mt. Kailash and touching the feet of Mt. Kailash (Charan Sparsha). Travelers who do not want to trek around (Parikrama) Mt. Kailash can go back to Darchen wait for rest of the group to arrive from Parikrama.

NOTE: If you are not doing Parikrama, then you will still be waiting at Darchen (4650m)

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Dirapuk:

Guest house / Mud House

Darchen: Dormitory Guest House

Day 07

2nd Day of Parikrama - On to Zuthulphuk (4670m) via Trek to Dolma La Pass (5700m)

After Breakfast - Trek from Dirapuk to Dolma La Pass (8 km). About 3 kms before reaching Dolma La Pass is steep hill and quite difficult to walk. Also descending from Dolma La Pass is the same for upto 3 km. While descending you can see Gaurikund on the right. After walking for about 2 - 3 hrs we will reach Phedi. After some rest we will start trek to Zuthulpuk (12 km trek for 6 hours).

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Zuthulphuk: Stay at the Guest house / Mud House

Day 08

3rd Day of Parikrama - Trek to Darchen - Drive to Hilsa via Taklakot

After Breakfast - After short easy Trek (8 km - 3 hrs), we will reach our Private A/C Coach pick up point. Then drive to Darchen (3 kms) and merge with other members who were waiting. From there drive to Hilsa (also we will take helicopter to Simikot based on situation)

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Hilsa: Mansarovar Guest House or Similar

Day 09

Fly to Nepalgunj - Transfer to Lucknow.

Fly to Simikot. Fly from Simikot to Nepalgunj. Then you will be provided with a sharing room for freshen up. Once the vehicle arrives proceed to Lucknow.

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