17 Days Mt.Kailash Pilgrimage

Is this trip for me?
Price: from 2706 USD Explain>>2. Comfortable hotels in cities and guesthouses in some remote places.
3. Flight and train are not included.
4. Tour cost is only for reference, please inquire for detailed quotation.
5. The more people, the cheaper cost.




In order to make it easier for you to choose the right trip, we have graded our trips with certain Trip Level System from 1 to 4 according to the degree of activities and altitude. We have also suggested the most suitable groups or individuals for each Trip Level.
In the Trip Overview of each itinerary there is also a brief description of what the Trip is like.
Our staffs at the Explore Tibet are always happy to answer any questions you have and guide you to the trip that best suits your interests and level of fitness.
1. Easy
Light walking and hiking that is suitable for all level of fitness, generally altitude range between 3500m/9800ft to 4000m/13000ft. Hotels and guesthouses accommodation.
Suitable for family with kids and senior groups.
2. Moderate
May included moderate level of hiking, biking, horse riding and maximum altitude of 5000m/16000ft. Hotels and guesthouses accommodation.
Suitable for family with kids bigger than 12 years, individual having average level for fitness.
3. Moderate to Strenuous
May include high altitude hiking up to 6 hours, long hour driving and sometimes overnight at around 5000m/16000ft, require a moderately high level of fitness, camping and basic lodging facility.
Suitable for adult family, individuals physically fit and have experiences of high altitude trekking.
4. Strenuous
May include high altitude trekking and mountaineering, camping and basic lodging facilities, altitude range from 3600m/9800ft to 6000m/19000ft.
Suitable for adventures and individual with physically fit and healthy.

Day | Trip Outline | Activity | Accommodation | |
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Day 1 | Arrival in Lhasa (3680m) | Pick up and transfer to hotel, rest at hotel. | Hotel in Lhasa | |
Day 2 | Lhasa sightseeing | Bakhor street, Johkang Temple, Potala Palace | Hotel in Lhasa | |
Day 3 | Lhasa sightseeing | Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery | Hotel in Lhasa | |
Day 4 | Lhasa-Shigatse (3900m), 370km, approx 7hrs | Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier, Kumbum Stupa | Hotel in Shigatse | |
Day 5 | Shigatse-Lhatse (4000m), 200km, approx 4hrs | Tashilhunpo monastery, Sakya monastery | Farmer's hotel | |
Day 6 | Lhatse-Saga (4600m), 312km, approx 6.5hrs | Wild landscapes of western Tibet | Local guesthouse | |
Day 7 | Saga-Manasarovar lake (4560m), 606km, approx 8hrs | Sand dunes, Manasarovar lake, Mysterious view of Mt.Kailash | Local guesthouse | |
Day 8 | Manasarovar lake-Darchen (4560m), 80km, approx 1hr | Mysterious view of Mt.Kailash | Local guesthouse | |
Day 9 | Trek from Darchen-Dirakpuk (4700m), 20km, approx 4hrs | Wild landscapes around Mt.Kailash | Local guesthouse | |
Day 10 | Trek from Dirakpuk-Zuktulpuk (4790m), 18km, approx 6hrs | Wild landscapes around Mt.Kailash | Local guesthouse | |
Day 11 | Trek from Zuktulpuk-Darchen (4560m), 12km, approx 3hrs | View of Duktso lake | Local guesthouse | |
Day 12 | Darchen-Guge (4500m), 270km, approx 5hrs | Guge kingdom | Local guesthouse | |
Day 13 | Guge-Darchen (4560m), 270km, approx 5hrs | The earth forests | Local guesthouse | |
Day 14 | Darchen-Saga (4600m), 550km, approx 9hrs | Sand dunes | Local guesthouse | |
Day 15 | Saga-Lhatse (4000m), 312km, approx 7hrs | Deserty part of Tibet | Farmer's hotel | |
Day 16 | Lhatse-Lhasa (3680m), 520km, approx 9hrs | Yarlung Tsangpo | Hotel in Lhasa | |
Day 17 | Depart from Tibet | Send off to train/airport |
- All necessary travel permits to Tibet;
- Entrance ticket fees for all the sight spots listed in the program;
- Private transportation in Tibet: Ranging from 4WD land cruiser to bus depending on the group size and trip route (car gasoline is included), SEE VEHICLE PHOTOS HERE;
- Private guide: English speaking local Tibetan guide;
- Lodging: available from 5 star hotels to budget guesthouses, SEE HOTEL PHOTOS HERE;
- Pick-up and send-off services at the beginning/end of the tour;
- Oxygen canisters: 2 canister for each person;
- Lodging and meals for guide and drivers;
- First aid kit;
- Liability travel insurance;
- Basic camping gears: tents, mattresses and sleeping bags;
- Yaks and porters during the trekking days;
- Travel insurance covers trip cancellation and emergency evacuation(recommended);
- Expenses of a personal nature (alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc.);
- International and domestic flight/train.(Note: we accept flights and train tickets bookings in advance, please check the updated cost and ticket availability with your travel consultant);
- Meals that are not specified in the itinerary (Averagely a meal in Tibet cost USD5 per person);
- All necessary travel permits to Tibet;
- Entrance ticket fees for all the sight spots listed in the program;
- Private transportation in Tibet: Ranging from 4WD land cruiser to bus depending on the group size and trip route (car gasoline is included), SEE VEHICLE PHOTOS HERE;
- Private guide: English speaking local Tibetan guide;
- Lodging: available from 5 star hotels to budget guesthouses, SEE HOTEL PHOTOS HERE;
- Pick-up and send-off services at the beginning/end of the tour;
- Oxygen canisters: 2 canister for each person;
- Lodging and meals for guide and drivers;
- First aid kit;
- Liability travel insurance;
- Basic camping gears: tents, mattresses and sleeping bags;
- Yaks and porters during the trekking days;
- Travel insurance covers trip cancellation and emergency evacuation(recommended);
- Expenses of a personal nature (alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc.);
- International and domestic flight/train.(Note: we accept flights and train tickets bookings in advance, please check the updated cost and ticket availability with your travel consultant);
- Meals that are not specified in the itinerary (Averagely a meal in Tibet cost USD5 per person);
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- Trekking in Tibet: A Traveler's Guide by Gary McCue
- Tibet Handbook: Moon Travel Guide
- Fodor's Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan: Expert Advice and Smart Choices: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore On and Off the Beaten Path
- To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron
- The Mount Kailash Trek by Constance Roos/Sian Pritchard-Jones
- Trekking Tibet by Gary McCue/George Schaller
- The Heart of the World, A Journey to the Tibet's Lost Paradise by Ian Baker
- My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel
- Footprints Tibet Handbook by Gyurme Dorje
- Lonely Planet China (See Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu Provinces)
- Bradt Guide Tibet by Michael Buckley